All Episodes

#105 Community, trust and growth—two self-directed learners’ experiences, with Victor and Eitan of Alcove Learning, Los Angeles

#104 Trusting in the teen years, with Munira Adenwalla in London

#103 Embracing a different kind of learning, with Zahra Lightway and Patricia Sprenger

#102 From soccer mom to unschooling coach—changing the stories in our heads, with Sue Patterson in Austin, Texas

#101 Unschooling and one child's recovery from burnout, with Jenny Mainwaring in Oxford, UK

#100 In celebration of 100 conversations and The Unschooling Summit 2026, with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue

#99 Trusting the ebb and flow - unschooling with four neurodivergent children, with Cassie Emmott in East Sussex, UK

#98 There is no one right way to live, with Stephanie McDowell in Texas

#97 Looking back—reflections on grown unschooled children, with Linda Velwest in New Jersey

#96 Following a deeper knowing and letting go of systems that don’t serve us, with Ash Winton in Queensland, Australia

#95 Thriving at 14, after school burnout, with Maddy in Somerset

#94 Journeys from burnout to recovery, with Holly from South Wales

#93 The courage to step into the unknown, with Claire Gillespie in Hertfordshire, UK

#92 Unschooling our autistic children–finding joy in the unknowing, with Mariam Carter in Southern California

#91 From London to Silicon Valley, with Makeba Garraway, US

#90 From falling apart to building something new, with Nicola Leyland, UK

#89 Living in alignment: from school to unschool to worldschool, with Ivana Petersen in Denmark

#88 Finding trust in our own paths, with Esther Grimes in Australia

#87 From organic fruit farming to worldschooling, with Irene Genelin in Minnesota, US

#86 Putting our children's mental health and happiness first, with Lizz Mears in Dorset, UK

#85 Slowing it all right down, with Ruth Macallan in Zambia

#84 Intentional living and learning in the Canadian Boreal Forest, with Erin Cummings in Ontario

#83 Redefining success and learning to trust our children, with Dana Huraimi in Dubai

#82 Slowing down and watching life and learning unfold. With Fiona Sim in Scotland

#81 Unravelling our old narratives, with Leila in Melbourne, Australia

#80 Making unschooling work for the whole family, with Cyrielle in Ontario, Canada

#79 The freedom of embracing our children and ourselves for who we are, with Nora McDonald in Costa Rica

#78 When unschooling is a healing journey, with Essie Richards in Cornwall, UK

#77 Following the golden threads, with Shannon Stoltz in Houston, Texas

#76 Life and learning alongside John Holt, with Pat Farenga in Massachusetts, US

#75 Following our own rhythms—unschooling with PDA, with Rose from Oxfordshire, UK

#74 Connection, understanding and creating our own paths, with Coralie Steadman in Cambridgeshire, UK

#73 Allowing our children to be who they are, with April Scully in South Carolina

#72 Unschooling and PDA—connection, patience and safety, with Helen Stuart, Rochdale, UK

#71 Consent-based living and learning, with Alice Bramhill in Nottingham, UK

#70 A journey to authenticity, with Dr Nicole Vito, in California

#69 From burnout to thriving, with Lizzie in Hampshire, UK

#68 Unschooling and neurodiversity—the power of community and keeping our own balance, with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue in New Zealand

#67 A journey back to ourselves, with Francine Wise in Kent, UK

#66 From Silicon Valley to roadschooling, with Stacey Yates Sellar in Scotland

#65 Helping our children follow their joy, with Melissa Miles McCarter in Missouri, US

#64 Living, learning and healing, with Linsey, in the East Midlands, UK

#63 Finding our balance, embracing rest, and lots of self-compassion, with Claire Windmill in Devon, UK

#62 Trusting our children, and learning to value rest and play, with Robyn Tamlin-Lea in New Zealand

#61 Honouring our children and learning to let go, with Danii Oliver in Texas

#60 Unschooling and playful living, with Heidi Steel in West Sussex, UK

#59 Four of the most-asked questions I get about unschooling, with Esther Jones

#58 Unravelling our own stories to raise empowered children, with Adrienne Miller in Vancouver

#57 Embracing the ease of natural learning, with Julie Walter in Ontario, Canada

#56 Older unschoolers and the value of practising being yourself, with Missy Willis in North Carolina

#55 Deschooling and moving beyond our limiting beliefs, with Lucy Aitkenread in New Zealand

#54 Nature, freedom and slowing down, with Ruth Macallan in Zambia

#53 Living, learning and thriving as a family, with Claire Gillespie in Hertfordshire, UK

#52 Intentional deschooling and lining up with our values, with Daniel Moeller in Pennsylvania

#51 A place of possibility - living, learning and healing beyond school, with Donna in East Sussex

#50 Unravelling our stories, with Dr Emma Svanberg

#49 Putting the relationship first, with Hayley in Derbyshire, UK

#48 Unschooling our children and our own lives, with Holly from South Wales

#47 Consent-based parenting around the globe, with Fran Liberatore

#46 Unschooling and shifting our parenting paradigms, with Chelsea in LA

#45 Healing from school and holding our children's journeys lightly, with Rhonda Ziman in East Sussex

#44 From high school teaching to unschooling, with Angela Harders in Maryland

#43 Creating a self-directed learning community, with Lorna Norton in North Yorkshire

#42 Why self-directed learning is a natural fit for our children, with Naomi Fisher

#41 In search of wholeness - deschooling and shedding all the layers, with Sari Gonzàlez and Becka Koritz in Mexico

#40 A new journey - slowing down, reconnecting, and embracing our children's autonomy, with Caroline Frances in Ontario

#39 Unschooling on the path to healing, with Sarah Rose in Maine

#38 How children naturally educate themselves, with Peter Gray, author of Free to Learn

#37 The natural joy of living in partnership with young children, with Lou Westall in Brighton, UK

#36 Unschooling and living a slower, more intentional life, with Ashley Short in Ontario, Canada

#35 Healing, trust, and low demand parenting. Unschooling and PDA, with Amanda Diekman in North Carolina

#34 Creating an authentic life that meets everyone's needs, with Emma Hosfeld in Illinois

#33 Living joyfully and in relationship with our children, with Pam Laricchia in Ontario

#32 Worldschooling and partnership parenting our teenagers, with Lainie Liberti in Mexico

#31 Moving from eclectic homeschooling to unschooling, with Marni Kammersel in Colorado

#30 Four different journeys - as our unschoolers become adults, with Erin Rosemond in Ontario, Canada

#29 A new unschooling journey and challenging old stories, with Katy from Connecticut

#28 Deschooling, healing, and stepping off the treadmill, with Emily Ghassempour

#27 Reflections on life with grown unschooled children, with Ann Hansen in Oregon

#26 Unschooling and healing from trauma and upheaval, with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue in New Zealand

#25 From tiger mother to peaceful parent, with author, Iris Chen

#24 Unschooling and unraveling our beliefs, with Esther Jones (and guest host Nicola Corcoran)

#23 Three unschooled journeys. Reflections on her adult children's paths in life, with Jane Evans in New Zealand

#22 A healing journey. Autism, PDA, and life beyond school, with Eliza Fricker

#21 Trust and flow - a post-pandemic unschooling journey, with Arielle Nobile in Argentina

#20 Reflections on an unschooled childhood, childbirth and self-directed education, with Bria Bloom

#19 Unschooling and living in relationship with our young children, with Sarah Plazas in Boulder, Colorado

#18 Tending relationships. Reflections on self-directed education and living with adult children, in Montreal, Canada, with Renee Tougas

#17 The right environment and lots of trust - two essential ingredients for unschooling with autism/PDA, with Simon Crummay

#16 Intersectional unschooling in East London, with Naomi Clarke

#15 Holding space for our children and uncovering our limiting beliefs, with Nadia Joshua

#14 Letting go: from teacher to unschooling parent in Atlanta, Georgia, with Marta Obiols

#13 The daily practice of unschooling, healing and gentle parenting, with Sarada Villeneuve

#12 Living without school, from Dubai to Maine, with Fran Liberatore.

#11 Unschooling in the south of France, with Laura Smith

#10 Unschooling teens, the importance of mental health, and a father's perspective, with Anthony Eldridge-Rogers

#9 Joy, fun, trust, and creating a life that works for you, with Lianne Campbell

#8 Undoing our scripts, letting go, and unschooling with teenagers, with Lehla Eldridge

#7 A new unschooling journey and embracing the whole child, with Paige Hall

#6 Living in connection with our children and rediscovering ourselves, with Heidi Steel

#5 Unschooling our neurodivergent children, with Naomi Fisher

#4 Raising empowered people, and trusting ourselves, with Sophie Lovett

#3 Self-therapy, balance and living with our children, with Sophie Larcher

#2 Wellness, healing and living for the moment, with Nicola Corcoran

#1 Deschooling and taking care of ourselves, with artist and mother Jenny Arran