82 - From Perfect to Authentic w Daniel Duvall

Daniel Duvall is first and foremost a husband and father of two young sons. He works as a certified parent life coach, helping parents build balance in their personal, work, and family lives. Over the past decade, Daniel has been an elementary school teacher, volleyball coach, and volunteer for Best Buddies and Catholic Charities.

Daniel loves everything about being a parent and says that he learns more from his kids than they learn from him. In being a parent coach, parents come to him with questions and the hope to be better. With his guidance and insightful questioning, Daniel helps them to realize that establishing a stronger and healthier relationship with yourself is the key component to being a better partner and thus, parent.

As someone who taught elementary school for roughly a decade, Daniel shares that service is a core value in his life; it’s about “giving my gifts and myself to situations or people that need it, knowing that I am doing this and getting nothing in return.” He states that so much of service is rooted in unconditional love, like that of parenting.

Near the end of our conversation Daniel mentions that at the end of the day, the most powerful thing you can do as a parent is to be yourself and love your kids for who they are. Acknowledge the feelings, emotions, and experiences that your children have can be different than yours – both when you were a child and now as a parent, but knowing and appreciating their happiness is practicing your unconditional love for them.

Having Daniel on the podcast was amazing and he shared some powerful thoughts, experiences, and information. To hear and see more from him, follow his Instagram @mindfulcize and check out “The Man to Man Podcast” that he hosts which explores masculinity, relationships & fatherhood.

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