There are no training manuals for this. Just a child staring up at you with cartoon eyes and an inner monologue that asks: Am I doing this right? Am I ruining them?

Kate sits down with Dr. Becky Kennedy—a clinical psychologist and creator of Good Inside—to talk about the heartbreak and hope of parenting. What does it mean to raise (or re-raise) someone with compassion and boundaries, especially when you never learned how?

Whether you're parenting toddlers, teens, or the little one inside yourself, this conversation offers grace for anyone trying again.

Show Notes:


Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy — parenting platform, book, and podcast
A Blessing for When You're Not the Parent You Meant to Be 


katebowler.substack.com — essays, blessings, and community reflections


Support Guide:When Your Child is in Pain — for parents supporting kids through emotional struggle


Support Guide:Those Who Care for Teens — compassionate care for older children

There are no training manuals for this. Just a child staring up at you with cartoon eyes and an inner monologue that asks:&nbsp;Am I doing this right? Am I ruining them?
Kate sits down with Dr. Becky Kennedy&mdash;a clinical psychologist and creator of&nbsp;Good Inside&mdash;to talk about the heartbreak and hope of parenting. What does it mean to raise (or re-raise) someone with compassion and boundaries, especially when you never learned how?
Whether you're parenting toddlers, teens, or the little one inside yourself, this conversation offers grace for anyone trying again.
Show Notes:
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<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/good-inside-a-guide-to-becoming-the-parent-you-want-to-be-dr-becky-kennedy/96d14f1d9f32bde5?ean=9780063159488&amp;next=t&amp;&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=paid&amp;utm_campaign=pmax_makegood_july2025&amp;utm_content=6600617235&amp;utm_term=%7Bsearchterm%7D&amp;utm_product_id=&amp;utm_item_id=%7Bitem_id%7D&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22829786313&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld40exg1d0whboOuz9pY6GnVmT&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw8p7GBhCjARIsAEhghZ3RylhwdlP8DaypHYrtn7iF05HAw7-qtOGiYBa4lHqfU4wM5uOe_YUaAs88EALw_wcB">Good Inside</a> by Dr. Becky Kennedy &mdash; parenting platform, book, and podcast
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<li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/katebowler/p/a-blessing-for-when-youre-not-the?r=4dul9&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;showWelcomeOnShare=true">A Blessing for When You're Not the Parent You Meant to Be</a>&nbsp;</li>
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<a href="https://katebowler.substack.com/" data-start="1555" data-end="1613">katebowler.substack.com</a> &mdash; essays, blessings, and community reflections
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Support Guide: <a href="https://katebowler.com/guide/child-is-in-pain/">When Your Child is in Pain</a> &mdash; for parents supporting kids through emotional struggle
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Support Guide: <a href="https://katebowler.com/guide/care-for-teens/">Those Who Care for Teens</a> &mdash; compassionate care for older children
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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.

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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.
Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media <a href="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-stringify-link="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">https://lemonadamedia.com/</a>

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