Culture Architects™ 38. Designing Your Family Culture w/ Steven Shapiro & Nancy Shapiro Rapport (Part 1)
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Jun 2, 2025 
Steven Shapiro, educator focused on experiential learning, and Nancy Shapiro Rapport, former school counselor and lifelong educator, share their journey creating Our Family Culture. They discuss building intentional family routines, a library of 44 fundamentals, short weekly practices, and how hands-on experiences and rituals support children’s emotional well-being.
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Family Culture Can Be Designed
- Families can be treated like any other culture to be designed intentionally.
- David J. Friedman, Steven Shapiro, and Nancy Shapiro Rapport applied organizational culture methods to families.
Grief Led Nancy To Counseling
- Nancy shifted from English teacher to school counselor after sharing grief with students following her father's death.
- Her openness helped students grieve together and led her to pursue counseling work.
Clear Family Values Protect Kids
- Steven observed rising youth mental-health issues across demographics during his career.
- He noticed kids thriving tend to come from families with a clear sense of what matters.
