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EU201: Unschooling and Self Care with Erika Ellis

November 7, 2019 By Anna Brown 1 Comment

Erika Ellis joins me this week to talk about the very important topic of self care. Of course, we look at the topic through the lens of unschooling, dispelling some myths and letting go of some “shoulds” about how to take care of ourselves. Erika shares so many practical, easy to use tips to help […]

The Joys of 2015 and Looking Ahead

December 15, 2015 By Pam Laricchia Leave a Comment

I love this time of year, not just the holidays, but the feeling of transition that accompanies turning the calendar to a fresh year. It inspires me to take some time to look back in appreciation, and forward in anticipation. Delicious! This year I made time to dive into something that’s intrigued me for a […]

Fun and Games in Our Unschooling Lives

December 6, 2015 By Pam Laricchia 4 Comments

I love this time of year because there’s an extra focus on fun! Granted, as we dove deeply into the unschooling lifestyle, we didn’t wait for holidays to pick up things the kids were interested in because we wanted them to be able to continue pursuing fun and learning when their interest was high, rather […]

Book review: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

November 30, 2015 By Pam Laricchia 5 Comments

Creative Living Beyond Fear As we dive more and more deeply into our unschooling lives, we come to treasure creativity. And to see it everywhere! Not only in the creative arts themselves, but also in our children’s fresh way of thinking and their approach to even seemingly mundane tasks—it’s a way of looking at life. […]

Joy is a Beacon for Community and Growth

July 31, 2015 By Pam Laricchia 4 Comments

So far we’ve looked at the value of using joy as a beacon for learning, relationships, and work. Now let’s look at joy as a guide for finding community. What do I mean by community? Basically, finding like-minded people who will inspire us to continue to learn and grow as a person. And the people […]

Joy is a Beacon for Building a Personal Body of Work

July 28, 2015 By Pam Laricchia 2 Comments

We’ve been talking about the “joy” in living joyfully, so let’s dive right into why I find joy such a useful guide for building a personal body of work. I love Pamela Slim’s description of a body of work—a bigger concept than a job or even a career—from her book, Body of Work: Finding the […]

Joy is a Beacon for Building Strong Family Relationships

July 24, 2015 By Pam Laricchia 2 Comments

I chose Living Joyfully as the name of my website because I found that joy was, and is, an unerring compass for all aspects of our unschooling lifestyle. Last time we looked at learning, so now let’s look at why joy is such a valuable touchstone for building strong and connected relationships with our children (or […]

Seeing Learning in the Quiet Moments

December 21, 2014 By Pam Laricchia Leave a Comment

When our children are younger, their energy levels are often breathtaking! They seem to go nonstop all day, jumping from activity to activity, leaving toys, games, crafts, and experiments in their wake. But as they get older, we start to glimpse quieter moments. Often just as focused, but less physical swirl, more internal contemplation. These […]

The Search for Meaningful Work

November 30, 2014 By Pam Laricchia 6 Comments

meaningful, purposeful, substantial, essential, significant, worthwhile, relevant, important, consequential, valid As we’ve looked at this month, coming to unschooling as adults is a fascinating journey. Chances are we’ll revisit our childhood and realize that play isn’t “just for kids.” We’ll discover that learning isn’t something you do in preparation for adulthood—at its best, it’s a […]

Excavating Our Curiosity

November 28, 2014 By Pam Laricchia Leave a Comment

I touched on this a bit last week, in the childhood we wish we had, discussing a couple of solid reasons to play with our children now, as adults. But that’s just a start at excavating our buried curiosity. How did it get buried? Most of us grew up enmeshed in conventional schooling and parenting, […]

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