Dr. Becky Kennedy: Protocols for Excellent Parenting & Improving Relationships of All Kinds

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Becky Kennedy, PhD, a clinical psychologist, bestselling author, and founder of Good Inside, an education platform for parents and parents-to-be. We discuss actionable protocols for raising resilient, emotionally healthy kids and effective alternatives to typical forms of reward and punishment that instead teach children valuable skills and strengthen the parent-child bond. These protocols are also applicable to other types of relationships: professional, romantic, friendships, siblings, etc.

We explain how to respond to emotional outbursts, rudeness, entitlement, and how to repair fractured relationships, build self-confidence, and improve interpersonal connections with empathy, while also maintaining healthy boundaries.

We also discuss how to effectively communicate with children and/or adults with ADHD, anxiety, learning challenges, or with “deeply feeling” individuals.

The conversation is broadly applicable to all types of social interactions and bonds. By the end of the episode, you will have learned simple yet powerful tools to build healthy relationships with kids, teens, adults and oneself.

Journal Articles

• The tenacious brain: How the anterior mid-cingulate contributes to achieving goals (Cortex)

Huberman Lab Episodes Mentioned

• Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett: How to Understand Emotions
• The Effects of Cannabis (Marijuana) on the Brain & Body

People Mentioned

• Gabor Maté: physician and author
• Ronald Fairburn: psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
• James Hollis: Jungian psychoanalyst and author