Faark The Shoulds (& Alchemising Education)

What if living consciously isn’t about fixing yourself—but finally listening to the you that never needed fixing? In this two-part episode, QuantiMama’s Faark The Shoulds welcomes the wildly wonderful Jillian Rumble-Young from Rainbow OMG. Jillian is a biodynamic farmer, homeschooling mama, musician, plant whisperer, and balm maker extraordinaire—and if she had a business card, it would probably b...

It's Their Life; Are We Raising Kids to Trust Themselves? Alright, Quantifolks—balls and all time. When did we start believing that our kids needed to be managed/guided/fixed instead of just trusted? Somewhere along the way, we stopped seeing our children as whole beings and started treating them like projects—something to manage, shape, or perfect. We, parents, have the best intentions, of c...

What if the roles we play in our relationships — the hero, the villain, the victim — were keeping us stuck in cycles of disempowerment?  In this episode of Faark The Shoulds , QuantiPapa McGill and QuantiMama Jodi get right into the heart of the drama triangle and how these roles shape our connections and self-perception.  Why do we feel the need to fix, blame, or rescue?  And what happens when we...

Alright, Quantifolks—it's time to look past the oxymoronic request to prove to a computer that you're not a computer (thanks G00gle Capture!!) and dive head first into the wonderous/frighteningly-fast/potentially-quite-concerning world of AI.  In this episode, QuantiMama Jodi and QuantiMama Kerri dive into the fast-moving, sometimes overwhelming, but ultimately mind-blowing world of AI. ...

Oh, the postpartum period—the time when everything feels impossibly full (your heart, your hands, and let’s be frank, your boobs). In this episode, we’re cracking open what it really takes to nurture yourself after birth—not the Insta-perfect, "bounce-back" myth, but the slow, sacred, and unapologetic process of receiving. Why do so many of us resist rest, help, and even our own innate w...

Oh, the joys of parenting when you're running on three hours of sleep and yesterday’s coffee. In this episode, we’re peeling back the layers of what it really means to lead by example—not the Instagram-worthy, perfectly curated version, but the raw, messy, beautifully human one. How do we reconcile our own, often slightly unkept, growth with the desire to guide our children toward resilience,...

Labels – they’re everywhere.  But have you ever stopped to wonder what they’re really doing?  Are they offering clarity, or boxing us in?  This episode, QuantiMama Jodi is joined by the brilliant Katy, Neural Integration Systems practitioner and Homeopathist to unpack the complex terrain of long-term labels.  How do they shape our perceptions of our children?  How do they influence the stories we...

What does it mean to truly rock the holiday season? Maybe it’s embracing the mess, or maybe it’s about finally finding a little stillness amidst the chaos. Whatever it looks like for you, we’re here to explore what happens when we let go of the need to “do it all” and instead connect with what really matters. In this episode, QuantiMama Jodi and QuantiMama Kerri meander through the subtle (and not...

You know that moment when you realise parenting isn’t a “season” but a lifetime membership with no exit clause and really, really small fine print you unhelpfully only lightly skimmed? Yep, same. This podcast ep, witnesses QuantiPapa McGill and QuantiMama Jodi diving headfirst into Compound Living —where type-A personalities, crunchy parenting, and four kids under one roof get messy together. A pl...

It's all very well to grab your beloved and your bestie, set up a couple of mics and start a podcast about farking the shoulds and critiquing the education system from the parents/outsiders perspective BUT how much of your critiquing is influenced and impacted by a confirmation bias that grows ever stronger with each conversation?   Is the current school "product" really that dire?...

It's all very well to grab your beloved and your bestie, set up a couple of mics and start a podcast about farking the shoulds and critiquing the education system from the parents/outsiders perspective BUT how much of your critiquing is influenced and impacted by a confirmation bias that grows ever stronger with each conversation?   Is the current school "product" really that dire?...

What does it take to go the relationship distance, in this modern world of distractions and transient pursuits? How does one keep the honeymoon vibe alive when the era of spontaneous, romantic interludes has passed and replaced by an familiar intimacy marked by farting in, rather than out, of the room and toileting with the door open? In this episode of Fark the Shoulds, QuantiMama Jodi and Quanti...

Quick!! Get the kids out of the house, turn the heater up, select your favourite juicy music, and let's get naked...with QuantiMama Kerri.  Together with QuantiMama Jodi, they go straight to the sensitive pink bits; pulling apart Curious Kerri’s experience navigating the complexities of her child's mental health challenges within the educational system.  Challenges such as: ·       the p...

Nathan Francis, author, coach, documentary filmmaker, and podcast host of The Breaking Free Podcast hears the starters gun and gets straight to heart of the matter; calling out the traps and trials that have us filling our lives with addictive tendencies and superficiality rather than pursuits of purpose and authenticity. This is Farking the Shoulds at its most compelling; a call to action to both...

If we want to have an impact on our kids’ education and learning, whether that’s to tweak and support or to revolutionise their environment, we must also examine our own experiences (read: prejudices), when we were young. What was our experience of learning?  How do we feel about it now, on reflection? Were there memorable moments of either thrive or survive? Were there experiences that have now m...

As we know better, more often than not, we do better. Or at the very least, we set the intention for ‘being better’.  But what happens when resources, funds or support are not available to facilitate the experience of what is needed for that perceived ‘better’ option? Meet the utterly delightful Carolina; a woman close to QuantiMama Jodi’s heart. Carolina, in simple terms, is Jodi’s muse and the c...

Running Your Own Race   We’re in a world where advertising campaigns tout standing out, standing above, extra-ordinary individualism and “going your own way” but everywhere around us in society reflects collectivism, community and the relative safety of homogeny.   So, when you’re looking for cues from society, which is it?    Are we meant to be part of the herd or out front, leading the charge? ...

It’s no secret that in today’s modern world, there are a million and one absolute opinions to effectively parent your child and with natural spiritual and emotional evolution, thank goodness too, because the ultimate winners, when we improve our parenting, are our children.    This conversation is all about (a beginners’ guide to) being a Quantum Dad, with QuantiPapa McGIll in the proverbial hotse...

Welcome back to Season 2 of the Faark The Shoulds podcast, kicking off in fashionably late style with this Alchemising Education episode. If the parents “get to decide” then it’s only fitting that the kids “get to choose”! Join QuantiMama Jodi and the ever-curious Curious Quinn for another Fark the Shoulds conversation on Alchemising Education.   What does child-led or child driven education look...

What’s with our preoccupation of being extraordinary? Where does the addiction to extraordinary come from? Does it start in-utero? Is it naturally expressed in the child or a product of parenting hopes, dreams, programming and pressure? Do our kids prosper or persevere in the pressure pot to be extraordinary? Are there any more “P” words we could possibly integrate here (read on, dear one, as we p...

“This episode is a love letter to our beautiful soul sisters and soul brothers, with whom we have shared the most extraordinary, vulnerable, encouraging and heart-centred gatherings. Thank you, from the whole of our hearts, for these enriching, transformation encounters.”   Womens’ Circle & Mens’ Circle So, what the fark is circle? What happens there?? Is it really just a bit of whale music, g...

Alchemising Education - The Parents Decide. In this episode, QuantiMama Jodi and Curious Quinn Alchemise the faark  out of Education once again, discussing the beliefs and fears many parents face when they begin to recognise the real value in advocating for their kids.     That white coat fever is a bugger, with parents often assuming that scholars, academics, experts & researchers know more t...

Wisdom: now and then.  Although getting older is synonymous with getting wiser, what does that really mean? Do you make better choices in your daily life? Do you experience a shorter refractory period when things/people/events/life gives you the shits? Is your overall sense of life purpose and well-being clearer and assured? Do you, on a daily basis,  have more moments of peace rather than farkery...

Healing the Hurt-Learning Traumas   Being a kid is all about having fun, right?  And as parents we want positive, uplifting, nourishing experiences for our kids to grow and love their learning.     But what happens when our kids have experiences that leave trapped emotions in their bodies and create a low-vibe belief that is unhelpful or worse still, increasingly corrosive to their sense of self....

"Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." Bruce Lee Bruce Lee's powerful words, like the proverbial "whisper" have morphed over the years to be a slightly...