Episode 004 – Running on Empty: Creating Margin as a Dad

Relatively Functional Dads · Apr 15, 2026 · 1h 21m · transcript

Tired… but not sure why?

In this episode, we talk about the kind of exhaustion most dads are living with—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual—and why it’s not all the same.

There’s a difference between good fatigue and unhealthy exhaustion. If you don’t know which one you’re dealing with, you’ll keep trying to fix the wrong problem.

In this episode, we cover:

• The difference between meaningful fatigue and burnout

• The 3 kinds of tired (and how to identify yours)

• Why most dads are living with no margin

• How margin impacts your patience, presence, and leadership at home

• Simple…