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The Dad Whisperer Podcast

The Dad Whisperer Podcast

Written by: Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield
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It’s a joy and honor to equip dads with practical tools to better dial into their daughters’ hearts. With 30 years of experienced as a licensed professional counselor with a PhD in Psychology and over 40 years working directly with teens and adult women, Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield brings practical wisdom to dads with daughters of all ages.

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Episodes
  • Raising Respectful Daughters in a Disrespectful World (with Jill Garner)

    Raising Respectful Daughters in a Disrespectful World (with Jill Garner)
    Oct 8 2026
    Dad, if your daughter’s tone ever makes you want to match it, this one is for you. At the NRB conference I sat down with Jill Garner, founder of Manners of the Heart, a nonprofit focused on reawakening respect in our society for the sake of the next generation. Her books, including Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World and Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World, have sold over 100,000 copies, and her most recent is Strong Heart: Cultivating Humility, Respect, and Resiliency in Your Child. Jill’s starting point: manners isn’t a set of rules. It’s “an attitude of the heart.” From there we get practical: the difference between punishment and discipline, why “let’s back up a minute” gives a daughter a do-over without shaming her who, what to do when she’s rising up at a seven or an eight, and why self-respect and self-esteem are, in Jill’s words, “two absolutely polar opposites.” Jill also gives dads her GRIT acronym, and her go step is the one she gave us early on: be the man you want your daughter to marry. On your mark… get set… go. 0:36 Welcome and On Your Mark 1:38 Meet Jill Garner 3:16 Where the passion began 3:58 Manners is an attitude of the heart 5:24 When Dad gets triggered by disrespect 7:07 Punishment vs. discipline 8:14 Breaking the generational pattern 12:39 Be the man she’d want to marry 14:10 Teach it, or model it? 16:24 The great pause 17:51 When she says no 21:37 Break 22:48 Welcome back 23:11 Self-respect vs. self-esteem 26:27 The home of respect 28:25 GRIT 29:16 The go step 30:25 Where to find Jill 30:46 Sign-off
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    32 mins
  • Cultivating Character that Counts

    Cultivating Character that Counts
    Sep 24 2026
    00:00 — Open 00:36 — Welcome, and the grid: on your mark, get set, go 01:45 — Meet Dr. Zach Wagner 04:10 — On your mark: Cultivating Character That Counts — what “virtue” means 06:25 — The nine fruit of the Spirit 08:13 — Start with the heart 13:02 — “God likes you” — the delighting love underneath everything 17:25 — Perfecting love, accepting love, delighting love 22:25 — Welcome back — peace, and men and anger 24:25 — Peace is not passivity 25:31 — The shoes in the doorway: patience and gentleness in real time 30:31 — After you’ve raised your voice — “will you forgive me?” 31:24 — Kindness: entering her suffering 34:06 — The stolen bike 35:58 — The who-what-when-where-why-how grid for empathy 37:37 — Go: pick one fruit and work it for a week 40:07 — Where to find Zach 41:00 — Sign-off, and a new way to partner with The Dad Whisperer
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    43 mins
  • Leading Your Daughter to Live a Faith with No Limits (with Nick Vucijic)

    Leading Your Daughter to Live a Faith with No Limits (with Nick Vucijic)
    Sep 10 2026
    It’s a joy today to hear from Nick Vujicic as we anticipate the release of the movie about his extraordinary life, NO LIMBS, NO LIMITS, coming to theaters September 25th. As a dad to twin daughters, Nick brings a powerful and personal perspective to our conversation about how dads can inspire and lead their daughters to live boldly, trust God deeply, and embrace a faith with no limits. This is one conversation you definitely don’t want to miss!
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    37 mins
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