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Self Directed

Self Directed - A Podcast on Life, Learning, and Raising Free Thinkers. Hosts Cecilie and Jesper Conrad, full-time travellers since 2018 and parents of four, invite a new guest on the podcast every Thursday.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
64 minutes
Episodes
144
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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Bria Bloom | Unschooling and the Alliance for Self-Directed Education

Bria Bloom | Unschooling and the Alliance for Self-Directed Education

Meet Bria Bloom, Executive Director of the Alliance for Self-Directed Education (ASDE) and a passionate advocate for alternative education methods. Raised in the philosophy of self-directed education…

01:04:18  |   Wed 01 Nov 2023
Laurie A. Couture | Empowering Children: A Fresh Perspective on Trauma, Attachment, and Alternative Education

Laurie A. Couture | Empowering Children: A Fresh Perspective on Trauma, Attachment, and Alternative Education

Laurie A Couture is an expert in childhood developmental trauma and attachment, and the author of "Nurturing and Empowering Our Sons" and "Instead of Medicating and Punishing." In this episode, Lauri…

01:16:49  |   Wed 25 Oct 2023
Miró Siegel | Embracing the Unconventional with Miró - a grown up worldschooler

Miró Siegel | Embracing the Unconventional with Miró - a grown up worldschooler

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Miró Siegel, the son of Laini Liberti. In this episode, Miró shares his remarkable journey into the world of worldschooling, including the exhilarating expe…

01:22:03  |   Wed 18 Oct 2023
Torsten Klaus | Fathers in Focus: Unschooling, Masculinity and Shattering Stereotypes

Torsten Klaus | Fathers in Focus: Unschooling, Masculinity and Shattering Stereotypes

Torsten Klaus is a pioneering advocate for unschooling, a devoted father of three unschooled children, and the founder of Young Cre8ors. Torsten's passion for creativity and storytelling began in his…

01:20:04  |   Wed 11 Oct 2023
Nicole Kenyon | Defying Labels and Embracing Unschooling

Nicole Kenyon | Defying Labels and Embracing Unschooling

🗓️ Recorded September 4st, 2023. 📍Blaye, France

We've all been there: doubting our intelligence and our worth, feeling inadequate due to someone else's labels. Our guest, Nicole Kenyon, knows this fee…

00:42:24  |   Wed 04 Oct 2023
Jen Keefe | Unschooling and Mental Health: A Parent's Perspective

Jen Keefe | Unschooling and Mental Health: A Parent's Perspective

Jen Keefe is an inspiring unschooling mom who has taken the bold step of challenging traditional educational norms. 

Jen's personal struggles with mental health profoundly influenced her journey from …

01:06:52  |   Thu 28 Sep 2023
Erika Davis-Pitre | Homeschooling as an Answer to Race-Based Educational Inequalities

Erika Davis-Pitre | Homeschooling as an Answer to Race-Based Educational Inequalities

We are again joined by Erika Davis-Pitre, one of our favorite people when it comes to unschooling. In our talk,  we confront the pressing issues of ageism and racial disparities in education, focusin…

01:08:07  |   Wed 20 Sep 2023
Special: Cecilie Conrad on raising Worldschoolers

Special: Cecilie Conrad on raising Worldschoolers

This is a repost of an interview Lizz Quain from Trailblazing Families did with Cecilie Conrad.

The conversation moves beyond the typical travel tales; we plunge into the depths of unschooling and ho…

00:57:51  |   Tue 19 Sep 2023
Randall Hardy | Challenging the State: A Conversation on Family-Based Education

Randall Hardy | Challenging the State: A Conversation on Family-Based Education

Join us for an eye-opening episode as we sit down with Randall Hardy, a fervent advocate for homeschooling and unschooling. Randall and his family have been at the forefront of the home education mov…

01:17:40  |   Wed 13 Sep 2023
Pam Laricchia | Living Joyfully - Redefining Success and Parent-Child Relationships

Pam Laricchia | Living Joyfully - Redefining Success and Parent-Child Relationships

Explore the transformative power of unschooling with Pam Laricchia, host of the popular 'The Exploring Unschooling Podcast.' 

Dive into the art of fostering enriching parent-child relationships, redef…

01:10:13  |   Wed 06 Sep 2023
Cecilie & Jesper Conrad | Family Travel and Unschooling - We are interviewed by the hosts of the podcast Artist Date

Cecilie & Jesper Conrad | Family Travel and Unschooling - We are interviewed by the hosts of the podcast Artist Date

In the summer of 2021, we drove to Turkey to spend two weeks with Chris Attwood and his wonderful family. Before Chris and family arrived, we had time to roam the city - we met up with Raqauy Danzige…

01:03:10  |   Wed 30 Aug 2023
Rachel Carlson | Unschooling and the Power of Community

Rachel Carlson | Unschooling and the Power of Community

Ever dreamt of packing up your life and traveling the world? That’s exactly what our guest, Rachel Carlson, and her family did. Rachel shares her family's exhilarating journey of full-time travel, en…

01:08:45  |   Wed 23 Aug 2023
Special: Raquy Danziger | Interview with the World known Darbuka player, artist and musician

Special: Raquy Danziger | Interview with the World known Darbuka player, artist and musician

Meet Raquy Danziger - a celebrated Darbuka performer, teacher, and composer known worldwide for her expertise on the Middle Eastern Darbuka drum. 

We are a full-time traveling family. We love art, mu…

00:20:11  |   Sun 20 Aug 2023
Sarah Beale | Unschooling and the Pursuit of The Good Life

Sarah Beale | Unschooling and the Pursuit of The Good Life

Together with our dear friend Sarah Beale, we delve deep into the pursuit of a 'good life.' 

Sarah shares her incredible journey of transitioning from the traditional Australian school system to an un…

01:23:10  |   Wed 16 Aug 2023
Special: Mark Lupan | How is a Handpan made? Interview with one of the world's best handpan makers.

Special: Mark Lupan | How is a Handpan made? Interview with one of the world's best handpan makers.

Meet Mark Lupescu, also known as Mark Lupan - a celebrated handpan maker and player known worldwide for his beautiful Lupan Handpans.

Have you ever tried the handpan or just listened to it? For me, it…

00:33:55  |   Sun 13 Aug 2023
Ann Hansen & Missy Willis | Exploring Unschooling: Nurturing Curiosity and Cultivating a Love for Learning

Ann Hansen & Missy Willis | Exploring Unschooling: Nurturing Curiosity and Cultivating a Love for Learning

Missy Willis invited Ann Hansen to be a guest on her podcast Let 'Em Go Barefoot - and since then, they have been close connected. In sync as they are. Together they have written the book 'Life Unsch…

01:22:25  |   Wed 09 Aug 2023
Special: Jesper Conrad | Fatherhood, Worldtraveling & Unschooling - An interview by Earth Ozina

Special: Jesper Conrad | Fatherhood, Worldtraveling & Unschooling - An interview by Earth Ozina

In 2022 Ema Werner reached out to Jesper and asked if he was up for answering many questions in an Instagram live. He said yes, and Ema agreed that we could share the recording as a little extra epis…

00:56:31  |   Sun 06 Aug 2023
Cecilie & Jesper Conrad | Alexandra Kons Asks Us Anything - Embracing the Unconventional: Radical Unschooling and Nomadic Living

Cecilie & Jesper Conrad | Alexandra Kons Asks Us Anything - Embracing the Unconventional: Radical Unschooling and Nomadic Living

School sucks! And on Wild Life, we talk about why education outside the traditional school system is so beneficial - not only for our kids but also for us as parents.

This is the intro for Alexandra K…

01:05:59  |   Wed 02 Aug 2023
Janet Attwood | Tapping into the Divine Universe for Passionate Living

Janet Attwood | Tapping into the Divine Universe for Passionate Living

Are you ready to take the leap toward your true passion and find fulfillment? 

If the answer is yes, this episode is for you. We are thrilled to have NY Times Bestseller Janet Attwood, a guiding light…

00:44:00  |   Wed 26 Jul 2023
Sandra Dodd | Learn Nothing Day - Unschooling and the Complexities of Parenting

Sandra Dodd | Learn Nothing Day - Unschooling and the Complexities of Parenting

This is an episode to celebrate Learn Nothing Day. Sandra Dodd's birthday is on July 24th, and as a joke, she started 'Learn Nothing Day,' - which now is an international holiday for unschoolers. A d…

02:03:10  |   Wed 19 Jul 2023
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