Homeschool Unrefined

We love books, and this is a jam-packed episode of our favorite latest reads.  We include books we’re reading on our own, what we’re reading aloud, and what our kids are reading.  Plus, we’ll hear fr…

Rachel Larson is a counselor and homeschool mom who owns her own practice.  She gives us insight into the mystery of anxiety and shows us how we can best support our favorite people through it.  This…

This episode is all about those pesky high expectations we place on ourselves and how we're inevitably not living up to them. Most homeschool parents are not exempt, including the two of us.  We talk…

Do you want to learn how to speak your child's language?  Do you want to make homeschool easier by developing stronger connections with your kids? The 5 Love Languages are a fun way to get to know yo…

You are all going to love this episode!  Today we chat with Emily Carlson, a homeschooling mother of three and an avid adventurer. Emily not only shares with us her love of adventuring, she advocates…

We're so happy to be back from our break and podcasting again!  In this episode, we reflect on how much of the work we do as homeschooling parents is intangible and not easily measured or noticed.  W…

Happy New Year Everyone! While we are on break, we thought you might enjoy this episode we released almost a year ago.  In it, we talk all about making science fun and accessible with our friend, Jen…

Merry Christmas Everyone!  While we're one break, we thought you might enjoy hearing some throwback episodes.  

Today we dive in to a topic that is very personal to both of us, the Highly Sensitive P…

Why is taking a break so important?  What do our breaks look like?  Listen in and hear all about why we think being proactive about scheduling breaks is crucial, even if it's a break from something y…

We are so happy to have Jessica Sarchett on the podcast today.  Jessica, her husband and two kids are currently living in and homeschooling from their RV in California.  Jessica shares with us all ab…

We're popping in your feed mid-week to throwback to an episode we recorded last year at this time all about our favorite Christmas books.  This is a quick listen we wanted you to have in time for the…

We all know that stress can have negative effects on our lives, bodies and consequently our homeschools.  We want to create a culture where it's normal to take measures to prevent stress and also to …

If we got to register for gifts upon becoming homeschool parents, these are the things we'd register for.  These things have made our lives easier as parents whose days are full parenting, teaching a…

The holidays are coming!  And we're here to give you all the permission you need to skip out on the things that drain you.  The holiday season should be enjoyed and not tolerated.  For that to happen…

Do you need to simplify your days?  Or do you need something easy to get you through a stressful day, week or season? Today Maren and Angela talk about the idea of Autopilot and how they use it to lo…

In today's episode, we bring back Vanessa Wright to chat all about raising tweens!  Vanessa is a homeschool mom of 3 (yes, 3) tweens living in North Carolina.  Today we chat about tweens, what makes …

On today's episode, we are celebrating our first podcast anniversary and it's full of surprises!  Join us as we reminisce about taking a leap and starting a podcast and chat about what has surprised …

In today's episode we chat all about the Four Tendencies framework by Gretchen Rubin.  We talk about each of the Four Tendencies - Upholders, Obligers, Questioners and Rebels - and how they tend to s…

In a world where something big and scary happens almost daily, talking to your kids about world events can be unsettling, nuanced and a challenge.  We invite you in to this conversation where we talk…

This is a good one everyone!  We are so honored to have Casey O'Roarty of Joyful Courage on the podcast today talking all about Positive Discipline.  Casey gives lots of encouragement and practical i…