Too Opinionated Interview: Susan Raphael

Susan Raphael is an addiction and mental health clinician, key note speaker and author of the critically acclaimed, “What’s Wrong with My Teen?”  Finding Answers to Teenage Addiction and Family Crisis.   Raphael is celebrating the year anniversary of “What’s Wrong With my Teen” with good reason.  The brilliantly insightful book continues to receive high praise and most importantly, continues to help families in crises. “What’s Wrong with My Teen?” guides families through some of their darkest times with the practical, honest and relatable methods Raphael has used successfully for decades.  Raphael comes with an abundance of experience both professional and personal.  The author has been featured on National platforms including The Ben Mulroney Show and the Recovering Out Loud podcast, recently appearing in Mental Health Research Canada’s national webinar Stories of Hope: A Journey Through Unexpected Addiction.  Raphael is scheduled to appear next as the keynote speaker at the Ontario School Counsellors' Association Fall Conference on November 9, 2025. “What’s Wrong with My Teen?”  will show you how to move forward.  “No one said parenting a teenager was easy, but heartbreak is not inevitable.”   Raphael’s methods give hope and guidelines to get you on the right path.  Discover the secrets of parenting your teen through their toughest challenges while retaining their respect, confidence, and love.   “What’s Wrong with My Teen?”  is a much-needed roadmap to facing these challenges, setting healthy limits, communicating and connecting with your teen.  Susan Raphael is a referral clinician in the National Basketball Association, NBA/NBPA Clinicians Network and is Internationally Certified by the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (CACCF), the gold standard of addiction counsellors in Canada and Internationally.   Want to watch: YouTube Meisterkhan Pod (Please Subscribe)