EU394: Weaving Together Neurodivergence and Unschooling with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue

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   15 Jan 2026 · 26 min

   EU398: Foundations: Polarizing Paradigms

   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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   1 Jan 2026 · 28 min

   EU397: Celebrating Interests

   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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   18 Dec 2025 · 53 min

   EU085 Flashback: Deschooling with Lucy AitkenRead

   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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   4 Dec 2025 · 18 min

   EU396: Foundations: There’s Plenty of Time

   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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   20 Nov 2025 · 26 min

   EU395: Navigating All the Needs

   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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   23 Oct 2025 · 20 min

   EU393: Foundations: Every Moment is a Choice

   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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   9 Oct 2025 · 29 min

   EU392: Unschooling Stumbling Blocks: Strong Beliefs

   We are back with another episode in our Unschooling Stumbling Blocks series and this time, we’re talking about unschooling with strong beliefs. Sometimes our strong beliefs can be a stumbling block along our journey when we put the belief ahead of our relationships. When those moments come up in our families, it can help to […]

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   25 Sep 2025 · 58 min

   EU132 Flashback: Deschooling Two Cultures with Iris Chen

   In this episode, we’re sharing a conversation that Pam had with Iris Chen in 2018. At the time, Iris was new to unschooling her two sons in China and was writing blog posts about her experience at her website, Untigering. Pam and Iris talked about why she and her husband decided to move to China, […]

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   11 Sep 2025 · 35 min

   EU391: Foundations: Boundaries, Comfort Zones, and Capacity

   For this week’s episode, we’re sharing the next Foundations episode of the Living Joyfully Podcast with Pam and Anna, Boundaries, Comfort Zones, and Capacity. The idea of boundaries comes up pretty often in conventional circles, often through the lens of self-care, encouraging people to set boundaries with their kids, their partners, their parents, and so […]

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    28 Aug 2025 · 31 min

    EU390: When School Isn’t Working

    We talk about changes you might notice in your child, about the choices that we have when it comes to living and learning, and about the value of community during that big transition away from mainstream schooling.