Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Lisa Damour, Reena Ninan

Booking Overview

This is a weekly parenting and child-psychology show focused on practical guidance for raising tweens and teens, with recurring interviews featuring prominent psychologists, physicians, authors, and public figures with relevant parenting or lived-experience expertise. Agencies could credibly pitch adolescent-mental-health clinicians, child-development researchers, parenting authors, education specialists, and high-profile advocates with evidence-based insights; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include globally recognized experts, bestselling authors, and prominent creators.

Metrics

Episodes: 283

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 7.5k subscribers

Instagram: 272.0k followers

Contact Information

lisa.kendall.damour@gmail.com

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Host

Lisa Damour - Clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and expert on the psychology of girls, teenagers, stress, and emotional development.

Reena Ninan - Former journalist and podcast host who covers parenting challenges and translates expert guidance into practical conversations for families.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Clinical psychologists, developmental psychologists, physicians, bestselling authors, child-development experts, and public figures with credible firsthand experience of parenting or navigating adolescent mental-health issues.
Required Achievements:  
Bestselling books, International or national recognition in psychology or medicine, Established expertise in child development or adolescent mental health, Large public platform or substantial lived-experience advocacy

Recent Guest Discussions

Gordon Neufeld - Parent-child Attachment, Healthy Adolescent Development, Peer Orientation, Behavior Challenges, And Strengthening Family Relationships.

Gabor Maté - Parent-child Attachment, Adolescent Peer Relationships, Digital Media, And Maintaining Connection When Teenagers Pull Away.

Kim Holderness - ADHD In Children, Reducing Shame, Strengths-based Parenting, School Accommodations, And Supporting Children With Adhd.

Penn Holderness - ADHD In Children, Reducing Shame, Strengths-based Parenting, School Accommodations, And Supporting Children With Adhd.

Recent Topics

Adolescent Psychology, Parenting, Teen Mental Health, Child Development, Family Relationships

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens
:

279: ENCORE: The Summer of Building Independence

July 07, 2026

If you feel like you're doing too much for your kids — and it’s time for them to do more for themselves — this episode is your roadmap out. Dr. Lisa Damour makes the case for using summer to foster independence in our kids. The summer months provide the perfect window to hand off real responsibilities to your tween or teen in a way that actually sticks. From laundry to cooking dinner to managing their own appointments, this encore episode gives you a practical, step-by-step approach to raisi...

278: ENCORE: How to Stay Connected When Teens Pull Away

June 30, 2026

 Does your teen seem more attached to their friends and their phone than to you? That's not just a feeling, and it's not a phase you have to wait out. Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena Ninan revisit their conversation with two of the world's leading experts on child development, globally renowned physician and author Dr. Gabor Maté, and developmental psychologist and author Dr. Gordon Neufeld, to address how parents can stay connected to their teens, even as they spread their wings. This is one of o...

277: ENCORE: Embracing ADHD with Penn and Kim Holderness

June 23, 2026

If your child has been diagnosed with ADHD (or you suspect they might have it) this episode will change the way you see them. Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena Ninan revisit their candid, funny, and genuinely moving conversation with Penn and Kim Holderness — viral content creators, bestselling authors, podcasters, and authors of “ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD.” Together, they strip away the shame, explain what it really feels like to have ADHD, and give parents a practica...

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