The Reset with Shaun Tucker | Mental Fitness for High-Performance Dads & Founders

As a Founder Dad, you’re physically present with your kids but often mentally tied to your business — leaving you drained and disconnected. In this episode, Shaun Tucker reveals why your body “keeps score” of stress, trauma, and unresolved emotions, impacting your mental fitness and leadership both at work and home. You’ll learn how early experiences shape your nervous system’s responses and why w...

As a Founder Dad, you’re juggling the relentless demands of your business while trying to be truly present for your family. It’s exhausting—physically present but mentally still working, grappling with dad guilt, and feeling like your joy is slipping away. In this episode, Shaun Tucker breaks down why chasing perfection is a losing game and why embracing progress rooted in your identity leads to s...

As a Founder Dad, you know the struggle: your body is physically with your kids, but your mind is still tangled in work stress and disrupted sleep. Dad guilt creeps in when you try to take time for yourself, yet without refilling your cup, both your business and family suffer. In this episode, Shaun Tucker sits down with Berenice Schurmann, a breathwork teacher trainer and founder of Soulside Brea...

As a Founder Dad, you know how hard it is to be physically present with your kids while your mind races through business challenges. You feel the weight of dad guilt every time you take time for yourself, and disrupted sleep only adds to the burnout. In this episode, Shaun Tucker sits down with Mario Bekes, a former military intelligence operative turned author and speaker, whose story of survivin...

As a Founder Dad, you know the challenge of balancing relentless business demands with being truly present for your family. What happens when life throws a curveball—like a serious health diagnosis—that tests your mental fitness, leadership, and resilience? In this episode, Shaun Tucker sits down with Renée Giarrusso, CEO, founder, and leadership expert, who shares her journey through breast cance...

As a Founder Dad, you know the challenge of being physically present but mentally drained—especially when past trauma shadows your leadership and family life. In this episode, Shaun Tucker talks with Leilana Grace, who shares her powerful journey from a nine-year abusive relationship to reclaiming her mental fitness and presence. Leilana’s experience living with Shipibo–Conibo healers in the Amazo...

As a Founder Dad, you’re constantly juggling the demands of building your business while trying to be fully present for your family. But what happens when pain, burnout, and disrupted sleep chip away at your mental fitness and leadership? In this episode, Shaun Tucker sits down with Kyal Neil Currant — a trauma-informed facilitator and transformational coach living with Muscular Dystrophy and Char...

As a Founder Dad, you know the struggle of being physically present but mentally pulled back into work — the joy with your kids feels distant, and dad guilt creeps in every time you pause for yourself. In this episode, Shaun sits down with Steve Tolen, a senior sales leader and growth partner, to uncover how stepping beyond your comfort zone isn’t just about business—it’s about building mental fit...