How to Raise Generous, Compassionate, and Globally Minded Kids
How do we teach our children about poverty, injustice, and suffering without overwhelming them?
Most parents want to raise children who are kind, generous, and aware of the world beyond themselves. We want them to notice when others ...
What History’s Heroes Can Teach Us About Creating an Inspired Homeschool
What if the goal of homeschooling is not to recreate school at home—but to create an environment where curiosity, character, creativity, and calling can grow?
That is the heart of my conversation with Jennifer Pepito, longt...
Ten years ago, I put together the first A Gentle Feast curriculum at my kitchen table. I had been homeschooling my own children with Charlotte Mason for years and kept running into the same problem: everything I wanted existed somewhere, but piecing it together felt like a second full-time job. So I...
How to Create a Peaceful Homeschool Atmosphere with Positive Parenting
If you have ever tried to homeschool through sibling fights, math resistance, toddler meltdowns, big emotions, or your own reactive parenting moments, you know this truth deeply:
The atmosphere of the home matters.
Charlotte...
Charlotte Mason’s Philosophy of Education Chapter 1: What Self-Education Really Means
What if the most important part of education is not what we can put into a child, but what is already awakening within them?
That is the powerful starting point of Chapter 1 in Charlotte Mason’s A Philosophy of E...
The Quiet Resistance: Why Homeschool Families Are Craving a Slower, Richer Life
We live in a world that constantly tells us to move faster.
Faster schedules. Faster information. Faster entertainment. Faster results.
And somewhere in the middle of all that noise, many homeschool moms are quietly...
Come On Home: Building a Strong Family in an Imperfect World
What makes a family strong?
If you're like most moms, especially those of us homeschooling and pouring ourselves into the daily work of raising children, you've probably wrestled with that question. Is it about being close-knit and alw...
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Homeschooling: You’re Doing It Right (Yes, Really.)
I’ll never forget the first time I invited Ginny Yurich on my podcast. It was five or six years ago, and her message about logging 1000 hours outside with your kids instantly resonated with my he...
How to Set the Right Priorities for Your Homeschool Year
What if the reason your homeschool feels scattered isn’t because of your curriculum or your kids—but because of the story you’re telling yourself?
So often, we enter a school year with big dreams: the perfect booklist, a shiny new planner, a...
Becoming the Power Plant: Generating Joy, Courage, and Calm in Your Homeschool
Homeschooling touches every part of our hearts—so of course it stirs big feelings. In this episode, Julie reframes emotions as messengers (not problems to fix) and shows you how to generate life-giving emotions on purpos...
Charlotte Mason Inspired Summer: 5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Break
“We need to keep doing school lessons during the summer break, or our children could regress, forget information, or fall behind.” I’ve heard this many times, and I’ve often shared this concern myself. But after trying to do s...
4 Tips for a Sustainable and Joyful JourneyFinding Your Optimal Homeschooling Pace
It has been a long time since I have been able to run any sort of distance because of health issues. But the other day, as I was reflecting back on my years of homeschooling, I started to see some parallels between...
