Reclaiming the Wild Child

It was such a joy to get to chat with Wendy Snyder, parenting coach and founder of Fresh Start Families. Her passion for shifting the way we think about parenting and relationships with our kids is such an inspiration. If you are a parent of a spicy/strong-willed child, then this is the episode for you! She discusses “out of date” parenting models that are heavy with punitive measures and why thes...

I had the great pleasure of chatting with Amy Hughes, ⁠@simplelittleamy⁠ over on Instagram. Amy is a gentle parenting coach, writer, & has signed a contract, working on a new book, launching in 2025! I am so excited about these and all the wisdom she has to offer! Her passion for encouraging parents, especially parents of faith, to throw off punitive & shame based ways of parenting, and mo...

It was such a blast getting to chat with Laura (fireflynatureschool) & Lauren (chickieandroo), 2 of the 3 authors of Nature School and creators of the Wild Mag subscription. Stephanie Hathaway (stephhathawaydesigns) is the 3rd, by the way! I have enjoyed following these ladies on Instagram and being in the homeschool community with them as well as collaborating with them for a few years now and it...

Hey friends! This podcast episode is long over due! I had such a blast chatting with Meredith Miller, author of Woven: Nurturing a faith your kid doesn't have to heal from. She has such a gift for articulating to parents how we can raise kiddos in a faith centered home, when we don’t have all the answers (who does?), & even when/if we are struggling to with doubts and concerns of our own!...

It was wonderful getting to chat with Sarah Collins from Homeschool OT @homeschoolot over on Instagram. She has been such a valuable resource to our family and our occupational therapy needs and is such a passionate, wise voice for homeschool families, as we seek to address the roots of our children’s behaviors and create homes with rhythms, peace, and well-being. In this episode, we chat about bo...

It was such a blast chatting with Elizabeth @sunshineinmynest about cultivating healthy physical and spiritual habits. We dive in to chat a bit about simple routine habits for kiddos (and for ourselves!) to establish healthy routines with visuals and gentle boundaries. We chat about her new book with @readkaleidoscope Shadows of the King The Story of 1 & 2 Samuel and her personal story about how s...

Hi friends! I’m beyond excited to introduce this new episode to you, as I had the sincere pleasure of chatting with one of favorite unschooling gurus, Sue Patterson over @unschoolingmom2mom . Sue is an unschooling coach and mentor and has 3 grown adult children that she unschooled. I won’t say much bc she just says it so much better & with such sheer joy, but we chat about how we really can un...

On today’s episode, I had such a blast chatting with Kat @bllissfullybeautifulchaos. Kat is an unschooling mama of 4 who created her instagram page very recently, so she can share her passion about unschooling and connection parenting. She’s become such quick friend, as we have so many things in common, and I loved hearing her perspective about why unschooling works for kiddos with ADHD and dyslex...

Hi friends! Today we are flashing back to an instagram live I did last year with Jessica @thewaldockway. Jessica has amazing unit studies and encourages homeschool moms to use the power of games to help children learn. Here is her website. I have seen the power of gameschooling in my own home and am constantly blown away by how much my children learn through games. Jessica talks about her personal...

Today, I’m flashing back to an Instagram live that was recorded last year with Maggie Nick, LCSW, MSW @maggiewithperspectacles . Maggie is a licensed trauma therapist and parenting expert. Founder of parenting with perspectacles. She helps parents “reparent” themselves & has a “revolutionary approach to healing low self worth” by help[ing] you understand yourself on a profound healing level so...

Man! Friends! That was such a long break! I started this podcast right before we decided we’d be selling and moving to a different part of our city. I continued for as long as I could during that process, but had to drop this ball with all the others a juggle, for a good bit! We are now in our new to us home, a 1950’s home that we are majorly renovating. We love it so much and are beyond thankful,...

Justine and Cynthia empower homeschool parents to take the joy back in their homeschools. Encouraging us with mindset shifts & simple tweaks to our approach can make a world of difference! I had such a blast chatting with Cynthia & Justine from Learn & Live Letter! @learnandliveletter Their passion for home education and helping families make it joyful and beautiful is simply amazing!...

Today’s guest is Ekanem from @singinghome over on Instagram! Guys, let me tell you! My mind was just blown by our conversation and I have had such light bulb moments after our chat as I’ve interacted with my kiddos! Ekanem uses music to help mom connect with intense preschoolers so they can be happier at home + school. Her mission is phenomenal and so fascinating! She talks about how we can have a...

Erin didn't start as a relaxed/interest-led mama, but she has found freedom & joy by moving in this direction. Today’s guest is Erin from @erin.theelectichomeschooler https://www.instagram.com/erin.theeclectichomeschooler/ and she is also on YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/theeclectichomeschooler and some amazing videos that are so helpful, over there! I had an absolute blast hearing her j...

I chat with Mickey Richards, a homeschool coach & my coach! We talk about what we can do when we are feeling overwhelmed and burned out as homeschool moms. We discuss ways we can experience stress differently when we face resistance from our kiddos or are just plain overstimulated ourselves! We talk about grounding exercises and thought patterns and how we can work with our bodies and change our t...

Katie Klein, @littlehouselearningco is our guest on the podcast today! We discuss how she finds freedom in the CM method because of Mason’s emphasis on relationship with the child & coming alongside the child. We talk about gratitude and how to regroup when that age old comparison creeps up on us. We talk about how it's easy to see only the highlights of other peoples homes and homeschools on...

Stephanie Plummer is our guest today from @positivelytheplummers over on Instagram. Her unique experience of being unschooled as a child and now unschooling her children is such an empowering, beautiful illustration of how unschooling CAN & DOES work for families who choose it. She talks about what unschooling is & isn’t and why she doesn’t even love the word, because she doesn’t want families to...