{"podcast":{"title":"Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth","slug":"lenny-s-podcast","podcast_index_feed_id":null,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/10845.rss","website_url":"https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/10845/6f98962f26f1b886bac3a845bb7ee00b.jpg","author":"Lenny Rachitsky","episode_count":355,"summary":"Deeply researched product, growth, and career advice for product leaders, founders, and ambitious builders.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T15:06:51.618951+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lenny-s-podcast"},"episode":{"title":"A child psychologist’s guide to working with difficult adults | Dr. Becky Kennedy","slug":"a-child-psychologist-s-guide-to-working-with-difficult-adults-dr-becky-kennedy","published_at":"2026-02-01T13:31:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lenny-s-podcast/a-child-psychologist-s-guide-to-working-with-difficult-adults-dr-becky-kennedy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lenny-s-podcast","url":"https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/dr-becky-on-the-surprising-overlap","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184714824/d77a2f699de3168dc5311338236689a0.mp3","summary":"Dr. Becky Kennedy is a clinical psychologist, the bestselling author of Good Inside , and the founder of a parenting platform used by millions. Known for her practical, psychology-based approach to parenting, Dr. Becky shares how the same principles that help parents raise resilient children can make you a much more effective leader. In this conversation, she breaks down why all human systems—whether families or companies—operate on the same fundamental principles, and how understanding these dynamics can make you more effective in every relationship. We discuss: 1. Why repair—not perfection—defines strong leadership 2. Why you need to connect before you correct to build cooperation and trust 3. The “most generous interpretation” framework for handling difficult behaviors 4. How to correctly set boundaries (vs. making requests) 5. The power of “I believe you, and I believe in you” 6. What it looks like to be a “sturdy” leader — Brought to you by: Merge —Fast, secure integrations for your products and agents: https://merge.dev/lenny Metaview —The AI platform for recruiting: https://metaview.ai/lenny Framer —Builder better websites faster: https://framer.com/lenny — Episode transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/dr-becky-on-the-surprising-overlap — Archive of all Lenny's Podcast transcripts: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/yxi4s2w998p1gvtpu4193/AMdNPR8AOw0lMklwtnC0TrQ?rlkey=j06x0nipoti519e0xgm23zsn9&st=ahz0fj11&dl=0 — Where to find Dr. Becky Kennedy: • X: https://x.com/GoodInside • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drbecky • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drbeckyatgoodinside • Website: https://www.goodinside.com — Where to find Lenny: • Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com • X: https:/…","meta_description":"Dr. Becky Kennedy is a clinical psychologist, the bestselling author of Good Inside , and the founder of a parenting platform used by millions. Known for…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5516,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lenny-s-podcast/episodes/a-child-psychologist-s-guide-to-working-with-difficult-adults-dr-becky-kennedy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lenny-s-podcast/a-child-psychologist-s-guide-to-working-with-difficult-adults-dr-becky-kennedy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}