I am thrilled today that my brave sons, Ian and Simon McNeny, who lived in our house while my blue eyed cowboy and I were away in England for a year, have managed to happen away from their exciting lives to join me as my guests. It wasn’t until we returned to our home after 13 months that we became aware of The Wildman Experiment that had been taking place while we were away and I’m sure we’re in for a lively conversation. My oldest son, Ian, is a film maker here in Dallas where he is currently ...
Oct 12, 2012•57 min
I have two guests this week, Tina Smith and her friend Beckie Tetrault both eclectic homeschoolers somewhere smack in the middle of the continuum between unschooling and school-at-home! Beckie found she is more productive when she is busy after careful observation of her three children proved to her that boredom breeds chaos! She laughs when she is mistaken as an organised and patient type claiming to be the most dis-organised, impatient, insane person she knows. Her friend, Tina, is excruciatin...
Oct 05, 2012•58 min
WooHoo Radio is the brain child of my guest this week, Lisa Steadman, best selling relationship author and internationally acclaimed speaker who can lead you step by step from rock bottom to rock star so you can awaken your WooHoo Within. Now what does all this have to do with homeschooling you may ask? Well, as I delved into Lisa’s life I discovered that we have so much in common it’s uncanny. This shouldn’t be a surprise because as women we all face the same stereotypes, it’s how we deal with ...
Sep 28, 2012•58 min
My guest this week is Daniele Evans who writes about herself as a woman on a journey towards intentional and meaningful living. Daniele is a pastor’s wife and she and her husband, whom she describes as her best friend and confidant, homeschool their five children in Central Pennsylvania. Their marriage is a biblically-centered one, their parenting is grace-based and their home is peace-filled or at least striving to be with God’s help. In true Christian style Daniele knows she is only human and ...
Sep 21, 2012•58 min
I am delighted to welcome Dr. Collin Thomas as my guest this week. Dr. Thomas was one of my Zoo Keeper son’s professors at the local community college and their lasting friendship grew out of a deep mutual respect for one another on remotely connected levels. Dr. Thomas completed undergraduate work at the University of Texas at Austin in the Plan II Liberal Arts Program and remained at Texas to complete his doctorate in Molecular Biology, he then went on to perform postdoctoral studies in cellul...
Sep 14, 2012•58 min
My guest this week is Sarah Robinson founder of the blog Sidetracked Sarah an informative and organised piece of work, packed with ideas and tips for the whole family. Sarah is a homeschooling, do-it-yourself mum. She and her husband, Ryan, have 6 children aged one to 14 years old. Ryan, has supported her in her continual striving for efficient effectiveness as a wife and mother for 15 wonderful years! Sarah admits to getting sidetracked easily on many different projects in and around her home. ...
Sep 07, 2012•58 min
Nicole O’Dell has a desire to bridge the gap between parents and teens and as a former teen herself and mother of six children she has first hand experience. I am thrilled to welcome her today as my guest when we will be talking about topics that will get you all sticky under the collar and that’s before you even broach the subject with your teenagers! Her new series of books, Hot Buttons, are aimed at helping parents handle tough issues with their tweens and teens before they pop up in real lif...
Aug 31, 2012•58 min
My guest this week is from Australia and is a director and educational consultant with Australian Home Education Advisory Service (AHEAS) a group that helps home educators connect with one another on-line. Dr. Jackson home educated her four children, completed a PhD at Monash University where her research project explored the homeschooling experiences of students when they moved between home and school and the effect it also had on their parents and educators. Bring a drink and a snack and join ...
Aug 23, 2012•59 min
I have someone who shouted, “I’m Debt Free” on the Dave Ramsey show last year, as my guest this week. Stacey Lane is a wife, mother, teacher and Jill-of-all-trades who is a member of the Bright Ideas Press team. Her many gifts include visual thinking, bringing order out of chaos, dealing with sibling rivalry when it rears its fierce head and thinking outside the box. She takes charge when needed and with her encouragement, humour and practical projects managed to lead her household into the soug...
Aug 17, 2012•58 min
Joining me this week is returning guest, Dr. Marlene McMillan, a graduate of John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She has a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Tyndale Theological Seminary and has written extensively on liberty and how to apply the Bible to our culture especially in the areas of law, government, history, economics and education. Dr. Marlene is the author of a number of books including those dealing with so...
Aug 10, 2012•58 min
Join me this week and learn how to take responsibility for your health. Dr Kevin Conners, a Doctor of Chiropractic with fellowships in integrative cancer therapy and functional medicine, is my guest and together we are going to talk about his motto, “Never stop asking why?” He is the author of, Help, My Body is Killing Me, Solving the connections of Autoimmune Disease to Thyroid problems, Fibromyalgia, Infertility, Anxiety, Depression, ADD/ADHD and more and Stop Fighting Cancer and Start Treatin...
Aug 03, 2012•58 min
My guest this week is returning after more than a year, I am thrilled to welcome back Peter Kowalke, a self described, lifelong unschooler whose highly praised documentary “Grown Without Schooling” followed ten unschooled graduates into the world and recorded how they fared in their individual life choices. Peter lives in New York City and has consulted as a homeschool expert for media outlets such as the BBC, the New York Times and The Times of India. He has recently returned from a six month s...
Jul 27, 2012•1 hr
My returning guest this week is Julie Anderson, veteran homeschooler of 16 years with three boys who were the inspiration for her book, “Quickest Way to Insanity: Homeschool Your Kids.” She is a strong supporter of helping anyone she meets to reach their highest potential both in their business and their personal lives. How? By making the brain to personality connection. As homeschoolers we are fortunate to be able to modify our instruction to suit our children by finding out how they perform be...
Jul 20, 2012•57 min
This week I am thrilled to welcome back Marcia Washburn who holds a Master’s in Music Education and taught public school music for eight years prior to the birth of the oldest of her five sons, whom she and her husband homeschooled in rural Colorado for nineteen years. During her last visit with me Marcia told us all about running a homeschooling workshop for the Shuar Indians in Ecuador. Today she is going to be telling us how we can include music in our homeschool curriculum without being part...
Jul 13, 2012•58 min
My guest this week is with me to talk about a very sensitive question, “When does protecting our children become snooping?” Jennifer Foster has a Doctorate in Education from the University of Pittsburgh and is the founder of Secret Drug Test. She provides information, advice and comforting support to families of drug addicted children through her blog, website, and a series of videos focusing on various aspects of dealing with drug addiction and ways to take action through testing. Jennifer lost...
Jul 06, 2012•58 min
My guest this week homeschooled three of her children through high school and has one left to go! She writes books, lots of them and won Historical Novel of the Year in 2005 and 2006 from ACFW, and was honored with the Writer of the Year award from Mt. Hermon Writer's Conference in 2003. Her book, Life Interrupted, was a finalist for the Gold Medallion in 2005. She shares Jesus' love through volunteering as a mentor for teenage moms in her community, and ministering in the Czech Republic on regu...
Jun 29, 2012•58 min
Do you have a big picture of what education really is? How do you encourage your children to grow in their knowledge and compassion for the world? Have you discovered the ingredients for a solid homeschool curriculum? How do you unleash a passion for the written word? This week I am delighted to welcome back Sarita Holzmann as my guest. Sarita will answer these questions and many more while we explore the benefits of using a literature based curriculum in our homeschools to give our children the...
Jun 22, 2012•58 min
My guest this week is Brenda Nixon a fellow host here on Toginet radio. Her show airs on Tuesdays at 10am ET and is called The Parent's Plate. Brenda blends practical parenting tips with child development and is an unusual and popular keynote speaker at events and workshops in more than 10 states. She says she is a media fave on the NBC TV affiliate in Columbus, OH, the FOX TV affiliate in Kansas City, and Atlanta's Kevin & Taylor in the Morning on WFSH-FM. Speaking aside Brenda is also an a...
Jun 15, 2012•58 min
I’m talking to Ann Zeise this week who is returning, after a couple of years, with lots of news about her business, A 2 Z Home’s Cool. Ann homeschooled her son and when he graduated she took the journey from teacher of one to teacher of the world using her creativity to produce a comprehensive education site. Her son now works in her company and together they manage the 1,000 plus pages from her green home in California. Ann and I are going to be talking about new trends in homeschooling, her si...
Jun 08, 2012•1 hr 1 min
Do you ever wonder why when things get tough you inevitably get sick? How many times have you heard someone chide you by saying, “it’s the body’s way of slowing you down?” My guest this week will tell you that there’s enough evidence now to prove that when our brains are exhausted our immune system takes a dive. Julie Anderson is a survivor of marriage and 16 years of homeschooling whose experiences led her to write, “Quickest Way to Insanity: Homeschool Your Kids.” In her book she takes a refre...
Jun 01, 2012•58 min
My guest this week is Katie Sullivan M.S., SLP-CCC, a speech language pathologist with 17 years experience teaching both typical and atypical learners and 5 years experience homeschooling. Katie is the mother of 5 children, including twin boys with special needs. She is an avid homesteader and experienced crafter, who, thanks to her Mother, has more than 25 years experience in handicrafts, candlemaking and soapmaking, which she now teaches. Katie is currently pursuing a second Masters in History...
May 25, 2012•58 min
Mike Donnelly, from the Home School Legal Defense Association, returns to my show this week wearing his dad hat. When he’s not talking to me Mike serves as Staff Attorney and Director of International Relations for member affairs and is Adjunct Professor of Government at Patrick Henry College, in Virginia. Mike and his wife teach their seven children at home and he is a frequent speaker and writer on many home school related topics some of which he has shared with us over the years on my show. M...
May 18, 2012•1 hr
Did you know that everything happens through conversations? Nothing exists that didn’t live once as a thought? Assuming is the biggest barrier to effective communication? Exciting stuff for wordmongers like me! I am thrilled to welcome Lisa Giruzzi to my show today an expert in communications, not the technical stuff but the thoughts that pop out of our mouths, sometimes without permission! Lisa and I are going to spend our time together exploring ways to bring what she does with corporate execu...
May 11, 2012•58 min
My job is to bust stereotypes and referring to my guest this week as a diva could strike some sensitive chords! But let me clarify, a diva is a Prima Donna, a first lady and Sabrina Justison, playwright, singer-songwriter and fellow thespian, is a diva in her field. Sabrina teaches acting classes, leads one week intensive Drama Camps and talks about Performing Arts at homeschool conventions. She is going to help me take the arched eyebrow out of reactions to theatre and homeschooling being menti...
May 04, 2012•58 min
This week my guest is Jane Dolby who has a public relations business called Delicious PR. She has a background in music and psychology and quips that it didn't take her long to discover she was better at promoting music than making it! She now helps emerging artists develop their profiles. We first met just over a year ago while I was visiting prospective digs with my student daughter in Leigh-on-Sea. Although I’d set up three places to visit she was the only person I connected with that afterno...
Apr 27, 2012•1 hr
Today I am welcoming back one of my first guests from March 2010! Julie Meekins and I talked about the diagnosis of her youngest child’s CHARGE Syndrome and the positive measures she, her husband and family took to help her daughter progress through the natural development of her body, step by step. Julie is a certified neurodevelopmentalist and takes a holistic approach to child development. She has also graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Julie and her husband founded March...
Apr 20, 2012•58 min
Gretchen Roe from the Calvert School is my guest this week and we are going to be talking about the challenges faced by single homeschoolers who are very creative in how they bring home the bacon while managing to home educate their children. We will be discussing the reality of living on one income in a two income world. Provisions still need to be made for that rainy day which is a real possibility in our economically unstable world. How do we support our spouses both financially and emotional...
Apr 13, 2012•58 min
This Good Friday Robert Velarde, from the Wisdom of Pixar and Sonlight Curriculum, is going to join me and together we are going to reflect on the meaning of Lent, Holy Week and our Lord’s Passion and Resurrection. Robert is going to be sharing his personal walk from Atheismto Christianity with us. By meditating on Christ’s redemption, particularly during this season of the church year, we all undergo renewal and personal change along our Christian walk, something we are called to do regularly. ...
Apr 06, 2012•56 min
I am excited to be welcoming my school teacher daughter to my show this week. Paris McNeny reminded me that although she has spoken with me on Toginet Radio before it has always been in the company of her siblings. She holds the title of first born daughter in the family and graduated top of her homeschool senior year. She served as a missionary to Africa on The Mercy Ships, a large floating hospital bringing hope to the forgotten poor off the coast of West Africa. Paris has always had a deep af...
Mar 30, 2012•58 min
I am welcoming back a British homeschooler who had a few surprising facts about education here when we chatted last year. Steve Richards is one of the directors of Northstar Worldwide which offers support and resources to homeschooling families all over the world. Steve is also a founding member of one of the home education groups in England called Home Service and he has spoken widely on the topic of home education in the United Kingdom and overseas. Both he and his wife, Lyn, homeschooled thei...
Mar 23, 2012•58 min
