“Today, my guest is Dr. Becky Kennedy, a clinical psychologist, author, and CEO”
Dr. Becky Kennedy
Today, my guest is Dr. Becky Kennedy, a clinical psychologist, author, and CEO
1 episode · 2 sourced appearances
Appearances and evidence
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Frameworks in these episodes
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Boundaries Are What You Will Do
A real boundary is something you will do that requires the other person to do nothing — anything else is just a request
Connect Before Correcting
Join someone's reality for 30 agenda-free seconds before you ask them to do anything — connection is the bridge to cooperation
Feelings That Overpower Skills
Bad behavior at any age is feelings overpowering skills — set the boundary, then teach the missing skill, don't just punish
I Believe You + I Believe In You
For anyone struggling, pair 'I believe you' (one foot in the hole) with 'I believe in you' (one foot out) — doing both at once is magic
Separate Behavior From Identity (Good Inside)
Say 'this is a good person who is late' — split who someone is from what they did, so the conversation can actually be about the behavior
Sturdy Leadership (The Three Pilot Announcements)
Validate someone's experience as real without being overwhelmed by it — like a pilot who contains the cabin's fear and flies the plane
The Most Generous Interpretation (MGI)
Ask 'what's the most generous interpretation of why they did that?' to turn judgment into curiosity and unlock better interventions
The Power of Repair
Rebuild trust after a bad moment by owning your part, naming the impact, and stating what you'll do differently
Resources in their episodes
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Creativity, Inc.
- Figma
- Figma Make
- Framer
- GG
- Good Inside
- Good Inside Potty Learning Course
- GoodInside.com
- KPop Demon Hunters
- Leave Me Alone: A Good Inside Story About Deeply Feeling Kids
- Lenny's Newsletter
- Lenny's Product Pass
- Liberty Puzzles
- Lovable
- Merge
- Metaview
- Radical Candor
- Replit
- The Messy Middle
- The Power of Moments
- The Secrets We Keep
- Yoto Player
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