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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