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Exploring Unschooling

Exploring Unschooling

Pam Laricchia 449 Episodes Oct 22, 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

EU420: A Field Guide: Accepting Our Nature
EU420: A Field Guide: Accepting Our Nature Oct 22, 2026 47:04 We’re back with the fifth episode in our series 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 nine: Accepting Our Nature. This stage is all about the temptations from our old life that may lead us to abandon or stray from our unschooling quest. Our liv
EU419: On the Journey Part 2 with Nora McDonald
EU419: On the Journey Part 2 with Nora McDonald Oct 8, 2026 45:27 We’re back with another On the Journey episode! Pam, Anna, and Erika talked to Living Joyfully Network member Nora McDonald, who was also on the podcast a few years ago. Nora shared an update about her family and spoke about how her unschooling journey has progressed. She also dove deep into a topic that she’s spoken a lot about on the Network, which is cultural differences. Nor
EU418: When Teachers Become Unschoolers
EU418: When Teachers Become Unschoolers Sep 24, 2026 1:14:50 Pam and Anna interviewed three former teachers who are all unschooling parents and members of the Living Joyfully Network. Erika Ellis, Jen Hollis, and Michelle Kren shared their experiences becoming teachers as well as their thought processes as they chose unschooling for their own families. They talked about their changing views of education and how their roles as teachers helped shape
EU417: On the Journey with Julia Triman
EU417: On the Journey with Julia Triman Sep 10, 2026 45:44 We’re back with another On the Journey episode! Pam, Anna, and Erika had fun connecting with Living Joyfully Network member Julia Triman. Julia was on the podcast with Pam back in 2021, when she talked about her unschooling stories. It was really cool to hear how things have changed and how they’ve stayed the same in her family of four. Julia shared about her family’s lates
EU416: A Field Guide: Accepting the Value of All Experiences
EU416: A Field Guide: Accepting the Value of All Experiences Aug 27, 2026 38:16 We’re back with the fourth episode in our series 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 eight: Accepting the Value of All Experiences. We’ve questioned our beliefs about learning and about parenting. Now we’re moving beyond judgement. As o
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 […]
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 […]

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