This is an edited version of an earlier episode. Moms, you deserve space for yourself. If this sounds like a revolutionary concept… that’s because it is. In a too-busy world that constantly questions your good enough-ness, this week’s episode delivers a powerful message: You don’t have to do it all. Dr. Becky talks with Eve Rodsky, best-selling author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space, about how rebalancing domestic labor can change your relationship to yourself, your family, and society.  Join Good Inside Membership: bit.ly/3LqOTi4 Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.inst ..read more

Parenting can feel like such a slog sometimes and in those times it can be hard to feel joyful. Today, Dr. Becky sits down with designer and author Ingrid Fetell Lee to chat about ways that everyone can bring more joy into their lives through their spaces. And yes, this even applies to parenting.   3/15 DFK Event: https://bit.ly/3LlzbEX Join Good Inside Membership: bit.ly/3J8gvpb Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becom ..read more

Being a teenager these days is harder than ever before. Not only are they dealing with the regular day-to-day of being a hormonal adolescent but they're also grappling with smartphones as the new foundation of their friendships, the pressures of social media, and trying to get into college in a much more cut-throat environment. Dr. Lisa Damour joins Dr. Becky to talk about how parents can navigate the teenage years and raise connected, capable, and compassionate adolescents.  Join Good Inside Membership: http://bit.ly/3ybVy7M Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbec ..read more

As parents there are certain things we can control: what's served for dinner, how much screen time is allowed, or when bedtime is. But who our kids are friends with is not one of them. So what's a parent to do when their kid is friends with someone they don't particularly like and who isn't the greatest influence? On today's episode, Dr. Becky talks with a parent about how to handle tricky friendship dynamics. Join Good Inside Membership: bit.ly/3KIFO3w Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinsi ..read more

One episode with the renowned couples therapist, Esther Perel, just isn't enough. So this week she's back to answer all of your relationship questions. Join Good Inside Membership: bit.ly/3DWCNZj Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books. For more Esther Perel, head to estherperel.com or listen to her podcast Where Should We Begin. Stories ..read more

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 need not only to survive but to thrive. This week, Dr. Becky consults with the renowned couples therapist, Esther Perel, to talk about what parents can do to rekindle their desires.  Join Good Inside Membership: bit.ly/3HKYL3U Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/news ..read more

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 helpled prep two dads of twin toddlers for some existential questions they know are coming their way. Together, they talk through letting go of the idea that we, as parents, can be everything to our kids ..read more

Going out to dinner is not what it once was if you are bringing your kids. What used to be an easy book a restaurant and go, is a bit more complicated when it's a party bigger than two. But we all need a break! We all deserve dinner out with or without our kids. This week, Dr. Becky talks to a parent about the public shaming she recently received when she took her kids out for an early sushi dinner.  Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2A Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodi ..read more

Pendulum Parenting: When you try so hard to parent differently than the way you were raised but accidentally swing to the other end of the pendulum. This week, Dr. Becky talks with one of the hosts of the We Can Do Hard Things podcast, Amanda Doyle, about holding clear boundaries while raising kids in a family where it's important that all feelings be allowed. Get the Guide to Running A Family Meeting: https://lp.goodinside.com/podcast-family-meetings/ Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2A Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for o ..read more

In this episode we get into magic and fantasy and we don't want to give anything away to your kids who might be listening with you. So please enjoy this episode on your own. Imaginative play starts in a child's mind. But that doesn't mean parents can't join in. And in fact, they should. Dr. Becky sits down with the illustrator and author Oliver Jeffers to talk about magic, fantasy, and the power of make believe. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2A Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://w ..read more