Prepare for fatherhood and reach your full potential as a dad

Fatherhood Ready is the course and community that accelerates your personal growth, strengthens your relationship, and helps you get your sh*t together before the baby arrives.

Are you fatherhood ready? Find out in 3 minutes

This program is for you if…

✅ You’re a new or expecting dad and you’re committed to kicking ass in this new role.

✅ You want to connect with a community of other dads who are at a similar stage in life*

✅ You want to clarify your vision and values for fatherhood.

✅ You want a proven system and roadmap to help you prepare and make that vision a reality.

✅ You want to learn how to support your partner through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.

✅ You want to have a thriving relationship, not just become roommates and co-parents.

✅ You want to truly enjoy becoming a dad, not feel overwhelmed, stressed, and anxious.

✅ You’re committed to your personal growth, hungry to learn, and willing to put in the work.

*Only available in group program

Our step-by-step program prepares you in the 3 key domains of fatherhood readiness

  • Personal Readiness

    How well prepared are you mentally, emotionally, and physically for fatherhood?

  • Relationship Readiness

    How strong is your relationship heading into parenthood?

  • Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum Knowledge

    Are you informed enough to be a skilled and supportive partner and father?

Vetted by experts and veteran dads

  • I've taught tens of thousands of people how to meditate and practiced mindfulness for 20+ years. But preparing for parenthood is a whole other beast. I wish a program like this existing when I first became a dad.

    Jeff Warren

    Mindfulness teacher and author of Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics.

  • "Dan Doty has spent 15 years helping men become better versions of themselves to meet life's biggest moments. And there is no bigger moment than becoming a dad. Dan is exactly who I'd want in my corner for this moment in life.

    Joe Hawley

    Former NFL player, entrepreneur, workshop facilitator, and international speaker

  • “This is the exact type of program needed to help new dads navigate the transition into fatherhood, support their birth partner, and build strong bonds with their children"

    Ashley Brichter

    Founder and CEO of birth education company Birthsmarter

  • Over my career I've supported hundreds of women as they make the transition into motherhood. 99% of them wished their partner's were better equipped to support them. With this course, you can be in that top 1% of fathers and partners.

    Kimberly Ann Johnson

    Author of the best-selling book “The Third Trimester”. Birth doula, somatic experiencing practitioner, and sexological bodyworker.

  • "As a relationship coach who has worked with hundreds of couples over the years, it's amazing to me how little support we offer to couples as they prepare for the biggest transition of their life.

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We offer two paths

Self-Guided Course

Go at your own pace on your own schedule

✅ 5 hours of on-demand video training

✅ Lifetime access to all tools & resources

✅ Bonus modules and live events from expert teachers

$49 $89

$89 after June 31

Live Group Program

Accelerate your growth in our 5-week bootcamp

✅ Everything in the Self-Guided Course

✅ 5 weeks of live sessions guided by Dan and John

✅ Private online community for your cohort of expecting dads

$399 $599

$599 after June 31

Try it 100% risk-free

We’re so confident in Fatherhood Ready, we’re offering a 14-day money back guarantee. Just email us within 14 days of purchase and we’ll issue a 100% refund, no question asked.

Self-Guided Course Overview

Get hundreds of hours of experience and research condensed into a 5-hour course.

What to expect:

  • 🎯 Short and to the point. All modules are broken into bite-sized video lessons that are 3-8 minutes long.

  • ✅ Action-oriented. Lessons are paired with exercises and action items so you can quickly implement what you learn.

    🛣️ Choose your own adventure. You can either consume the course in sequential order or jump to specific modules

  • 🎧 Listen or watch. You can watch the lessons or just listen to the course while you’re cooking dinner.

  • What you’ll learn:

    • How to get the most out of the course and achieve your goals

    • How to zoom out and see the bigger picture when it comes to fatherhood — and feel inspired by the amazing opportunity before

    What you’ll do:

  • What you’ll learn:

    • How to get organized using our Master Baby Planning Spreadsheet

    • How to get informed quickly and efficiently

    • How to get and stay on the same page as your partner

    • How to set up your support system for the newborn stage

    • How to set healthy family boundaries

    What you’ll do

    • Set up your copy of our Master Baby Planning Spreadsheet and start filling it out with your partner

    • Use our Parenting Alignment Conversation Guide to get on the same page as your partner about roles, goals, and intentions

    • Talk to a handful of dads that you know and use our 5 powerful dad questions guide to tap into their wisdom and strengthen your connection with them

  • What you’ll learn:

    • What to expect during labor and delivery

    • How to be a confident, calm, and supportive birth partner

    • How to navigate the birth space and advocate for your partner’s birth preferences

    What you’ll do:

    • Discuss your partner’s birth plan together

    • Watch birth videos and read birth stories

    • Try out a few mindfulness exercises to prepare yourself for the intensity of the birth experience

  • What you’ll learn:

    • What to expect in the first 48 hours after birth

    • How to survive the first few months of parenthood

    • How to take care of mom after birth

    • How to soothe a crying newborn

    • How to be present and build a bond with your child

    • How to eventually start getting some sleep again

    • How to navigate the transition back to work

    • What to expect from the breastfeeding journey and how you can help

    • What you need to know about postpartum depression — and how you can find help

    What you’ll do:

    • Talk to your partner about her postpartum care plan and what type of support you need

    • Use our Parenting Philosophies Conversation Guide to discuss all things newborn sleep with your partner

  • What you’ll learn:

    • How to embrace your new life as a dad and let go of your old life

    • How to feel, understand, and express your emotions in a healthy way

    • How to create your fatherhood vision and values

    • How to make that vision a reality

    What you’ll do:

    • Use our step-by-step Fatherhood Visioning Exercise create an inspiring vision and values for fatherhood and your family

    • Use our guided Emotional Training Practice to build your emotional intelligence and reflect on how it feels to become a father

  • What you’ll learn:

    • How to support your partner through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum

    • How to deepen connection and understanding going into parenthood

    • How to effectively resolve conflict and work through difficult conversations

    • How to build shared intentions and goals with your partner for the coming 6-12 months

    • How to create a shared family vision and values

    • How to maintain intimacy and romance as new parents

    What you’ll do:

    • Use our guided Couple’s Intention Setting Exercise to create shared intentions and deepen connection ahead of parenthood

    • Use our step-by-step Family Vision & Values Exercise to align around your family’s long-term north star

    • Use our Working Through Conflict Conversation Guide to help you practice the skill of hard conversations and conflict resolution

    • Use our “What About Sex?” Conversation Guide to create an open dialogue and shared understanding about how to approach your sex life after baby arrives

  • In the coming months, we’ll be adding bonus modules with experts on topics like:

    • Financial planning for new families

    • Newborn stage survival guide

    • Reigniting intimacy after baby arrives

    • Work-life balance

    • Mindfulness for new dads

    Have a topic you want us to cover?

Full Course Curriculum

Get Lifetime Access to These Game-Changing Resources

  • Use our self-assessment to see where you stand at the beginning of the course, use the results to guide your learning journey, and then take the assessment again at the end of the course to measure your progress.

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  • This google sheets template is your cheat code for tackling the massive baby preparation to-do list.

    It includes:

    - A full to-do list tracker, pre-filled with all the major tasks for each trimester

    - A list of all the things you need to buy and when

    - A hospital bag packing list for when your partner goes into labor

  • Get guided through structured conversations with your partner on:

    - How to set on the same page at the beginning of pregnancy

    - Parenting philosophies, values, roles, and responsibilities

    - How to work through conflict and have difficult conversations

    - How to approach sex and intimacy after baby arrives

  • Get step-by-step guidance on how to create:

    - Your own fatherhood vision and values

    - A shared family vision and values with your partner

Live Group Program Overview

Our upcoming summer cohort runs from July 9 - August 8

Choose this program if you want to…

🚀 Accelerate your growth and make rapid progress. This bootcamp-style program will deliver the most transformation in the least amount of time.

🤝 Connect with likeminded dads. You’ll build strong bonds with other men who are going through the same journey.

🎯 Get personalized guidance & support. Through live Q&As and our private online Circle community, you’ll get the chance to ask questions directly to the course creators.

🔥 Step into the fire of fatherhood together. We use rituals to truly honor and celebrate this huge rite of passage — creating a powerful shared experience for all the men crossing this threshold together.

Group Program Details

    • Weekly live sessions: 6 weeks of live sessions guided by Dan and John

    • Dedicated Small Group: You’ll deeply connect with a small group of 5 men each week to support each other’s growth, development, and progress

    • Online Community: You’ll have the chance to connect with the whole cohort and instructors through our private Circle community, where you can ask questions, share wins, and connect with more dads

    • Bonus weekly office hours with Dan and John

  • Summer Cohort (July-August)

    • Dates: 7/9 - 8/6

    • Weekly live calls are every Wednesday, with two time options

      • 8:00-9:30am PST / 11:00am-12:30pm EST / 5:00-6:30pm CET

      • 4:00-5:30pm PST / 7:00-8:30pm EST / 9:00-10:30am AEST

    Fall Cohort (September-October)

    If you can’t make the summer cohort, you can join the waitlist for our Fall Cohort here

  • The live class will typically follow the same basic structure each week:

    • Core teaching/lesson

    • Self reflections/inquiries

    • Live modeling and practice of new relational and emotional skills

    • Small group breakouts to share wins, learnings, and practice new skills

    • Rapid-fire coaching sessions

    • Q&A

    • Week 1: Program introduction and mapping out the next 5 weeks

    • Week 2: Understanding and preparing for the journey ahead

    • Week 3: Preparing yourself and creating your fatherhood vision

    • Week 4: Supporting your partner and strengthening your relationship

    • Week 5: Closing ceremony, intentions, and commitments going forward

    • 90-minute live zoom calls will be held each Wednesday (calls are recorded if you miss one)

    • 30-60m each week will be spent on reflections, practices, or couple’s exercises to complete between live sessions

Ready to join Fatherhood Ready?

Course Creators

Dan Doty

Dan Doty is a global men’s work leader, executive coach, and somatic meditation teacher. His work has been featured in outlets such as the Today Show, The Joe Rogan Experience, Men’s Health, and more. As founder of EVRYMAN, Fatherhood Unlocked, and Rite of Passage, he is a leader in the contemporary cultural conversation around masculinity, fatherhood, personal growth, and spirituality.

Dan is most comfortable in nature and committed to practicing and sharing work that brings our wildness and our love out into the open. He lives in Maine with his wife and 3 children.

John McBride

John McBride is a father of two (toddler + newborn), husband, recovering startup operator, mindfulness meditation teacher, and coach.

Over the last 5 years, John worked to merge his love of business with his passion for personal growth and mindfulness. At Calm, he led the development of Calm for Business, where he brought mindfulness to thousands of companies and millions of employees across the globe.

Now, John is using his experience to solve a challenge near and dear to his heart: helping new dads navigate the transition into fatherhood.

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Still have questions? We have answers

  • The primary audience we had in mind while designing this course was expecting dads whose partner is currently pregnant.

    However, we welcome anyone who thinks this course could help them on their parenting journey!

    That could include:

    • Men who are thinking about trying to become a dad

    • Men who are trying to conceive or adopt

    • Current dads who still want to do the personal growth and relationship work

    We also want to acknowledge that this first version of the course emphasizes just one particular parenting and relationship dynamic amongst many possible permutations. We both happen to be married men in heterosexual relationships with women who were able to conceive naturally without much complication.

    We know that this is not the only pathway to parenthood, and as we build upon the course in the future we want to make it more inclusive and representative of more diverse family experiences.

  • If you’ve checked out any of the expecting dad books, then you likely know why we felt so compelled to create this course… They’re about 1-2 decades outdated. They basically assume you just want to do the bare minimum to avoid divorce. “Don’t make your wife cook and do the dishes when she’s 8 months pregnant”.

    We started with a different premise. We created this program for the men who don’t accept the bare minimum. It’s for men who want to raise the bar on what it means to be a great father and husband. It’s for men who want to enter fatherhood feeling truly prepared, competent, and confident.

    So we don’t dumb things down and give you generic advice like “do some extra work around the house to help your pregnant wife.” We give you a detailed, step-by-step blueprint for becoming the best possible dad and partner you can be. And we’re confident that it’s 10x better than any other single resource out there.

  • The self-guided course is an amazing resource to help anyone prepare for fatherhood on their own schedule and timeline. We created that program to maximize accessibility for folks that can’t currently make the live program work with their schedules.

    But if you are able to make the live group program work with your schedule, we would highly encourage you to go that route. There is so much power in learning alongside a community of fellow dads and building those personal connections.

  • Yes! If you start the self-paced course and then you decide you want to go deeper in a group setting, that’s totally doable. We would just need to sort out timing and figure out which upcoming cohort to add you to. Just email us at hello@fatherhoodunlocked.com and we’ll get you taken care of.

  • For the self-paced course, yes. The course content and resources are a great way to invest in your personal growth and relationship — regardless of where you are in the fatherhood journey.

    For the live group program, we currently are limiting availability to expecting dads. The program is designed around connecting men who are at the same stage in the fatherhood journey, and it wouldn’t work as well if we had current dads mixed in.

  • It’s very simple: if you’re unhappy with your purchase of either the self-paced course or the group program, just email us within 14 days and we’ll give you a full refund — no questions asked.

    We’re confident you’re going to love this program and see real results in very little time, so we want to remove any doubt from your mind if you’re on the fence about enrolling.

  • Generally speaking, the sooner the better. This program is an investment in yourself and your relationship. The sooner you make it, the sooner you start seeing the dividends come in. And those benefits continue to grow over time as you invest more and more.

    But if you want more specific guidance based on your current timeline, here is our best guidance:

    • If your partner is already pregnant, then the sooner you can take the course, the better. This program is designed to help you out from the very beginning of the pregnancy journey through to the first few months postpartum. But also don’t worry if you’re only finding this and you’re in the third trimester — better late than never :)

    • If you’re trying to conceive, you could either start working through the course material now or wait until you’re pregnant. There is no big rush.

  • There are around 5 hours of video lessons and 5-10 hours worth of guided exercises and conversations to complete on your own time.

    We typically recommend you move through the course at whatever pace feels right for you given you current circumstance. We detail how to think about this in the intro module of the course, but here are a few potential paths you could take:

    • The slow burn: You’re early in the pregnancy journey, so you have plenty of time and can work through the course material at whatever pace feels right for you and your partner. We recommend going through most of the video content in the first few weeks so you understand the full picture, and then you can slowly work through the various exercises over several months.

    • The 11th hour crash course: You’re in the final 1-2 months (or maybe weeks!) of pregnancy, so you want to really crank through the course as quickly as possible. Maybe you only have time to consume the videos and do about 25% of the exercises before baby arrives. Don’t sweat it. You can always continue to work through this stuff over the coming months as you settle into parenthood.

    • The middle way: Or, if you’re somewhere in the midpoint of pregnancy, you probably want to work through most of the course material in the next 2-3 months.

  • If you know you’re going to miss 2 or more of the live sessions, we recommend you start with the self-paced course and then explore joining a future live cohort. The live program has lots of small breakout groups, and if you miss 2 sessions you effectively miss 1/3 of the whole program.

    If you’re just going to miss one live session, don’t sweat it. We record every session so you can watch on your own time.