Good Inside with Dr. Becky

About Good Inside with Dr. Becky

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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-inside-with-dr-becky--7375808/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-inside-with-dr-becky--7375808/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher

kju

Category

education · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 Apr 2021

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 120 episodes have a transcript.

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   13 Oct 2026

   Stop Asking Your Kid Who Their Best Friend Is, with Adam Grant

   Every parent asks their kid some version of the same question: “Who's your best friend?” Adam Grant thinks that's the wrong thing to be asking, at any age.His new book Vibe (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPHPNZ14?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback) breaks friendship into four types: pals, allies, companions, and associates. Most of us assume we need one person who's all four. Grant's research says that's a setup for disappointment, and that kids who are genuinely well-liked at school still feel excluded and isolated if they don't have one "bestie."Dr. Becky and Adam get into why it takes about 50 hours, on average, to make a friend (and up to 200 to make a close one), why a scary hike or a rough IKEA build can bond people faster than anything easy, and why the person who reacts the biggest in your house usually ends up running it.*Thank you to Yoto for making this episode possible. Get 15% off your order with the code DRBECKY15 at YotoPlay.com (https://yotoplay.com/). New customers only, ends October 31, offer valid on select products only. Terms apply. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-inside-with-dr-becky--7375808/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-inside-with-dr-becky--7375808/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

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   8 Oct 2026

   What Really Matters When Raising Boys: Consent, Peer Pressure & Doing the Right Thing

   We spend too much time making sure our boys know the right answer, and not enough time helping them build the emotional skills to act on it when the stakes are high.“Should you respect someone’s no?” Yes. “Should you speak up when something bad is happening?” Yes.Our kids can ace that test.Now add rejection. Add wanting to belong. Add: “If I say something, my friends might turn on me.”Knowing the right answer isn’t the same as being able to act on it when the moment gets hard.In this episode, a special recording of a live event with the Good Inside community in response to recent headlines about sexual assault, Dr. Becky shares three emotional skills we can start building in our boys today. These aren’t everything - sexual violence is not an individual parenting problem, and it won’t have an individual parenting solution. But these aren't nothing, either. They're some things we can do now, long before the stakes get higher.Read Dr. Becky’s notes on this episode on the Good Inside blog (https://www.goodinside.com/blog/). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-inside-with-dr-becky--7375808/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/good-inside-with-dr-becky--7375808/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

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   6 Oct 2026

   The 10,000 Paper Cuts That Teach Women Not to Trust Themselves, with Melinda French Gates

   Melinda French Gates has run some of the most powerful rooms in the world. She co-founded and co-chaired the Gates Foundation. She's sat across from heads of state. And in her 40s, at the top of her career, she started doubting herself in meetings she'd run a hundred times before.She talks to Dr. Becky about why: chronic insomnia; undiagnosed perimenopause; a body that had learned, years earlier, to override its own signals, first in a male-dominated work culture, then in a college relationship that taught her not to trust her own read on things.They get into a Gallup survey Melinda’s organization Pivotal Ventures ran this year of 5,000 adults, where half the respondents who'd been pregnant said they struggled with their mental health during or after it. And they talk about what Melinda calls the "10,000 paper cuts": the small, repeated moments, a comment talked over in a meeting, a doctor who doesn't quite listen, that teach women to stop trusting their own gut long before anyone tells them to, directly, all at once.Becky and Melinda work out what actually rebuilds that trust, in doctors' offices and living rooms alike. Plus: what Melinda's granddaughters are teaching her about the phrase "I'm not ready yet," and the running joke she and her own kids share that perfect is creepy.* Thanks to Carter’s, Good Inside’s new Confidence Program (https://www.goodinside.com/program/raising-confident-capable-kids/?utm_source=podcast_gi&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=confidence_program&amp;utm_content=shownotes_20260929) is free for every family for the next six months. Click here (https://www.goodinside.com/program/raising-confident-capable-kids/?utm_source=podcast_gi&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=confidence_program&amp;utm_content=shownotes_20260929) to learn more.*Thank you to our partners for making this episode possible: Frida (https://frida.com/): Shop Frida at Amazon, Target, and Walmart today Perelel (https://perelelhealth.com/GOODINSIDE): Use code GOODINSIDE for 20% off your first order at perelelhealth.com/GOODINSIDE (http://perelelhealth.com/GOODINSIDE) Yoto (https://yotoplay.com/): Get 15% off your order with the code DRBECKY15 at YotoPlay.com (http://yotoplay.com/). New customers only, ends October 31, offer valid on select products only. Terms apply. Care.com (http://care.com/): For a limited time, you can use the code BECKY35 to save 35% on a Care.com (http://care.com/) Premium Membership.**Offer applies to initial term of http://Care.com (http://Care.com) membership subscriptions. Not applicable to add-on features or non-renewing access fees or services. Expires 10/31/26. Care.com (http://care.com/) does not employ or place any caregiver. Background checks are an important start, but they have limits. Visit www.care.com/safety (http://www.care.com/safety). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com (https://pcm.adswizz.com) for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. Become a supporter of this podcast: <a...

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Sex? After Kids? Tell Me More, Esther Perel - Revisit

Published 28 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Yes, that's exactly it. And those are really hard to coexist. Well, it's a pull. For sure. It's a pull. And at the same time, if you really want to give More to your children, make sure to give more to the couple. Because otherwise comes a time when there won't be a couple for the children. So I want to jump into a specific example. and I'm going to a little bit make this up, but it's a myriad of so many people's stories. And I just hear their voices, right? Hearing what you're saying. Put more into my partnership. My partner is someone I feel very angry with right now. My partner puts no energy into me or into the kids. […]

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