Belle Burden: The Burden of Being the "Good Girl"

贝勒·伯登:成为“好女孩”的负担

Good Inside with Dr. Becky

2026-07-21

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Belle Burden was, by her own account, the good girl. Quiet, compliant, the kid who wrote her own book report and did her homework on Friday afternoons. Then one night in the second week of the 2020 lockdown, a stranger left a voicemail: your husband is having an affair with my wife. By 6 a.m. her 20-year marriage was over, and the life she thought she could count on stopped making sense. In her memoir of the event and its aftermath, Strangers, Belle traces how she got to this place - and how she found her way back. They get into the stuff we all carry: why "being good" can quietly cost you yourself, how kids notice far more than we give them credit for, and why it's never too late to tell them the truth. Dr. Becky wrote up her thoughts on how to get the "good girl" tendency out of your own emotional driver seat. * Thank you to our partners for making this episode possible: Girl Scouts: If you have a daughter in kindergarten through 12th grade, visit girlscouts.org to learn more LMNT: Get a free gift with your purchase at drinkLMNT.com/goodinside Pampers Easy Ups: Start your potty training journey with Peppa Pig Pampers Easy Ups Little Spoon: Get 50% off your first order at littlespoon.com/rattled with code RATTLED Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • Hey parents, I wanna take a minute to tell you about something close to my heart.

  • You may not know this, but I was a Girl Scout troop leader,

  • which means that I've actually seen a lot of girls, not just my own daughter,

  • find their voices and form a community they can count on.

  • Because in Girl Scouts, the girls are in charge.

  • Your daughter isn't just a participant.

  • She's a decision maker and a problem solver.

  • As parents, we spend so much energy trying to build our kids' confidence.

  • Girl Scouts is one of the few places

  • where girls actually get to practice making decisions, in real situations with real stakes.

  • And it's a place where girls can feel joyful and come as they are.

  • Whether your daughter is getting ready for kindergarten, middle school, or high school, there's a troop for her.

  • And joining is easy.

  • Just visit girlscouts.org to learn more.

  • That's girlscouts.org to learn more.

  • Raise your hand if you were the good girl.

  • Me.

  • I mean, you're the kid who...

  • Stayed in line.

  • You were pretty compliant.