Parent Guilt, Sleep Loss, and the Cost of Care | Good Inside with Dr. Becky

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

February 19, 2026

Duration

22m

Channel

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

If you’ve ever sat down for the first time all day and guilt showed up before rest did, this episode is for you. In this conversation, Dr. Becky unpacks new findings from Care.com’s 2026 Cost of Care Report — and translates what the numbers really mean for your nervous system, your sleep, and your sense of self. Because the data reveals something powerful:Parents aren’t just tired. Many feel like they’ve disappeared. If parenting has started to feel like it takes up everything, this episode will help you understand why. And it'll remind you: you’re still here. 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-eligibility/ Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/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: http://www.care.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=GOOD35_INF00038 for making this episode of Good Inside possible! For a limited time, you can use the code GOOD35 to save 35% on a Care.com Premium Membership.* *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. Leave Me Alone!, Dr. Becky’s new picture book about Deeply Feeling Kids, is in stores on February 24th, but you can pre-order your copy today: https://www.goodinside.com/leavemealone/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=leavemealone_preorder_pre_sale&utm_content=shownotes_20260219!

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Becky

  host

  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, Parent Guilt, Sleep Loss, and the Cost of Care | Good Inside with Dr. Becky explores Dr. Becky reframes parent guilt and sleep loss as leadership issues The episode validates parents’ constant mental load with Care.com data showing caregivers focus on others almost every waking hour, including countless invisible household and scheduling tasks.

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