Dr. Becky: How to Stay Patient When You’re Triggered

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

October 14, 2025

Duration

48m

Channel

The Jefferson Fisher Podcast

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Want a FREE communication tip each week? Click here to join my newsletter. https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/newsletter This one’s for the parents—or anyone raising little humans. I sit down with Dr. Becky Kennedy, clinical psychologist and bestselling author of Good Inside, to unpack what’s really behind kids’ “bad behavior.” We talk about the mindset shift every parent needs, the three words that can calm any meltdown, and how to hold firm boundaries without losing connection. If you’ve ever thought, “Why won’t my kid just listen?” — this conversation will change the way you see those moments forever. If you want to check out Good Inside, the platform Dr. Becky built, you can head to goodinside.com and use the code JEFFERSON15 for 15% off your first membership. That’s JEFFERSON15, https://www.goodinside.com/ — offer expires December 31st, 2025. Thank you to our Sponsors: Cozy Earth. Upgrade Your Every Day. Get 40% off at cozyearth.com/jefferson or use code JEFFERSON at check out. https://cozyearth.com/pages/jefferson Masa Chips. Get 25% off at https://www.masachips.com/pages/jefferson Momentous. Visit https://www.livemomentous.com/ and use code JEFFERSON for 35% off your first order. BetterHelp. Click https://betterhelp.com/jeffersonfisher for a discount on your first month of therapy. Like what you hear? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review! Order my new book, The Next Conversation, today! https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/book Suggest a topic or ask a question for me to answer on the show! https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/topic Join my School of Communication. https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/membership Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jefferson_fisher Follow me on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@justaskjefferson?lang=en Follow me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffersonfisher/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jefferson Fisher

  host

  Host of The Jefferson Fisher Podcast and communication coach who interviews experts and reads sponsor segments.

• Dr. Becky Kennedy

  guest

  Clinical psychologist and parenting expert, founder of Good Inside and author known for practical scripts for raising “deeply feeling” kids.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Jefferson Fisher Podcast, featuring Jefferson Fisher and Dr. Becky Kennedy, Dr. Becky: How to Stay Patient When You’re Triggered explores Dr. Becky’s calm-parenting frameworks for triggers, listening, and meltdowns Misbehavior is framed as a skill deficit and an unmet need signal, not evidence that a child is “bad,” which changes how parents respond in the moment.

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