Don’t Pardon Me, I’m an Inconvenient Woman

勿怪我,我是个不便之女。

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

2025-03-25

19 分钟
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In this follow-up to last week’s Calling All “Good Girls” episode, Dr. Becky dives deeper into embracing the role of the “inconvenient woman.” What begins with a simple “I want my coffee my way” moment evolves into a powerful realization: Identifying, owning, and articulating our desires as women can be incredibly uncomfortable. Dr. Becky encourages all self-identifying “Good Girls” to reflect on what they truly want for themselves and to embrace the inconvenience that comes with pursuing it. Do you want to learn more about how we're celebrating being an inconvenient woman at Good Inside? Check out the link here: https://www.goodinside.com/lp/inconvenient-women/. Get the Good Inside App by Dr. Becky: https://bit.ly/4fSxbzk Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books. For a full transcript of the episode, go to goodinside.com/podcast To listen to Dr. Becky's TED Talk on repair visit https://www.ted.com/talks/becky_kennedy_the_single_most_important_parenting_strategy. Today’s episode is brought to you by Ritual. You know that feeling when you’re going a million miles an hour, jumping from one thing to the next? You’re trying to finish an email when you remember the laundry’s still in the washer, your kid is shouting about needing poster board for a project due tomorrow, your pone won’t stop buzzing, and—oh, great—you forgot that tonight is parent-teacher conferences. Sometimes, life is just… a lot. Stress doesn’t have an off-switch. And we can support our body’s natural response to it. That’s why I love Ritual’s Stress Relief, featuring BioSeries technology. It’s designed to work with your body to help manage everyday stress. If you feel like daily stress is taking a toll on your body and mind, you might want to give them a try. Get Ritual Stress Relief and save 25% on your first month at ritual.com/goodinside. Today’s episode is brought to you by Airbnb. Traveling during spring break can feel tricky because we can’t necessarily take time off work when our kids are off from school. And trying to join a Zoom meeting from your hotel room or your in-laws' kitchen doesn’t always feel great. This is why I love Airbnb when we travel–I can find a place with plenty of room to spread out, including a desk or table for dedicated work time, making it easier to have dedicated connection time with my kids. And, if you’re thinking of traveling for spring break, consider hosting your home on Airbnb, too! It’s a great way to help offset the cost of booking one yourself while opening up your space for another family also traveling! Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at airbnb.com/host.
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  • Okay, so this is part two of our series about what it means to be an inconvenient woman.

  • What does that really mean?

  • Now, I just want to set things straight.

  • This is not going to be an episode where I share with you my month-long vacation in Bali away from my whole family to be an inconvenient woman that's never happened.

  • I don't think that's really accessible for most of us, and that is really,

  • really kind of far away from the pragmatic kind of day-to-day that we all live.

  • I want to share with you something that to me is the essence of what I think about around being an inconvenient woman.

  • And I just want you to take whatever you imagine and bring it down like 39 notches, okay?

  • Because the story that comes to mind that I think about all the time is this moment in an airport that has to do with my coffee order.

  • And if you're thinking, Becky,

  • are you going to talk to me for the next 20-something minutes about your coffee order?

  • You bet I am.

  • Because in this moment, my whole past came alive.

  • I think so many ideas around gender came alive.

  • In some ways,

  • the conflict between taking care of my own needs and taking care of someone else's imagined needs all came alive.

  • And I want to dissect this because I think we have moments like this every single day.

  • And if we, instead of running past this, kind of elongate, what is really happening?

  • And how does our past come into play today?

  • And how can we shift things a little bit?