455: How to Understand the Dad in Your House (and Yourself) a Little Better // Glen Henry

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🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

When I think about the kind of parent I want to be, I often think about my dad—steady, grounding, and always there. His quiet consistency has shaped so much of how I show up for my own children. And that’s why Glen Henry’s new book, Father Yourself First: Everything You Need to Become the Father Your Family Deserves, caught my attention. Even though Glen wrote this book for fathers, the message is one every parent needs: to be a steady presence for our children, we first have to become our own source of stability. This conversation will help you see your partner—and yourself—with more empathy. It’s an honest, funny look at what happens when we slow down, let each other learn, and create a home where everyone is growing. Plus, you’ll also hear: 💜 Why I couldn’t stop laughing when Ryan pointed out that every light in the house was on. 💜 How inviting others to see your family’s real life can be one of the most meaningful ways to lead. 💜 What weight-lifting has to do with empathy—and why partnership in parenting might take more muscle than you think. Listen in for wisdom, warmth, and a few good laughs as Glen shares what it really means to “father yourself first.” For full show notes, including takeaways, click here. *** Announcements: ✨ Our annual Slow-vember Sale is happening now! Get $5 off all Flecks of Gold Journals—including the new camel leather edition (it’s absolutely gorgeous!)—through December 15. Slow down, savor the season, and notice the good in your motherhood. Related Episodes: 367: 3 Ways to Create Lasting Bonds with Your Kids // Mike Westover (Rachel’s Dad!) 365: Intentional Fatherhood // Tal Eyre 153: How to Actually Hear Your Spouse // Yvette and Glen Henry Episode Sponsors: Skylight Calendar: Right now, Skylight is offering our listeners $30 off their 15 inch Calendars by going to MySkylight.com/TAKEAWAYS. KiwiCo: Tinker, create, and innovate with KiwiCo! Get up to 50% off your first crate at kiwico.com, promo code 3in30. Let's Connect! Join me on Instagram! Get weekly-ish emails with BTS of my life Find Your Magic in Motherhood: Free 3-Day Email Course ***

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0:00.0	You're listening to 3 and 30 Takeaways for Moms, and this episode is sponsored by Skylight
0:04.1	Calendar, the smart calendar that helps get the whole family organized with chore charts,
0:08.9	dinner planning, and customizable lists all on one sleek touchscreen display. The other day,
0:14.6	I got a call from the orthodontist office because my daughter had missed her appointment that morning
0:19.1	and we needed to reschedule.
0:21.2	Oops. Not to throw my husband under the bus because this happens to all of us, but this missed
0:26.9	appointment happened because he was the one who had taken her to her initial consult with
0:31.0	the orthodontist, but he didn't put the follow-up appointments in our family's digital calendar,
0:35.5	so I had no idea that I was supposed to get her to
0:38.2	her next appointment while he was at work. Miscommunications like this definitely happen within the
0:43.6	busyness of family life if you don't have a tool to streamline at all. And that's why I love
0:48.6	Skylight Calendar. It keeps everything, practices, carpool, appointments, chore reminders,
0:54.1	even meal planning,
0:55.3	in one beautiful, easy-to-reference place that the entire family can see.
1:00.1	It syncs with Google, Apple, Outlook, Team Snap, Game Changer, and I can assign colors on the
1:06.0	calendar for each family member's events and update it all on the go with their free app. For our family,
1:12.3	if it's not in the digital calendar, it's probably going to be forgotten about. So we are going
1:17.0	to be even more diligent about getting those appointments entered right away when they are made,
1:22.1	going forward, and referencing our Skylight calendar even more often. Right now, Skylight is offering our listeners
1:28.7	$30 off their 15-inch calendars by going to my skylight.com slash takeaways. That's
1:35.3	M-Y-S-K-Y-L-G-H-T dot com slash takeaways.
1:49.9	Welcome to 3-30, a podcast to help you feel more like yourself within your motherhood.
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