PODCAST
See Through Their Eyes, Connect on
Their Turf
Podcast Episodes
If you are trying to figure out how to connect with a teenager in your life, support a young person who is struggling, or understand what is really going on underneath the behaviour you are seeing, you are in the right place. Get on Their Turf is a podcast hosted by Dr. Suzanne Simpson for anyone who loves, raises, teaches, or works alongside teenagers and wants to do more than manage behaviour – they want to understand it. Every episode is built around one conviction: you cannot influence a child you have not connected with. Browse the episodes below and find exactly what your family needs.
Episode 76
If your teenager is struggling and someone has mentioned ADHD, autism, anxiety, or trauma, the overlap in symptoms can leave you with more questions than answers. Dr. Suzanne Simpson walks through three realities about how diagnosis actually works, plus two questions worth bringing into the room before you accept one.
Episode 75
Every parent knows the silence that follows a divorce, the one-word answers, the door that stays closed. If your teenager is shutting down and pulling away right now, it can feel like proof that something is broken between you. Leah Marie, a divorce recovery coach and founder of Mindfully Ready, shares why that silence is often the opposite of what it looks like.
Episode 57
This classic episode was orginally released on
November 24, 2025
Dr. Suzanne Simpson breaks down the support, understanding, and care framework straight from her doctoral research: what 25 teens in a youth psychiatric unit said they actually needed from the adults in their lives. If you don’t know where to start with a struggling teenager, start here.
Episode 42
This classic episode was orginally released on
April 21, 2025
Your teen says they’re anxious, triggered, or self-diagnosed, but is that TikTok talking or something real? Therapist Matt Hussey joins Dr. Suzanne Simpson for understanding teen behaviour underneath the labels teens borrow online. A grounded, non-judgmental way to ask what your teen is really trying to tell you.
Episode 74
Do you ever react before you even know what you’re about to say? In this episode, Dr. Suzanne Simpson shares how to stop yelling at teenagers by asking one question instead, and why that question can build more trust than any consequence.
Episode 73
Working parent guilt is real. Erika Rothenberger joins Dr. Suzanne Simpson to share how to stay connected to your kids without burning out, through small daily rituals and one mindset shift away from balance.
Episode 46
This classic episode was orginally released on
June 16, 2025
When a teenager starts shutting down, most parents don’t know if what they’re seeing is serious or just a phase – and that uncertainty is one of the most painful places to be. This conversation with Chris Coulter, a father who lost his daughter to suicide, gets to the heart of what teen mental health support for parents actually looks like. If you’ve ever felt like you’re losing your child and don’t know how to reach them, this one is for you.
Episode 72
Every part of you wants to step in when your teenager is struggling and failing. Dr. Suzanne Simpson shares why staying close through the failure, instead of fixing it, is what actually helps them build real resilience.
Episode 71
You know what it’s like to yell at your kids and hate yourself for it afterward. In this episode, Samantha Boss and Dr. Suzanne Simpson talk about parent emotional regulation, why knowing better doesn’t always mean doing better, and the tools that finally broke her cycle of reactive parenting.
Episode 70
Every phone boundary turning into a fight? In this Just Me episode, Dr. Suzanne Simpson breaks down parenting without yelling: three calm steps to hold a screen time boundary without losing the relationship.