In this episode of Heart and Practice, Dr. Lakesha Roney sits down with Daryl Fraser, LCSW, owner of Fraser and Associates Complete Therapeutic Services and a father of four, for an honest conversation about the emotional weight fathers carry every day.

Daryl shares their journey from growing up in Queens as the child of Caribbean immigrants to becoming an African centered healer devoted to serving Black men, youth, and families. Together, they unpack the myths that keep fathers stuck, the belief that men must only be disciplinarians, and the belief that they must be the sole provider, and explore what it really means to parent with both strength and softness.

This conversation covers co parenting through differences, learning to see your child as their own person rather than an extension of yourself, protecting fathers from burnout,  ...