Let ‘em go Barefoot

Is it possible to live rent free and travel the country on a bus with kids?! Nicky and Davone Prince think so and they are showing us how to live a life of conscious travel with joy, an abundance mindset, and fun! The Prince family is back to share what they have been up to since their first episode aired over 2 years ago! (To listen to their first time on the podcast look for Episode 19).  Nicky...

It's hard not to feel excited about the future of education when you talk to MacKenzie Price! She is a changemaker and on a mission to help children receive the most customized education possible. Not only that, she wants to help parents recognize that they don't have to passively accept the standard model as it is, but can utilize better options for their children. As the co-founder of 2-Hour Lea...

Julie Bogart is an author, podcaster, mother of 5 children, and the founder of Brave Writer , which has been supporting, encouraging, and inspiring homeschool families for years! I have been following Julie’s work for a long time and find myself regularly impressed with her level-headed approach to learning, parenting, and thinking. And I'm so glad we got to talk about all these things plus her wo...

Dr. Robyn Koslowitz is a licensed school psychologist and clinical psychologist. She is also an author, writting the book she needed as a mom, (due to be out in 2025). As someone who suffered from childhood trauma and PTSD, she knew that her panic attacks and flashbacks would impact her ability to parent her son. So, she set out to understand only to find that the research was limited. Fast forwar...

Deb Adamson is a writer, children’s book author, and has worked in radio and broadcasting, been a journalist, and had a syndicated column about homeschooling that documented her family's homeschooling journey. Her goal with the column was to “bridge the gap” by showing people what homeschooling could be. Now, she has written a children’s book about homeschooling, A Thank You Letter to My Homeschoo...

Ruth Rinaldi is an unschooling mom of two and the creator of Joyful Maths. She spent 11 years in the school system, eventually becoming the head of a math department in secondary school then the pandemic hit. She struggled with the way things were going and what she was required to do. At the same time, she noticed that her son’s behavior was different when he was home versus being in preschool. H...

Erin wears many hats and brings so much wisdom and reflection to the conversation! As the mother of four, veteran unschooling mom who is also employed outside of the home, writer and podcast host, we discuss what life looks like as an unschooling family in the older years.  We address societal pressure to conform even when our kids become young adults and we talk about how community isn't necessar...

Adam Cohen is a father or two and the creator of Brain Based Parent. You can find him on social media @brainbaseddad.  In this episode, Adam shares his journey from a discontent school kid to a circus student, performer, then circus skills teacher. He shares how coming across a mentor who introduced him to Applied Neurology changed the course of this life.  In this fascinating conversation about t...

Kirsten Cobabe is a former therapist and “teen whisperer”, and I believe she is doing what she was put on this earth to do: support teens and parents during this unique time. Although Kirsten had not planned on living in Hawaii, she was called there. Water surrounds her literally, but it is also a consistent theme in the work she does. In this episode we talk all things TEENS (and get some solid r...

Karema Akilah is witty, a visionary, a force, and an inspiration. She is a widowed mother of six children, a trained teacher turned unschooling mom and the creator of The Genius School and GeniiDAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization).   This episode is full of insight and ideas for creating foundational, supportive frameworks in our homes, communities, and online spaces. Karema shares the “x f...

Karla Marie Williams is an author, speaker, and global advocate of children and families. She is also an unschooling mother of six. I invited her back on the podcast to dive deeper into a conversation around academics in unschooling, supporting the unique needs of our teens, freedom in the teen years, and launching them into the world. (You can listen to her family’s journey into unschooling and h...

In this powerhouse episode, I talk to Teva Johnstone, a licensed clinical social worker and a psychotherapist, a homeschooling parent, and Instagram influencer who aims to empower parents and families to parent "their particular child". Teva and I discuss the road she took to get to this particular moment in time including the race riots and violence she experienced and witnessed in high school an...

Marta Obiols Llistar is a trained teacher who believed in the school system. She didn’t think she would homeschool her children, but the school system “broke her heart”. In this episode we discuss the how and why of her transition to homeschooling with her three children and talk about her very first book, 18: An Unschooling Experience . Marta never thought she would write a book, but the experien...

Welcome to episode #31! Erin Majeske is the creator and director of the Barefeet Farm School located in Bellingham, WA. She gathers daily from Monday through Thursday with 12 preschoolers, her own baby, and two teachers in a large fenced-in property with a creek and boat that has been converted into a playhouse. The inspiration for the outdoor preschool came together over time and especially after...

EPISODE 30:  Emily is a homeschooling mom of two and the creator of the Home Tribe, a California based, international online platform created to connect parents to each other, resources, and educators. While her mission is to help parents reimagine education, she was not originally a homeschooling parent. In this episode, we talked about her journey to homeschooling including when she felt like a...

In episode 29 I talk to Amber and Madeleine, the creators of Barefoot University...a forest school with "barefoot kids and endless possibilities".  They share their journey from idea to implementation along with the learning and pivots they have made along the way. Amber and Madeleine are enthusiastic, adventurous moms who have a mission to get a Barefoot University program in all 50 states in the...

In episode #28, I talk to Jason Kantor, a homeschool teacher and mentor to struggling teens.  Jason lives in Queens, New York and has worked with students in several capacities, including as a tutor in a scripted, academic private setting which definitely taught him a thing or two about what being a teacher truly means. He has worked with kids from all walks of life and from all family backgrounds...

Gill Howarth grew up and lives in Perth, Australia. She cut her teeth as a Kindergarten teacher in South Korea then returned to teach in Australia while growing her family. While she loved working with children, her discomfort with what the educational system expected and what she knew children needed became too much to ignore. For instance, play, which is highly valued in the research was being r...

Raising Readers, Home as Epicenter with Nikolai Pizarro, Episode 26 From an MBA to Literacy Advocate, Nikolai Pizarro believes deeply in the power of community. She embodied self-directed education early and flew under the radar in school by learning advanced math with a neighbor that eventually landed her acceptance to the University of Chicago much to the surprise of one high school teacher in p...

Pam Laricchia joins me for episode 25. Pam is a mom to three grown children and has been immersed in the unschooling world for over 20 years. She has written multiple books about learning and living with children. I find her joyful, curious, and open way of living alongside kids, in partnership and connection, to be comforting and inspiring. In this episode, we focus on her beautiful book, The Uns...

Welcome to episode 24 of the Let 'em go Barefoot podcast. My guest today is Hannah Frankman. Hannah is an insightful, self-directed entrepreneur, and the creator of Rebel Educator, an online resource hub with a mission to transform education. In this episode she walks us through her journey as a studious homeschooled kid, the reasons she decided to skip college, and the choices she made to seek me...

In episode 23 of the podcast, I talk to Christina and Nick Caster, the creators of the live-action, fully-handcrafted, preschool TV show, Gus Plus Us. The Casters are also the creators of the full- service entertainment studio, Caster Studios that resides outside of Austin, Texas. Nick and Christina discuss how the show came to be, the intention behind it, the time and thoughtfulness that went int...

Welcome to episode 22 with Sheila Rumble! Did you know the idea of archetypes goes back a very long time? They are patterns of behavior that are innate, universal, and across cultures.  Sheila has done an in-depth study of archetypes and does energy and healing work through her practice Rowan Holistic Healing & Wellness . On the podcast we discuss: Survival Archetypes and how they impact us an...

Welcome to episode 21 with Ann Hansen of @innerparentcoaching (on Instagram) Ann co-runs an alternative therapy space on a 33-acre farm in Oregon. She is the mother of two grown unschoolers, a developmental specialist, and parenting coach. I invited Ann on to talk about her work, to share her journey from public school to unschool, and to discuss attachment theory and how it plays out through the...

Welcome to episode 20! My conversation today is with Emily Gregoire, a homeschooling mom of 4 and creator of a microschool located in Las Vegas, NV. Emily and I met very early on in my foray into Instagram and it has been a pleasure to watch her journey and to now share with you Emily’s mission, values, and goals. The microschool movement has really taken off since the pandemic began and what Emil...