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Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Can We Really “Have it All”?

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Dr. Becky

Kids & Family, Parenting, Education, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Modern parents are stretched to the limit: careers, childcare, and expectations keep growing, but the day is still only 24 hours long. In this episode, Dr. Becky and economist Dr. Corinne Low unpack the data behind parental exhaustion and share realistic ways to reclaim your time, reduce resentment, and feel more present in daily life.

Transcript

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0:00.0

If you're a mom, you have probably felt pressure to have it all. What does that mean? I'm a present parent.

0:07.5

I have a supportive and connective relationship. I cook the healthy meals. I show up at every drop off.

0:14.8

And maybe also I'm working outside of the home. And my picture of my family on the weekend looks perfect on Instagram.

0:20.7

Okay. let's first

0:22.1

myth bust. This human does not exist. And if you think I'm that human, you are sorely mistaken.

0:29.0

Today I'm talking to Dr. Corinne Lowe. She's incredible. She's an associate professor of economics at

0:36.4

Wharton, but this is not a financially related episode.

0:41.0

She actually has developed a framework for thinking about how women think through decisions and how we spend our time.

0:48.3

And she focuses her studies on women and moms who think about this concept of having it all and helping us

0:57.2

look at it differently so we can feel a little more free and a little more grounded in our

1:02.2

values. Trust me, this is an episode that you are going to love and that I think every parent

1:08.5

needs. You're going to end up saying, oh my goodness.

1:12.9

Yes, so many times.

1:16.4

I'm Dr. Becky, and this is good inside.

1:19.2

We'll be back right after this. Hi, Corinne.

1:34.6

Hi, Corinne.

1:35.3

Hi. I am so happy to be here.

1:36.8

I am so excited for you to be here about a topic.

1:40.3

Like, I just have to say when I saw the title of your book.

1:42.9

And I'm just going to say it, having it all, what data tells us about women's lives and getting the most out of yours.

1:48.8

I saw having it all. I was like, this woman is going to tell me how to have it all. Amazing. Someone has

1:56.3

finally cracked the code and there's data involved. So I feel like that's not exactly what's inside.

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