#95 Thriving at 14, after school burnout, with Maddy in Somerset

I’m delighted to be chatting today with Maddy, who is a doctor and lives in Somerset with her husband and son who is 13 and daughter who is 14. Maddy’s daughter left school two years ago after beginn…

Published on 10 hours ago

#94 Journeys from burnout to recovery, with Holly from South Wales

Season 1 Episode 94

I’m really happy to be talking today with Holly from South Wales, who I first spoke to two years ago. We talk in depth about Holly’s experiences of accompanying her children through burnout and emoti…

Published on 2 weeks ago

#93 The courage to step into the unknown, with Claire Gillespie in Hertfordshire, UK

Season 1 Episode 93

I’m delighted to welcome back Claire Gillespie, who was a guest on the podcast almost two years ago. Claire lives in the UK with her husband and two sons, who are 15 and 17, and who left the school s…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

#92 Unschooling our autistic children–finding joy in the unknowing, with Mariam Carter in Southern California

Today I’m with Mariam Carter who lives in Southern California with her husband and two sons, who are 12 and 9. Their oldest son is autistic and the family’s jouney to unschooling journey began during…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

#91 From London to Silicon Valley, with Makeba Garraway, US

Season 1 Episode 91

My guest today is Makeba Garraway. Originally from the UK, Makeba moved to Silicon Valley with her husband and two children who are now 12 and 9, seven years ago. They came to unschooling after reali…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

#90 From falling apart to building something new, with Nicola Leyland, UK

Season 1 Episode 90

My guest in this episode is Nicola Leyland. Nicola has two children who are now 19 and 17. Her journey to unschooling began when her son was just eight years old and had an accident that resulted in …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

#89 Living in alignment: from school to unschool to worldschool, with Ivana Petersen in Denmark

My guest this episode is Ivana Petersen, who is from Croatia and her husband is from Denmark. They have three children who are 13, 10 and 7. They took their eldest two children out of school six year…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

#88 Finding trust in our own paths, with Esther Grimes in Australia

Season 1 Episode 88

Today I am chatting with Esther Grimes, who lives in Australia with her husband, and three sons, who are 1, 4 and 8. Although Esther and her husband were already looking at less conventional ways to …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

#87 From organic fruit farming to worldschooling, with Irene Genelin in Minnesota, US

Season 1 Episode 87

My guest today is Irene Genelin from Minnesota. Irene and her husband used to have an organic fruit farm, but sold that a few years ago to travel almost full time with their daughter, who is now 10. …

Published on 4 months ago

#86 Putting our children's mental health and happiness first, with Lizz Mears in Dorset, UK

In this episode I am chatting with Lizz Mears from Dorset in the UK. Lizz has two children, who are  21 and 13. After many difficult school years that took their toll on her older child’s mental heal…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago