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The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Why and how we carry the "Not Good Enough Stuff" from our childhood

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Anytime you have told yourself you’re not good enough, you’re not capable of, or you have to be better at something that comes from somewhere in your childhood. On today’s episode, I welcome Mary Beth Fox, a licensed professional counselor and owner of The Inner Child Therapist to discuss the not good enough stuff carried from childhood. We discuss: What “not good enough stuff is” Why and how these present in relationships and parenting How we can limit this cycle Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠ page of the website.  Thanks to today’s sponsor, Bombi and their special offer to all PedsDocTalk podcast listeners! You can get $20 off the BĒBEE LIGHTWEIGHT STROLLER plus accessories with the code PEDSDOC20 only at bombigear.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Not good enough stuff is essentially that feeling that every single person in the

0:06.9

entire world has had subconscious and conscious of not feeling good enough. Not

0:12.6

being good enough for something, for someone, for so many different things. It's

0:17.6

different for so many people. But every single client I've ever had and every

0:23.2

friend, family member, everybody I've ever known. On some level, he struggled

0:28.4

with not feeling good enough. And those grow. They begin in childhood. They

0:33.7

can begin in the womb. And they grow and grow and get bigger and bigger and

0:38.5

bigger. And that shapes so many things in our lives. Hello everyone and welcome

0:45.2

back to the show. I continue to get to talk to the most amazing guests on this

0:49.9

podcast to have conversations about parenthood, child health, development, and

0:54.4

so much more. Thank you for tuning in today and being here. On today's

0:59.3

episode, I welcome Mary Beth Fox, who is a licensed professional counselor and

1:04.3

owner of the mental health blog, not good enough stuff. And we are talking today

1:09.1

about how we carry the not good enough stuff from our childhood. And what we

1:14.2

can do about it as parents, thank you so much for joining me today, Mary Beth.

1:17.6

Yes, thank you for having me. I'm really excited to talk about this because I'm

1:21.6

so passionate about it. I am excited as well. So a little backstory for all of

1:26.6

our listeners. My husband has been going through a lot of self growth,

1:30.9

learning about how a lot of his childhood trauma has affected him as a parent

1:35.7

and he came across your blog, the not good enough stuff blog. And he said to me,

1:40.6

he's like, Mona, her stuff is amazing. It would be so cool. If you can have her

1:44.9

on the podcast. And I reached out to Mary Beth and she was able to get on the

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