#106 Navigating the recovery from burnout, with Carey Kirkella in New York City
In this episode, I am chatting with Carey Kirkella who lives with her husband and eight-year-old son in New York City. They came to unschooling after her son had many struggles at pre-K then in Kinder...
26 Mai 40min
#105 Community, trust and growth—two self-directed learners’ experiences, with Victor and Eitan of Alcove Learning, Los Angeles
Today’s episode is a little different as I am chatting with Victor and Eitan, who are 16 and 15 and attend Alcove Learning, a self-directed learning space in LA. They both came to Alcove after many ye...
12 Mai 33min
#104 Trusting in the teen years, with Munira Adenwalla in London
In this episode I am chatting with Munira Adenwalla, who is an occupational therapist and lives in London with her 14-year-old son. Munira realised when her son was young that school would not be a go...
29 Apr 39min
#103 Embracing a different kind of learning, with Zahra Lightway and Patricia Sprenger
This episode, I am with Zahra Lightway and Patricia Sprenger of Light Way Learning. Both came to alternative education through feeling disilusioned with the education system, Zahra as a teacher whose ...
15 Apr 43min
#102 From soccer mom to unschooling coach—changing the stories in our heads, with Sue Patterson in Austin, Texas
In this episode, I am talking with Sue Patterson, who lives in Austin Texas. Sue is an unschooling coach, author, and the founder and voice behind Unschooling Mom2Mom. Sue has three adult children, wh...
1 Apr 46min
#101 Unschooling and one child's recovery from burnout, with Jenny Mainwaring in Oxford, UK
In this episode I’m chatting with Jenny Mainwaring who lives near Oxford in the UK. Jenny took her oldest son out of school while still in primary school and suffering from burnout. Jenny describes th...
19 Feb 45min
#100 In celebration of 100 conversations and The Unschooling Summit 2026, with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue
To mark the podcast's 100 conversations, this episode is a little different. I am in conversation with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue who runs the Weave online community and is also an unschooling mother. S...
3 Feb 30min
#99 Trusting the ebb and flow - unschooling with four neurodivergent children, with Cassie Emmott in East Sussex, UK
My guest this episode is Cassie Emmott from East Sussex in the UK. Cassie lives with her husband and four children, who are all neurodivergent, and two of her children have additional needs. We talk ...
20 Jan 39min
