The Parent Educator Podcast

This is a conversation I’ve been sitting on for a while. Not because I didn’t know what to say… but because there’s so much I’ve seen - and it’s not something I take lightly. In this episode, I share part one of why I’m choosing to homeschool my daughter, coming from my experience as a former Assistant Principal working inside the school system. This isn’t about criticising schools. It’s not about...

One of the biggest things that comes up for parents when they start questioning school, homeschooling, or choosing a different path for their family… isn’t actually education. It’s trust. In this episode, we unpack what it really means to trust yourself as a parent after years of being conditioned to look outside of yourself for answers. Because most of us were taught to follow systems, listen to...

This is a conversation that needs to be had so much more. Because when parents start questioning the school system… when they feel that quiet pull to choose differently for their child… This is the first thing that comes up. Money. Not just “can we afford it” - but everything underneath that. Safety. Control. Trust. Worthiness. In this episode, I’m sharing our real relationship with money. How Lac...

This is a really personal episode. I sat down with my husband Lachlan to talk about what it’s actually looked like for us to question the default path… and choose differently for our family. Not just in education - but in how we live, how we parent, how we make decisions, and what we’re really prioritising. Because this wasn’t something we both agreed on straight away. There were doubts. There wer...

There’s nothing “wrong” with our life right now… and that’s what’s making this decision so hard. We’re in the middle of making a decision right now that… doesn’t make logical sense. On paper, our life is really good. We have a beautiful home. We’re close to family. We have support. Eden is settled. There’s no clear reason to leave. And yet… we’re choosing to. This episode is a real-time reflection...

Many parents have experienced this moment. Not a big dramatic event… just a quiet feeling that something about their child’s experience in school doesn’t quite sit right. Maybe it’s the Sunday night shift in energy. The tears before getting in the car. The exhaustion after school. Or sometimes it’s even more subtle than that - just the sense that the environment your child is in doesn’t quite matc...

One of the biggest fears parents carry when they start questioning school is this: ' What if my child falls behind?' Behind academically. Behind socially. Behind in life. In this episode, we unpack where that fear actually comes from - and why it deserves a deeper conversation. Because the truth is, the modern schooling model was largely built during the industrial era to prepare childre...

For those who have followed my work for a while, this episode might feel like a shift. It isn’t. It’s an integration. In this first episode of The Parent Educator Podcast, I share the real story behind leaving my role as an Assistant Principal - not out of frustration or rebellion, but because I couldn’t ignore what I was seeing inside the system anymore. This conversation explores: • What slowly...