You've built a career most people would envy. You lead teams, solve hard problems, and deliver results. But at home, you're reactive, distant, and carrying a guilt you can't shake. This program changes that, not with parenting tips, but with the same identity design and leadership tools you already respect. Applied to the role that matters most.
This is the Dads Freedom Framework, a proprietary method built by Fred. In sum, it's a structured, personalised 90-day coaching journey that takes you from Point A to Point B and keeps you there.
POINT A
Where you are today
You run on stress even at home
You carry a constant guilt, but you look away
You feel disconnected from your kids and loved ones
You're impatient and reactive, and you're tired of it
The constant imbalance feels impossible to fix
You're running on autopilot, but you want to stop
POINT B
Where you are headed
You leave stress at the door and walk in with calm
The guilt is gone because you're showing up
You feel connected to your kids and those you love
You're patient and intentional, and it comes naturally
The balance isn't perfect, but it finally feels possible
You're fully present, and you chose to be
Your 90-Day Transformation
Harmony Blueprint
Where are you, really? Not the version you present at work. Not the story you tell yourself. We build your Harmony Vision — what you actually want your life as a father to look like. Then we map your Stress Hotspots: the triggers, the patterns, the moments where work bleeds into home and you lose yourself. You leave this phase knowing exactly what you're working with.
Life Architect
Knowing the problem isn't enough. This phase is about rebuilding. We map your priorities — where your energy actually goes versus where you want it to go. Then we work on the thinking patterns that keep pulling you back: the stories about not having time, about needing one more hour at the desk. You don't change behaviour without changing the thinking underneath it.
Living Harmony
This is where it lands. First, connection with yourself — because you cannot give what you don't have. Then the practical work of reconnecting with your kids: not with grand gestures, but in the ordinary moments that actually build the relationship. By the end, this isn't about the programme anymore. It's about who you've become.
What You Get
Your own roadmap from Point A to Point B
7 x 1:1 coaching sessions (bi-weekly, online)
Personal support between sessions via WhatsApp
Custom-made exercises before and after every call
Designed specifically for dads who want practical change
A 45-day money-back guarantee if you do the work and feel no shift
We work together 1:1 over 90 days. Bi-weekly online sessions. Before/after exercises for each call. WhatsApp support between sessions. You custom roadmap from Point A to Point B.
The methodology comes from the business world, including identity design, leadership tools, strategic priorities, and performance psychology. But it's applied to the most important role in your life. It's not parenting tips. It's the inner work framed in the language of leadership.

Carl Radley
2x Dad
Manager @ SDWorks

"I was racing at 100 miles an hour. On the surface, everything looked fine, but I wasn't really present. What coaching with Fred gave me was the ability to hold space. For myself first, and then for my kids. There are days when I'm exhausted, when the last thing I want to do is sit there drawing for an hour and a half. But I do it. And a month later, I look back and think, I'm so glad I did that. There are no moments with your children where you regret showing up. Fred helped me actually feel that, not just know it."

Mark de Cates
1x Dad
Director @ Idelogy Ltd

"In the grand scheme of things, I was fine. Great job, nice house, everyone healthy. But as a father, I really felt like I wasn't on full throttle. I'm someone who likes to figure things out, so I thought I'd figure this one out too. I never really did. What I didn't expect was finding a foundation of calm I didn't know was there. Just knowing the saboteurs, the sneaky voices that whisper when things aren't going your way, has changed the way I behave as a father. I was actually sceptical about the vision exercise, but I was blown away by how powerful it was. You don't need to figure it all out by yourself."

Flurin Meng
3x Dad
Co-Founder @ aspect3

"The hamster wheel was getting faster and faster. I knew I needed to stop it, but didn't know how. Fred's challenges broke patterns I'd carried for years. I'm now clearer about my priorities, and that clarity changed everything. How I show up as a dad, as a husband, as a businessman. Now I have a real connection with my kids. Real conversations. Not just going through the motions. It takes a bold move. But it gives you a better life."
It's only for those who are willing to do the work.
This is for you if
You're a senior leader, founder, or professional
Your kids are between 2 and 12 years old
You're willing to examine your own patterns
You want results, not theory
You'll do the pre-work and show up fully
This is not for you if
You want someone to blame, e.g. your wife, "no time"
You want solutions without internal accountability
You talk about change, but don't act
You're looking for parenting techniques
You need therapy (I'll refer you, no shame in it)
It's neither.
I'm a certified Executive Coach, not a therapist.
Therapy typically looks backwards. It helps you understand where things come from. It heals deep trauma. Coaching looks forward. It helps you build something specific. And my program is the roadmap and the strategies to get you there.
During the 90-days, we work on practical things: what's the vision that guides you when you show up, when you walk back home, what are your strategies to deal with stress triggers like when your kid pushes every button you have, and how to build your daily connection habit that works even when you're running on empty.
If you're dealing with trauma, depression, or something that needs clinical support, I'll tell you honestly. I've been in therapy myself for over 20 years. I know when coaching is the right tool and when it isn't. And I'll refer you if needed.
But most dads who come to me aren't broken. They're stuck. And stuck is exactly what coaching is built for.
I get it. I thought the same thing.
I'd led teams of 40+ people. Secured millions in funding. Solved problems at work that most people couldn't even define. And I thought: "If I can do all that, I should be able to figure out how to be a better dad."
But fatherhood doesn't work like a business problem. There's no KPI for connection. No quarterly review that tells you you're losing your kids' trust. You can, however, use the same soft skill set to also succeed at work.
The dads who come to me have usually already hired personal trainers, accountants, business coaches. They invest in expertise everywhere they're serious. Fatherhood is the one area where they keep trying to do it alone.
That's not strength. That's a blind spot. And I had it too.
Between 1 and 3 hours a week, depending on the phase.
That includes our coaching calls, the pre-work before each call, the reflection exercise after each call, and whatever you practice at home with your kids between sessions.
The home practice isn't extra time pushed onto your schedule. It's about showing up differently in the time you already spend with your family. 15 to 30 minutes of intentional connection with your kid. No special setup.
Most dads tell me the biggest time investment is actually thinking. Sitting with what came up in a session. That happens in the car, on a walk, in the shower. It doesn't need a calendar slot.
If by Day 45 you've shown up to every session, done the work I ask between calls, and you genuinely feel no shift in how you connect with your kids, you get a full refund.
But you have to have done the work. I can't coach someone who doesn't show up, and I won't take your money if this isn't working. That's the deal.
You and I work together 1:1 across three phases.
In the first phase, we map out exactly where you are and what's getting in the way of your connection, while using specific strategies to set you up for long-term success.
In the second phase, we rebuild your priorities and alignment so your daily life actually reflects what matters to you.
In the third phase, we lock in the practices that keep you connected under pressure. Not just for 90 days, but for good.
Overall, you get 7 coaching sessions, direct WhatsApp access to me between calls, personalised exercises after every session, and a check-in rhythm that keeps you accountable without adding to your to-do list.
By Day 90, the dads I work with aren't just "better dads." They've changed how they operate.
A 30-minute call where we map your Point A and Point B. No pitch, no pressure. If we're the right fit, you'll know. If not, you'll still leave with clarity.
Limited availability. Fred works with a small number of dads at a time.
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