I've started a podcast! If you like listening to people tell their stories, look for "Untangling Ourselves" on your favorite podcast app. Keep up with new episodes on mastadon or bluesky. Or listen here:
I love one-on-one conversations where we dig into the choices people have made, and expore how they got to be who they are today. Each episode feels like a gift.
So far I've talked to Delia about cult deprogramming and non-coercion, Sue about unschooling and suburban mom culture, and Rob about finding music gems.
Unschooling parents are often told to deschool themselves. Once you've embraced letting your kids "just" play, and see your kids learning everyday, it can feel unfair if you aren't doing the same thing for yourself. But most people in our capitalist, ableist society were taught that play is never enough. Most people grew up with pressure to perform and set aside their joys and interests. And in our increasingly fascist political system, most people feel pressure to suppress their values and accept injustice and cruelty.
What does it take to find your joy again? Where do you get the strength to act on your values? And what happens next?
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