Susan Stiffelman, MFT, is an internationally respected parent educator, therapist, author, and parenting expert. She is the Huffington Post's weekly parenting advice columnist (Parent Coach) and the author of Parenting Without Power Struggles. She lives in Malibu, California.
"Shows parents how they can transform parenting into a spiritual
practice."
-- Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now "Clear, wise, soulful,
and poetic."
-- Alanis Morissette "I trust Susan Stiffelman with my heart, my
family, and my community because she understands that parenting is
not just a job but a spiritual practice. Susan comes alongside
parents both as an expert and as a guide, a counselor, a friend, a
healer."
-- Glennon Doyle Melton, author of Carry On, Warrior and founder of
Momastery.com "An empathic tenderness runs through this wise and
down-to-earth guide to parenting with greater awareness. You can
feel the love that Susan Stiffelman has for the families she works
with in her therapy practice and her confidence in all of us to
grow into the challenges and gifts of being a parent."
-- Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn, authors of Everyday Blessings: The
Inner Work of Mindful Parenting "With her mix of practical tools
and personal stories, Susan Stiffelman shows how to create close,
loving family relationships and captures just how transformational
and fulfilling parenthood can be."
-- Arianna Huffington, author of Thrive "This book brings new
awareness about a parenting process that increases the health of
our culture itself. Recommended to all parents and
parents-to-be."
-- Harville Hendrix, PhD, and Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, authors of
Giving the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents "This is exactly
the advice and support you need as a parent! Seasoned, wise, and
practical, Parenting with Presence helps parents take a deep breath
and tend themselves and their kids with compassion, love, and
mindfulness."
-- Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart, and Trudy Goodman,
PhD, founder of InsightLA "Parenting with Presence is a gentle but
powerful reminder that our own awareness, our own calmness, and our
ability to respond and not react to stressful situations are
fundamental to raising healthy kids. . . . This is an important
work."
-- Tim Ryan, US Representative from Ohio and author of A Mindful
Nation "Who knew that the child or teen crying in the next room is
actually our spiritual teacher? Who would have thought that
annoying outbursts and provocative behavior could lead to more
conscious, spiritually tuned-in, effective, even enjoyable
parenting? Susan Stiffelman's groundbreaking, immensely readable
guide teaches all we need to know about how to nurture our children
-- and ourselves -- to become more conscious, compassionate, and,
believe it or not, calmer human beings."
-- Kathy Eldon, founder and chairman of the Creative Visions
Foundation "I stole it from my mother and devoured it! A fantastic
read that should be mandatory for all parents. I cannot wait for it
to come out so I can hand it out to everyone I know."
-- Amy Eldon Turteltaub, cofounder of the Creative Visions
Foundation and vice president of Creative Visions Productions "One
of the best parenting books I've seen in a long while. With
clarity, warmth, and wisdom, Susan Stiffelman bridges the world of
spiritual transformation with the down-to-earth realities of
parenting. Parenting with Presence is full of insights that will
set parents on a path of healing and joy. I highly recommend
it!"
-- Elisha Goldstein, PhD, author of Uncovering Happiness:
Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion "As a
mother, I found myself powerfully moved by the insights and
exercises in Parenting with Presence. Susan Stiffelman delicately
explores what many parenting experts avoid -- the deeper layers of
fear, guilt, and shame that thwart our ability to be fully present
for those aspects of parenting we find most challenging. A
beautiful offering to us all."
-- Katherine Woodward Thomas, author of Conscious Uncoupling "An
enlightened guide to parenting for anyone wanting to raise caring,
happy, resilient children while healing their own unfinished
childhood issues, Parenting with Presence is filled with parental
wisdom intelligently presented and richly woven with examples from
real life. A gem of a book!"
-- Marci Shimoff, author of Happy for No Reason "In Parenting with
Presence, renowned expert Susan Stiffelman offers a unique way to
bring up our children that combines both wisdom and compassion.
Thoroughly practical, the approaches she shares in this remarkable
book could help us parents create a strong basis for a truly loving
and compassionate connection with our children, while also bringing
out the best from us -- our presence, joy, understanding, and
kindness."
-- Thupten Jinpa, principal English translator to the Dalai Lama
and author of A Fearless Heart "While reading Parenting with
Presence, I kept saying to myself, 'I wish my parents had read this
book!' Finally a book on parenting that speaks to all aspects of
our 'inner child' and gives each of us the kind of guidance that
not only educates but transforms, uplifts, and nurtures both child
and parent. Bravo!"
-- Janet Bray Attwood, New York Times bestselling author of The
Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose
"Stiffelman's engaging work gives parents tools to navigate
confidently in both calm and stormy family seas."
-- Publishers Weekly
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