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Good Inside with Dr. BeckyNobody Prepared Me for This Part of New Parenthood | Hannah Bronfman & Brendan Fallis
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At a glance
WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT
Bringing your baby into your life—without losing yourself postpartum
- Hannah and Brendan describe a long, emotionally complex road to parenthood involving infertility treatment, miscarriage, and IVF, and why sharing their story publicly reduced shame for others.
- Hannah recounts returning to high-stakes work immediately postpartum—interviewing Barack Obama ten days after birth while still in adult diapers—highlighting the surreal collision of recovery and career.
- They contrast the panic and unpreparedness of the first days home from the hospital with the confidence that comes from experience and repeated exposure to real-life parenting situations.
- The couple explains their guiding philosophy: instead of reorganizing everything around the child, they often bring their kids into their existing routines (travel, events, work), building flexibility and confidence.
- Dr. Becky reframes “bringing your baby into your life” as a long-term foundation-setting choice and shares her own cautionary story about social isolation driven by rigid scheduling and nap anxiety.
IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING
5 ideasNormalize the hard parts by telling the true stories.
They argue that silence around miscarriage/IVF makes people feel “broken,” while open storytelling removes isolation and helps others process their own experiences.
Postpartum can collide with career in ways no one plans for.
Hannah’s Obama interview ten days postpartum illustrates how self-employed parents may feel unable to take leave, and how momentum and opportunity can shorten recovery space.
A “healthy parent and healthy baby” goal can be more resilient than a rigid plan.
Hannah approached birth as outcome-focused rather than method-focused, which helped her stay adaptable after an already-unexpected fertility journey.
Advocacy and being believed in medical settings matters—especially for Black mothers.
Hannah explicitly voiced fears about maternal mortality statistics and emphasized the importance of trusted care teams and assertive communication during labor.
Leaving the hospital is an abrupt competence cliff—plan for the shock.
Brendan describes the sudden shift from constant professional support to being “on your own,” fueling anxiety about safety, sleep, and basic caregiving decisions.
WORDS WORTH SAVING
5 quotesAbout three days after giving birth, I got a email saying that there was a really amazing opportunity to interview Barack Obama in seven days.
— Hannah Bronfman
I literally just had a baby. I was in an adult diaper.
— Hannah Bronfman
The thing that stands out to me most is how untrained you are to be parents.
— Brendan Fallis
We kind of agreed pre having a kid that I kinda think there's two schools of mentality-ish when you're having a baby. It's either your kid is gonna live your life, or you're gonna live your kid's life, and we both agreed, like, our kids are going to live our lives.
— Brendan Fallis
I wish I had said to myself, "Becky, you seeing your friends matters, and your baby can come into your life. That's not being selfish. That's not messing it all up. That's really important."
— Dr. Becky Kennedy
SPEAKERS
Hannah Bronfman
guestWellness/fitness entrepreneur and content creator discussing her postpartum and fertility journey.
Dr. Becky Kennedy
hostClinical psychologist and parenting expert, host of Good Inside (Rattled).
Brendan Fallis
guestDJ and entrepreneur, speaking as Hannah Bronfman’s partner about new parenthood and family life.
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