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It’s my joy and honor to equip dads with practical tools to better dial into their daughters’ hearts.
With 25 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor and over 35 years working directly with teens and young adult women. Dr. Michelle Watson brings practical wisdom to dads with daughters of all ages.
Awarded ‘Best Podcast for Men’ by Spark Media.
It’s a joy and honor to equip dads with practical tools to better dial into their daughters’ hearts.
With 25 years of experience as a licensed professional counselor and over 35 years working directly with teens and young adult women, Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield brings practical wisdom to dads with daughters of all ages.
Today is a first on The Dad Whisperer Podcast where I’m answering your questions, dads, about all things related to your daughters. We’ll be talking specifically about gender fluidity, dating, and divorce---which simply shows that you are fathers who ask REAL QUESTIONS and you want REAL SOLUTIONS. Join me and Mike Segovia for this lively Q & A.
I’ve been doing amazing interviews on The Dad Whisperer Podcast for a few months now and today I’m changing things up as you get to hear from ME! I’m sharing more of my love story with Ken, the backstory to coaching dads of daughters, and about what’s ahead on the podcast. Then I’ll be teaching you how to LEAD YOUR DAUGHTERS TO LAUGH, which is something we all need more of right now, wouldn’t you say?! (put about five or six laughing emoji’s here). If you’re a dad who could use some pointers on how to “lighten up” in order to increase laughter between you and your daughter, you’re going to love today’s show!
There really is no one like the iconic Pat Boone---singer, composer, actor, writer, television personality, and motivational speaker. He was a successful pop singer during the 1950s and early 1960s, and the second-biggest charting artist behind Elvis Presley. He’s sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in more than 12 films. Yet beyond all these accomplishments, he was a firm father who raised four daughters in Beverly Hills, and today you’re going to LOVE hearing his stories---and a few secrets---to how he guided them to maturity.
For more information on Pat, visit his website at patboone.com
If you’ve ever had an Auntie Anne’s pretzel, you’re going to enjoy hearing today from the founder, Anne Beiler. She is among an elite group of women who have founded American national companies and was named one of America’s 500 Women Entrepreneurs by Working Women and Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine. Today she shares how she worked through childhood trauma, as well as the loss of a child, while she shares with dads how they can lead their daughters to be overcomers.
More information on Anne and her story can be found at auntieannebeiler.com
Dr. Bob Reccord is the founder of Total Life Impact Ministries and author of a fantastic book titled, “Ending the Cycle of Father Wounds: Hope for Healing and Preventing Infections by Relational Wounds.” Today Bob and I delve into his story as he shares how he forgave his dad while discussing how father wounds play a role in all of our stories. This is a powerful interview that will support you in your own healing journey.
More on Bob and his ministry can be found at www.tliministries.com
Dad, if you ever feel overwhelmed at the task in front of you to lead and love your daughter well, you’ll LOVE the wisdom you’ll hear today from Steve Arterburn, best-selling author, counseling talk show host, and founder of New Life Ministries. We’ve titled our conversation, “Fathering with Freedom from Fear,” which is based on his newly released book, 100 Days to Freedom from Fear and Anxiety.
To find out more about Steve and his ministry, check out his website at www.stevearterburn.com
If you’re a dad of a teenage daughter, you're DEFINITELY going to love my interview today with Mark Gregston, co-founder of Heartlight for struggling teens. Mark is known as the “Teen Whisperer” and today he’s sharing about how to raise healthy daughters in what he calls a “contrary culture.” Mark is funny, wise, warm, and seasoned, and his practical advice will feel like it’s coming to you from your new best friend. We invite you to join us today on The Dad Whisperer Podcast.
For more information about Mark Gregston and his ministry, you can check out his website at https://www.heartlightministries.org/
I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to have Phil Cooke—founder and CEO of Cooke Media Group---on The Dad Whisperer Podcast today! Phil has been called “one of the most innovative communicators of our generation” and after hearing his heart and his wisdom as an influencer and dialed-in dad to two adult daughters, you’ll see why he’s described this way.
Phil has produced media programming in more than 60 countries, and produced many of the most influential Christian TV programs in history with a client list that includes Walt Disney and Dreamworks as well as Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, The Museum of the Bible, the YouVersion Bible App, and The Salvation Army. His newest book “Maximize Your Influence: How to Make Digital Media Work for Your Church, Your Ministry, and You” is the ultimate reference guide for pastors and leaders in today’s digital age, and our conversation today focuses on that theme with the title, “Maximizing Your Influence in Your Daughter’s Life.”
To connect with Phil and learn more about him, you can go to his website at www.cookemediagroup.com.
Today we are joined by Kathleen Cooke who is a media executive, actress, speaker, writer and a founding partner and vice president of Cooke Media Group, a media production and consulting company based in Burbank, California. She co-founded the nonprofit organization The Influence Lab, where she leads and mentors Christian professionals in the media industry. She writes a weekly blog, edits the bi-monthly "Influence Lab Journal" and authored the devotional Hope 4 Today: Stay Connected to God in a Distracted Culture.
Kathleen has spent years investing in young women, as well as being a positive role model to her two adult daughters. Her unique perspective provides the backdrop for this conversation today as Dr. Michelle invites her to share practical ways for dads to lead their daughters to live empowered lives with God as their Power Source so they can transform the culture around them.
You can connect with Kathleen and hear more about her work and ministry at https://influencelab.com.
Today’s guest is Dr. Kathy Koch (“cook”), founder of Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, Texas, and Ignite the Family conferences. She has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in 30 countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, banquet talks, and other events. She is a regular speaker for Care Net, Summit Ministries, the Colson Center, and Teach Them Diligently. She is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio, she was featured in Kirk Cameron’s movie, Connect, and she has published six books with Moody Publishers.
Dr. Kathy loves seeing children flourish and helping parents make it happen—and she says it’s never too late to start. In her own words, she asks: Your daughter is smart, but does she believe it?
Today Dr. Kathy unpacks the power word "smart" as she has discovered that daughters who believe they’re smart will excel more in school and approach life with greater confidence. Dr. Michelle asks her to educate fathers in knowing how to lead their daughters to embrace their “smarts,” which is an overview of her book, 8 Great Smarts; Discover and Nurture Your Child’s Intelligences, which is available at: https://www.8greatsmarts.com/.
There is phenomenal power in a dad’s presence in the life of his kids. If anyone knows about this first hand, it’s my friend, Bill Dolan, of Spirit Media. As an author and Emmy-nominated producer and director, his priorities were dramatically rearranged after a death experience that put all of his relationships into perspective. Join us today on The Dad Whisperer as Bill shares his incredible story.
If you’ve read my books and my Dad-Daughter Friday blogs or listened to The Dad Whisperer, you heard me use the phrase, “DIALED-IN DAD.” Join me today if you want to know exactly what it means to DIAL IN to your daughter’s heart with precision while learning some practical ways to do just that! #thedadwhisperer #girldad #DialedInDad
My dear friend, pastor and author, Bo Stern will be sharing today about how she navigates life as a single parent. We’ve titled today’s show: "Mrs. Dad: When a Mom Needs to Step into a Dad Role.” Trust me…this is a conversation you don’t want to miss!
Today is Part 2 of a conversation that started last week where my husband, Dr. Ken Canfield, and I are talking about FIVE POWER STRATEGIES FOR DADS TO USE TO LEAD THEIR DAUGHTERS that comes from my new book---Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters. 📘🎉😂 We hope you can join us! #Let’sTalk #thedadwhisperer #daddaughterbook #conversationstarters
Today on The Dad Whisperer I’m switching seats for the very first time and being interviewed my husband, Dr. Ken Canfield, as we talk about my new book (Let’s Talk: Conversation Starters for Dads and Daughters) that is being released tomorrow. Whoo hoo!!! 📘🎉😂 We’d love for you to join the conversation and celebrate with us! #Let’sTalk #thedadwhisperer #daddaughterbook #conversationstarters
You’re going to LOVE today’s show as Jeff Mattson of Living Wholehearted talks about activating adventures with his two daughters. As an added bonus, his 9-year old daughter, Nevie, joins the conversation to talk about her dad through adventures they’ve shared in the great outdoors! 🐠🦋🐛🐞
Hey Dads...Today’s interview is one you definitely don’t want to miss if you’re ready to be inspired and motivated by a seasoned father who shares his personal story, all in preparation for the upcoming release of his movie, SELFIE DAD. If you miss our conversation live, you can listen later on my website (drmichellewatson) or at The Dad Whisperer on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Play. #thedadwhisperer
You will be stirred in POWERFUL & PROFOUND ways when listening to my friend, Armin Assadi, describe his journey to CASTING A VISION FOR FATHERING his two young daughters. He says this process has “wrecked him in the best of ways,” leading him to even write his own eulogy! Thanks Armin for letting us see into your heart. ♥️
If you’re a dad with an adult daughter, you're going to LOVE hearing today from my friend and best-selling author, Jay Payleitner, as he tells stories about how he connects with his 20-something daughter’s heart. And as an added bonus, Jay will be sharing insights directly from his daughter to all of you dads….so this is a power-packed show with double the input! #thedadwhisperer
Hey Dads…Are you running low on energy AND ideas for positively engaging your kids during this pandemic? If so, you’ll definitely want to listen to The Dad Whisperer today where I’m giving you 7 KEY STRATEGIES TO THRIVE during this time and calling it THE CORONA SURVIVAL KITS FOR DADS!
