#79 The freedom of embracing our children and ourselves for who we are, with Nora McDonald in Costa Rica
And today I am with Nora McDonald. Nora is originally from the UK but now lives in Costa Rica with her husband and two children who are 10 and 7. They felt that school just wasn’t going to be a good f...
11 Mars 202550min
#78 When unschooling is a healing journey, with Essie Richards in Cornwall, UK
In this episode I'm chatting with Essie Richards from Cornwall in the UK. Essie’s family came to unschooling nine years ago after realising that school was not a place where their childre, who were th...
19 Feb 202553min
#77 Following the golden threads, with Shannon Stoltz in Houston, Texas
I am very happy to be chatting in this episode with Shannon Stolz from Texas. Shannon has four children who are now all in their 20s. Shannon describes how in their early years, as their dad wasn’t ye...
4 Feb 202550min
#76 Life and learning alongside John Holt, with Pat Farenga in Massachusetts, US
INTRO I'm chatting in this episode with Pat Farenga from Massachusetts. Pat is the father of three now adult unschooled daughters, and he worked with the late John Holt—the New York Educator who coine...
21 Jan 202546min
#75 Following our own rhythms—unschooling with PDA, with Rose from Oxfordshire, UK
In this episode, I'm chatting with Rose from Oxfordshire in the UK. Rose lives with her husband and her six-year-old son who is Autistic PDA. They chose not to send him to school, realising that it wa...
7 Jan 202556min
#74 Connection, understanding and creating our own paths, with Coralie Steadman in Cambridgeshire, UK
My guest today is Coralie who lives in Cambridgeshire with her partner and two children who are 9 and 5. Coralie’s own experiences of school made her realise that life and learning need to feel meanin...
10 Dec 202449min
#73 Allowing our children to be who they are, with April Scully in South Carolina
My guest today is April Scully. April is a former teacher, who is originally from Toronto but now lives in South Carolina with her husband and two children who are 6 and 9. We talk about how doing wel...
26 Nov 202450min
#72 Unschooling and PDA—connection, patience and safety, with Helen Stuart, Rochdale, UK
Today I’m chatting with Helen Stuart of Rochdale in the UK. Helen lives with her husband and between them have six children. Although the older five children had challenges at school, it wasn’t until ...
13 Nov 202445min
