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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.
With sexual assault being at pandemic levels in the US, the time is NOW for fathers to stand up to fight on behalf of their precious girls. Today on The Dad Whisperer I am calling you as dads of daughters to ACTION! Join me to learn SIX PRACTICAL WAYS to support your daughters and help protect them against sexual violence.
Dads, you’ll enjoy hearing today from radio host and best-selling author Eric Metaxas as he reveals how he champions his daughter’s GREATNESS! (which happens to coincide with the title of one of his books, “Seven Women: And the Secret of Their Greatness!”)
Hey Dads...With this being Valentine’s Week, I’ve got your back when it comes to helping you cover your bases by giving you 12 creative ways to let your daughter know she’s your Valentine!
My friend, Dr. Margaret Nagib, teaches today about a fascinating concept called the “heart brain,” which is a powerful way of understanding how our hearts have an electromagnetic field of 6 to 12 feet that can hurt or heal those around us. This has far-reaching impact when it comes to the dad-daughter relationship. If you want to get smarter, listen in today!
Dads often tell me that the process of figuring out what their daughters really need from them can be overwhelming. In seeking to answer that question, here are 20 THINGS YOUR DAUGHTER REALLY LONGS FOR...because it will make a world of difference in her life as you, Dad, meet her at the point of her deepest longings. #thedadwhisperer
One of my favorite conversations to have with dads is when they tell me how emotional and deeply meaningful it is for them to walk their daughters down the aisle. Today I’ve asked my friend, Tobie Hatfield to share from his heart and give us an insider’s view into what this recent event was like for him!
Most men tell me they like to BUILD—-whether it was with Lego’s as a kid or even now as adults when building shelves in their garage or a back deck, all with a hammer in hand. For others it’s been what they’ve done with their portfolio. Today on #thedadwhisperer I’m linking a dad’s love for BUILDING with ways he can do that with his daughter’s self esteem!
Read MoreDad, if you have a tween daughter, you’re going to LOVE hearing from a dad who is in the same boat as you! Join us today as return guest Marc Alan Schelske sheds light on how to find middle ground with your middle schooler. #thedadwhisperer
Read MoreSometimes we as daughters wish that we could tell you, our dads, what a challenge it often is for us not only to KNOW our true selves, but then to STAND STRONG in being who we really are. So Dad, if you want to start the year STRONG, then listen today and learn ways to support your daughter in finding her true self while shedding her false self!
Read MoreMy Christmas present for you is a power tool that will work every time you use it. Tune in today to #thedadwhisperer and learn a SIX-WORD PHRASE that is guaranteed to give you full access to your daughter’s heart!
Read MoreMerry Christmas Dads! And if you prefer audio over written material, I’ve got a gift for you today because today’s show is an adjunct to last Friday’s blog, “Put It in Writing.” I’ll be giving you a last-minute Christmas present idea for your daughter and telling you why these cards I’m holding in this picture from my dad are some of my most prized possessions!
Read MoreWe invite you to join us again today for Part 2 of our conversation as pastor and author, Marc Alan Schelske shares more of his difficult yet worthwhile journey to uncover the mystery of his emotions. Dads, I have no doubt that you’ll be inspired to hear from this courageous man as he invites us to hear his heartfelt, honest story. (PS...as always, women are invited to the conversation too!)
Read MoreDad, have you ever wondered how your connection (or lack of connection) to your emotions impacts your fathering? If so, you’ll want to hear pastor and author Marc Alan Schelske share some of his true backstory, one that impacted him as a dad with his daughter, yet one he’d never trade because of all he learned in the process. Listen as Marc helps us understand more about our emotional wiring while teaching us that “our emotions always tell the truth...just not always the truth you think.”
I want you as dads to know how important you are and how we as daughters thrive when you believe in us. With this being Thanksgiving Week I’m sharing “10 Reasons I’m Thankful for Fathers.” Join me today if you could use some encouragement!
Before Tom Mueller and I sat down for our interview, I had planned on calling it, “Raising Four Little Warriors for God.” But the more I heard his heartbreaking (and redemptive) story, I decided to use a more fitting title: “Being the Father You Never Had.” And this weekend Tom’s fourth daughter, Louisa Estelle, came into the world (congrats Tom & Sarah!), which makes this dad’s story even more powerful!
You’re invited today to hear POWERFUL, PRACTICAL, and PROFOUND fathering insights from my friend, Major Jackson Drumgoole (Chief of Force Management at the Pentagon) who was awarded Father of the Year in 2013. Today he opens up about ways he leads and loves his three daughters while being mindful that as a dad he’s a THERMOSTAT, not a THERMOMETER!
Read MoreWith this being Halloween Week, it seems fitting, Dads, to talk about how to better understand your MYSTERIOUS daughters. Join me today to learn FIVE ways to decode the mystery of your girls...truths that come directly from seeing how Jesus related to one particularly emotional woman in his life!
I’ve heard it said that a girl’s voice may be "the most valuable and most threatened resource she has.” (Thank you Joe Kelly). If you’re a dad who wants to help his daughter find and use her voice, listen today as I open up the conversation around this theme and give you a 7-day challenge to equip you to make it happen!
If you want to be inspired by a dad and his adult daughter who have weathered some storms yet stay connected through thick and thin, listen in today as my friends, Pastor Keith Jenkins and his daughter, Keisha share their story.
Research has shown that men have twice as much trouble deciphering women's emotions from their eyes as compared with those of other men. Dads, if there was a way to learn to read your daughter’s eyes, would you to be open to learning and changing that trend? Listen today for some “tricks of the trade” where I teach you some inside secrets on this very topic!
