The Unschool Space

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#116 Building our capacity for our children and taking care of ourselves, with Iidala on the West Coast of Ireland

2026-10-2842:01

Today I am chatting with Iidala, a breathwork teacher and parenting guide who is originally from Estonia but now lives in Ireland with her husband and two sons. We talk about how her family moved from Estonia to Ireland in search of community, and why they decided to enrol their children in self-directed learning spaces. And, we talk about what it means to undo our own conditioning whilst accompanying our children. I hope you enjoy the conversation. Connect with Iidala https://iidala.co...

#115 From teacher to unschooling parent - relearning with our children, with Alex O'Neill in Essex, UK

2026-10-1544:13

Today, I am with Alex O’Neill, who lives with her daughter and husband in Essex in the UK. Alex was a teacher and had considered home education for many years, and finally dived in a couple of years ago when her daughter decided that she didn’t want to continue with secondary school. Alex shares her long journey of exploration into learning and alternatives to school, and what she is learning at home as she accompanies her daughter. Connect with Alex https://www.limitlesscommunity.co.uk/ htt...

#114 From Germany to Peru, taking the path less travelled, with Alex Kons

2026-10-0134:41

In this episode, I am with Alex Kons. Alex is originally from Germany, but is currently living in Peru and has spent many years travelling the world with her now-13 year old son. Alex tells us why she chose initially not to send her son to school, and the isolation from friends and family that came with that decision. And she shares what life has looked like for her and her son and why she has never regretted taking the route that always felt most free and authentic for her. Connect w...

#113 From school burnout to unschooling: reconnecting and building capacity, with Sharon & Heidi in North Yorkshire

2026-09-1639:38

In this episode, I am joined by Sharon and Heidi, two unschooling mothers from North Yorkshire. Both have neurodivergent children who eventually burned out at school. They describe how incredibly depleting it was to try get their children in to school each day and to advocate for the support they needed. We talk about how the transition was from school to home and the relief of stepping away from a system that isn’t working. And, we talk about why our capacity is so important and how we can k...

#112 From maths teacher to a life without school, with Ruth Rinaldi in Cumbria, UK

2026-09-0251:55

Today I am chatting with Ruth Rinaldi, a former maths teacher now unschooling parent of two. We talk about what led Ruth not only to home educate her children but also to leave her career as a maths teacher and head of department, which she had worked so hard at. Ruth shares how the experience has looked for her and her family, and what it felt like to make such a huge change. We also talk about maths, of course, and the problems with how it is approached in schools. And Ruth gives us all som...

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