074 – S3 E11 – "I'm here for you, but I'm going to sit back and let you figure out how to handle that." - Savanah

homeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation. In this episode, I speak with Savanah, a senior health analyst and health education specialist—about her earliest memories of being homeschooled before attending a public school for the last 4 years before college. We talk about what subjects she enjoyed, what subjects she enjoyed less, as well as the challenges of navigating peer relationships in and out of schools. We also discuss what she appreciated about being homeschooled, and the gratitude she has for her mom about the commitment that entailed, and what education related dreams and goals she has for her own children going forward. Check out our conversation, join our ongoing discourse on social media, and subscribe for more. https://www.instagram.com/homeroomed You can also find a computer-generated transcript of our episode at https://www.homeroomed.com — References The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (book) — Savanah is a Senior Health Analyst with EMI Advisors, specializing in the intersection of social determinants of health, care planning, and health information technology. Savanah is Certified in Public Health (CPH) through the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) and is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) by the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC). She believes that public health is more than policy and advocacy but strongly rooted in communication and universal design. Savanah graduated from Towson University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology before pursuing her Master of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Florida in 2019. She enjoys qualitative research, exploring whole-person health, family health and dynamics, and community programming. Savanah also has a background in clinical health settings providing patient care and volunteered as the Digital Media Coordinator at a local non-profit. Savanah uses these grassroots perspectives to influence her public health work today. Savanah resides in the US with her husband and two children. https://www.linkedin.com/in/savanah-b-mueller/ — Rée is a visual storyteller and educator exploring the consequences that mass education has on creativity, identity, and interpersonal connection. https://www.instagram.com/theinterdisciplinarian