Purpose.

At The Dad Insight, I help dads with living their best dad lives. The work I do is for dads who want to be better dads. Since you found the The Dad Insight, you’re likely already a dad who wants to be living their best dad life. A life filled with connection, patience, and love…for your kids, your partner, your family, and your work.

A life more balanced and lived with presence and awareness, so you can show up time and time again for those who mean the most to you. And when you stumble or there is a rupture, you can acknowledge, forgive, and repair. This is what it means to live a best dad life. The Dad Insight guides and supports you on your journey.

Philosophy.

I believe father’s a biological term, and being a dad’s a choice. A choice to understand what has been and to act on what can be. In John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, a recurring theme is the Hebrew word “timshel”. It means “thou mayest” and embodies the belief that redemption is possible and that each of us can choose our path (even if we’re on a path we don’t like or that’s destructive).

In choosing to work with The Dad Insight, you’re making a choice to live a better dad life! Working together, we’ll explore the alignment of values and beliefs, acknowledge the past as a gateway to the future, and build resources for ‘saying yes to the mess’ of being a dad. You’ll have more presence and connection with those you love the most.

Who I am.

Hello! I am Scott Casad. A native of Oregon and long time resident of Virginia. I’m a retired military officer and a talent management professional. A husband. A father. A friend.

With two kids, decades with a loving wife, and years of professional work in the U.S. Coast Guard and corporate America, I ‘ve lived and appreciate the challenges of being a dad. I’ve been there. I am there. I’ll always be there.

My own personal work has informed every step, every struggle, and every reward of being a man, a dad, and a husband. Through trial by fire, I balance my lived experiences with my personal journeys in mindfulness, yoga, Buddhism, tantra, somatic experiencing, Jungian analysis…and yes, even a book club for parents.

I love to cook and be outdoors. I love being awed by moments of awareness and insight. I love connecting with others to see each other’s humanity. I love showing up the best I can when it matters the most.

What I do.

I spent the majority of my adult life in the U.S. Coast Guard. This included several formative years as a cadet at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and then time as a commissioned officer. I had the wonderful opportunity to serve at-sea on a polar ice breaker and work with the maritime industry as a marine inspector and investigator.

I eventually found my way to the Coast Guard’s training system where I spent 17 years as an instructor, organizational consultant, program manager, and executive leader. Talent management and development are my passion. When I retired from the Coast Guard, I took that passion to CarMax and Amazon to work on talent planning and leadership development.

During that transition to civilian life and corporate work, I learned more about myself than in all of my other years . I gained clarity and insight on what was important to me. I saw shifts in my values and beliefs that placed me on a new path. I took the opportunity to become a certified Neuro-Linguistics Programming (NLP) Somatic Coach through the Academy of Leadership Coaching and NLP.

How I work.

I blend a variety of somatic, mindfulness, and neuro-linguistic approaches to create an entirely unique coaching experience tailored to your interests and style. I follow your lead, and we go where you want to go. We find a path that resonates with you and meets your needs. I’m your guide on the side not your sage on a stage. Together we co-create and co-regulate.

I strongly believe somatic experiences unlock our mind-body connections and bring greater awareness to who we have been, who we are, and who we want to be. Through these insights and awareness, we are more present and connected. We’re better dads, living better lives.

What is different with The Dad Insight is that I do not come from a specific parenting philosophy or religious viewpoint or family model. I bring together many different perspectives for being a dad and integrate them to meet you where you’re at and to fulfill your greatest needs.

I don’t push or pull you one way or another. I guide and offer support, so that you find your path to living your best dad life. I hold no preconceived notion that I know what’s best or that what I’ve done is superior. You bring your authentic self, and I’ll do the same. Together, you’ll find your best dad life.