About this episode

Evan Cooper shares his personal journey of navigating anger, divorce, and parenting three daughters while confronting generational patterns.

What happens when a dad of three daughters confronts the anger he inherited? Tony sits down with his brother Evan Cooper, father to Rachel, Pia, and Evie, for one of the most personal conversations yet. Evan opens up about the girl-dad learning curve, the moment he realized he was passing his own childhood wounds to his kids, and the practice he calls equanimity. They get real about staying married versus co-parenting, and how cooking and entrepreneurship shaped his daughters. Key takeaways: Why "three under two" reshaped everything about their parenting Recognizing and interrupting generational patterns of yelling Equanimity: staying composed instead of reacting to chaos The honest debate over staying together for the kids How cooking became a way to connect with his daughters Why watching your child in pain is a dad's hardest moment Emotional intelligence as the real preparation for fatherhood If you enjoyed The Dad Manual, leave us a rating on your podcast app! If you loved it, share this episode with a Dad! Send your questions to dadmanualpodcast@gmail.com. Connect with Tony Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetonycooper/ 00:00 If you can't hear the kids 00:34 Meet my…

People in this episode

Host: Tony Cooper

Guest: Evan Cooper

Topics covered

• anger
• divorce
• parenting
• emotional intelligence
• co-parenting
• generational patterns

Keywords

• anger
• divorce
• parenting
• equanimity
• emotional intelligence
• co-parenting
• generational patterns
• cooking
• fatherhood

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