📺 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 will try to let you see me, and I will always hold sacred the gift of seeing you – truly, deeply seeing you.”

Over the past 11 episodes, we’ve explored courage, compassion, boundaries, accountability, and joy. Here, we tie it all together with what might be the simplest practice of all: showing up as we are, and really seeing the people we love.

In this episode, we talk about:

• ​Why “seeing and being seen” is the heart of connection.
• ​A bike ride breakthrough with Maverick and how it taught us about reflecting kids’ strength back to them.
• ​The challenge of truly seeing our kids for who they are—not just who we want them to be (or don’t).
• ​What it means to be “too much,” breaking cycles from our own upbringing, and choosing to let our kids’ light shine.
• ​How being imperfectly human in front of our kids can actually be healing.
• ​“Do you want to be helped, heard, or hugged?”

TMIT about Seeing & Being Seen: It’s about showing up vulnerably while pausing to recognize the strengths and imperfections in those around you—especially when they can’t see it yet in themselves.