Raising Confident Girls: What Today's Girls Are Up Against

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 27, 2026

Duration

29m

Channel

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

**What Today’s Girls Are Up Against** Tweens and teens today are growing up without something many of us took for granted: an off switch. No break from comparison. No break from group chats, social pressure, performance, opinions, or the feeling of always being “on.” This week, Dr. Sheryl talks with producer, writer, and Smart Girls co-founder Meredith Walker about what years of listening to girls has taught her about confidence, belonging, perfectionism, identity, and the exhausting pressure so many girls feel to get everything “right.” They talk about:

• why “just be yourself” can feel impossible for teens
• what social media has changed about growing up
• how girls learn to trust themselves
• why experimentation and awkwardness are actually healthy
• the importance of self-compassion
• and what happens when kids feel genuinely listened to

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Sheryl

  host

  Host of The In Between Years who interviews guests about parenting and girls’ development.

• Meredith Walker

  guest

  Producer, writer, and media executive; co-founder of Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Sheryl and Meredith Walker, Raising Confident Girls: What Today's Girls Are Up Against explores How to help girls build self-trust amid relentless pressure today Meredith Walker traces how listening deeply to kids—from Nick News to Smart Girls—shaped her belief that young people deserve truth, respect, and real attention from adults.

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