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Good Inside with Dr. Becky

How We Grow Up: Inside the Adolescent Brain with Matt Richtel

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Dr. Becky

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

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Matt Richtel joins Dr. Becky to explore the adolescent brain, teen mental health, and the science of how we grow up.

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, today I'm speaking with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and a dad of teenagers, Matt Ricktell.

0:07.1

Matt spent nearly two years reporting a powerful nine-part series in the New York Times on the post-pandemic adolescent mental health crisis.

0:16.1

And the project evolved into a brand new book.

0:18.9

His book is How We Grow Up, Understanding Adolescence.

0:23.9

And it's out today, July 8th. Matt and I had one of the most amazing conversations I've had with

0:29.6

anyone in my life. It was truly one of those moments where I thought, oh my goodness, how are we

0:33.9

already at time? I could talk to you forever. You want to hear this conversation,

0:38.4

whether you have an adolescent or not. I promise you. It's going to make you think new things.

0:43.4

It's going to make you do something different in your home today. And I promise you, it will

0:47.3

not leave you feeling, oh, it's too late because it's actually all about what we do after

0:52.4

the moments like me.

0:55.4

We mess up.

0:58.4

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

1:00.0

We'll be back right after this.

1:12.1

Hi, Matt. Hi, Becky.

1:13.4

How are you?

1:14.4

I am good.

1:16.4

I'm so excited to talk.

1:17.4

Matt, I want to jump in just talking about your new book, How We Grow Up.

1:22.4

I loved it.

1:23.9

It's so important.

1:25.4

And maybe we could just start telling me a little bit about either your

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