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The Suzanne Venker Show Suzanne Venker
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TIRED OF THE LIES AND THE SPIN perpetuated in the culture about men and women, sex and love, marriage and motherhood? If so, get ready to hear hard-hitting truths that will make you cry out “Yes! Finally someone tells it like it is!”
In her signature no-nonsense style, author and relationship coach Suzanne Venker offers support, motivation, and countercultural guidance on how to prioritize love and family and build strong relationships at home.
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"There was never a time anyone acted like it was appropriate for me to say I wanted to be a wife and mother."
Suzanne reads several letters from women who've been shamed for prioritizing marriage and motherhood over career and juxtaposes this message with the reality of Barbara Walters' life, who did just that.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/22/susan-page-rulebreaker-barbara-walters/ -
30-something women everywhere are BLINDSIDED by the reality of motherhood
Suzanne talks about her follow-up conversation with Alex Clark of The Spillover and the shocking reality women experience in becoming new mothers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zuLwSOLjZs&list=PLxx4kcMvHrwLrizrjHljVIsFqv7iLkbQa&index=4 -
Deviating from conventional gender roles makes most men and women miserable
The culture insists men and women would be happier if they pretended they're interchangeable and moved through life accordingly.
But study after study after study after study proves otherwise.
LINKS:https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/542579https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/09/20/americans-see-men-as-the-financial-providers-even-as-womens-contributions-grow/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/03/why-feminist-wives-are-unhappy.htmlhttps://thelibertarianrepublic.com/nyt-traditional-gender-roles-may-mean-better-marriages/ -
Quick Announcement
Suzanne responds to folks who suggested a new way to keep The Suzanne Venker Show going...
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Ep. 199: Marriage and family matter more than money and career
Suzanne makes an announcement about The Suzanne Venker Show and discusses her new book, How to Build a Better Life: A New Roadmap for Women Who Want to Prioritize Love & Family, which is now on sale at Amazon.
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Ep. 198: You don’t need to have a big life to have a valuable life
Why should women (or men, for that matter) feel obligated to "change the world" when everyday life can be just as much, if not more, fulfilling?
What if staying focused on life in your own backyard brings more joy and satisfaction than trying to "disrupt the status quo"?
In this episode, Suzanne explains why women shouldn't feel pressure to live a big life when a smaller one is just as noble and gratifying.
https://www.artofmanliness.com/character/advice/podcast-962-the-case-for-minding-your-own-business/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/15/opinion/cultural-revolution-meritocracy.html
Customer Reviews
Choose wisely and treat kindly
Suzanne Venker provides a counter cultural informed opinion, one that is worth listening to! Her passion for helping create healthy marriages, families and homes oozes through again and again. She fosters a sense pride in striving to be a wife and mother, and recognizes the importance of this to society.
For me, the golden nugget of this first interview with Dr. Laura is ‘choose wisely and treat kindly’. Here they refer to picking a life partner and once married the importance of kindness to one another. Such a simple wise message that is often neglected!
This episode was a great start to Suzanne’s shows and I’m very much looking forward to what comes next!