A Homeschooling Journey

Keri is a mom of four young children who runs a booming handmade pottery business while educating her children at home in the mountains of Western Massachusetts. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts from MassArt, Keri went through a winding path of experiences and education including online courses, apprenticeships, and Mastermind groups, eventually recognizing that owning her own business would be...

Heidi is a mother of three living in the mountains of southern Tasmania, Australia’s southernmost island state. A second-generation homeschooler and former intensive care and emergency nurse, she left nursing to educate her children at home. For over fifteen years, her family has followed a Waldorf-Steiner-inspired approach to home education while establishing a productive permaculture property, g...

Meg lives in South Carolina, and has been homeschooling for 12.5 years. Her oldest graduated this year. Her younger two will be in 10th and 5th grade in the fall. A breast cancer diagnosis in 2022, at 37 years old, imploded not only her life, but her family’s as well. Now she shares what that experience was like, and what she’s learned along the way. Podcast webpage A Homeschooling Journey Show Ch...

Dr. Tanya Faisal is a doctor-lawyer turned homeschooling mom of 3 delicious hooligans, ages 16, 13, and 11. She shares her homeschooling journey at Project Happy Home on YouTube and Instagram (projecthappyhome), where you can find videos about secular homeschooling, ADHD & 2e parenting, and an essentialist approach to all things midlife. You can also find her sharing bookish and planner geek c...

Jasmine is a mom of four, homeschooling/ afterschooling her children in Southeast Asia. Shifting her priorities to a more traditional homeschool, Jasmine’s approach is both intentional and thoughtful as she transitions her older two kids from middle to highschool. She has been homeschooling for seven years, originally in Pennsylvania, before her family of six moved to Southeast Asia. Her two young...

Hana is deeply passionate about homeschooling and has been cultivating a rich, nurturing learning environment for her children since 2003. Drawing from her own strengths and creativity, she’s built a sustainable and inspiring homeschool journey rooted in a Waldorf-inspired, Islamic approach. Her work emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning—for both parent and child—and she encourages other...

Tomika is a homeschool mom of three, currently living in Western New York. As a trained chemist, she brings her curiosity and love for science to her home education practice. In the early years, her homeschool style was Waldorf inspired, making use of art, hands on learning, and living books all while incorporating her family’s multicultural background and desire to know more about the diverse wor...

Jess is a former interior designer turned homeschool mother. For her thesis, she studied play based, inclusive learning spaces and tries to carry that knowledge forward into the homeschooling of her two daughters and her greater community. She enjoys quilting and other crafts, being in nature, all the books and embracing the whimsy of childhood. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with her family. Show...

Transcript Jazz (00:00) there's always hope. There is always a small moment. life is always happening somewhere and even if it's just a minute or two, you know, it's still happening. So I do try to prioritize the joy. Hana (00:15) I think my greatest, this is like really kind of silly, but I think my greatest challenge in homeschooling is me. I am the greatest challenge. Della (00:24) Hello, frien...