Ep 22 - How to Listen to Get Your Family Unstuck: Rev. Susan Nason on Practical Empathy in Parenting

I Hate You. What's For Dinner? · Oct 29, 2026 · 1h 4m

If you don’t want to be an old-school style parent, but you also don’t want to be overly permissive and raise kids who lack resilience, it can be hard to figure out what to do. And easy to slip into modes of parenting that aren’t helpful for us or our kids.

Reverend Susan Nason, who goes by the Parent Whisperer, joins us today to talk about parenting from a place of calm, compassion, and co-regulation without feeling like you’re constantly capitulating. In our conversation, Susie shares how her own very difficult childhood influences her work with parents and families, practical advice for…