#26 Unschooling and healing from trauma and upheaval, with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue in New Zealand
This week I’m chatting with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue from New Zealand. Melissa lives with her wife Doria and their two children, who are 7 and 4. Their journey to unschooling began about a year ago bec...
20 Sep 202244min
#25 From tiger mother to peaceful parent, with author, Iris Chen
My guest today is Iris Chen, author of the wonderful book, Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent. Iris and her husband have two boys, who are 12 and 14, and in the book Ir...
24 Aug 202245min
#24 Unschooling and unraveling our beliefs, with Esther Jones (and guest host Nicola Corcoran)
A few people have asked me to talk about my journey so, in this episode, my good friend Nicola Corcoran is taking over as host, and is interviewing me : ) Nicola has two children, who are 19 and 16, a...
8 Aug 202242min
#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
