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Helping Fathers Become the Calm in Their Children’s Storms

Emotional regulation, mindfulness, and leadership tools for dads raising resilient, emotionally healthy kids.

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Today’s fathers are navigating more pressure than ever—career demands, mental load, and the responsibility of raising emotionally healthy kids in an increasingly chaotic world.
Tim Purkis helps fathers develop the one skill that impacts everything:
The ability to stay calm under pressure.
Blending 25+ years of high-stress leadership experience with mindfulness and real-life parenting, Tim delivers practical, relatable, and immediately actionable tools that transform how dads show up at home—and in life.

Signature Talks

Task 01

Raising Calm, Resilient Boys in an Anxious World

Boys today are growing up in a world filled with pressure, distraction, and emotional confusion. Many are never taught how to process emotions in a healthy way. This talk equips fathers with simple, practical tools to help their sons build emotional awareness, resilience, and confidence.

Key Takeaways:

  • How to model emotional regulation for your children
  • Simple techniques to help kids manage anxiety and frustration
  • The connection between a father’s nervous system and a child’s behavior
  • What most dads unintentionally get wrong about emotions
Task 02

Calm Under Pressure: Emotional Regulation for Fathers

The most important moments in parenting are often the hardest—tantrums, conflict, stress, and emotional overload. This talk teaches fathers how to regulate their own responses so they can lead with calm, clarity, and intention.

Key Takeaways:

  • What happens in the brain and body during stress
  • How to stay calm in high-emotion parenting moments
  • Breathing and mindfulness techniques that work in real time
  • How emotional regulation builds trust and connection
Task 03

From Boardroom to Living Room: Leadership Starts at Home

The same skills that make great leaders at work—composure, presence, and emotional intelligence—are the ones that matter most at home. This talk bridges leadership and fatherhood, showing how becoming a better dad makes you a better leader—and vice versa.

Key Takeaways:

  • Why emotional regulation is the foundation of leadership
  • How your presence impacts both your team and your family
  • The hidden cost of bringing work stress home
  • Building consistency between who you are at work and at home

WHO THIS IS FOR

Tim’s talks are ideal for:

Parenting groups and schools

Youth sports organizations

Men’s groups and fatherhood communities

Corporate organizations supporting working parents

Leadership and wellness conferences

About Tim

Tim Purkis is a father, author, and speaker focused on emotional regulation, mindfulness, and modern fatherhood.
With over 25 years of experience in high-pressure corporate sales and leadership roles, Tim understands firsthand the stress many men carry—and how it impacts both performance at work and presence at home.
His work centers on helping fathers develop the ability to stay calm, grounded, and intentional—especially in life’s most challenging moments.
Tim blends practical techniques, personal experience, and a deep passion for mental health and mindfulness to deliver talks that are both impactful and immediately actionable.

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