
Durable Dad with Tommy Geary
The Durable Dad podcast gives men the skills and tools they need to be rock solid for their family, their work and their community.
Episodes
100 episodes
099: Productivity is an Inner Game
Feeling behind leads to reactive days, scattered focus, and that constant low-level stress that won’t let up. This episode breaks down a real-world strategy to reset that cycle and get back in control.Inside, you’ll hear how one executiv...
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15:10

098: Positivity Isn’t Helping Your Marriage
Most high-performing men pride themselves on staying calm, staying positive, and getting through hard stuff fast. But when your wife is upset, that instinct to cheer her up or look on the bright side is doing more harm than good.In this ...
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14:39

097: Doing the Hard Thing
Lots of guys are wired to push—at work, in training, and for your family. But the real challenge isn’t pushing harder… it’s knowing when to pause.In this episode, we unpack what it actually means to do the hard thing as a high-p...
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14:23

096: A Tool to Prioritize Your Day
The real reason most high-achieving men feel behind: they’re busy, but not productive.In this episode, we share how to use the Eisenhower Matrix to stop the overwhelm and start making real progress—in business, relationships, and trainin...
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16:17

095: 5 Things a Kid Should See Their Dad Do
Our kids are watching. In this ep we cover five essential things our kids should witness their dad doing. Apologize and admit you're wrong.Let them catch you reading instead of scrolling on your phone....
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19:56

094: 3G Model – Control Your Response When Your Wife is Stressed
Ever been ready to relax after a long day at work, but your wife is stressed and so there’s tension in the house for everyone?It’s tempting to tell her to calm down. Chill out. Explain that mud on the carpet isn’t a big deal. But usually...
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17:03

093: How to Think Ahead for Your Wife
Have you ever asked your wife, "What can I do to help?" during chaos in the home? There's a good chance the question increased her stress level rather than reduced it.Our wife needs us to think, not just do. When ...
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25:38

092: The Key to Stop Overanalyzing – Make Peace With Your Past Decisions
We all have past decisions that make us cringe. Things we'd do differently the second time around, given the chance. But if we don't make peace with those decisions, they'll cause us to procrastinate and overanalyze our decisions to...
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15:27

091: Cabin Fever No More: A Dad's Guide to Winter Survival
Short days, long nights, viruses, and temps in the teens. A lot of guys are feeling weighed down or trapped at this stage in winter.It's an I-gotta-get-out-of-here feeling and it doesn't jive well with our spouse and kids. To...
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12:48

90: A System to Set You Up for Your Wife's Birthday
At some point, in the next 365 days, your wife will have a birthday. And for men, this day can weigh on us. What will you get her? What will you do together? How will you make it a great day for her?Thoughtful decisions to be...
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14:30

089: Top 4 Strategies to Navigate Career Change
Why would a successful man shift careers?Maybe you want more freedom, flexibility, autonomy. Maybe you want to feel like you're making a difference – that what you're doing matters. Or maybe it's all of the above. Whatever ...
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21:14

088: What You Want is Already In You
We’re ready to hit new goals in 2025. The journey we're embarking on is an inward journey. Not so much a pursuit as it is an uncovering. Shedding some of our programing, habits and lines of thinking, in order to uncover ...
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13:38

087: Don't Discount the Small Talk
Small talk can be draining – surface-level conversations that leave you bored or tired. But this episode will give you a new and valuable take on small talk.Because if we’re only living for the big events, we’re missing out...
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11:11

086: 3 Stoic Principles to Navigate Family Tension
This week, we cover three Stoic practices to navigate family tension and not let it get in the way of enjoying the holidays. You will:- Plan for potential difficulties so you’re not blindsided.- Reframe challenges as op...
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13:58

085: It's All About Your 1:1 Time
I send a weekly reflection form to my guys the day before each session – just four quick questions so they can get some insight on what's working, what's not, and what to change.And I've noticed a pattern.Looking back at all the...
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14:04

084: 3 Easy Tactics to Get Off Your Phone
How’s your phone usage?One guy I was working with knew he was on it too much at bedtime and that it was interfering with his sleep. We pulled three principles from James Clear’s book, Atomic Habits and honed in on:1. Ha...
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15:55

083: Finding Balance in Stressful Moments
Why do we overreact? Even when we know better. We know it’s gonna piss someone off or upset the person in front of us, but our mouth takes a mind of it’s own and say the thing anyway. The truth is, our bra...
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12:24

082: How to Get Out of a Rut
We don't want to make decisions from a rut. And by rut, I mean anxious, bummed out, down – When things feel stagnant or even in a downward spiral.Here are three steps to get out a rut so you can make better decisions:Step 1: What'...
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13:43

081: Is Your Life Harder than it Needs to be?
Are you making things more difficult for yourself?Whether life feels pretty normal, or if you’re going through a rough patch, here’s an equation that’ll make things easier for you:Suffering = Pain x ResistanceIn other wo...
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12:25

080: How to Stay in the Driver’s Seat
We all have a default mode of operating – Our general disposition.Maybe it’s intense go-go mode, or more of a slow, steady, calm mode. The important thing to remember is that we get to control our mode. It’s no...
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13:04

079: How to Stop Nagging Your Kids
I was talking to a buddy the other day about his son’s cleanliness (or lack of), and he said something that I think every dad can relate to. He said he just wants his kids to be decent humans. When our kids go off into...
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13:25

078: Get Ahead of the Blow-Up
When we snap, it seems to happen suddenly.Like it's the last straw, and there's no stopping the volcano eruption.But there are ways to stop it. Today's episode will do a quick review of the thinking cycle – the...
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13:31

077: Unwind with a Net Positive Impact
Can watching Netflix or scrolling through social media really help you unwind? Today's episode will look at common strategies men use to unplug at the end of the day, and you'll walk away with better options. Imagine you're an arch...
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16:14
