Homeschooling doesn’t have to fit a mold! In this episode, I’m spilling the tea on 10 (possibly controversial) things I don’t do in my homeschool—and why ditching these “rules” has brought more joy, freedom, and success to our learning journey. From not limiting screen time to skipping grade levels and avoiding strict schedules, I’m sharing how I prioritize flexibility, interest-led learning, and real-life experiences. Whether you’re a new homeschooler or looking for ways to simplify your approa...
Dec 04, 2024•17 min•Season 3Ep. 132
About the Episode Today I'm doing another AMA episode on The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms. Taylor, who's in her first year of being a working homeschool mom, is worried about balancing work and quality time with her child. Christi is new to working and homeschooling and feels like it's going to be too much to manage it all. Katherine, who's been a WHM for two years, feels like other moms manage their schedules really well. Be sure to reach out if you have questions you'd ...
Jul 11, 2024•12 min•Season 3Ep. 131
About the Podcast On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I have the great pleasure of welcoming Karen Stone, BA, Special Ed, MA, Learning Disabilities, onto the podcast. Karen has worked in the education field for more than 45 years. Karen’s education background and her own experiences of being bullied from childhood to early adulthood, at home and school led her to authoring an anti-bullying blog, www.howwestopbullying.com. Karen’s work is also influenced by her ...
Jul 04, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 130
About the Episode On The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat to Whitney Whitten from Sensational Moms. Whitney is a nervous system specialist and homeschool mom to four kids who helps touched-out, talked-out homeschool moms trade sensory overwhelm for connection and freedom. It was great to hear about what overwhelm can look like for a working homeschool mom. And then to hear some simple and practical things you can do to manage it better. Connect with Whitney ...
Jun 20, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 129
About the Episode Today I'm doing another AMA episode. And I'm covering some great questions! Bekah, who's been working and homeschooling for two years has this doubt: Looking different from other homeschooling families and not being able to provide the same outings and opportunities outside our home. Cherise, who's been a working homeschool mom for four years want to know how to keep a tight schedule Lastly, Ashley, who is new to working and homeschooling, want to know how to prioritize school ...
Jun 13, 2024•16 min•Season 3Ep. 128
About the Episode On The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat to Kathy Sullivan from Talent Principles, an executive coaching and organizational development consultancy. She helps organizations improve performance leadership development programs, coaching, and leading transformation. She is a certified change management practitioner and has coached working moms for many years. Her focus has been on helping moms navigate the challenges of integrating work and lif...
Jun 06, 2024•24 min•Season 3Ep. 127
About the Episode How to balance homeschool and work is something that I get asked time and time again as a working homeschool mom coach. It’s come up so often that I even named my podcast after it! So I know that it’s something that new and newish moms who work and homeschool, worry and fret about. So in today’s episode I want to set your mind at ease. I want to show you that if you want to, you CAN work and homeschool. It might not always be perfectly balanced. But it is definitely manageable!...
May 30, 2024•14 min•Season 3Ep. 126
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat to Danii Oliver about how and why unschooling works. Danii is a passionate storyteller, children’s picture book illustrator and an unschooling facilitator, following and supporting their children through their natural learning journeys. With a diverse background that spans anthropology, fine arts, and software engineering, Danii has harnessed their eclectic expertise to create the immersive "Unschool ...
May 23, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 125
About the Episode When I think back to when I started homeschooling as a working mom, I wasted so much time! My idea of where to start with homeschooling was quite misguided to be honest! I concentrated on all the wrong things and it caused resistance from my kids, me to be totally frustrated and general bad vibes in our house. Not fun! On today's episode of The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms, I want to share with you what I found to be really important. It might come as a ...
May 16, 2024•15 min•Season 3Ep. 124
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat to Autumn McKay. With over a decade of marriage and the proud parent of two sons and a daughter, Autumn brings a wealth of personal experience to her work. Her lifelong dream of becoming a teacher led her to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education, subsequently acquiring certifications in multiple states. Balancing her passion for education with the joys and challenges of mother...
May 09, 2024•19 min•Season 3Ep. 123
About the Episode On today's episode of The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms, I answer 3 community questions. Leah, who is new to working and homeschooling, asks about making it work, and socialization. Mary, who is in her first year of homeschooling, asks about the best jobs and where to get them. Sonja, who is is her second year of being a working homeschool mom, asks about fitting it all in. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out! I'd love to offer you su...
May 02, 2024•17 min•Season 3Ep. 122
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I speak to the inspiring and delightful Shelley Meche’tte. As an EmpowHERment Speaker, Certified Coach, and Mom-life Strategist, Shelley Meche’tte is a true force in personal transformation. Shelley illuminates stages, inspiring women to embrace limitless possibilities. A Best-selling Author of “Women Inspiring Nations” and more, Shelley goes beyond mediocrity. As a Mom-life Strategist, she urges women to em...
Apr 25, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 121
About the Episode Are you a working mom dreaming of homeschooling? Do you want to offer your child a tailor-made education, while also earning a salary? Today I want to help you figure out how to homeschool and work full time. It may seem impossible when you think about adding more tasks into your already hectic work day. By the end of the episode I promise that you’ll feel that it’s at least worth a go! But I hope that you’ll see that it’s 100% possible! Links Mentioned https://mylittlehomescho...
Apr 18, 2024•13 min•Season 3Ep. 120
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, my guest and I tackle a topic related to self care. Healthy nutrition and having a good relationship with food are both so important when it comes to be a happy and thriving working homeschool mom. Andrea Caprio, an expert in emotional eating and a master transformational nutrition coach, developed her Food Freedom Formula to help busy people struggling with cravings and emotional eating lose 20 pounds or mo...
Apr 11, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 119
About the Episode As a working mom newly starting with homeschooling back in 2017, I desperately wanted guidance, step-by-step instructions and an operating manual. I didn’t trust myself to make this work. And I definitely wanted to know what was considered the right amount of homeschool time by age. How much homeschooling would my kids need so that they succeeded? How many hours would they be expected to sit and quietly do work? And going on their time in public school, how was I ever going to ...
Apr 04, 2024•13 min•Season 3Ep. 118
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat to veteran working homeschooler, Luba Vangelova. Luba is the founder of The Hub, a unique online learning community that makes it practical for tweens and teens to have the best of both worlds—a customized education and consistent community. She’s also written many popular articles about the future of learning, and co-founded and managed several pioneering in-person learning communities. In addition t...
Mar 28, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 117
About the Episode If you’re just thinking about working and homeschooling, then you might feel that work + homeschool = impossible . And you would definitely not be alone ! On today’s episode of the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms, I want to take you back to 2017, when I started. I’ll give you a peak into my life back then. You’ll be able to see that I felt just like you do now. I was stressed, anxious, exhausted, excited, overwhelmed and clueless too. But I figured it all o...
Mar 21, 2024•16 min•Season 3Ep. 116
Alicia Cohen Designs Homeschool Giftapalooza Get loads of high-quality freebies when you sign up to the Homeschool Giftapalooza. Go on a guilt-free shopping spree when you sign up... https://cjones247.krtra.com/t/BnlVp9F48ZrK About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat to Sara Vatore. Sara is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Multidimensional Guide and Intuitive Healer. She is passionate about supporting others at the somatic and energetic l...
Mar 14, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 115
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I'm talking about time – again! I’ve spoken about time anxiety and time confetti , to name a few episodes and posts. But today I want to give you my top 3 time saving tips for moms who work and homeschool. You might be thinking that I’m time obsessed . And you’d be right! The reason I love thinking and writing and speaking about time is because it’s so important in my life. I want to do a lot with my time . ...
Mar 07, 2024•13 min•Season 3Ep. 114
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat to Elan Page about diversity in homeschooling. Elan is a podcaster, coach, and founder of Homeschool Our Way. She is passionate about supporting families of color as they start their homeschool journey because of the invaluable opportunities it's afforded her own family: the ability to give her two daughters one-on-one instruction, the ability to nurture their children’s individual strengths and passi...
Feb 29, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 113
About the Episode I recently came across the concept of Time Confetti. It was mentioned to me by Luba from The Hub as we were talking about managing homeschooling and work at the same time. You know how much I talk about time management , so you can imagine how intrigued I was! What is time confetti and what effect does it have on us as working homeschool moms? On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Mom this week, I chat about what time confetti is, what negative effects it has o...
Feb 22, 2024•12 min•Season 3Ep. 112
About the Episode Money is such a huge part of helping you live life on your own terms, working homeschool mom. That's why today's episode of The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms is so important! I chat to Allegra Moet Brantly, who is on a mission to lead 1 million women to $1 million in net worth. After starting her career in beauty and fashion in New York, she learned firsthand just how much money women leave on the table when they don't speak up for their worth in the work...
Feb 15, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 111
About the Episode Being a work-from-home homeschool mom definitely has many advantages. But it can also be tough to balance time when everything is less compartmentalized. On The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I’m going to look at some of the time pros and cons of being a work-from-home homeschool mom. And then I’m going to give you some strategies that will help you balance time in an effective way. Links Mentioned https://motherhoodlifebalance.com/11-tips-to-ma...
Feb 08, 2024•13 min•Season 3Ep. 110
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms, I chat to Natalie Burns from Homeschool Teaching Simplified. Natalie is a wife and homeschooling mom of 3 on her 2 acre homestead in BC, Canada. As a certified teacher for over 11 years, she taught public high school biology and dance before shifting her desire to homeschool her own children. For the first years she worked with a local homeschool academy as a support teacher before starting her own business, Homeschoo...
Feb 01, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 109
About the Episode If you’re new to homeschooling, you might want to know the best time to homeschool. When I started out in 2017, I certainly wanted to know! I also wanted to know how I was going to fit homeschooling into my busy day – a day that also contained work, chores, exercise, down time and much more. As a working homeschool mom, thinking about the best time to homeschool can be tough because it should be when you’re working, right Normally, kids go to school and mom goes to work. But be...
Jan 25, 2024•13 min•Season 3Ep. 108
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I tackle homeschooling math. It can be an overwhelming subject, so I'm incredibly honoured to chat to a math expert Pat Murray, the creator of our favourite math curriculum, CTCMath. Pat's life is an inspiring tapestry of family values, entrepreneurial success, and educational innovation. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Pat's journey began in the late 1980s as a high-school math teacher. His passion for educ...
Jan 18, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 107
About the Episode On The Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat about time anxiety. Time is our most valuable asset. As working homeschool moms, we need to make the most of every second. But did you know that time anxiety can have a major effect on how you see and use the time you have? Today I'm going to dig deeper into what time anxiety is. Then I'm going to give you some ideas for how to manage it so that you can make the most of the precious time you have. Lin...
Jan 11, 2024•13 min•Season 3Ep. 106
About the Episode Afsaneh Moradian is the Founder of MLC Homeschool Coaching. She coaches parents who are struggling to homeschool their neurodivergent children. Her approach focuses on communication, planning, and connection. Afsaneh is a children’s author and doctoral candidate in education. As an educator and curriculum writer for over 20 years, she has worked with hundreds of students from preschool to graduate level. Afsaneh has appeared on the Consciously Parenting Podcast, Authority Magaz...
Jan 04, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 105
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I'm discussing something that many new or newish working homeschool moms struggle with - how to do it right . I'm someone who likes to get things right in whatever I do so I totally get this need. I don't know if you can relate, but I often also find it so frustrating, exhausting and often impossible to achieve! But before we dive into the topic today, I want to say one thing. What's right is so different fo...
Dec 14, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 104
About the Episode On the Strike a Balance Podcast for Working Homeschool Moms this week, I chat to Laura Hernandez. Laura is a wife and mama to 10 amazing people. She is the founder of Mama Systems, a coaching business that helps mamas bring peace to their homes through systems so they can be intentional with their people and show up as the best mama possible. Laura has some great advice for how to fit everything into your busy day. As a homeschooler, mama to 10 and business owner, she's got it ...
Dec 11, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 103
