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EU331: An Unschooling Journey with Jae Williams, Part 2

August 11, 2022 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Jae Williams is a former teacher and new unschooling dad of two young children. I first spoke to Jae when he was about two months into his unschooling journey, in episode 290. It’s been a year now and we had so much to catch up on! Jae and I talked about the inner work of […]

EU330 Bonus Episode: A Peek Inside the Living Joyfully Network

August 8, 2022 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

I’ve mentioned the Living Joyfully Network online community here and there on the podcast over the last couple of years, sometimes sharing the theme we’re exploring that month or testimonials from members. But I feel like that doesn’t actually say much about what we get up to in this rich and vibrant community. So, for […]

EU023 Flashback: Learning to Read in Their Own Time with Anne Ohman

August 4, 2022 By Anna Brown 3 Comments

Anne Ohman is a long-time unschooling mom of two grown children. Back in 2016, Anne and I had a lovely conversation about reading that I have referenced countless times over the years. When we spoke, she was working as a library director, giving her powerful insights and amazing stories to share about children learning to […]

EU154 Flashback: Unschooling Dads and Documentaries with Jeremy Stuart

July 28, 2022 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

This week, I’m sharing a conversation I had a few years ago with unschooling dad and filmmaker Jeremy Stuart. Jeremy directed and co-produced the documentary film, Class Dismissed, which was released in 2015. Since then, it has been screened in more than 60 countries and translated into five languages. His second documentary, Self-Taught, which explores the […]

EU038 Flashback: Time to Think

July 21, 2022 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

This week, I want to share one of my conference talks, Time to Think. So many of the questions and concerns we hear from unschooling parents boil down to the fears that bubble up when we project our current situation into the future. So, it’s not surprising that the value of bringing ourselves back into […]

EU090 Flashback: Growing Up Unschooling with Phoebe Wahl

July 14, 2022 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

This week on the podcast, I’m sharing a conversation I had with grown unschooler Phoebe Wahl a few years ago. Phoebe is an artist whose beautiful work focuses on the themes of comfort, nostalgia, and intimacy. After first grade, Phoebe left school and dove into unschooling. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in […]

EU329: Unschooling Stories with Jennifer McGrail

July 7, 2022 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

Jennifer McGrail, long-time unschooling mom of four, joins me on the podcast this week. I last spoke with Jennifer on the podcast in episode 18 and her kids have grown a lot since then! Jennifer shares a family update and we dive deep into how parenting and unschooling change as teenagers transition into young adults. […]

EU007 Flashback: Diving into Parenting with Anna Brown

June 30, 2022 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

This week, we’re going alllll the way back to episode 7 to revisit a wonderful conversation I had with Anna Brown about parenting. I had been inspired by one of Anna’s conference talks and was so excited to dive deeper into these concepts with her. We talked about uncovering underlying needs during conflict, validation and […]

EU027 Flashback: Ten Questions with Teresa Graham Brett

June 23, 2022 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

This week on the podcast, we’re revisiting a conversation I had with Teresa Graham Brett back in 2016. Teresa is currently the associate dean of diversity and inclusion at the University of Arizona’s College of Veterinary Medicine. She’s an unschooling mom of two and author of the book Parenting for Social Change. Teresa’s background as a […]

EU042 Flashback: Curious and Engaged

June 16, 2022 By Anna Brown Leave a Comment

This week, I’m re-sharing one of my conference talks, Curious and Engaged, with you! Here’s the description: Our conventional society honours learning deeply, yet its definition has steadily narrowed over the years to checking off curriculum expectations and awarding graduation certificates. Does this restrictive view do learning justice? What if real learning is bigger than that? […]

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