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Stories of an Unschooling Family

Want to know more about unschooling? How about radical unschooling? (It’s not as scary or as wild as some people make out!) Join me as I share ideas, stories, homeschool record-keeping tips and resources for living an unschooling life of unconditional love.

Latest Episodes:

188: It's Not for Me! May 11, 2021

Show notes

This week, Imogen and I are discussing:

The value of casual work and lower profile jobs
How our kids can surprise us
Jobs and passions
Why we need to promote our work
How to answer critics and critique other people’s work
The importance of helping each other
Jane Austen, Sanditon and Bridgerton
Ageing
And other things!

Show Notes

Things we mention in this episode

This is Marketing: book by Seth Godin

The Illustrated Man: book by Ray Bradbury

Sanditon: miniseries adapted from Jane Austen's novel by Andrew Davies

Sanditon: unfinished Jane Austen novel

Pride and Prejudice: 1995 miniseries adapted by Andrew Davies from Jane Austen's novel

Bridgerton: miniseries

Bridgerton: book by Julia Quinn

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

Unschooling Community

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

Where You Can Find Imogen

Blog

Write.Rewrite.Read

Instagram

write.rewrite.read

Youtube

Books

The Crystal Tree

The Shattering Song

Thank you for listening to this episode!

187: The Problem With High Expectations and Control Apr 27, 2021

Show notes

This week, Imogen and I are talking about:

High expectations and control. Do they result in unhappy children? Do controlled kids look for distractions? Does limiting screen time result in an increased attraction for devices?
A novel that Imogen reviewed: Dear Hero
Inspiration and different ways of telling a story
How we can work together, share our skills, and help each other
The Catholic Homeschool Conference (I'm a speaker!)
News of two soon-to-be-produced unschooling podcasts

Show Notes

Things we mentioned in this episode:

Indistractible by Nir Eyal

Masterchef Australia 2021

Show Your Work by Austin Kleon

Dear Hero by Hope Bolinger and Alyssa Roat

Illuminae Files Book Series by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

The Catholic Homeschool Conference

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

Unschooling Community

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

Where You Can Find Imogen

Blog

Write.Rewrite.Read

Instagram

write.rewrite.read

Youtube

Books

The Crystal Tree

The Shattering Song

Thank you for listening to this episode!

186: Criticism, Reviews, and Paying it Forward Apr 14, 2021

Show notes

This week, Imogen and I have a lively conversation about:

The highs and lows that affect our parenting, homeschooling and creative lives
Criticism: why do we let other people's opinions affect what we do? Whose opinions should we listen to? Why we shouldn't let criticism stop us from using our talents
Reviews: why we don't ask for many reviews
Writing about things we have never experienced
Paying it Forward: is free online stuff really free?

We're also discussing some books and movies.

And we're telling stories about:

how to remove a dead tree
cockroaches
how I might have made a difference to the lives of the world's dogs
and many other things

Show Notes

Things we mention in this episode:

Tamworth

Botanic gardens and Marsupial Park

Country Music Festival

Gunnedah

Silo Art: Dorothea MacKellar and her poem, My Country

Water Tower Art: The Long Tan Battle of the Vietnam War

Silo Art at Barraba

Book

Show Your Work: Ten Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon

Tin Tin comics and Netflix shows

Movies and Series

The Greatest Showman

Les Mis

Oklahoma

Hamilton

The Crown

The Chosen

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

Unschooling Community

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

Where You Can Find Imogen

Blog

Write.Rewrite.Read

Instagram

write.rewrite.read

Youtube

Books

The Crystal Tree

The Shattering Song

Thank you for listening to this episode!

185: Social Media, Hooks, Distractions, and Books Mar 30, 2021

Show notes

This week, Imogen and I are discussing:

Social media and video games: can we break the hooks that pull us in?
Books: is it okay to use someone else’s ideas and create something of our own?

In particular, we’re talking about the documentary, The Social Dilemma, and the books, Dust by Kara Swanson and The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell.

We’re also telling a few family stories.

Show Notes

Things we mention in this episode:

Indistractible and Hooked by Nir Eyal

The Social Dilemma on Netflix

Dust by Kara Swanson

The Drover’s Wife by Leah Purcell

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Henry Lawson: poems and short stories

Bleak House and Little Dorritt by Charles Dickens

How to Train Your Dragon: movie and book

The Princess Bride: movie and book

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

Jeff Wayne’s musical, The War of the Worlds

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

Unschooling Community

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

Where You Can Find Imogen

Blog

Write.Rewrite.Read

Instagram

write.rewrite.read

Youtube

Books

The Crystal Tree

The Shattering Song

Thank you for listening to this episode!

184:Trying Not to Complain Mar 23, 2021

Show notes

This week, as the rain continues to fall, I'm telling a few stories:

Wondering Weather I Should Iron

The Elvis Connection

Me? I'm Elvis' Wife

Why I'm Wearing Stiff Undies

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

Unschooling Community

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

Thank you for listening to this episode!

183: Big Ideas and Big Passions, Mar 16, 2021

Show notes

This week, my daughter Imogen is back, and we're talking about:

Writing: the definition of a story, what to write about, how we use our own experiences in stories.

Superhero movies: the big ideas contained in seemingly trivial stories

Behind-the scenes documentaries.

Rock climbing and glass blowing: creativity, and the lengths (or heights!) some people will go to follow their passions.

We’re also telling lots of stories.

Show Notes

Things we mention in this episode:

Camp NaNoWriMo

The A-Z blogging challenge

Masterclass:

Neil Gaiman and his writing class

Margaret Atwood and her writing class

WandaVision

The Making of Wandavision

Captain America: Civil War

Solo Free on Amazon Prime

The Dawn Face on Netflix

Blown Away on Netflix

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

Unschooling Community

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

Where You Can Find Imogen

Blog

Write.Rewrite.Read

Instagram

write.rewrite.read

Youtube

Thank you for listening to this episode!

182: Bad Haircuts and Unschooling Adventures Mar 09, 2021

Show notes

This week, in this solo podcast episode, I'm sharing and discussing a few adventurous stories:

Unschooling: Haircut Courage

Younger Unschoolers: Spur-of-the-Moment Adventures

Enjoying an Unexpected Little Adventure

Show Notes

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

Unschooling Community

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

Photo

Me and my daughter Charlotte

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling!

181: Writing, Explosions, and Unsuitable Horror Stories Mar 02, 2021

Show notes

After a 4-month break, my daughter Imogen and I are back! And we're chatting about:

Finishing novels and beta reading
My 19-year-old daughter Sophie and 'graduate' unschoolers
Bushfires and exploding trees
How our generous members saved our unschooling community
Vlogging
The TV shows we've been watching
The Masterclass classes we've been enjoying

We’re also discussing the question: is it okay to expose our kids to 'unsuitable' movies and books?

Show Notes

Things We Mention

Masterclass website

Matthew Walker on Masterclass

Neil Gaiman's books including Coraline and The Graveyard Book

Coraline the movie

WandaVision on Disney Plus

The Truth Seekers on Amazon Prime

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

Where You Can Find Imogen

Blog

Write.Rewrite.Read

Instagram

write.rewrite.read

Youtube

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling!

Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family or Instagram to leave a comment. Perhaps you'd like to join our unschooling community?

Imogen and I would love to hear some feedback about our conversation!

Photo: Imogen took me out for a special celebratory breakfast. I've finished my children's novel!

180: Unschool, Martian, and Risque Stories Oct 27, 2020

Show notes

My daughter Imogen and I are discussing play, writing, books, Martians, and exercise. This episode is jam-packed full of stories, unschooling thoughts and resources.

Episode Contents

0:00-01:56 Intro

01:56-07:53 Excitement

07:53-10:51 Writing

10:51-18:08 Music

18:08-30:15 Kids’ Play

30:15-42:10 Adults’ Play

42:10-59:18 A Space Phase

59:18-01:03:31 A Novel and Priest Holes

01:03:31-01:07:11 Exercise

01:07:11-01:13:51 A Risqué Story

01:13:51-01:17:01 Listener Questions

01:17:01-01:21:38 End Stuff

Show Notes

Writing

Music

Garageband

Play

Blog Post: Doing What Kids Ought to Do

A Space Phase

The War of the Worlds book by H.G. Wells

Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds

The Martian book

The Martian movie

Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets

Exercise

Leslie Sansone's Walk at Home

Books

The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

Imogen's new novel : Frost Notes

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily

Where You Can Find Imogen

Blog

Write.Rewrite.Read

Instagram

write.rewrite.read

Youtube

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling!

Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family or Instagram to leave a comment. Perhaps you have a question for Imogen? We'd love to hear some feedback about our conversation!

179: Unschooling, Plot Holes and Twonk Oct 13, 2020

Show notes

My daughter Imogen and I are sharing some unschooling thoughts while we talk about what we’ve been working on, what we’ve been reading and watching, and what’s making us feel excited.

0:00 Intro

00:58 Introducing Imogen

01:47 Returning to Podcasting

05:50 Frost Hands and Writing

14:34 Writing Novels and Unschooling Books

21:57 The Inconvenience of Losing Our Videographer

32:14 Excited About Exercise

41:59 Escaping into a Novel

48:55 Rereading Retold Fairy Tales

53:52 Masterchef and Kids’ Happiness

01:01:29 The Masked Singer and Twonk

01:08:50 End Things

Show Notes

Imogen's new novel

Podcasts about NaNoWriMo

Episode 153: More Unschool Writing Ideas and Resources

Episode 140: Difficult Things

Imogen's Music Youtube Channel

Websites

Books

The Lake House by Kate Morton

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Blog Post

Why We Need to Support Our Kids' Choices

Video

My 2020 Global Homeschooling Summit interview video

My Unschooling Books

Curious Unschoolers: Kindle

Curious Unschoolers: paperback

Radical Unschool Love: Kindle

Radical Unschool Love: paperback

My Amazon Author Page

Where You Can Find Me

My Stories of an Unschooling Family community

Youtube

Blogs

Stories of an Unschooling Family

Where the Carol Birds Sing

Instagram

stories_ofan_unschoolingfamily

Where You Can Find Imogen

Blog

Write.Rewrite.Read

Instagram

write.rewrite.read

Thank you for listening to this episode. If you enjoy my podcast, please consider sharing the link so that we can spread the word about unschooling!

Please feel welcome to visit my blog Stories of an Unschooling Family to leave a comment!

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