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The Dad Edge Podcast

How to Control Stressful & Heated Moments in Your Home as A Father

The Dad Edge Podcast

Larry Hagner

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this solo episode of the Dad Edge Podcast, host Larry Hagner opens up about what it means to be the thermostat in your home, not just the thermometer. With economic uncertainty, workplace stress, and daily responsibilities piling up, Larry shares a powerful message: while we can't always control the outside world, we can control the atmosphere inside our homes.

 

Drawing from his own experience as a husband, father of four, entrepreneur, and coach to hundreds of men, Larry offers three simple but game-changing practices to help you lead with presence, peace, and intentionality. You'll learn how to create transition rituals, share stress in age-appropriate ways, and protect one daily "anchor moment" with your family.

 

This isn't just advice—it's a battle plan for fatherhood in today's chaotic world.

 

TIMELINE SUMMARY

 

[0:00] - The Dad Edge movement: raising the next generation of fathers

[1:06] - Why "Dad Jones" matters more than Dow Jones

[2:30] - From entrepreneurship to emotional presence at home

[3:38] - Why dads must become the thermostat, not the thermometer

[4:31] - Breaking generational cycles through intentional leadership

[5:21] - Tactical Nugget #1: Create a transition ritual

[6:02] - From Zoom calls to family time in 60 seconds or less

[7:39] - Zoom fatigue, blue-collar exhaustion, and stress overload

[8:18] - Real-world examples of transition rituals that work

[9:36] - The "warm-up" metaphor: why you can't sprint cold

[10:40] - Tactical Nugget #2: Share age-appropriate context

[11:48] - Explaining stress to a 9-year-old without oversharing

[12:49] - Tactical Nugget #3: Protect one anchor moment daily

[13:46] - The dinner table is sacred—don't let sports take it away

[14:55] - The Hagner family: 70% dinner consistency even with teens

[16:05] - Anchoring doesn't have to be nightly—just intentional

[17:09] - What it means to protect your family's emotional economy

[18:18] - Action step: Choose one ritual to stabilize your home

[19:02] - Want to go deeper? Why Larry created the Dad Edge Alliance

[20:14] - Introducing: The Dad Edge Business Brotherhood

[21:01] - "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

 

5 KEY TAKEAWAYS

 

1. Be the Thermostat, Not the Thermometer

Your mood sets the emotional tone in your home. Don't react to the chaos—lead through it.

 

2. Create a Transition Ritual

Whether it's deep breathing, walking, or reading scripture, take 5–10 minutes to reset before re-entering home life.

 

3. Speak to Your Kids at Their Level

You don't need to dump stress on your children—but you can share what's going on in ways they understand.

 

4. Protect One Daily Anchor Moment

Whether it's a meal, bedtime routine, or morning coffee with your spouse—make it non-negotiable.

 

5. Your Family Needs a Grounded Leader

They don't need a stressed-out provider. They need you—calm, present, and emotionally available.



LINKS & RESOURCES

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Dad Edge podcast. The Dad Edge movement creates leaders of men, leaders of families, and leaders of communities. We will not only impact this generation of fathers, but the next generation as well. The kids we are raising will have better chances and odds stacked in their favor because of the amazing example

0:21.2

that their fathers emulated for them. We are here to change the world. We are here to change

0:27.6

relationships. We are here to positively disrupt this generation of fathers so no man goes to their

0:33.6

grave with regret. We disrupt the drift of busyness and replace it with razor-focused intention,

0:40.3

passion, purpose, and direction.

0:43.7

We are the Dad Edge,

0:45.7

and we're here to change the game.

0:47.8

We're here to change the game.

1:03.9

I don't know. All right, so the headlines are screaming layoffs.

1:05.0

There's inflation.

1:06.3

There's rising costs.

1:08.4

There's stress at work, and it's higher than ever.

1:10.0

But here's the truth.

1:13.5

Our kids don't give a crap about our stresses and the Dow Jones and all that. What they actually care about is the dad Jones. They care

1:20.1

if we're grounded. They care if we're present. They care if we are actually here. So, and as men,

1:25.8

here's the thing. We can't always control the economy. We can't always control the things that are going on in the outside world, but we can control the atmosphere in our homes. And when the stress is high, it's how we show up, and it's how we stabilize our family, or do we add to the chaos? Gentlemen, what is going on? My name is Larry Hagner. I am the proud father of four boys.

1:46.0

I'm the lucky husband of a woman I've been married to for the past 22 years.

1:51.0

I am the host of the Dad Edge podcast, and I started this show because I was the guy who wanted to be a better man, a better husband, and a better dad.

2:00.0

And I didn't always know how to do it.

2:02.8

So over the past decade, I have built the Dad Edge podcast.

2:06.5

I am also the founder of the Dad Edge Alliance, which that is our powerhouse community

2:10.1

for men who are leveling up in marriage, parenting, leadership.

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