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Back to Podcast EpisodesInterest-Led Homeschool for Confident Moms: An Enneagram 8 Mom’s Story of Growth
What does it look like to homeschool with confidence, especially when you’ve never bought a curriculum, started in the middle of a pandemic, and are learning to accept yourself along the way?
In this episode of the Homeschool Mama Self-Care Podcast, I chat with Sigbrit, a homeschool mom, Enneagram 8, and member of the Confident Homeschool Mom Collective, about her unique and authentic homeschooling journey.
Together, we explore the lessons she’s learned about interest-led homeschooling for confident moms—and how self-awareness, experimentation, and even Brené Brown’s wisdom on vulnerability play a role in creating a life-giving homeschool.
What You’ll Learn About Interest-Led Homeschooling for Confident Moms”
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why Sigbrit chose not to use formal curriculum and instead patchworked her homeschool from books and observation
- The importance of watching your children learn before deciding how to teach
- How to balance parental interests with children’s passions in a homeschool lifestyle
- Why it’s okay if your child reads (and rereads!) Diary of a Wimpy Kid
- The value of deep conversations, curiosity, and experimentation in learning
- How coaching and the Enneagram helped Sigbrit feel more rooted and confident
- Brené Brown’s reminder: “Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure of courage.”
- Navigating challenges in marriage and family dynamics when homeschooling
- What to do when you feel like you’ve “messed up” your kids
- How outsourcing subjects you don’t know is a strength, not a failure
- The power of journaling, self-coaching, and carving out quiet morning reflection
“Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our greatest measure
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