The Daily Dad

Parenting, we’ve said, is not about those exciting moments of quality time. Nor, it turns out, is life supposed to be moments of accomplishments or conquest or hedonic pleasure.   HUEL | Get 15% off + a FREE gift with code DAILY DAD at https://huel.com/DAILYDAD   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Poli...

In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam discuss the impact Stoicism has had on Ryan, both in their marriage and as a parent. Plus, they also share how Meditations by Marcus Aurelius may have unexpectedly shaped the foundation of their relationship.   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19....

Who knows how much longer this chaos will last? What we do know is that everything we’ve endured, every lesson we’ve learned, every challenge we’ve faced, has been preparing us for this moment. 📚 Book Mentioned:  Phosphorescence: A Memoir of Finding Joy When Your World Goes Dark by Julia Baird Squarespace | Go to  Squarespace.com/DOTHEWORK to save 10% on your first purchase of a website or domain...

We know they’re listening, so we ought to use this opportunity.   HUEL | Get 15% off with code DAILY DAD at Huel.com   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We’d never tell our kids it was too late for them, that the best is behind them, that they can’t recover, rebuild, or begin again. So why wouldn’t we tell ourselves the same thing?   Since we received such great feedback from the launch of 2025's New Year New You Challenge , we decided to RE-OPEN the challenge for February. Head over to dailystoic.com/challenge today to sign up.   Squarespace | Go...

“Don’t flinch,” Theodore Roosevelt wrote, “don’t foul, hit the line hard.”   📚Check out the Virtue Series 3-Book Bundle which includes Ryan Holiday’s books: Courage is Calling , Discipline is Destiny , and Right Thing, Right Now   HUEL | Get 15% off + a FREE gift with code DAILY DAD at Huel.com   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  F...

They were a baby and now they’re not. Because we’re so busy in our own lives, we forgot about—we lost track of—that thing that’s always happening in the background, the passage of time.   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

As parents, something we could all work on is showing genuine interest in their passions, taking them seriously, and opening our minds to their world. In today’s solo episode, Ryan shares how his kids’ passions have sparked his own creativity at work. He talks about how being curious about what his kids are into has not only brought them closer but also inspired him.    HUEL | Get 15% off with cod...

Most of whatever we’re doing can wait. Take it. Play. Sit with them. Talk with them.   🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: https://store.dailydad.com/   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv...

You have so much more in you than it feels like you do.   Squarespace | Go to  Squarespace.com/DOTHEWORK to save 10% on your first purchase of a website or domain!   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...

Give where you can. Lend a hand, show up for others. Because when the time comes, we’ll hope that someone else cared enough to do the same.     📚 Check out Sebastian Junger’s books at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com   🎥 Watch Sebastian Junger on the Wonder of Existence and Complexity of Freedom here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8DVlwrGQwY   Squarespace | Go to  Squarespa...

Your kids adore the everyday you. The home-you. The bedtime-stories-you. But they also deserve to see the version of you that’s out there conquering the world.   📕 We’re excited to announce that we’ve put together a special leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather   HUEL | Get 15% off with code DAILY DAD at Huel.com   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyD...

You’re the person your kids look to and look up to. You must keep an even keel.   🎙️ Listen to Mike Duncan’s interview on the Daily Stoic | Apple Podcasts & Spotify   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube     See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Becoming a parent shifts your perspective on every decision. In today’s episode, Jordan Harbinger and Ryan Holiday discuss how fatherhood has changed them, the sacrifices they’ve made for their families, and how each generation has a different view on parenting. 🎙️ Listen to Ryan interviewing Jordan Harbinger:  The Price of Integrity | Jordan Harbinger - Apple Podcasts and Spotify What We Can Lear...

Courage cannot just be something your children read about in stories. It must be something they witness. Something they see alive in you.   📕 Check out Ryan Holiday’s Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors The Brave . It’s all how you can better conquer fear, modeling bravery in your life and serving as an example of courage for your kids. You can grab signed copies here: https://store.dailystoic.com...

You got what you got and that makes you incredibly lucky. Celebrate it.   Squarespace | Go to  Squarespace.com/DOTHEWORK to save 10% on your first purchase of a website or domain!   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

They emerge from struggle stronger…but that struggle is tough. It’s tough for them and it’s tough for you to watch. But it has to happen.   Our Luctor Et Emergo Medallion will help you remember to slow down and take advantage of teachable moments with your children. Grab your Luctor Et Emergo Medallion at our Daily Dad store!   Squarespace | Go to  Squarespace.com/DOTHEWORK to save 10% on your fir...

Helping is how we let them know what they mean to us.   Get a signed leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad! Check it out at dailydad.com/leather   This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/DAILYDAD and get on your way to being your best self.   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Faceboo...

Isn’t this what parenting demands of us? To trust our instincts. To keep our cool when chaos reigns.    This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/DAILYDAD and get on your way to being your best self.   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://...

As the bassist for the rock band O.A.R., Benj Gershman understands that life on the road comes with the territory. Still, being away from his family for weeks at a time is a constant challenge. In today's episode, Benj and Ryan dive into the struggles of balancing touring with family life, the emotional push and pull of being on the road, and the temptation to keep agreeing to more gigs. You can f...

One day our kids will leave the house and the choice to spend more time with them will no longer be up to us.   🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus Fugit Medallion to remind yourself of this at The Daily Dad Store: https://store.dailydad.com/   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy...

One of the hardest tasks of our time, is not to let bad times turn you into a bad person. This is especially true for parents because in your care is the next generation.   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

We spend a lot of time on superficial stuff–we even call it “work”–but rarely do we expend the same amount of effort on the stuff that really matters.   📕 The Daily Stoic eBook is on sale for $2.99! Grab yours now at dailystoic.com/discount   📔 Get a signed leatherbound edition of The Daily Dad here: dailydad.com/leather   HUEL | Get 15% off with code DAILY DAD at Huel.com   ✉️  Sign up for the...

What if, instead of spending their lives chasing trophies or validation, they spent their lives exploring, creating, connecting—driven not by fear or insecurity but by curiosity and joy? Hiya Health |  hiyahealth.com/dailydad   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad:  Twitter ,  Instagram ,  Facebook ,  YouTube See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

As we say here, luctor et emergo. “Struggle and I emerge.” Our kids need to be challenged.   Our Luctor Et Emergo Medallion will help you remember to slow down and take advantage of teachable moments with your children. Grab your Luctor Et Emergo Medallion at our Daily Dad store!   Hiya Health |  hiyahealth.com/dailydad   ✉️  Sign up for the Daily Dad email:  DailyDad.com   📱  Follow Daily Dad: ...