Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMiddle 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 months, 1 week 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…
2 months, 2 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…
2 months, 3 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…
2 months, 4 weeks 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…
3 months 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…
3 months, 1 week 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…
3 months, 2 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…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Can't Tap Out: One Mom on Single Parenting, Perimenopause, and Repair
Episode 13
What happens when your teenager is deep in puberty, your tween is just starting to feel the first shifts — and meanwhile, you're navigating perimenop…
4 months ago
What Today’s Girls Are Up Against
Episode 12
Tweens and teens today are growing up without something many of us took for granted: an off switch.
No break from comparison. No break from group cha…
4 months, 1 week ago