The Most Important Thing
The Most Important Thing is a podcast about building intentional family culture. We explore how ambitious, busy families can create connection, meaning, and resilience at home—just as intentionally as they do in other aspects of life. Each episode blends personal stories, research, and experiments you can try in your own family. Because when the world is moving fast, the most important thing is what we build at home.
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May 22, 2025
TMIT 09: Back to Base Camp
🎙️ TMIT 09: Back to Base Camp ⛺🧡 After eight family experiments in three weeks, it’s time to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what’s emerging beneath the surface. In this episode, we return to TMIT base camp —our space for ...
May 19, 2025
TMIT 08: Family Money (+ Experiment Update)
🎙️ TMIT 08: Family Money In this episode, we explore how to make the implicit explicit when it comes to money at home. This isn’t a how-to talk about chores and allowances (no jars labeled Spend, Save, Share here). Instead, w...
May 15, 2025
TMIT 07: Family Movement
🎙️ TMIT 07: Family Movement “Movement can be a pursuit, not a punishment.” In this episode, we explore how when families co-create movement that feels fun, chosen, and skill-building, they create lasting motivation and connec...
May 13, 2025
TMIT 06: Family Space (+ Experiment Update)
🎙️ TMIT 06: The Most Important Thing About Family Space (with Experiment Update) “A room is only as good as you feel when you’re in it.” — Philip Johnson What makes a home nourishing to its members? In this episode, we explor...
May 12, 2025
TMIT 05: Family Play
The Most Important Thing About Family Play “The opposite of play isn’t work—it’s depression.” — Dr. Stuart Brown In this episode, we explore why play isn’t just for kids—and why families who play together are more connected, ...
May 9, 2025
TMIT 04: Family Values
The Most Important Thing About Family Values In this episode, we dive into a foundational family topic: family values , and specifically, how they can be more than just words on a wall. We explore why values matter—not just f...
May 5, 2025
TMIT 03: Family Meals (+ Experiment Update)
TMIT 03: Family Meals “Instead of feeling guilty because you don’t have the six o’clock thing, it’s about coming together as a family whenever you have the time.” - Jennifer Besh, as quoted in The Secrets of Happy Families Th...
May 3, 2025
TMIT 02: Family Stories
The Most Important Thing About Family Stories Why do some individuals grow up with a stronger sense of who they are? In this episode, we explore the research behind family storytelling—how sharing the right kinds of stories a...
May 3, 2025
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The Most Important Thing: Trailer Exploring how ambitious, busy families can build culture at home
April 30, 2025
TMIT 01: Family Meetings
🎙️TMIT 01: Family Meetings “What works about the family meeting is that it’s a regularly scheduled time to draw attention to specific behaviors. If you don’t have a safe environment to discuss problems, any plan to improve yo...
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