Authentic Parenting

Reactivity, Fatherhood, and the Balancing Act of Ambition and Presence

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Jeff Hittner on the invisible pressures dads carry every day—balancing ambition with presence, holding emotions they were never taught to express, feeling the weight of being a provider while wanting to be deeply connected, and silently wondering whether they're doing enough.

03:18 — Why dads default to fixing

06:10 — How conflict exposes emotional patterns you didn't realize you were…