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The Unschool Space

The Unschool Space

De: Esther Jones
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Unschooling isn't just about education, it's a life choice! For most parents, embracing unschooling requires some serious unravelling of old paradigms around parenting, learning and childhood, and that can be both challenging and exhilarating.

Join me, Esther Jones, a mindful parenting coach and unschooling mother-of-three, as I take a look at the many opportunities for reflection that naturally arise in an unschooling home. Each episode, I chat with other parents about their family’s experiences.

From self-care, neurodiversity and mindfulness, to how to live consensually and trust our children, this podcast is here to help parents navigate the everyday challenges so they're free to create a healthy, nourishing and enriching space for themselves and their family.

Thanks for listening!

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Episodios
  • #102 From soccer mom to unschooling coach—changing the stories in our heads, with Sue Patterson in Austin, Texas

    #102 From soccer mom to unschooling coach—changing the stories in our heads, with Sue Patterson in Austin, Texas
    Apr 1 2026

    In this episode, I am talking with Sue Patterson, who lives in Austin Texas. Sue is an unschooling coach, author, and the founder and voice behind Unschooling Mom2Mom. Sue has three adult children, who are now in their thirties, and who were all unschooled. Sue tells of how she came to unschooling when her children were young, after seeing how they were failing to thrive in traditional school. We talk about her deschooling process and how important it is to change the stories in our heads, and to focus on the here and now and the connection with our children. I hope you enjoy the conversation.


    Connect with Sue

    Unschooling Mom2Mom: http://www.UnschoolingMom2Mom.com
    Creating Confidence Daily App: https://www.unschoolingmom2mom.com/creating-confidence-daily
    Unschooling Membership Community: https://www.unschoolingmom2mom.com/creating-confidence-membership
    Strewing Calendar: https://www.unschoolingmom2mom.com/strewing-calendars


    If you'd like to support the podcast and the sharing of these stories, you can do that here. Thank you!

    The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself. A Mindful Guide to Embracing a New Way of Living and Learning With Your Child

    You can find my blog, workshops and courses at:
    www.esther-jones.com

    Or, connect with me on
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estherjones.unschooling
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUnschoolSpace
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    47 m
  • #101 Unschooling and one child's recovery from burnout, with Jenny Mainwaring in Oxford, UK

    #101 Unschooling and one child's recovery from burnout, with Jenny Mainwaring in Oxford, UK
    Feb 19 2026

    In this episode I’m chatting with Jenny Mainwaring who lives near Oxford in the UK. Jenny took her oldest son out of school while still in primary school and suffering from burnout. Jenny describes the slow process of helping him feel safe again and how they have seen him come back to his interests and the things he naturally wants to explore. In fact, Jenny’s son who is now 12 encouraged Jenny to share their story so other children can know that things do get better. A little later, Jenny also took her younger son out of school and we talk about how they try to work together to meet everyone’s needs, what socialising looks like, and the importance of safe adults.

    You can find my blog, workshops and courses at:
    www.esther-jones.com

    Or, connect with me on
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estherjones.unschooling
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUnschoolSpace
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    46 m
  • #100 In celebration of 100 conversations and The Unschooling Summit 2026, with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue

    #100 In celebration of 100 conversations and The Unschooling Summit 2026, with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue
    Feb 3 2026

    To mark the podcast's 100 conversations, this episode is a little different. I am in conversation with Melissa Crockett-Joyoue who runs the Weave online community and is also an unschooling mother. She and I co-founded The Unschooling Summit with last year and we are currently working on this year’s event. It is free, online and takes place on March 20th-22nd, with recordings available. You can sign up for reminders at www.theunschoolingsummit.org.

    We just wanted to talk a bit about the summit, and how our experiences, and all the podcast conversations have helped to shape this offering. And we go off on a couple of tangents too. I hope you enjoy the conversation and hope to see you at the summit!


    You can find my blog, workshops and courses at:
    www.esther-jones.com

    Or, connect with me on
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estherjones.unschooling
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheUnschoolSpace
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    31 m
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What a lovely podcast. So many different quests with so much to add and thing about. This podcast is truly helping me embark on this new journey. Thank you so much.

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