TheDadLife: The Start

THE START

You already know your worst moments as a father.

You could list them right now. The time you snapped. The thing you keep meaning to do and don't. The version of yourself that walked in the door last Tuesday.

Every dad carries that list. Nobody needs help finding it.

Here's what you almost certainly can't list…what you're already good at.

Not "I love my kids" — that's a given.

But the other essential pieces…the parts of fathering you're genuinely strong in.

The ones your kids would name without hesitating.

The ones that came from somewhere you've never given yourself credit for.

Most fathers have little to no awareness of themselves as fathers. Not because they're not doing the dad things, but because nobody has ever told them what elements of fatherhood have the most impact on kids, partners, and their own identity as a dad.

That's a strange thing to go twenty years without thinking about given how important fatherhood is.

The DadLife: The Start is where you start thinking about fatherhood in a very different way.

Ninety minutes, eight to ten dads, and a personal fatherhood development profile based on the eight elements that decades of research says matter most.

THE DETAILS

Format: Online — join from anywhere using Zoom
Duration: 90 minutes
Group size: 8–10 dads
Cost: $150 (incl. tax)

What's included:

90 minutes of professionally facilitated conversation with 8–10 other dads
Your personal Fire Profile — a snapshot of your strengths and growth areas across all eight dimensions
The complete Fire Model guide — a detailed, practical explanation of every dimension and what to do about each one, wherever you're starting from.

— You name the pressures actually shaping how you show up at home right now
— You look at your own approach to fatherhood through the DadLife Fire Model that explores what it means to do fatherhood well, and provides a personalized snapshot of your strengths and opportunities for growth.
— You spend 90 minutes talking honestly about your experience as a dad.
— You take away some self-awareness and some fathering tools you can use right away.
This is for any father who:
— Wants to be more intentional and less reactive
— Feels the gap between the dad he is and the dad he wants to be
— Is carrying more than he's talking about
— Is ready to do something about it
You don't need to have it figured out.
You just need to show up.
This is not therapy.
DadLife: The Start is intentional fatherhood development — guided, practical, and focused on growth.
Therapy addresses what is broken. The Start addresses what is possible.
Therapy is one-to-one, clinical, and oriented toward diagnosis, treatment, and healing. It is the right place for men who are navigating mental health challenges, significant trauma, relational crisis, or anything that requires professional clinical assessment and support.
The Start is something different. It is a structured group experience for fathers who are functioning, showing up, doing the work — and who want to do it more intentionally.
The men who get the most out of The Start are not in crisis. They are just carrying more than they are talking about, and they are ready to look honestly at how they are showing up.
The Start does not diagnose. It does not treat. It does not ask you to process your past or excavate your childhood. It asks you to look clearly at where you are as a father right now — and provides a few practical things you can do differently right away.
What makes it structured is the same thing that makes it safe: there is a clear framework, a focused agenda, and a facilitator holding the container. What makes it practical is that every part of the 90 minutes is designed to produce something you can actually use — not insight for its own sake, but direction you can act on.
If you are in significant distress, please reach out to a mental health professional directly.
The Start can be completed as a ‘one-and-done’, but for those who want more, it is the perfect entry into The Work — a six-week cohort program for dads who want to go deeper.
If The Start lands for you — if the conversation opens something up, if the framework makes sense, if you leave thinking there is more work to do here — The Work is where it goes next.
If The Start is not enough, but you don’t want to join a group….
For some dads, the group setting is not the right fit. If you want something more tailored — a one-to-one process built entirely around your specific situation — DadLife: One to One is that option.
The Start. The Work. One to One. Three different entry points, depending on where you are and what you need.