The Relentless Pursuit Podcast

Jordan Catapano and Rosanna Catapano

A life lived on purpose requires daily intentionality, especially when you add a spouse, kids, a career, and a host of big dreams. Join Jordan and Rosanna – high-school sweethearts, educators, entrepreneurs, and parents – each week as they take life off autopilot and explore in unscripted conversations how to thrive as a couple while hustling after their passions. If you’re looking to make the most of your self, your relationships, your dreams, your marriage, and your parenting – you’ll find examples and inspiration as they relentlessly pursue a life worth living, together.

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20 episodes
Updated July 29

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July 29 · 40 min
Stretch Yourself
It's time to thinking about how you're "stretching yourself" - literally! While many of us often make time for workouts, walks, sleep, and hydration, we also make the case in this episode for the values that stretching and yoga can bring into our lives.
July 22 · 55 min
Your Generational Gap is Showing
No two generations are the same, and their perspectives and mentalities are largely shaped by the conflicts, economics, and technologies surrounding them. Let's dive into understanding ourselves - especially Millienials and Gen Z - and appreciate not just where we're from, but "when" we're from.
July 15 · 43 min
It's Not All A Conspiracy
We tend to see patterns and tend to distrust those in power - and therefore tend to see conspiracies everywhere we look. We're hear to remind you that healthy skepticism can be a good thing, but make sure to think critically, ask meaningful questions, and seek out quality evidence!
July 8 · 50 min
To Be Misunderstood
It has been said that "To be great is to be misunderstood." So maybe, when we stop following the crowd and trying to make sure everybody "gets us" is when we're taking a step in the right direction.
July 3 · 49 min
Let's Go for a Walk
Walking - just the act of walking - is a powerful form of meditation, exercise, and self-improvement...and one that we've underrated for most of our life.
June 24 · 57 min
Lessons from 20 Years of Marriage
Today we celebrate our 20th anniversary! That's a lot of years of being married, and we love being together. We've accumulated some degree of experience and wisdom through those years about sharing life together that we discuss through today's episode.
June 17 · 1 hr
Your Body on Stress
Even though stress is a mental experience, it has a very physical manifestation as well. Today we talk about what it's like to "feel" stress in our bodies, and what those things are that induce those feelings.
June 10 · 50 min
Posse Up!
When times get tough, then it's time to round up the people in your life who matter, because it is in the power that others give to us that helps shape our resiliency.
June 4 · 51 min
Here I Am and This I Resolve
We return to the podcast for our summer season by making two bold - and ultimately healing - declarations. "Here I Am" helps remind us of who we are and who we're capable of being. And "This I Resolve" will be our mantra to repeat to ourselves when the challenges of life inevitably come our way.
April 29 · 47 min
Stay Salty
Life hasn't exactly handed us a smooth, glamorous path this year. But - just like the Morton Salt girl whose anti-caking salt still pours in the rain - we too are learning to cope, recalibrate, and look towards the future with optimism.
April 22 · 49 min
Should We Send Our Kid To College?
For us, college used to just be an assumption. When we grew up, we assumed we would attend college, and - up until recently - we've made the same assumption about for our children. But times are changing, and we have to confront the fact that, at least when it comes to college, there are no safe assumptions any more.
April 15 · 53 min
Should We Give Our Kid Social Media? Part II
Two years ago we asked ourselves "Should we give our high school freshman social media?" The answer at that time was an angsty NO. But now as that child is finishing his sophomore year and about to turn 16, our answer may change...
April 8 · 1 hr 6 min
What's Going on in the World?
What does it mean to be an informed citizen? Today we get the latest from what's going on in the world, and seriously consider to what extent it is our responsibility to maintain an understanding of current events.
April 1 · 55 min
Taking Feedback Like a Champ
It can be hard to hear feedback, especially when it challenges our version of who we are. But all feedback is information - even when it's messy, hurtful, or unexpected - that can be used to help shape us into an even better version of ourselves.
March 25 · 54 min
Things You Can't Tell Yourself
We're all for positive self-talk...but it has its limits. While there are plenty of ways you can talk to yourself, hype yourself, love yourself, we've also learned that there are some things you just need to hear from someone else.
March 18 · 44 min
Tone Deaf
Ever feel like putting your foot in your mouth? Or that you failed to adequately "read the room?" Yeah...so have we. Today we admit the times we were tone deaf to the cares and concerns of the people around us, and how we can try to speak in ways that are more attuned others.
March 11 · 1 hr 13 min
Above and Beyond
How can we "exceed expectations" and offer sweet, non-essential add-ons to the experiences others have through us? Today we discuss what it means to go "above and beyond" in all domains of of life.
March 4 · 51 min
Self-Soothing for Adults
We don't suck our thumbs anymore (we hope!), but there are plenty of ways we coping - healthily and unhealthily - with the stressors of life.
February 18 · 54 min
Feeling the Burnout
When we reach our limits, find failure and frustration, and live in the reality of the challenges our dreams require, we might find ourselves experiencing burnout.
February 11 · 44 min
The Pursuit is Romantic. The Reality is Demanding.
It's a lot of fun to start a new, hopeful endeavor. But it's a lot of work to sustain it through to the end. Today we sort out the romance from the reality in all we hope for 2026.