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 69
Your teen says they’re fine, but something feels off. Cea Sunrise Person joins Dr. Suzanne Simpson to talk about the mask kids learn to wear, and the quiet signs that tell you what’s really going on underneath.
Episode 67
Dany LeMoine looked like she had it all figured out: straight A’s, an Ivy League dream, a life put together. Underneath, she was carrying the belief that her worth depended on her achievements. She joins her former teacher to unpack what a glass child really needs from the adults around them.
Episode 65
Most conversations about teen suicide prevention focus on warning signs, but what if the most powerful prevention happens years earlier? Kerry Martin, a suicide attempt survivor and founder of Foundation for Life, joins Dr. Suzanne Simpson to talk about building a teenager’s sense of belonging and purpose long before any crisis starts. It comes down to something simple: helping your teen feel seen, heard, and understood, every single day.
Episode 63
If you’re worried that ditching punishment means your teenager will stop respecting you, you’re not alone. Dr. Allie Donaldson, a general surgery resident and Dr. Suzanne Simpson’s former student, looks back on how her parents handled discipline without yelling or grounding, and how that shaped the emotional regulation she now relies on in the operating room. She makes the case that consequences for a disrespectful teenager land better when connection comes first, not punishment.
Episode 61
When a teenager is struggling to talk about what is bothering them, it usually is not about attitude. It is about safety. In this episode, Dr. Suzanne Simpson talks with Eugene Bertrand about why teens go silent instead of speaking up, and what parents can do to keep the door open.
Episode 58
CEO, author, and single mom Liza Marie Garcia built a company while raising two daughters, often putting in hundred hour work weeks. She joins Dr. Suzanne Simpson to talk about how to connect with your teenage child when your career is demanding, and the one thing she says her girls needed to know above everything else.
Episode 57
This classic episode re-released on
August 31, 2026
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 56
If your teenager has gone quiet and every conversation ends in a shrug, you are not alone. In this episode, Dr. Suzanne Simpson shares how to connect with your teenage child by taking initiative and truly listening, drawn straight from her research with teens in crisis.
Episode 55
After losing her son to suicide, AnneMoss Rogers learned the teen suicide warning signs she wishes she had caught in time. She joins Dr. Suzanne Simpson to share what every parent needs to watch for, and how to build connection with a struggling teen before it is too late.
Episode 46
This classic episode re-released on
June 22, 2026
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.