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Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Motherhood: A Hero's Journey

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

Dr. Becky

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

4.84.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Author and comedian, Jessi Klein, joins Dr. Becky to talk about the highs and lows of motherhood.

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0:00.0

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

0:07.0

Jesse Klein is a writer, producer, stand up and the author of the fantastic book,

0:13.0

I'll show myself out, essays on midlife and motherhood.

0:17.2

Not only is it hilarious,

0:19.2

it's also very poignant,

0:21.0

and I think many moms who read it will feel very seen.

0:25.0

Motherhood is like a hero's journey.

0:30.0

We think about the stories of like adventures, you know, and like it's saving

0:36.3

private Ryan and war stories and like someone is saving lives and the thing about being the mother of or the parent of a very small child is

0:49.2

24 hours a day you have to be sort of passively saving their life, right? You're like, I have to make

0:56.8

sure 24 hours a day you don't eat a penny and choke to death on a

1:05.0

penny and so my vigilance is the same as if I was in a life and death situation but none of my

1:08.6

surroundings look like what I've been taught a life or death situation,

1:13.2

adventure, heroic moment looks like.

1:16.6

I've just been taught that this all looks boring to people.

1:22.0

Jesse and I are about to get real about motherhood.

1:25.0

You don't want to miss it.

1:27.0

We'll be right back. We're busy parents and even though we know we should prioritize ourselves,

1:37.0

sometimes we're the last thing on our list. I get it. I love anything that makes

1:41.8

caring for my family and myself easier, including a

1:45.7

multi-vitamin I can trust. Enter ritual. They're essential for women vitamin. Amazing. I'm filling my nutrient gap with nine key nutrients,

1:55.3

like Vitamin D and omega-3s, and just two daily pills. And ritual delivers to my doorstep every month. So easy. I also trust it. Not just because it's

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