Dr. Becky sits down with Dr. Marc Brackett, founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, to talk about his powerful personal story and research. They discuss understanding emotions as data, validating kids’ feelings without overindulging them, and building emotional literacy for the whole family.
In this episode, Dr. Becky sits down with Melinda French Gates to explore the “10,000 paper cuts” that teach women not to trust themselves, and what it takes to rebuild that self-trust in doctors’ offices and at home.
In this episode, Dr. Sheryl sits down with science journalist Michaeleen Doucleff, author of Hunt, Gather, Parent, to explore why teens still want to help, what praise really does to motivation, and how giving kids a real role in the family builds purpose at any age.
In this episode, Dr. Becky explores what confidence really means and names three things well-meaning parents do that quietly work against it.
In this episode, Dr. Sheryl sits down with happiness researcher and bestselling author Gretchen Rubin to make the case for retiring “empty nest,” explore what predicts a hard transition when kids leave home, and talk about how parents can come back to themselves.