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 and Davone's zeal for life is infectious. It’s simply impossible not to feel energized and positive a...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Learning which is a model that uses adaptive apps for academics and teachers as "guides", students are ...
Nov 20, 2024•59 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast 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 wonderful book, Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age . ...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast 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 forward 26 years and she has created a community to support parents, a YouTube channel, a podcast, and is ...
Aug 31, 2024•59 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Homeschool, which gives homeschooling children a chance to see themselves in the pages of a book. This book c...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast 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. He was happier. This propelled her to take a sabbatical which turned into choosing the unschooling li...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast 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 necessarily an option, but in many ways an absolute need. We talk about how our kids change and grow and how ...
Jun 08, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast 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 the power and purpose of our brain, we dive into: how our brain is (negatively) impacted in our modern ...
May 24, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast 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 reinforcements from a neighboring rooster!) Kirsten shares insights from the work she has been doing ...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast 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 factor” of the Genius School which is guided by the 5 Pillars of Invitation: Know Thyself, Know Thy Sou...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast 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 her inspiration for writing Teens Unleashed in episode 14 .) Karla brings a joyful spirit to our disc...
Apr 22, 2024•56 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast 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 and her successful ten-year career as a hair dresser before going back to school to become a therapist...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast 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 experience of her oldest son turning 18 created a lot of emotions and she had a gut feeling she needed to pu...
Aug 11, 2023•46 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Erin realized how stifling and unsettling the indoor preschool space was for her and the children s...
Jul 21, 2023•51 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast 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 failure and put her kids back in school. We discussed how Covid impacted her decision to try homescho...
Jul 07, 2023•50 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast 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 U.S., because, according to them, the science is clear....kids need to be barefoot outside. I couldn...
Jun 20, 2023•47 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast 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. The one thing he realizes each child needs for learning is a connected relationship. Jason shares a...
May 19, 2023•1 hr•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast 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 removed from the school day. When she became pregnant with her third child, the stress of being a tea...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast 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 particular. When she became pregnant, while managing a tax refund franchise, her attention shifted to...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Unschooling Journey: A Field Guide (2018) and how the idea to mirror Joseph Campbell’s Hero with a Thou...
Mar 11, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast 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 meaningful work and projects that align with her values and goals. We talk about her work at Praxis, h...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast 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 into making the show and how it really is a full family effort. We discuss the other projects the studi...
Jan 20, 2023•54 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast 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 and our society Masculine and Feminine Energy The Light and Shadow side of Archetypes Understanding arc...
Jan 13, 2023•2 hr 39 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast 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 teen years. Here are some things we cover: The therapeutic, farm program she runs with her friend At...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Emily is providing for her community is something I think more parents are yearning for. We talk about h...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to episode 19 of the Let ‘em go Barefoot Podcast. Today, I have the pleasure of introducing you to my first couple interview! Nicky and Davone are so fun to talk to and the enthusiasm they have for the life they live is contagious, which is exactly what drew me in when I started following along their journey on Instagram @princefamilytravel (formerly @life.long.learners) These kindred spirits met in college and while Nicky went the way of a master’s degree and working in her field of stu...
Nov 18, 2022•53 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Episode 18 where I get to share a moving, deep, and open conversation with the lovely Emma Hosfeld. Emma writes moving and beautiful pieces on parenting, education, and healing. I was immediately drawn to the way she can get to the heart of things. In our conversation, Emma talks about showing up to life with radical responsibility and radical joy. We talk about her struggle with drugs and alcohol, her sobriety journey, becoming a mother, her active choice to be a healthy role model f...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to episode 17 of the Let ‘em go Barefoot podcast. My guest today is Julie Walter also known as @familyyields on Instagram. I invited Julie on to talk about creating intentional community and to share with us the purpose of the forest and farm school she created and runs with her husband on their 50-acre farm in Canada. Community is something we all need and yet many of us struggle with finding a community (or keeping one). And when you chose to homeschool, sometimes you just have to go a...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, I talk with Dr. Emily Splichal, a functional podiatrist who calls herself “barefoot friendly”. This designation may seem odd for a foot doctor, but because of the fear-based medicine in our western society, she has witnessed the unreasonable fear of the natural (bare) foot amongst some of her colleagues. Her book, Barefoot Strong, aims to bring the importance of foot health back into the forefront. She wants to literally uncover our feet and help us learn how valuable foot healt...
Oct 14, 2022•51 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to episode 15! My guest is Kelly Edwards. Kelly is the creator of the 90-minute school day and co-creator of How to Be an Awesome Homeschooler. Kelly is also a mother to 3 foster-adopted girls and is a trauma-informed parent. In this episode we talk about: Why deschooling is an important process to go through if you are transitioning to homeschool. The fascinating neuroscience behind the 90-minute school day, The rhythms we naturally go through in a 24-hour cycle and why we need to be aw...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast 
