Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhen Your Kid Says "I'm Ugly," Here's What to Actually Say
Episode 23
Somewhere around 9 or 10, your kid starts watching their own body: how it looks, how it compares, whether it's keeping up. And most of us freeze, bec…
12 hours ago
Your Kid Isn't Lazy. Their Brain Is Wired for Momentum. | Dr. Alex Reed on ADHD in the Teen Years
Episode 22
Middle school strips away the training wheels. Elementary school's one teacher becomes six. The hand-holding disappears. For a kid with ADHD, that's …
1 week ago
Middle School Isn't a Problem to Solve, It's a Skill Being Built
Episode 21
Phyllis Fagell has spent years inside a middle school as a counselor, and she's here to make the case that the silence, the friend-group churn, and t…
2 weeks ago
AI Can't Do the One Thing Your Teen Needs Most
Episode 20
Your tween or teen is already using AI. For homework, for image generation, for drafting the text they're too nervous to send, and, more and more, fo…
3 weeks ago
My Tween is Pulling Away. Is That Normal? - Revisit
Episode 19
A revisit from the Good Inside archives, hosted by Dr. Becky.
As our kids grow up and pull away, it can feel like they’re breaking up with us. This w…
4 weeks ago
Muscles, Masculinity, and the Thing We Keep Mistaking for Health
Episode 18
Boys have body image issues too. They're just harder to spot.
Dr. Kyle Ganson is a researcher at the University of Toronto who studies body image, ea…
1 month ago
The Even-Keel Kid: What to Do When Your Child Can't Name Their Feelings
Episode 17
Your kid seems fine. Easygoing, no meltdowns. But when you ask how they're doing — nothing. "Fine." "I don't know." A shrug. And then one day you not…
1 month, 1 week ago
When Your Kid Comes Out: What to Say, What to Skip, and What Really Matters
Episode 16
Sarah Kate Ellis has spent more than a decade as President and CEO of GLAAD, the nation's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization. She's a TIME 100…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Losing My Teen to the Screen - Revisit
Episode 15
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 n…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How to Stay Friends When One of You Has Kids
Episode 14
What happens to friendship when one person has kids—and the other doesn’t?
In this episode, Dr. Sheryl sits down with two of her longtime friends, Li…
2 months ago