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Exploring Unschooling

Exploring Unschooling

Pam Laricchia 449 Episodes Aug 13, 2026

Explore unschooling with Pam Laricchia, Anna Brown, and Erika Ellis. Helping parents figure out how to apply bigger picture unschooling ideas in their everyday lives.

Episodes

EU415: Growing Up Unschooling with Halie Barrick
EU415: Growing Up Unschooling with Halie Barrick Aug 13, 2026 38:11 For this new Growing Up Unschooling episode, Pam, Anna, and Erika were joined by 26-year-old Halie Barrick, who has always been unschooled. Halie shared about her experiences growing up, her journey through college and grad school, the business she created with her mom, and her advice to newer unschooling parents. She also reflected on the connections between what interested her as a chil
EU414: When Unschooling Kids Choose School
EU414: When Unschooling Kids Choose School Jul 30, 2026 1:04:52 We invited a panel of three unschooling parents to join us to talk about what happens when unschooling kids choose school. Ari, Terri, and Kinsey are all members of the Living Joyfully Network and they all have children who have chosen to try school. They shared about what led to the decision, how the expectations of school affected them and their families, what they and their kids learne
EU413: A Field Guide: Shifting from Control to Connection
EU413: A Field Guide: Shifting from Control to Connection Jul 16, 2026 52:19 We’re back with the third episode in our series on the podcast in which we’re working our way through Pam’s book, The Unschooling Journey: A Field Guide. Today, we’re continuing our exploration of the deschooling phase of the journey with stage seven: Shifting From Control to Connection. Last time, we questioned our beliefs about learning and now, we’re questioning our beliefs ab
EU412: Foundations: Recognizing Our Biases
EU412: Foundations: Recognizing Our Biases Jul 2, 2026 19:01 For this week’s episode, we’re sharing the next Foundations episode of the Living Joyfully Podcast with Pam and Anna, Recognizing Our Biases. Let’s talk about cognitive biases. Commitment bias, confirmation bias, and negativity bias are common thinking patterns that can lead to errors in judgment as well as conflict in our relationships. Anna and Pam dive into how they show up in our e
EU411: On the Journey with Sam
EU411: On the Journey with Sam Jun 18, 2026 58:54 We’re back with another On the Journey episode! Pam, Anna, and Erika had a powerful conversation with Living Joyfully Network member and unschooling dad Sam. Sam shared deeply about his journey with his daughter through autistic burnout. We talked about Sam’s experiences in both PDA and unschooling parent communities, the depth of the inner work that this journey involves, and s
EU410: On the Journey with Ari Lambie
EU410: On the Journey with Ari Lambie Jun 4, 2026 49:38 We’re back with another On the Journey episode! We had a fascinating conversation with Living Joyfully Network member Ari Lambie. Ari is a mom of three young children and she spoke with us about her journey. We talked about the philosophy of learning, the fallibilism of humans, creativity, children’s social development as well as their capability, and a lot more. It was a really
EU409: Foundations: Baby Steps
EU409: Foundations: Baby Steps May 21, 2026 18:17 For this week’s episode, we’re sharing the next Foundations episode of the Living Joyfully Podcast with Pam and Anna, Baby Steps. So often, when we’re faced with a challenge or making a choice, we don’t need to have the full picture or the final answer in order to move forward. By taking a baby step in the direction that makes sense to us or to our loved ones, we can learn more about t
EU408: A Field Guide: Challenging Our Beliefs About Learning
EU408: A Field Guide: Challenging Our Beliefs About Learning May 7, 2026 1:00:21 We’re back with the second episode in our new series on the podcast, in which we’re working our way through Pam’s book, The Unschooling Journey: A Field Guide. Today, we’re beginning our exploration of the deschooling phase of the journey with stage six: Challenging Our Beliefs About Learning. Deschooling has several aspects, and this is one of the big ones. We may carry many bel
EU407: On the Journey with Lucia Silva
EU407: On the Journey with Lucia Silva Apr 23, 2026 1:02:30 We’re back with another On the Journey episode! We had a rich conversation with Living Joyfully Network member Lucia Silva. Lucia was previously on the podcast in episode 251, Unschooling as a Lifestyle. She is an unschooling mom of two and she came back to share some updates about her unschooling journey. We talked about trusting our children’s learning journeys, Lucia’s
EU406: Foundations: Open and Curious
EU406: Foundations: Open and Curious Apr 9, 2026 16:05 For this week’s episode, we’re sharing the next Foundations episode of the Living Joyfully Podcast with Pam and Anna, Open and Curious. Open and curious is a helpful mindset shift for navigating relationships and challenges. In this week’s episode, we dive into Pam’s mantra and some of the many ways that it has proven to be so valuable in our lives. Being open and curious takes us back
EU405: A Field Guide: Choosing Unschooling
EU405: A Field Guide: Choosing Unschooling Mar 26, 2026 48:18 Welcome to a new series on the podcast that we’re calling A Field Guide, in which we’re working our way through Pam’s book, The Unschooling Journey: A Field Guide. We’re using the chapters of the book as monthly themes in the Living Joyfully Network, which is bringing everything top of mind for us, and got […]
EU404: Foundations: Stories
EU404: Foundations: Stories Mar 12, 2026 29:38 For this week’s episode, we’re sharing the next Foundations episode of the Living Joyfully Podcast with Pam and Anna, Stories. Humans are storytellers. We choose the stories we tell about our lives. In every situation, we can come up with a number of ways to tell the story of it, and they’re all a version […]

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