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  • 4 Fit Fatherhood

    What If Your Child’s Behavior Isn’t the Problem? with Geoff Owen

    29/08/2026 | 1h 27 mins.
    What if the behavior you keep correcting is only the alarm, while the real fire is still burning?

    In this episode of the 4 Fit Fatherhood Podcast, Rod Richard sits down with Geoff Owen, founder of Biologically Aligned Parenting and author of The Parenting Assumption, for a challenging conversation about child behavior, discipline, emotional regulation, and the atmosphere fathers create at home.

    Geoff presents the view that defiance, withdrawal, aggression, and over-compliance can act as signals that a child feels unsafe or uncertain. He asks parents to pause before adding pressure, check the emotional state they brought into the room, listen without forcing a conversation, and give children space to reconnect.

    Rod and Geoff discuss:
    The difference between being in the room and being present
    What your children feel when you bring work stress home
    Why behavior may be a signal instead of the source of the problem
    The question, “Would I want to hang out with me right now?”
    How to respond when a teenager talks back or withdraws
    Geoff’s views on punishment, rewards, boundaries, apology, and repair
    The kind of relationship fathers can build with their adult children

    You may agree with Geoff, disagree with parts of his approach, or still be processing it. The question worth taking home is simple: When your child struggles, are you responding only to the behavior, or are you paying attention to what may be happening underneath it?
    Connect with Geoff Owen
    Website: https://www.geoffreyowen.com/
    The Parenting Assumption: https://www.amazon.co.uk/PARENTING-ASSUMPTION-Geoff-Owen/dp/B0GT8QYF3J

    Connect with 4 Fit Fatherhood
    Coaching, resources, and community: https://stan.store/4fitfatherhood

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    00:00 What if behavior is not the problem?
    01:37 Welcome and the girl-dad connection
    04:04 Meet Geoff Owen
    07:39 What acting taught Geoff about listening
    11:02 Being home vs. being present
    11:42 What fathers bring through the front door
    13:18 Geoff’s childhood and the roots of his work
    16:22 The Continuum Concept
    18:43 Behavior as a signal
    21:29 Safety, certainty, and connection
    25:10 Why children may not know why they acted out
    26:15 Parents as environment makers
    27:49 The fire-alarm analogy
    29:30 Giving children space to speak
    34:19 How parental urgency affects children
    41:10 Parenting starts with your own state
    42:56 Modeling respect and manners
    47:39 Discipline, punishment, rewards, and boundaries
    53:38 Responding to teenage disrespect
    58:26 Parental anxiety and teen independence
    01:01:03 The father sets the emotional tone
    01:05:10 Staying connected to a withdrawn teenager
    01:07:08 A mother who rebuilt connection with her son
    01:11:12 Stop taking behavior personally
    01:14:01 Why fathers must regulate themselves
    01:16:18 Geoff’s view on apology and repair
    01:18:28 Geoff’s parenting resources
    01:20:33 How Geoff wants his daughters to feel
    01:23:26 Fatherhood’s generational effect
    01:25:35 Planting a tree for future generations
    01:26:59 Final takeaway for fathers
  • 4 Fit Fatherhood

    Retirement Planning for Fathers: Money, Marriage, Identity and Purpose

    22/08/2026 | 58 mins.
    Retirement planning often begins with a number. The harder question is what happens to your routine, identity, marriage, health and purpose when your career ends.
    In this episode of the 4 Fit Fatherhood Podcast, Rod Richard sits down with retirement planner Chris Maduri. Chris has spent nearly two decades helping people prepare for retirement through predictable income, risk management and plans designed to withstand changing conditions.
    The conversation begins with fatherhood. Rod and Chris discuss raising sons and daughters, parenting each child differently, talking with teenagers, setting social media boundaries and maintaining trust as children grow.
    They also explore what happens when children leave home and work no longer defines your days. Topics include retirement income, marriage, health, caregiving, aging parents, long-term care, faith and finding purpose during the fourth quarter of life.
    The central question every father needs to answer:
    What are you retiring to?
    IN THIS EPISODE:
    • Parenting each child based on individual needs
    • Building trust before difficult conversations
    • Talking with teenagers about relationships
    • How work becomes part of a man’s identity
    • Preparing your marriage for an empty nest
    • Transitioning gradually into retirement
    • Finding purpose after your career ends
    • Long-term care and retirement income
    • Preparing for the retirement red zone
    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00 What Are You Retiring To?
    00:56 Welcome to 4 Fit Fatherhood
    02:36 Meet Chris Maduri
    03:21 Parenting Every Child Differently
    09:46 Building Trust Before Difficult Conversations
    15:54 Social Media, Shame and Identity
    17:21 Rod’s Approach to Teen Instagram
    21:14 Phones, Co-Parenting and Family Dynamics
    23:05 When Retirement Starts Feeling Real
    24:45 Purpose and Identity After Work
    28:54 Redefining Work in Retirement
    31:16 Transitioning Gradually Into Retirement
    33:30 Retirement, Marriage and the Empty Nest
    39:47 Health, Caregiving and Aging Parents
    42:54 Income, Long-Term Care and the Retirement Red Zone
    46:45 What Must Be in Place Before You Retire
    49:06 How Fathers Can Prepare Today
    50:30 Small Choices, Health and Faith
    53:00 Final Takeaways
    CONNECT WITH CHRIS MADURI:
    Website: https://vibrantretirement.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myvibrantretirement/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-maduri-69a1032/
    X: https://www.x.com/CoverYrAssets
    Media profile: https://www.guestsonair.com/profile/chris-maduri
    MORE FROM 4 FIT FATHERHOOD:
    Coaching, resources and programs:
    https://stan.store/4fitfatherhood
    Baseline Performance supplements:
    http://www.baselineperformancenow.com/
    Save on ZZZ Tape:
    https://zzztape.com/discount/4fitfatherhood?ref=qmhrgitu

    This conversation is for educational purposes and should not be treated as personal financial advice.
  • 4 Fit Fatherhood

    What Are You Retiring To? Money, Marriage, and Purpose After Work | Chris Maduri

    22/08/2026 | 57 mins.
    Retirement planning often begins with a number. The harder question is what happens to your routine, identity, marriage, health and purpose when your career ends.
    In this episode of the 4 Fit Fatherhood Podcast, Rod Richard sits down with retirement planner Chris Maduri. Chris has spent nearly two decades helping people prepare for retirement through predictable income, risk management and plans designed to withstand changing conditions.
    The conversation begins with fatherhood. Rod and Chris discuss raising sons and daughters, parenting each child differently, talking with teenagers, setting social media boundaries and maintaining trust as children grow.
    They also explore what happens when children leave home and work no longer defines your days. Topics include retirement income, marriage, health, caregiving, aging parents, long-term care, faith and finding purpose during the fourth quarter of life.
    The central question every father needs to answer:
    What are you retiring to?
    IN THIS EPISODE:
    • Parenting each child based on individual needs
    • Building trust before difficult conversations
    • Talking with teenagers about relationships
    • How work becomes part of a man’s identity
    • Preparing your marriage for an empty nest
    • Transitioning gradually into retirement
    • Finding purpose after your career ends
    • Long-term care and retirement income
    • Preparing for the retirement red zone

    TIMESTAMPS:
    00:00 What Are You Retiring To?
    00:56 Welcome to 4 Fit Fatherhood
    02:36 Meet Chris Maduri
    03:21 Parenting Every Child Differently
    09:46 Building Trust Before Difficult Conversations
    15:54 Social Media, Shame and Identity
    17:21 Rod’s Approach to Teen Instagram
    21:14 Phones, Co-Parenting and Family Dynamics
    23:05 When Retirement Starts Feeling Real
    24:45 Purpose and Identity After Work
    28:54 Redefining Work in Retirement
    31:16 Transitioning Gradually Into Retirement
    33:30 Retirement, Marriage and the Empty Nest
    39:47 Health, Caregiving and Aging Parents
    42:54 Income, Long-Term Care and the Retirement Red Zone
    46:45 What Must Be in Place Before You Retire
    49:06 How Fathers Can Prepare Today
    50:30 Small Choices, Health and Faith
    53:00 Final Takeaways

    CONNECT WITH CHRIS MADURI:
    Website: https://vibrantretirement.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myvibrantretirement/
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-maduri-69a1032/
    X: https://www.x.com/CoverYrAssets
    Media profile: https://www.guestsonair.com/profile/chris-maduri
    MORE FROM 4 FIT FATHERHOOD:
    Coaching, resources and programs:
    https://stan.store/4fitfatherhood
    Baseline Performance supplements:
    http://www.baselineperformancenow.com/
    Save on ZZZ Tape:
    https://zzztape.com/discount/4fitfatherhood?ref=qmhrgitu

    This conversation is for educational purposes and should not be treated as personal financial advice.
  • 4 Fit Fatherhood

    11 Months to Live: A Father’s Fight to Be There | Dale Atkinson

    15/08/2026 | 1h 6 mins.
    What happens to the way you see fatherhood when a doctor tells you that you may have less than a year to live?
    Dale Atkinson was working 14 to 16-hour days, building his career and providing for his family when life changed fast. Within weeks, his partner underwent surgery for lung cancer, his mother passed away, and Dale was diagnosed with Stage IV esophageal cancer. He was told his cancer was inoperable and incurable, with a prognosis of roughly 11½ months with treatment.
    Dale responded by becoming deeply involved in his own care, asking questions, researching his options, building a medical team, and refusing to become passive.
    But this conversation became about fatherhood.
    Dale talks openly about realizing that he knew what his children’s laughter sounded like through the wall because he was spending so much time working. He shares why 20 uninterrupted minutes with your kids can matter more than another hour at the office, why he schedules family time like an appointment, and how his diagnosis changed what success means to him.
    We also talk about:
    • The difference between providing for your family and being present with them
    • Why waiting for life to “slow down” is a trap
    • Giving your kids 20 minutes of completely undistracted attention
    • Talking honestly with young children about hard things
    • How Dale’s family turned cancer into “Dave” and chemotherapy into “superhero medicine”
    • Teaching your children to ask questions and think for themselves
    • Agency, self-advocacy, and standing your ground
    • Why Dale says his sons became his reason to fight
    • The beer he has promised to share with his son at 16
    This conversation is a reminder every father needs:
    Your fatherhood is their childhood.
    CONNECT WITH DALE
    The Life Organic:
    https://thelifeorganic.com
    LinkedIn:
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/dale-j-atkinson
    4 FIT FATHERHOOD
    Resources, coaching & more:
    https://stan.store/4fitfatherhood
    Baseline Performance:
    http://www.baselineperformancenow.com/
    ZZZ Tape:
    https://zzztape.com/discount/4fitfatherhood?ref=qmhrgitu
    DISCLAIMER: This episode discusses Dale’s personal experience with cancer and medical treatment. It is shared for informational and storytelling purposes only and is not medical advice. Dale explicitly states that his personal approach was developed for his individual situation and should not be treated as a cancer treatment protocol. Speak with a qualified medical professional before making medical or treatment decisions.

    00:00 Fatherhood Has No Time Zone
    00:57 Three and a Half Weeks That Changed Everything
    03:09 Turning Fear and Grief Into Action
    08:07 What Dale Did After His Diagnosis
    14:03 Becoming the CEO of Your Own Healthcare
    21:20 Building His Personal Care Plan
    25:17 What Dale Is NOT Claiming About His Results
    27:59 Cancer Changed How Dale Sees Time
    30:18 Your Fatherhood Is Their Childhood
    31:29 The 20-Minute Rule for Fathers
    35:25 Work, Passion and Family
    42:29 Put Family Time on the Calendar
    48:21 Telling His Young Sons About Cancer
    54:28 “Superhero Medicine”
    56:29 We’re Raising Future Adults
    01:00:17 Agency and Self-Advocacy
    01:03:03 “I Fought for Them”
    01:07:20 Connect With Dale
  • 4 Fit Fatherhood

    What Will Be in the Slideshow at Your Funeral? | Richard G. Riccardi

    08/08/2026 | 51 mins.
    What will be in the slideshow at your funeral?
    Richard G. Riccardi joins me for a conversation about fatherhood, faith, family, work, and what remains when the career eventually ends.
    Richard spent years building businesses and chasing professional goals. Now, as a grandfather looking back, he offers a perspective every father in the thick of raising kids and building a career needs to hear.
    We talk about:
    • Why financial provision can’t replace your presence
    • The years fathers can easily lose while building a career
    • Letting your kids fail and learn safely
    • Showing your children that Dad can be wrong
    • Making decisions without having perfect information
    • Why I prefer harmony over “work-life balance”
    • Generational wealth, saving, and family legacy
    • Faith and finding real community with other men
    • Starting small instead of waiting for the perfect time
    • Why fathers need to shut out the noise and trust themselves
    One of Richard’s questions stayed with me after we finished recording:
    What will be in the slideshow at your funeral?
    Because eventually the titles, accomplishments, and work go away. The people you loved and the life you shared with them remain.
    Connect with Richard G. Riccardi:
    https://richardgriccardi.com/
    Richard is the author of The Wandering Worshipper, available through his website and major book retailers.
    MORE FROM 4 FIT FATHERHOOD
    Resources & Coaching:
    https://stan.store/4fitfatherhood
    Baseline Performance:
    http://www.baselineperformancenow.com/
    Save on ZZZ Tape:
    https://zzztape.com/discount/4fitfatherhood?ref=qmhrgitu
    Richard shares personal observations about estate planning and money based on his experience. This episode is educational and does not provide individualized legal or financial advice.
    #Fatherhood #PresentFather #4FitFatherhood
    00:00 Intro
    00:41 Open heart, open mind in fatherhood
    02:59 Why kids need to fail sometimes
    04:00 Letting your children see Dad be wrong
    06:08 Making decisions without certainty
    09:07 What happens when your career ends
    12:20 Provision vs. presence
    16:21 You’ll never regret time with your family
    18:09 Stop chasing perfect balance
    21:48 Generational wealth and family legacy
    28:42 Faith, church, and starting where you are
    31:34 Stop waiting for the perfect time
    37:32 Why men need faith and community
    39:03 You have to be present to win
    45:24 Shut out the noise and trust yourself
    49:21 How to connect with Richard
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The 4 Fit Fatherhood podcast with conversations with dope dads covering the 4 Pillars of Fatherhood, the Fit Fatherhood Formula= faith + family + finance + fitness Follow the podcast @ www.4fitfatherhood.com
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