Erica Komisar, LCSW, is a psychoanalyst, parent coach, and the author of Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters. http://www.komisar.com/

We’ll talk today with Erica Komisar who’ll explain why a mother’s emotional and physical presence in her child’s life—especially during the first three years—gives the child a greater chance of growing up emotionally healthy, happy, secure, and resilient. We’ll also talk with Erica about why it’s so hard to discuss this issue with mainstream media and how important it is for women and families to seek out the information they need in order to make good decisions about work and family.

Erica Komisar, LCSW, is a psychoanalyst, parent coach, and the author of Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.komisar.com/">http://www.komisar.com/</a>
We&rsquo;ll talk today with Erica Komisar who&rsquo;ll explain why a mother&rsquo;s emotional and physical presence in her child&rsquo;s life&mdash;especially during the first three years&mdash;gives the child a greater chance of growing up emotionally healthy, happy, secure, and resilient. We&rsquo;ll also talk with Erica about why it&rsquo;s so hard to discuss this issue with mainstream media and how important it is for women and families to seek out the information they need in order to make good decisions about work and family.

SUZANNE VENKER is an author, columnist and radio host known as The Feminist Fixer. Suzanne teaches women how to succeed with men in life and in love by rejecting the concept of sexual equality and embracing male and female nature instead.  Meet Suzanne

SUZANNE VENKER is an author, columnist and radio host known as The Feminist Fixer. Suzanne teaches women how to succeed with men in life and in love by rejecting the concept of sexual equality and embracing male and female nature instead.

Read More Below Why is Suzanne The Feminist Fixer?  Because she helps fix what feminists have broken: the relationship between women and men.

Suzanne Venker stems from a long line of women trailblazers and activists, a group that’s typically associated with feminist thinkers. But the women in Suzanne’s family weren’t feminists. While they were highly accomplished, professional women, they were, first and foremost, wives and mothers whose conservative, or classically liberal, ideals underpinned their worldview.

As a result, Suzanne grew up with a view of women and men that was decidedly different from the status quo. First and foremost, she was not taught that American women are oppressed by the so-called patriarchy. On the contrary, she knew women could do whatever they set their minds to because the women in her family proved it in spades.

Second, Suzanne was not taught that women who took time out of their professional lives to raise a family were letting down the Sisterhood. On the contrary, she was taught that nothing in life is more important or valuable than raising children.

Third, Suzanne was not taught to view men as the enemy. On the contrary, most men are a woman’s greatest asset for those who understand the male psyche and how vastly different it is from women’s.

This countercultural worldview made Suzanne’s understanding of sex and dating, marriage and motherhood, work and family refreshingly different and resulted in her success in all of these domains. She believes strongly that women today are misled when it comes to these issues and has thus made it her mission to fight feminist narratives that undermine women’s happiness.

Suzanne’s message is not only inspiring, it’s empowering, for it helps women embrace their inherent self-worth rather than feel the need to prove their value to men and to society or become a man’s “equal,” as feminists repeatedly insist women do.

Suzanne is a columnist at the Washington Examinerand at Lively Journal. She is also a contributor at The Federalist and a former Fox News contributor. Her 2012 article, “The War on Men,” remains one of Fox News’ most read opeds in history.

Suzanne’s work has appeared in publications such as Time, USA Today, Parents and the New York Post and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Atlantic, Forbes, The Huffington Post and London’s Daily Mail.

Her TV credits include Fox & Friends, STOSSEL, The View, CNN, ABC and more. She has appeared on hundreds of radio programs throughout the country, and her work has been featured on “The Dr. Laura Program,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Rush Limbaugh Show.”

SUZANNE VENKER is an author, columnist and radio host known as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.suzannevenker.com/about/#feminist-fixer-section">The Feminist Fixer</a>. Suzanne teaches women how to succeed with men in life and in love by rejecting the concept of sexual equality and embracing male and female nature instead.&nbsp; Meet Suzanne
SUZANNE VENKER is an author, columnist and radio host known as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.suzannevenker.com/about/#feminist-fixer-section">The Feminist Fixer</a>. Suzanne teaches women how to succeed with men in life and in love by rejecting the concept of sexual equality and embracing male and female nature instead.
<a href="https://www.suzannevenker.com/about/#feminist-fixer-section">Read More Below&nbsp;</a>Why is Suzanne The Feminist Fixer?&nbsp; Because she helps fix what feminists have broken: the relationship between women and men.
Suzanne Venker stems from a long line of women trailblazers and activists, a group that&rsquo;s typically associated with feminist thinkers. But the women in Suzanne&rsquo;s family weren&rsquo;t feminists. While they were highly accomplished, professional women, they were, first and foremost, wives and mothers whose conservative, or classically liberal, ideals underpinned their worldview.
As a result, Suzanne grew up with a view of women and men that was decidedly different from the status quo. First and foremost, she&nbsp;was not taught that American women are oppressed by the so-called patriarchy. On the contrary, she knew women could do whatever they set their minds to because the women in her family proved it in spades.
Second, Suzanne&nbsp;was not taught that women who took time out of their professional lives to raise a family were letting down the Sisterhood. On the contrary, she was taught that nothing in life is more important or valuable than raising children.
Third, Suzanne was&nbsp;not taught to view men as the enemy. On the contrary, most men are a woman&rsquo;s greatest asset for those who understand the male psyche and how vastly different it is from women&rsquo;s.
This countercultural worldview made Suzanne&rsquo;s understanding of sex and dating, marriage and motherhood, work and family refreshingly different and resulted in her success in all of these domains. She believes strongly that women today are misled when it comes to these issues and has thus made it her mission to fight feminist narratives that undermine women&rsquo;s happiness.
Suzanne&rsquo;s message is not only inspiring, it&rsquo;s empowering, for it helps women embrace their inherent self-worth rather than feel the need to&nbsp;prove&nbsp;their value to men and to society or become a man&rsquo;s &ldquo;equal,&rdquo; as feminists repeatedly insist women do.
Suzanne is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/author/suzanne-venker">a columnist at the Washington Examiner</a>and at&nbsp;<a href="https://livelyjournal.com/">Lively Journal.</a>&nbsp;She is also a contributor at&nbsp;<a href="https://thefederalist.com/author/suzannevenker/">The Federalist</a>&nbsp;and a former Fox News contributor. Her 2012 article, &ldquo;<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/11/24/war-on-men.html">The War on Men</a>,&rdquo; remains one of Fox News&rsquo;&nbsp;most read&nbsp;opeds in history.
Suzanne&rsquo;s work has appeared in publications such as&nbsp;Time,&nbsp;USA Today,&nbsp;Parents&nbsp;and the&nbsp;New York Post&nbsp;and has&nbsp;been featured in&nbsp;The Wall Street Journal,&nbsp;Newsweek,&nbsp;The Atlantic,&nbsp;Forbes,&nbsp;The Huffington Post and London&rsquo;s Daily Mail.
Her&nbsp;TV credits include Fox &amp; Friends,&nbsp;STOSSEL, The View, CNN, ABC and more. She has appeared on hundreds of radio programs throughout the country, and her work has been featured on &ldquo;The Dr. Laura Program,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Late Show with Stephen Colbert&rdquo; and&nbsp;&ldquo;The Rush Limbaugh Show.&rdquo;