
#47 Consent-based parenting around the globe, with Fran Liberatore
My guest today is Fran Liberatore. Fran is Italian but lives with her family between Bangkok, Maine and Sicily. Her children are now aged 10 and 12 and If you’d like to hear more from Fran you can als...
5 Sep 202352min

#46 Unschooling and shifting our parenting paradigms, with Chelsea in LA
Today, I’m chatting with Chelsea, who lives in LA with her husband and two sons, who are 10 and 6. Chelsea had never planned to unschool, and in fact her older son was very happy at a project-based sc...
11 Jul 202357min

#45 Healing from school and holding our children's journeys lightly, with Rhonda Ziman in East Sussex
My guest today is Rhonda Ziman. Rhonda lives in East Sussex with her husband, 14-year-old stepdaughter and 11-year-old daughter. I’ve known Rhonda and her daughter Martha since last year, when her dau...
27 Jun 202346min

#44 From high school teaching to unschooling, with Angela Harders in Maryland
Today I'm chatting with Angela Harders who lives in Maryland with her two children, who are now 9 and 4. Angela was a public high school teacher for 12 years. And although she took her daughter out of...
6 Jun 202339min

#43 Creating a self-directed learning community, with Lorna Norton in North Yorkshire
In this episode, I'm chatting with Lorna Norton. Lorna has a 5-year-old son and, together with her husband, founded a learning community called Kith Homestead in North Yorkshire. Lorna came to alterna...
21 Mai 202347min

#42 Why self-directed learning is a natural fit for our children, with Naomi Fisher
My guest this episode is Naomi Fisher, who I am delighted to have back for a second conversation (see #5 for our previous chat). Naomi is a clinical psychologist, mother of two children who are at a s...
8 Mai 202359min

#41 In search of wholeness - deschooling and shedding all the layers, with Sari Gonzàlez and Becka Koritz in Mexico
Today I'm joined by Sari Gonzàlez and Becka Koritz wholive in Puerto Escondido in Mexico. Becka moved to Mexico from Sweden and Sari from the US, both leaving lives that felt stressed and disconnected...
23 Apr 202349min

#40 A new journey - slowing down, reconnecting, and embracing our children's autonomy, with Caroline Frances in Ontario
Today I’m chatting with Caroline Frances from Ontario. Caroline lives with her husband and two sons who are 7 and 10, and they are just in the second month of their unschooling journey. They had tried...
10 Apr 202352min



















