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Beyond Winning: Sanya Richards-Ross and Dr. Becky

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross reflects on the inner work behind elite performance — navigating self-expectation, identity, and life after the finish line. She shares how injury, loss, and transition reshaped her understanding of success, and how she now brings that mindset into motherhood, work, and community. This is Episode 1/4 of Good Inside Presents: The Playbook, a limited-edition series created in partnership with Nike. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/4fSxbzk Your Good Inside membership might be eligible for HSA/FSA reimbursement! To learn more about how to get your membership reimbursed, check out the link here: https://www.goodinside.com/fsa-hsa-el... Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: @drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter For a full transcript of the episode, go to goodinside.com/podcast Thank you to our partners for making this episode of Good Inside possible! https://www.care.com/: For a limited time, you can use the code GOOD35 to save 35% on a Care.com Premium Membership.* Airbnb If you’re ready to host but want some support, find a co-host at https://click.pscrb.fm/2f https://www.smartypantsvitamins.com/: Shop on Amazon, or at Target or Walmart today. Outward Bound USA: Sign the pledge and make a commitment to one day of real connection at the-reset.org *Offer applies to initial term of Care.com membership subscriptions. Not applicable to add-on features or non-renewing access fees or services. Expires 4/26/26. Care.com does not employ or place any caregiver. Background checks are an important start, but they have limits. Visit www.care.com/safety.

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EPISODE INFO

Released
February 13, 2026
Duration
41m
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Good Inside with Dr. Becky
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross reflects on the inner work behind elite performance — navigating self-expectation, identity, and life after the finish line. She shares how injury, loss, and transition reshaped her understanding of success, and how she now brings that mindset into motherhood, work, and community. This is Episode 1/4 of Good Inside Presents: The Playbook, a limited-edition series created in partnership with Nike. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/4fSxbzk Your Good Inside membership might be eligible for HSA/FSA reimbursement! To learn more about how to get your membership reimbursed, check out the link here: https://www.goodinside.com/fsa-hsa-el... Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: @drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter For a full transcript of the episode, go to goodinside.com/podcast Thank you to our partners for making this episode of Good Inside possible! https://www.care.com/: For a limited time, you can use the code GOOD35 to save 35% on a Care.com Premium Membership.* Airbnb If you’re ready to host but want some support, find a co-host at https://click.pscrb.fm/2f https://www.smartypantsvitamins.com/: Shop on Amazon, or at Target or Walmart today. Outward Bound USA: Sign the pledge and make a commitment to one day of real connection at the-reset.org *Offer applies to initial term of Care.com membership subscriptions. Not applicable to add-on features or non-renewing access fees or services. Expires 4/26/26. Care.com does not employ or place any caregiver. Background checks are an important start, but they have limits. Visit www.care.com/safety.

SPEAKERS

  • Dr. Becky

    host

    Clinical psychologist and parenting expert, host of the Good Inside podcast.

  • Sanya Richards-Ross

    guest

    Olympic track and field champion and former elite 400m runner.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Becky and Sanya Richards-Ross, Beyond Winning: Sanya Richards-Ross and Dr. Becky explores sanya Richards-Ross on resilience, pressure, and parenting through sport lessons Sanya describes an intrinsically motivated childhood in Jamaica where her parents nurtured—rather than imposed—her Olympic dreams.

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