Episode 033 - Downtime, Fast vs. Slow Dopamine

Finding Moments

Finding Moments
Episode 033 - Downtime, Fast vs. Slow Dopamine
Sep 13, 2026 Season 6 Episode 33 LenEll, Trisha, Chad

Not all dopamine hits the same.

Some things give us a quick hit and keep us looking for the next one. But the moments that stick? They usually take a little more time.

In Episode 33, we’re talking about what we call slow dopamine activities — simple things that help us connect with our kids while giving them opportunities to build patience, creativity, confidence, and resilience in a digital world built around the next five seconds.

Building.
Reading.
Playing.
Creating.
Connecting.


Parents don’t need a perfect plan or another complicated activity to organize. Cook something together. Go outside. Play a board game. Build LEGO's. Stack some blocks. Read a few pages. Just pick something and be there for it.

Sometimes the smallest, simplest activities create the moments our kids remember most.

Need a screen-free reset? Keep it simple. Pick something. Make it a habit. See what happens.

That’s what our cup-of-coffee conversation for Episode #33 is all about.

Find the moments.

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