The New Fatherhood: “You Either Sort It Out or Pass It On” with Kevin Maguire

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 12, 2026

Duration

36m

Channel

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

**The New Fatherhood: “You Either Sort It Out or Pass It On”** For generations, fathers were taught that their job was simple: protect, provide, preside. But what happens when those old rules no longer fit? In this conversation, Dr. Becky talks with writer and fatherhood advocate Kevin Maguire about the emotional transformation happening inside modern fatherhood — and why so many dads are trying to parent differently than they were parented themselves. They explore:

• why presence matters more than ever in parenting
• the hidden identity shift that happens when men become fathers
• why play can feel surprisingly hard for dads
• anger, emotional regulation, and repair
• the pressure men feel to disconnect from vulnerability
• paternal postpartum depression and why so few people talk about it
• how healing ourselves changes the way we show up for our kids

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Kevin Maguire

  guest

  Writer and coach focused on modern fatherhood, known for a leading fatherhood Substack and prior work at Google.

• Dr. Becky Kennedy

  host

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

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Kevin Maguire and Dr. Becky Kennedy, The New Fatherhood: “You Either Sort It Out or Pass It On” with Kevin Maguire explores modern fatherhood redefined through presence, vulnerability, and breaking generational patterns Kevin Maguire contrasts “old fatherhood” (protect, provide, preside) with today’s expectation that dads be actively present, emotionally engaged, and relationally involved.

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