Episodes

  • EU399: On the Journey with Jenna Hollis

    EU399: On the Journey with Jenna Hollis
    Jan 29 2026
    This week, we have a wonderful conversation with Living Joyfully Network member Jenna-Gaye Hollis. Jenna is a mom of four living in Australia. Her sons are 17, 16, 14, and 9, and she shared some of her unschooling journey with us.
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    51 mins
  • EU398: Foundations: Polarizing Paradigms

    EU398: Foundations: Polarizing Paradigms
    Jan 15 2026
    For this week’s episode, we’re sharing the next Foundations episode of the Living Joyfully Podcast with Pam and Anna, Polarizing Paradigms. While it’s common to see things through the lens of right and wrong or good and bad and to look for someone or something to blame, these polarizing paradigms are damaging to relationships. Real […]
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    26 mins
  • EU397: Celebrating Interests

    EU397: Celebrating Interests
    Jan 1 2026
    On this episode of Exploring Unschooling, Pam, Anna, and Erika talk about the immense value of celebrating interests. As humans, what we are interested in really makes us who we are as individuals. When we celebrate and show interest in the things that our children and partners love, our relationships deepen. Our loved ones feel […]
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    28 mins
  • EU085 Flashback: Deschooling with Lucy AitkenRead

    EU085 Flashback: Deschooling with Lucy AitkenRead
    Dec 18 2025
    In this episode, we’re sharing a conversation that Pam had with Lucy AitkenRead in 2017. At the time, Lucy unschools her two children and blogs at Lulastic and the Hippyshake. Pam and Lucy talked about her family’s move to unschooling, the hardest parts of her journey, the most surprising bits, as well her husband’s journey […]
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    53 mins
  • EU396: Foundations: There’s Plenty of Time

    EU396: Foundations: There’s Plenty of Time
    Dec 4 2025
    For this week’s episode, we’re sharing the next Foundations episode of the Living Joyfully Podcast with Pam and Anna, There’s Plenty of Time. It’s amazing how so many things that come up in our days can feel like emergencies, like they need to be solved as soon as possible. Taking a moment to consider whether […]
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    18 mins
  • EU395: Navigating All the Needs

    EU395: Navigating All the Needs
    Nov 20 2025
    In this episode of Exploring Unschooling, Pam, Anna, and Erika talk about navigating all the needs in our unschooling families. Navigating all the needs can be one of the biggest puzzles of parenthood. In many cases, we’re going from only being responsible for ourselves, to then being in partnership with someone else, to then adding […]
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    26 mins
  • EU394: Weaving Together Neurodivergence and Unschooling with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue

    EU394: Weaving Together Neurodivergence and Unschooling with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue
    Nov 6 2025
    In this episode, we were so grateful to be joined by Melissa Crockett-Joyoue of the Unschooling Summit and Weave ND. Melissa shared her dramatic journey to unschooling, her experience as a neurodivergent parent of neurodivergent kids, and how amazing unschooling has been for all of them. We also talked about increasing our capacity through intentional […]
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • EU393: Foundations: Every Moment is a Choice

    EU393: Foundations: Every Moment is a Choice
    Oct 23 2025
    For this week’s episode, we’re sharing the next Foundations episode of the Living Joyfully Podcast with Pam and Anna, Every Moment is a Choice. It’s common in our culture to look at our lives in terms of “have-tos,” but staying in that space takes away our agency and our joy. By getting curious about our […]
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    20 mins