WHY EVERY HOMESCHOOLER NEEDS COMMUNITY

Torrie Oglesby is the special guest in this episode about the importance of community and how to find it or create it. Parenting is hard, and homeschooling only adds to the challenge. Having a network of support is essential to well-being!  Connect with Torrie on: Youtube The Oglesby Ohana | Instagram @torrie_oglesby | Podcast: The Fruitful Vine ★★★ LISTENER COUPON CODE Request your coupon code to use on any purchase at bookshark.com. Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. Request a homeschool curriculum catalog or download samples at bookshark.com. QUOTABLES Ximena: "So if parenting is like growth and refinement for us as people, which it is, then homeschooling is growth and refinement on steroids." Torrie: "...that's another thing that no one really talks about with parenting is, it's like a letting go process. Every day we're letting go a little bit more and a little bit more." TIMESTAMPS 02:00 Meet Torrie. [Note, her IG handle has changed since this podcast was recorded. She is @torrie_oglesby.] 04:08 Power hour to plow through homeschool quickly. 05:55 The value of being goofy and setting the tone in the home. 08:14 More background on Torrie, how she started homeschooling. 11:37 The difference between choosing to homeschool and actually following through. 13:56 How to handle complaints from your kids about school. 15:15 How Torrie created community for herself when there was none. 17:45 Why do some people resist community? 21:20 The difference between virtual community and in-person community. 22:24 Challenges in community: parenting styles. 30:02 Torrie's community called The Womanhood. 36:40 Letting go as a parent and raising your kids to be adults. 41:17 How to be community for others. 44:32 Torrie's advice for her younger self. If you'd like to share an aha moment, an inspirational quote, a homeschool hack, a book you're loving, or a suggested podcast topic/guest, leave a comment at bookshark.com/podcast. We'd love to feature your reflection on a future episode.