Dr. Becky Kennedy - Good Inside - S8 | E19

2026-07-07

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While the podcast team is taking a Radical Sabbatical, Kim is interviewing authors of the books that have had a big impact on her in the past two years. How can parenting skills help us become better team members and leaders in the workplace? Sure, you can’t “ground” your direct report when they screw up an important project, but the lessons of good parenting can certainly help us all be better at building effective and healthy teams. In this episode, Kim speaks with Dr. Becky Kennedy, the author of Good Inside, a...

While the podcast team is taking a Radical Sabbatical, Kim is interviewing authors of the books that have had a big impact on her in the past two years.

How can parenting skills help us become better team members and leaders in the workplace? Sure, you can’t “ground” your direct report when they screw up an important project, but the lessons of good parenting can certainly help us all be better at building effective and healthy teams.

In this episode, Kim speaks with Dr. Becky Kennedy, the author of Good Inside, a New York Times #1 bestseller. Dr. Becky’s background as a clinical psychologist and years of experience working with families give her valuable insights into navigating the stresses of raising kids amid a busy work schedule. She has developed a loyal following among parents. Kim and Dr. Becky talk about how these two worlds overlap and, in some cases, where they don’t. For example, they talk about how “repair” and taking responsibility for handling something poorly can play a key role in increasing connection among team members.

Guest Background: Dr. Becky is the clinical psychologist and mom of three behind the breakthrough parenting company Good Inside. She specializes in helping parents become sturdy leaders in their homes by sharing the skills and strategies parents need to raise resilient kids. Dr. Becky is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, a TED speaker, and the host of the chart-topping podcast Good Inside with Dr. Becky, and has amassed a global following of millions of parents.

Dr. Becky received a BA in Psychology and Human Development, Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude, from Duke University and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University. She has a certificate in Relational Psychotherapy from the Steven Mitchell Center.

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Introduction to Radical Kindness and Good Inside

(03:02) Balancing Boundaries and Connection in Parenting

(05:56) The Impact of Unfinished Business from Childhood

(08:54) Curiosity as a Tool for Effective Communication

(12:02) Connection Capital: Building Relationships with Kids

(14:55) The Importance of High-Impact Moments

(17:53) Repairing Relationships After Mistakes

(20:56) Modeling Accountability for Children

(24:09) Changing the Narrative Around Parenting and Guilt

(27:06) Compassionate Criticism in Parenting and Work

(29:04) Understanding Anger and Setting Boundaries