Rattled: When New Parenthood Shakes You

Good Inside

Land USA

Genrer Uddannelse, Børn & Familie, Forældreskab

Sprog EN

Episoder 11

Seneste 02.07.2026

Rattled is a podcast for new, expecting, and first-time parents navigating the challenges of pregnancy, postpartum, and life with a newborn. Each episode, Dr. Becky and the Good Inside team address honest, difficult questions about the emotional reality of becoming a parent. The show aims to help parents who are second-guessing themselves, their choices, and their identity.

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5 Numbers Every New Parent Needs to Hear 02.07.2026 25min

Dr. Becky breaks down five data points every new parent needs to know. Not to scare you -- to prepare you.
Postpartum OCD, Intrusive Thoughts: What’s Happening to Me? 25.06.2026 31min

Dr. Becky talks to Sabrina Rudin about the intrusive thoughts that flooded in after baby arrived, the terror of thinking something was fundamentally broken in her, and the moment she told her husband she thought she'd "become a murderer." And she explains why his response changed everything.
When the Baby Arrives and Dad Falls Apart 18.06.2026 34min

Dr. Becky talks to Kevin Maguire about the experience of — and the insights from — paternal postpartum depression.
IVF, Miscarriage, then Barack Obama 11.06.2026 35min

Hannah Bronfman and her husband Brendan Fallis join Dr. Becky to talk about the parts of new parenthood that don't make the highlights reel: fertility struggles, maternal health fears, and the specific kind of panic that hits the moment you leave the hospital with a baby and realize no one is coming with you.
I Wanted to Be a Different Kind of Dad 04.06.2026 37min

Dr. Becky talks with writer Aymann Ismail about the emotional reality of early fatherhood — the parts men are rarely encouraged to say out loud.
I Needed Proof I Was a Good Mom 28.05.2026 29min

Dr. Becky and author and mom of two Erin Schlozman unpack the disorientation of new parenthood: the feeling that your baby’s crying is somehow a reflection of you, the pressure to “get it right,” and the clarifying realization that motherhood doesn’t follow a linear path.
Will I Ever Feel Like Myself Again? 21.05.2026 36min

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.
I Love My Baby... and I'm So Bored 14.05.2026 28min

Dr. Becky and Myleik Teele talk honestly about the monotony of early parenting, the loss of spontaneity and identity, and the shame so many parents feel when reality doesn’t match what they imagined.
What If I Don’t Feel a Bond With My Baby? 07.05.2026 32min

What if you don’t feel that immediate rush of love after your baby is born?
Dr. Becky's 4pm Dread 30.04.2026 23min

In this deeply personal solo episode, Dr. Becky shares her own early postpartum experience—the identity shift, the crash from “I can handle anything” to something entirely different, and the quiet reframe she wishes she had back then.
"Nobody Told Me This Would Happen" — with Caro Chambers 23.04.2026 20min

Writer and mom-of-four Caro Chambers on the 6:30 morning her life quietly shifted, the body she didn't recognize, and the wisdom it took four babies to learn: when things are okay, let them be okay.
"What If I Hurt My Baby?" — with Leah Smart 23.04.2026 28min

Writer and mom Leah Smart on perinatal anxiety, the intrusive thoughts she didn't know had a name, and the reframe that changed everything: your fears are almost always about what you love most.
Official Trailer 16.04.2026 1min

“Rattled” is a podcast about the moments when new parenthood shakes you.