Dr. Becky Kennedy: Overcoming Guilt & Building Tenacity in Kids & Adults
from Huberman Lab
by Scicomm Media
Published: Mon Jan 13 2025
Show Notes
In this episode, my guest is Dr. Becky Kennedy, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, renowned expert on parent-child relationships and founder of Good Inside, an educational platform for parents and parents-to-be. We discuss how to learn, embody, and teach better emotional processing, leading to healthier relationships in parenting, work, romantic partnerships and friendships. Dr. Kennedy shares practical strategies for managing guilt, building frustration tolerance, and nurturing emotional intelligence, as well as the impact of technology on emotional processing. This conversation aims to empower listeners to cultivate resilient, loving and supportive connections across all areas of life.
Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.
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Timestamps
Dr. Becky Kennedy; LA Fires
Emotions, Parents & Kids, Information, Tools: Story; “Right to Notice”
Sponsors: Wealthfront & Our Place
Empathy, Kids & Parents
Sturdiness, Pilot Analogy, Tool: Parental Self-Care
Emotions, Rigidity, Moody vs Steady Kids, Siblings
Emotion Talk, Crying; Eye Rolls, Tools: Not Taking Bait; Discuss Struggle
Parent-Child Power Dynamics, Tools: Requests for Parent; Repair
Sponsors: AG1 & Joovv
Power & Authority, Tools: Learning More; Parent Primary Job & Safety
Statements of Stance, Actions vs Emotions; Values, Behaviors & Rigidity
Guilt, Women; Tools: “Not Guilt”, Tennis Court Analogy & Empathy
Sponsors: LMNT & Eight Sleep
Guilt, Relationships, Tool: Naming Values Directly
Locate Others & Values; Sturdy Leadership; Parenting & Shame
Egg Analogy & Boundaries; Tools: Frame Separation; Pilot & Turbulence; Safety
Projection, “Porous”; Tools: Gazing In vs Out, Most Generous Interpretation
Tools: “Soften”; Do Nothing & Difficult Situations; Proving Parenting
Gazing In vs Out, Scales; Self-Needs & Inconvenience
Stress & Story, Nervous; Relationships vs Efficiency
Technology, Relationships, Frustration Tolerance, Gratification
Slowing Down, Phones, Frustration, Capability
Immediate Gratification, Effort & Struggle, Dopamine
Confidence, Board Games, Parental Modeling
Ultra-Performers & Pressure, Emptiness
Trying Things, Unlived Dreams, Frustration Tolerance, Tool: Learning Space
Learning & Building Frustration Tolerance, Tantrums; Feelings & Story
Tool: Using Story; Shame, Punishment
Leadership & Storytelling, Tools: Asking Questions; Songs & Learning
Miss Edson, Momentum, Tool: Small First Steps
Tools: Parents & Starting Point
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