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Back to EpisodesHow to Homeschool and Run a Business Without Burning Out | Erin Meinel
Description
Can you homeschool your kids and still build something of your own? Former kindergarten teacher Erin Meinel ran two businesses straight into burnout, laid them both down to homeschool, and came back with a personal brand that flexes with every season.
Feeling pulled between motherhood and the business you're building? Let's make room for both: https://www.lindspaulson.com
IN THIS EPISODE
- From a decade teaching 4K and kindergarten to sleep coaching and a branding agency
- Why running two businesses with preschoolers led straight to burnout
- The book that gave Erin language for what she saw in classrooms: Hold On to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté
- Laying down two working businesses to homeschool, and what she did in the in-between
- Why a personal brand can ebb and flow with your season of life
- Integration over balance: you don't have to pick just one identity
- Pivoting without fear: the right people stay in your corner
- The four to five homeschool anchors that make days predictable and calmer
- The one thing Erin wishes she'd known: look for problems you've already solved
THE BOOK ERIN MENTIONS
Hold On to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté: https://amzn.to/4huwH5k
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ABOUT ERIN
Erin Meinel spent over a decade as an early childhood educator before building two businesses of her own, one of which hit six figures in its first year. After two years as a marketing manager for a faith-integrated brand, she now teaches homeschool moms how to build and market a personal brand that fits their life and season. She hosts the Homeschool Moms Make Money podcast and lives in Wisconsin with her husband and two boys.
CONNECT WITH ERIN
Exclusive for Mess to Mission listeners: https://erinmeinel.com/mess
Website: https://erinmeinel.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/erinmeinel
Substack: https://substack.com/@erinmeinel
Homeschool Moms Make Money podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/homeschool-moms-make-money-homeschool-routines-work/id6790794941
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