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Susan Stiffelman is a family therapist, parent coach, and one of the country's premiere parenting experts, and the author of Parenting Without Power Struggles and Parenting With Presence (an...
In this conversation, Susan and Dr. Kristin Neff talks about the importance of cultivating both fierce and tender self-compassion, offering...
In this episode, Susan talks with Dr. Ramani Durvasula, author of author of the new book, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narciss...
Susan talks with Dr. Pressman about the five guiding principles for raising a good human: relationships, reflection, regulation, rules, and...
Resilience isn't a trait kids either have or don't — it's something they build through repeated experiences of feeling hard emotions and get...
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In this episode, Susan is joined by Lisa Spiegel, author of Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children , for a conversation about how und...
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In this podcast, Susan explores the quiet, everyday joy that often gets lost in the stress, demands, and constant pressures of parenting—and...
In this episode, Susan and Dr. Hallowell share tips for talking with children about ADHD that emphasizes its benefits rather than using a "j...
In this episode, Susan explores what power struggles really are, why they arise so instinctively, and how parents can step out of them by em...
Susan speaks with clinician and author Kelsey Blahnik about her new book The AND Way, a model that helps people navigate tension while stayi...
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In this episode, Susan connects with her longtime friend, Rabbi Michael Zedek, exploring the power of storytelling as a way to transmit valu...
In this episode, Susan talks with neuropsychologist Dr. Rita Eichenstein about the parent brain—how becoming a parent literally reshapes the...
In this episode, Susan speaks with Dr. Judith Orloff about the gifts of sensitivity, offering encouragment and insight for parents of these...
In this episode, Susan explores one of the most powerful truths about parenting: that the most important thing we can do for our children is...
In this episode, Susan emphasizes the importance of emotional connection between parents and children, even amid the busyness of daily life....
In this episode, Susan explores the important difference between threats and boundaries in parenting. Susan illustrates the contrast between...
In this episode, Susan offers compassionate guidance for navigating the emotional complexities of parenting after divorce. Susan explores th...
In this episode, Susan reflects on Derek Thompson's article The Death of Partying in the USA to explore a troubling trend: the steady declin...
In this episode, Susan explores the unique needs and strengths of highly sensitive children. Susan explains that high sensitivity is a tempe...
In this episode, encourages parents to shift from reactive discipline to compassionate problem-solving by asking a simple but powerful quest...
In this episode, Susan explors the roots of parental reactivity—those moments when we snap, yell, or shut down—and why they have less to do...
In this episode, Susan tackles a common parenting challenge: how to stay calm in the heat of conflict. Drawing on attachment theory, neurosc...
In this insightful episode, Susan is joined by Tracy Gillett of Raised Good for an honest conversation about parenting through meltdowns—tho...
In this episode, I explore one of the most challenging aspects of parenting: children's emotional meltdowns. But meltdowns are not signs of...
In this episode, Susan and Lenore Skenazy discussed the importance of childhood independence, free play, and responsibility, emphasizing the...
In this episode, Susan welcomes Dr. Delaney Ruston, a physician, filmmaker, and creator of the Screenagers documentary series. In this power...
Anxiety in children isn't something to eliminate—it's something to understand. In this episode, we explore how anxiety shows up in the body...
In this episode, Susan explores the rising issue of anxiety in children and teens, emphasizing that anxiety is not a flaw but a signal that...
In this episode, Susan explores the importance of helping kids tune into their own wisdom and instincts, so they can think for themselves wi...
In this episode, Susan welcomes licensed clinical mental health counselor and certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, Tammy Solle...
In this episode, Susan explores why kids lie and how parents can foster honesty with compassion. She explains that lying is often a normal p...
In this episode, Susan challenges the traditional view of ADHD, reframing it as different brain wiring rather than a deficit. She explores h...
In this episode, Susan shares an excerpt from her new class with Dr. Laura Markham on Sibling Harmony. They explore how parents can help the...
In this episode, Susan addresses a parent's concern about their seven-year-old child exhibiting rudeness, defiance, and emotional outbursts,...
This is a recording of a free session Susan hosted with Dr. Laura Markham on January 11, 2025 to offer immediate support to those affected b...
In this episode, Susan discusses some of the signs that co-parenting struggles are due to narcissism, rather than more ordinary issues like...
In this episode, Susan shares an excerpt from a past session with Byron Katie, whose self-inquiry method, The Work, has deeply influenced he...
In this episode, Susan talks about the importance of allowing our kids to make mistakes and gain resilience by recovering from them. https:/...
In this episode, Susan talks with Julie Lythcott-Haims about the challenges of parenting, particularly as children transition into adulthood...
In this episode, Susan explores the challenges children face with restlessness, fidgetiness, and hyperactivity, particularly in the school e...
In this episode, Susan talks with Dr. Gabor Maté about attachment instincts, peer orientation, and the importance of parental presence in bu...
In this episode, Susan talks with her friend and colleague, Robyn Posin, PhD. They discuss Robyn's book, "Go Only as Fast as Your Slowest Pa...
In this episode, Susan talks with Dr. Dan Siegel on breaking dysfunctional patterns we've inherited from our own parents and grandparents. T...
In this episode, Susan coaches a new parent struggling to adjust to life with their 11-month-old baby. The parent expresses challenges in ma...
In this episode, Susan coaches a parent whose kids have a hard time adjusting to the different rules and boundaries in their parents' two ho...
In this episode, Susan helps a parent with an unusual dilemma: their family will be traveling for a year, and their young daughter is resist...
In this episode, you'll hear Susan talking with the parent of a forgetful, somewhat disorganized teen with ADHD without micromanaging. This...
In this episode, Susan talks with a parent who struggles with what she calls "ancestral anger" toward her preschooler -- a feeling of rage t...