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Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Good Inside

123 episodes

Join clinical psychologist and mom of three Dr. Becky Kennedy on her weekly podcast, as she takes on tough parenting questions and delivers actionable guidance—all in short episodes, because we know time is hard to find as a parent. Her breakthrough approach has enabled thousands of people to get more comfortable in discomfort, make repairs after mistakes, and always see the good inside. You'll gain the tools to embody your authority while developing a stronger parent-child connection, helping you become the parent you want to be and helping your child develop the skills necessary for life success.

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  1. Parenting During the LA Wildfires

    · 46 min · Episode 185

    There are no adequate words to express the horror of the ongoing LA wildfires. It’s completely understandable if you feel worried, out of control, or stunned. Parenting is hard enough on a “normal” day, but in times…

  2. Can We Raise Good Kids Without Punishing Them?

    · 22 min · Episode 184

    If you've lost your cool with your kids and fallen into yelling, threats, timeouts, or other punishments, you’re not alone. This week, Dr. Becky explores the complex topic of punishment in parenting, and addresses the…

  3. Optimizing Happiness with Laurie Santos

    · 33 min · Episode 183

    Every parent wants their kid to be happy and to grow up into a happy adult. But sometimes, a parent's intervention in the short term can lead to their kid becoming an unhappy adult in the long term. Yale professor,…

  4. Revisit - How Dare You Speak to Me That Way

    · 49 min · Episode 182 · Explicit

    This is a repeat of an earlier episode. What happens when you want to do things differently than how you were raised and yet the people who raised you are intimately involved in raising your children? Is it more…

  5. The "More" Kids

    · 37 min · Episode 157

    Some kids are just more. More emotional. More resistant. More reactive. Just more. Dr. Becky thinks of them as Deeply Feeling Kids and author and parenting activist, Debbie Reber of Tilt Parenting, thinks of them as…

  6. Losing my Teen to the Screen

    · 24 min · Episode 148

    What do you do when you give your teen a phone and everything you were worried about comes true? They stopped reading books like they used to. They never leave their room without their phone. Their grades slip. They're…

  7. The Anxious Generation with Jonathan Haidt

    · 53 min · Episode 145

    Social psychologist and author, Jonathan Haidt, joins Dr. Becky to discuss his new book The Anxious Generation. In this powerful episode, they talk about the impact of phones, social media, and the decline of play on…

  8. My Tween is Pulling Away. Is That Normal?

    · 31 min · Episode 144

    As our kids grow up and pull away, it can feel like they're breaking up with us. This week, Dr. Becky talks to a mom wondering why her son feels so distant as he begins middle school. He seems to have plenty of time to…

  9. Good Inside Parenting is Not Gentle Parenting

    · 28 min · Episode 136

    The Good Inside approach to parenting is many things but gentle is not one of them. Good Inside parenting is sturdy. And sturdy parenting does not need consequences or punishments. In this episode, Dr. Becky hears…

  10. How To Not Raise An @$$h0le

    · 30 min · Episode 135 · Explicit

    Most parents want to raise kids who are confident, kind, hard-working, empathetic... And exactly no one is hoping their kid grows up to be an entitled a-hole. Yet it occupies so many conversations about parenting with…

  11. The Overlap Between ADHD, Neurodivergence, and Deeply Feeling Kids

    · 38 min · Episode 128

    Parenting Deeply Feeling Kids and kids with ADHD can be challenging. These kids really do have more intense escalations and reactions. But there is a path forward where we can help our kids build the skills for…

  12. The single most important parenting strategy | TED Talks Daily

    · 16 min · Episode 124

    Everyone loses their temper from time to time — but the stakes are dizzyingly high when the focus of your fury is your own child. Clinical psychologist and renowned parenting whisperer Becky Kennedy is here to help.…

  13. The Power of Letting Kids Struggle

    · 45 min · Episode 121

    Dr. Becky sits down with Reese Witherspoon to discuss her newest children's book Busy Betty and the Circus Surprise, and the power of letting kids struggle, resilience, creativity, and the true definition of…

  14. When Talking To Kids About Hard Things, Choose Truth Over Comfort

    · 33 min · Episode 110

    Talking about illness or other hard topics with kids can be daunting. So it's understandable that you might want to put it off. But information doesn’t scare kids. It’s the lack of information that feels scary to them.…

  15. Atomic Parenting Habits

    · 31 min · Episode 109

    Developing good habits is hard. Whether it's for us as parents or for our children. This week, author James Clear joins Dr. Becky to talk about the four things you and your kids need to do in order to develop good…

  16. You're Not The Boss of Me!

    · 36 min · Episode 106

    It's time to reframe defiance. When our kids don't listen to us or are being "defiant" by doing the complete opposite of what we've asked them to do, it's important to remember that they are still good kids. They are…

  17. Your Body Is Not a Problem to Fix

    · 40 min · Episode 101

    Kids today face a near-daily onslaught of body shame from their peers, school, diet culture, the media, and even the most well-meaning parents themselves. Virginia Sole-Smith, journalist and author, joins Dr. Becky to…

  18. Clean Plate Club

    · 41 min · Episode 97

    Truth: Feeding small children is hard and stressful. But here's another truth: You are a good parent even if your kid is only eating crackers right now. You are a good parent even if your kid hasn't touched a vegetable…

  19. Sex? After Kids? Tell Me More, Esther Perel

    · 33 min · Episode 91 · Explicit

    What happens when two become three, or four, or five? Who is responsible for the needs and wants of a couple when days are filled with playdates, pick-ups, and meal preps? Nights lack the erotic energy that couples…

  20. Trying to Be Everything

    · 41 min · Episode 90 · Explicit

    Our kids often ask us questions that wish we could buy ourselves a little more time for before we had to answer. Recently, Dr. Becky helped prep two dads of twin toddlers for some existential questions they know are…

  21. We Can Do Hard Things Crossover

    · 35 min · Episode 89 · Explicit

    On this very special Good Inside and We Can Do Hard Things crossover episode, Dr. Becky brings all your questions about parenting and the like to the podcasting trio behind We Can Do Hard Things, Glennon Doyle, Abby…

  22. Revisit - What No One Tells You About Parenting

    · 36 min · Episode 81

    This is an edited version of an earlier episode. Becoming a parent is really hard. And part of what makes it hard is the unrealistic narrative about what parenthood should feel like. In this episode, Dr. Becky has a…

  23. Trailer

    · 1:00 · Trailer

    Join Dr. Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist and mom of three as she rethinks the way we raise our children. Her breakthrough approach has enabled thousands of parents to get more comfortable in discomfort, make…

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