Parenting Without Power Struggles
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Parenting Without Power Struggles
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 Eckhart Tolle edition.) Susan's podcasts feature conversations with guests including Dr. Dan Siegel, Janet...
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3:41 Parenting With Less Drama and More Connection
In this episode, Susan explores what power struggles really are, why they arise so instinctively, and how parents can step out of them by embodying ca...
3:40 Raising Kids Who Can Handle Differences with Kelsey Blahnik
Susan speaks with clinician and author Kelsey Blahnik about her new book The AND Way, a model that helps people navigate tension while staying connect...
3:39 Raising Resilience: Parenting Without Rescue
In this episode, Susan explores what resilience truly looks like in children and why it's essential for parents to allow kids to experience manageable...
3:38 The Power of Storytelling with Rabbi Michael Zedek
In this episode, Susan connects with her longtime friend, Rabbi Michael Zedek, exploring the power of storytelling as a way to transmit values, resili...
3:39 The Parent Brain with Dr. Rita Eichenstein
In this episode, Susan talks with neuropsychologist Dr. Rita Eichenstein about the parent brain—how becoming a parent literally reshapes the brain, re...
3:37 Supporting Sensitive Kids with Dr. Judith Orloff
In this episode, Susan speaks with Dr. Judith Orloff about the gifts of sensitivity, offering encouragment and insight for parents of these tender-hea...
3:36 Parenting as a Path to Healing
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 to work o...
3:35 Nurturing Closeness With Your Kids
In this episode, Susan emphasizes the importance of emotional connection between parents and children, even amid the busyness of daily life. She reass...
3:34 Threats vs. Boundaries: Set Limits That Build Connection
In this episode, Susan explores the important difference between threats and boundaries in parenting. Susan illustrates the contrast between threats a...
3:33 Parenting After Divorce: What Kids Need Most
In this episode, Susan offers compassionate guidance for navigating the emotional complexities of parenting after divorce. Susan explores the importan...
3:32 Helping Kids Thrive Through Real Connection
In this episode, Susan reflects on Derek Thompson's article The Death of Partying in the USA to explore a troubling trend: the steady decline of in-pe...
3:31 Big Feelings, Tender Hearts: Supporting Sensitive Children
In this episode, Susan explores the unique needs and strengths of highly sensitive children. Susan explains that high sensitivity is a temperament tra...
3:30 Why Does Your Child's Behavior Make Sense?
In this episode, encourages parents to shift from reactive discipline to compassionate problem-solving by asking a simple but powerful question: "Why...
3:29 Parenting from Your Calm Self: Less Yelling and More Connection
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 with our c...
3:28 Keeping Your Cool In Stressful Moments
In this episode, Susan tackles a common parenting challenge: how to stay calm in the heat of conflict. Drawing on attachment theory, neuroscience, and...
3:27 Holding Space for Big Feelings: A Conversation with Tracy Gillett
In this insightful episode, Susan is joined by Tracy Gillett of Raised Good for an honest conversation about parenting through meltdowns—those intense...
3:26 Meltdowns Are Not Misbehavior: A Nervous System Perspective
In this episode, I explore one of the most challenging aspects of parenting: children's emotional meltdowns. But meltdowns are not signs of bad behavi...
3:25 Let Grow with Lenore Skenazy: Why Childhood Independence Matters
In this episode, Susan and Lenore Skenazy discussed the importance of childhood independence, free play, and responsibility, emphasizing the need to r...
3:24 Raising Digitally Resilient Kids With Delaney Ruston
In this episode, Susan welcomes Dr. Delaney Ruston, a physician, filmmaker, and creator of the Screenagers documentary series. In this powerful conver...
3:23 New Ways to Approach Anxiety
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 and why it...
3:22 Understanding and Supporting Anxious Children
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 something...
3:21 Helping Kids Trust Their Inner Wisdom
In this episode, Susan explores the importance of helping kids tune into their own wisdom and instincts, so they can think for themselves with confide...
3:25 Transform Your Parenting: Internal Family Systems with Tammy Sollenberger
In this episode, Susan welcomes licensed clinical mental health counselor and certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist, Tammy Sollenberger, t...
3:20 When Kids Lie: What It Means and How to Respond
In this episode, Susan explores why kids lie and how parents can foster honesty with compassion. She explains that lying is often a normal part of chi...
3:19 Flipping the Script on ADHD
In this episode, Susan challenges the traditional view of ADHD, reframing it as different brain wiring rather than a deficit. She explores how ADHD br...
3:18 Helping Siblings Navigate Conflict: With Dr. Laura Markham
In this episode, Susan shares an excerpt from her new class with Dr. Laura Markham on Sibling Harmony. They explore how parents can help their childre...
3:17 Handling Defiance In Kids
In this episode, Susan addresses a parent's concern about their seven-year-old child exhibiting rudeness, defiance, and emotional outbursts, especiall...
3:16 Wildfire Support For Parents with Dr. Laura Markham
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 by the wild...
3:15 Are You Co-Parenting With A Narcissist?
In this episode, Susan discusses some of the signs that co-parenting struggles are due to narcissism, rather than more ordinary issues like hurt or re...
3:14 The Work and Parenting with Byron Katie
In this episode, Susan shares an excerpt from a past session with Byron Katie, whose self-inquiry method, The Work, has deeply influenced her parentin...
1:83 Helping Kids Make Mistakes With Susan Stiffelman
In this episode, Susan talks about the importance of allowing our kids to make mistakes and gain resilience by recovering from them. https://susanstif...
1:79 Co-Parenting with a Narcissist, with Dr. Ramani Durvasula
In this episode, Susan talks with Dr. Ramani Durvasula, author of author of the new book, It's Not You: Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic Peop...
3:13 Helping Kids Become Resilient Adults With Julie Lythcott-Haims
In this episode, Susan talks with Julie Lythcott-Haims about the challenges of parenting, particularly as children transition into adulthood. They dis...
3:12 Restless and Fidgety Kids with Susan Stiffelman
In this episode, Susan explores the challenges children face with restlessness, fidgetiness, and hyperactivity, particularly in the school environment...
3:11 Attachment Instincts with Gabor Mate, MD
In this episode, Susan talks with Dr. Gabor Maté about attachment instincts, peer orientation, and the importance of parental presence in building a s...
3:10 Rest Is A Sacred Act With Robyn Posin, PhD
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 Part Feels S...
3:9 Generational Healing with Dr. Dan Siegel and Susan Stiffelman, MFT
In this episode, Susan talks with Dr. Dan Siegel on breaking dysfunctional patterns we've inherited from our own parents and grandparents. They discus...
3:8 Coaching With Susan: Finding Balance with a New Baby
In this episode, Susan coaches a new parent struggling to adjust to life with their 11-month-old baby. The parent expresses challenges in maintaining...
3:7 Coaching with Susan: Different Boundaries In Different Homes
In this episode, Susan coaches a parent whose kids have a hard time adjusting to the different rules and boundaries in their parents' two homes. Susan...
3:6 Coaching with Susan: Helping a Child Prepare for Extended Travel
In this episode, Susan helps a parent with an unusual dilemma: their family will be traveling for a year, and their young daughter is resistant to the...