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Breaking Cycles and Doing Things Differently

Parenting is hard—and parenting as a cycle-breaker is even harder. After all, if you’re raising your kids differently than you were raised, you’re carrying the weight of how generations before you were parented and acting as a pivot point for all the generations to come. That’s what it really means to be a cycle-breaker: The bravery and strength to say, “This family story… It ends with me. I’m starting something new.” The good news? You don’t have to do it alone. This week, Dr. Becky offers support to three parents who share their struggles around being cycle-breakers—from exhaustion to confusion to loss. She offers practical scripts and strategies, and reminds everyone to lean on each other, too. Remember: You are part of this community of intentional, cycle-breaking parents. Together, we can change the world, one person at a time. Join Good Inside Membership: http://www.goodinside.com Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Want More? Check these out: Raising Kids Is Taking a Toll on My Relationship. What Can I Do? - https://youtu.be/bZ39suECHNI I Struggle With Codependency. How Do I Raise My Kids Differently? - https://youtu.be/n40iBLWmNDA Motherhood Doesn’t Have to Be Martyrdom - https://youtu.be/ywJMtRHzqFY Deeply Feeling Kids Need a Different Approach - https://youtu.be/WQNM5EyDtKE Yes, One-Year-Olds Have Tantrums - https://youtu.be/yE2To4sOHG8

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Released
June 7, 2022
Duration
28m
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Good Inside with Dr. Becky
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Parenting is hard—and parenting as a cycle-breaker is even harder. After all, if you’re raising your kids differently than you were raised, you’re carrying the weight of how generations before you were parented and acting as a pivot point for all the generations to come. That’s what it really means to be a cycle-breaker: The bravery and strength to say, “This family story… It ends with me. I’m starting something new.” The good news? You don’t have to do it alone. This week, Dr. Becky offers support to three parents who share their struggles around being cycle-breakers—from exhaustion to confusion to loss. She offers practical scripts and strategies, and reminds everyone to lean on each other, too. Remember: You are part of this community of intentional, cycle-breaking parents. Together, we can change the world, one person at a time. Join Good Inside Membership: http://www.goodinside.com Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Want More? Check these out: Raising Kids Is Taking a Toll on My Relationship. What Can I Do? - https://youtu.be/bZ39suECHNI I Struggle With Codependency. How Do I Raise My Kids Differently? - https://youtu.be/n40iBLWmNDA Motherhood Doesn’t Have to Be Martyrdom - https://youtu.be/ywJMtRHzqFY Deeply Feeling Kids Need a Different Approach - https://youtu.be/WQNM5EyDtKE Yes, One-Year-Olds Have Tantrums - https://youtu.be/yE2To4sOHG8

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  • Dr. Becky

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

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Becky, Breaking Cycles and Doing Things Differently explores how cycle-breaker parents stay calm, set boundaries, and repair relationships Dr. Becky reframes “cycle-breaking” as imperfect progress, emphasizing that repair after losing your cool is itself cycle-breaking.

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