#23 Three unschooled journeys. Reflections on her adult children's paths in life, with Jane Evans in New Zealand
Today, I’m chatting with Jane Evans from New Zealand. Jane has three adult children, who are now 23, 21 and 18. We talk about how important it is to trust our children and the choices they make, and h...
6 Jul 202245min
#22 A healing journey. Autism, PDA, and life beyond school, with Eliza Fricker
My guest today is Eliza Fricker. Eliza has a 14-year old daughter who is autistic, PDA, and who struggled hugely with school. Eliza spent many years attempting to navigate the education system and adv...
13 Jun 202247min
#21 Trust and flow - a post-pandemic unschooling journey, with Arielle Nobile in Argentina
My guest today is Arielle Nobile. Arielle is an artist, musician and filmmaker who lives with her husband and 11-year-old daughter. They moved recently from Illinois to Argentina, where her husband, w...
5 Mai 202251min
#20 Reflections on an unschooled childhood, childbirth and self-directed education, with Bria Bloom
In this episode, I chat with Bria Bloom, from Portland, Oregon. Bria lives with her husband and her 11-year-old stepson, who attends a self-directed education project. I've known Bria for some time th...
18 Apr 202242min
#19 Unschooling and living in relationship with our young children, with Sarah Plazas in Boulder, Colorado
My guest in this episode is Sarah Plazas, who lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband and two children, who are three and five. When her son, Arlo, was three, Sarah and her husband realised that ...
14 Mar 202240min
#18 Tending relationships. Reflections on self-directed education and living with adult children, in Montreal, Canada, with Renee Tougas
My guest in this episode is Renee Tougas, who lives in Montreal, Canada with her husband and three adult children (22, 21 and 19). Renee discovered self-directed learning when her children were small ...
8 Feb 202244min
#17 The right environment and lots of trust - two essential ingredients for unschooling with autism/PDA, with Simon Crummay
Today, I’m talking with Simon Crummay. Simon lives in East Sussex in the UK with his partner Wendy, and their son Luca, who is 13. Luca is diagnosed autistic with demand avoidance and went to school ...
16 Jan 202235min
#16 Intersectional unschooling in East London, with Naomi Clarke
My guest in this episode is Naomi Clarke. Naomi lives in East London and has two sons who are 11 and 6. Naomi is the co-director of Gamechangers, a self directed learning and democratic community whic...
7 Des 202144min
