A unique journey

Musings about home education, unschooling, self-directed learning, PDA, autsim and neurodiversity.

Launched a year ago

Building safety and capacity

Not a transition out of burnout, but a transition to a new way of living.

Jun 16

Unschooling is more about me than my child

Spring has arrived and I can feel something shift in me. Winter has been a time of hibernation and reflection.

Mar 17

Giving ourselves compassion

This feels hard. That's ok. I am learning to give myself self compassion.

Feb 26

Unschooling and PDA

How unschooling provides the environment my daughter needs to feel safe and connected in order for learning to flourish.

Feb 2

Dislike of the term 'educational'

Does it really make something better or to have more value? Should we be dismissing toys, games, tv shows just on the basis of them not being deemed…

Jan 15

Our lives have changed so much

Our lives are slower and filled with our interests.

Nov 14, 2025

A year of living and learning without school

Reflections on what I have learnt over the last year...

Nov 2, 2025

Prioritising wellbeing

And celebrating the small wins that are actually not so small.

Oct 10, 2025

Journey to Radical Acceptance

There have been several challenging days over the last couple of weeks. Which has led me on a journey of practicing radical acceptance.

Sep 16, 2025