Episodes

Why We Started The Most Important Thing (The Backstory Episode) TMIT 23 🎙️ Every journey has a beginning, and this is ours. We recorded this episode a few days after 01 Family Meetings . We didn’t release it at the time becau...

Turning Family Vacations into Family Adventures TMIT 22 🎙️ What if your next family trip could be more than just a change of scenery? In this episode, we’re talking about how to transform a typical family vacation into a true...

Show Notes – Episode 21: Seeing & Being Seen In this final episode on the Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto, we talk about what it means to truly see and be seen. “I will not teach or love or show you anything perfectly, but I...

🎧 Episode 20: Daring Greatly In this penultimate episode of our Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto series, we reflect on one of the most courageous lines in Brené Brown’s manifesto: “The greatest gift that I can give you is to ...

🎙️ TMIT Teammates #3: Noah Zaltz on Building Family Norms In this episode of TMIT Teammates , we sit down with our friend Noah Zaltz , a fellow investor, deep thinker, and someone who brings the same intention to family life ...

🎙️ Episode 19: Belonging From the Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto: “ We will always have permission to be ourselves with each other no matter what. You will always belong here. ” In this episode of The Most Important Thing ,...

🎙️ Episode 18: Facing Fear & Grief In this episode, we explore one of the hardest lines from Brené Brown’s Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto: “Together we will cry and face fear and grief. I will want to take away your pain, b...

TMIT Teammates #2: Julianne Annunziata Peters on Roots, Recipes & Reinvention We’re joined in person by our dear friend and neighbor, Julianne Annunziata Peters . Julianne shares her family’s move from NYC to Delray Beach, ho...

🎙️ Episode 17: Spirit “When uncertainty and scarcity visit, you will be able to draw from the spirit that is a part of our everyday life.” In today’s conversation, we explore what it means to bring spirit into daily family li...

🎙️ TMIT Teammates #1: Jennifer Zelman on Raising a Global Family Welcome to the very first episode of TMIT Teammates —our new segment where we talk with real families we love and admire about how they’re building culture at h...

🎙️ Episode 16: Joy “I want you to know joy, so together we will practice gratitude. I want you to feel joy, so together we will learn how to be vulnerable.” — Brené Brown, Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto This week, we’re tal...

🎙️ Episode 15: Accountability & Respect This week, we’re diving into two words that carry a lot of weight—and often get misunderstood in parenting: accountability and respect . We unpack what these concepts really mean in a f...

🎧 Episode 14: Boundaries This week, we’re talking about boundaries—inside our home and outside of it. The kind that protect our family culture… and the kind that make everyone just a little bit uncomfortable (in the best way)...

🎙️ Episode 13: Compassion This week, we’re digging into self-compassion—not just as an idea, but as a practice we’re actively building at home. Our starting point: “We will teach you compassion by practicing compassion with o...

🎙️ Episode 12: Courage Courage usually gets the Gladiator treatment. We picture epic battles, high-stakes wins, and shirtless heroics. But in real life? It’s not just about “being brave.” This week, in Episode 12: Courage , w...

🎙️ Episode 11: Worthiness In our newest episode— Worthiness —we’re continuing our journey through Brené Brown’s Wholehearted Parenting Manifesto . 📜 “I want you to engage with the world from a place of worthiness.” 🌱 Worthine...

🧪 TMIT Experiment Update #4 + Greg’s Technology Corner! Our fourth experiment update—this time as a stand-alone episode. It’s a quick check-in on what we’re trying at home, how it’s going, and what we’re adjusting next. This ...

Loved & Lovable ❤️💗 As a kid, you likely knew you were loved. But did you also know that you were lovable no matter what? We didn’t always get that message growing up, as we’ve since learned about one another. But we are all ...

🎙️ 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 ...

🎙️ 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...

🎙️ 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...

🎙️ 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...

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, ...

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...