Energy Healing, Picky Eaters & The Real Truth About Homeschooling — Vicki Renke Pt. 2 | EP 107

You don't have to be perfect. You just have to stay connected — and maybe stop serving chicken nuggets for every meal. Vicki Renke is back for Part 2 and she is bringing the real talk: how homeschooling actually works day-to-day (spoiler: it's not six hours of worksheets), why food is a sneaky connection tool, what energy healing is and whether it could help YOUR stressed-out family, and the one thing every new parent needs to stop doing right now. Grab your coffee. This one covers it all.   WHAT'S INSIDE THIS EPISODE: The truth about how many hours homeschooling actually takes — and it's way less than you think How to follow your kid's passion even through the scary teen years (Vicki's daughter went from trouble to a horse farm — yes, really) Why the #1 advice for new parents is to turn off social media — and what to do instead The real reason you should stop feeding your kids only chicken nuggets (it's not what you think) What energy healing with the Body Code, Emotion Code, and Belief Code actually looks like — and the mom whose blood pressure is almost normal now     WHY THIS MATTERS TO YOU:   You've read the parenting threads, you've watched the TikToks, you've downloaded the expert's PDF. And somehow you still feel like you're doing it all wrong — because everyone online seems to have a flawless child on a flawless schedule eating a flawless dinner of organic quinoa. Meanwhile, your kid just screamed for 45 minutes because their apple had a bruise on it.   The noise is real, and it is exhausting. You're not failing because you can't keep up with the perfect parenting strategies. You're struggling because you're buried in other people's highlight reels while quietly fighting your own invisible battles — the energy that feels stuck, the anxiety that won't quit, the sneaking suspicion that maybe something deeper is going on underneath all the chaos.   Vicki has been there — nine times over — and she's built a whole second career helping families get unstuck. This episode gives you the permission to stop performing and start connecting, in every room of your house, including the kitchen.   KEY TAKEAWAYS: Homeschooling does not mean six-hour days at the kitchen table. Vicki schooled up to 5 kids at once in about 4-5 hours total — and that included rotation time. One or two kids? You could be done by lunch. Follow the passion. A son obsessed with mechanics who got out of school early to work at the shop is now on track to become a foreman. Interest-led learning is not a cop-out — it's a strategy. Repair the disconnect. Every mistake — yours or theirs — creates a little crack. The fix is simple: go back, have the conversation, reconnect. That's it. That's the whole book. Food is connection. Family dinners, farmer's market trips, kitchen experiments — Vicki challenged her kids to find one new vegetable to try each market visit. They're adults now who eat everything. Correlation? Probably. Energy healing is real and it works. Vicki's clients regularly feel lighter after a single session. One client's blood pressure went from dangerously high to nearly normal after working on stored emotional energy in her heart. Mind. Blown.     ABOUT VICKI RENKE: Vicki Renke is a mother of 9, grandmother of 9, homeschool veteran, children's book author (Don't Leave the Coop), and certified Body Code, Emotion Code, and Belief Code practitioner. She spent decades raising and educating her children across every schooling format imaginable before launching her energy healing practice, where she helps families release the invisible emotional and energetic blocks that therapy alone can't always reach. Vicki is also a faith-filled woman who brings warmth, humor, and zero pretense to every conversation.   Connect with Vicki: Website: AbundantLivingWithVicki.com Facebook: Vicki Rehnke Instagram: @RehnkeVictoria   READY TO GO DEEPER?   >> FREE COACHING CALL — Not sure where to start? Book a free 30-minute call with Natalie. No strings. Just real support: nataliemccabe.com   >> FREE COMMUNITY — Join the Mom Life Uncomplicated community of moms who get it. Share, support, breathe: nataliemccabe.com (select Community tab)   >> SINK OR SWIM PARENTING — Natalie's book, packed with real stories and research-backed strategies for parents of toddlers to teens: nataliemccabe.com   >> 5-MINUTE MOM CALM DOWN KIT — Grab Natalie's free toolkit for the moments you're about to lose it: nataliemccabe.com   DID THIS EPISODE HELP YOU? Share it with a mom who needs it today. And if you're loving the podcast, a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts means the world — it helps other overwhelmed moms find us.   Tag Natalie on Instagram: @natalie_mccabe_official