Homeschooling

Homeschooling during COVID-19

After a very long break…I am back dear friends. Thank you to each one of you who messaged over the year to ask where I was and when a new episode would be released. You gave me courage and hope and inspiration! There are seasons when you go quiet and be still and give your yes to one space and your no to another. I never planned to have no headspace for podcasting while I was homeschooling my delightful son - but that’s exactly what happened. And there were days when I felt sad that I wasn’t podcasting. I have this incredible (live) interview with the amazing Suzy Yaraei to release. And another with one of my favourite musical couples - Sean and Jannine Williams. Watch this space.

Anyway… My darling littles started at a new and very beautiful school this year. I thought I’d have all the time in the world to podcast. Mmm. Not so much. And then the world went and changed in ways we couldn’t have ever imagined it would. And suddenly we are all homeschooling.

With COVID-19 and this global pandemic arriving in our neighborhoods, we are all grappling with a new way of living. A significant number of people all over the world have been thrust into homeschooling. One of the most googled questions at the moment is 'how do I homeschool?'... Wrapped up in a very strange, new world - there may just be gifts for us all. What if one of these is having our children at home, around the table? What if we are forever altered by this space - in beautiful ways we haven't even begun to imagine? May this conversation inspire your anxious heart and give you courage to take back your home, your space, your family and your relationships with your children.

Thank you to my friend Kirstin Maud for adding her powerful voice to this conversation.

Shout out to one of my favourite homeschooling (and life in general) resources, The Big Life Journal. Thanks for all the love you’ve poured into your work.