Will I Ever Feel Like Myself Again After Motherhood? | Morgan Radford & Dr. Becky

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

May 21, 2026

Duration

34m

Channel

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Morgan Radford thought she knew herself before becoming a mom: adventurous, ambitious, always chasing novelty and new experiences. Then motherhood arrived — along with postpartum pain, brain fog, fear, comparison, and the shocking feeling that her body and mind no longer belonged to her. In this deeply honest conversation, NBC News anchor and author Morgan Radford talks with Dr. Becky about the parts of new motherhood nobody prepared her for: the physical recovery, the mental disorientation, the pressure to “bounce back,” and the panic that the hardest parts might last forever. But this episode is also about what emerges on the other side: creativity, connection, healing, and the realization that the parts of ourselves we fear we’ve lost may still be alive underneath — just taking a different shape. If you’ve ever wondered, “Will I ever feel like myself again?” this conversation is for you. Thank you to our partners for making this episode possible:

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Becky

  host

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

• Morgan Radford

  guest

  NBC News anchor and author who discusses her personal experience transitioning into motherhood.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Becky and Morgan Radford, Will I Ever Feel Like Myself Again After Motherhood? | Morgan Radford & Dr. Becky explores Reclaiming identity after childbirth: pain, brain fog, and hope Morgan Radford describes the identity whiplash of early motherhood, where a formerly adventurous, novelty-seeking self feels abruptly constrained and “basic,” yet not permanently lost.

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