Stephen James: Leadership and Scented Candles

Dadville with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin

That Sounds Fun Network

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

In this insightful return to Dadville, Stephen James joins the fellas to explore the "ecology" of leadership, parenting, and personal evolution. Focusing on Council Leadership, Stephen explains his transition from licensed therapy to viewing leadership as a lived practice rather than a mere class. He delves into the profound concept of "I amness", advocating for stillness and presence over constant productivity. This episode serves as a masterclass in embracing "weirdness" and the art of finding one’s way home. Join us: http://dadville.substack.com Thanks to our sponsors! Cove - Check out Cove at http://covesmart.com and use code DAD for an additional 10% off your first order! Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at http://shopify.com/dadville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dadville
0:02.0	Yeah
0:05.0	Hi, I'm Dave Barnes
0:07.3	And I'm John McLaughlin
0:08.4	And welcome to Dadville
0:09.6	Dadville's a podcast
0:11.8	Where we talk about life, love,
0:13.7	And the pursuit of awesome dadding
0:15.7	It's funny thoughts and deep talks
0:17.9	So please enjoy your time here in Dadville
0:20.2	And enjoy this episode with
0:22.1	Stephen James.
0:27.7	AI is incredible. They can teach you how to fry an egg and even write a poem, pirate
0:35.3	style. But it knows nothing about your work.
0:40.0	Slackbot is different.
0:41.4	It doesn't just know the facts.
0:43.4	It knows your schedule.
0:44.9	It can turn a brainstorm into a brief, and it doesn't need to be taught.
0:49.6	Because Slackbot isn't just another AI.
0:52.3	It's AI that knows your work as well as you do. Visit Slack.com forward slash meet SlackBot to learn more. We decided to go ahead and start. Steven just like literally just walked in the right. Hey y'all. And because I know. That sounds so much better on your headphones than I do my iPhone. Yeah, I know. That's true. But you tend toward profundity, and so I knew that if we don't mic you, we're going to lose, we're going to lose profanity. Is that a compliment or just an observation? I'm going to let you run with it as you want. That's sort of a you tell me how that makes you feel thing. But I have an intro for you. Oh, God. And I'm actually
1:29.2	pretty proud of this. Okay. Okay. Dave Barnes was born. Yeah. You know me too well. Both of you
1:36.8	know me too well. Okay. Today on Dadville, we're sitting with a guy who spent his life helping people
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