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Akilah S. Richards guides us through her transformative journey, highlighting the significance of unschooling seen from a Black perspective.We navigate the challenges faced in the unschooling journey, especially within the context of Black families. Akilah underscores the importance of nurturing creativity, autonomy, and play in education and how these elements are critical in fostering a liberated and holistic learning environment.In 2016, Akilah published the first episode of Fare of the Free Child, a podcast for anyone considering parenting and leadership from a liberation lens. The podcast focuses on Black people, Native|Indigenous people, and People of Color (BIPOC) families who practice unschooling and other forms of self-directed, decolonization-minded living and learning. Akilah also gave a TEDx talk on Raising Free People, sharing the now widely-celebrated philosophy, “We can't keep using tools of oppression and expect to raise free people.”  In 2020, she released her book 'Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work.'Join us as we delve into this enlightening discussion with Akilah S. Richards, exploring the impactful and healing world of unschooling from a Black perspective.

December 19 2023 Tuesday Week 14 / A Study In Galatians A Free Child Of God #findoutwhoyouare My Vision My vision is to teach the world Who They Are In Jesus Christ their Lord and Savior! To Teach them what the Bible says about them and who they have been made to be in the promises of God's Word. This changed my life years ago and completely transformed me from a person full of doubt, fear and unbelief to a strong confident Christian that knows I can do anything through Jesus Christ my Lord and Savior. And I'm determined to teach the world what God has taught and commissioned me to teach and that is His Word.  That commission takes me to jails and detention centers weekly along with other open doors at many churches and ministries that are wanting to teach these important truths to the world. My podcast goes out 6 days a week to help the people I am ministering to grow in the truths that God has taught me for many years now. This podcast is free to all that want to listen and grow strong in who God has made them to be in Christ Jesus their Lord and Savior. My Prayers For The World Ephesians 1:15-23 NLT  'Ever since I first heard of your strong faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for God's people everywhere, I have not stopped thanking God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of honor at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.'  Ephesians 3:14-21 NLT 'When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God's love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.' This In Him Scripture Study Started On June 21 2021 Go Back And Listen From The Beginning…  The Study In Romans Started on March 30 2022… The Study In 1 Corinthians Started On September 19 2022… Matthew 11:28  Find Rest In Jesus Christ Your Lord and Savior… Mark 10:29-30  100 Fold Return…  Psalm 37:4  God will give you the desires of your heart… The Galations, having launched their Christian experience by faith, seem content to leave their voyage of faith and chart a new course based on works—a course Paul finds disturbing.  His letter to the Galations is a vigorous attack against the gospel of works and a defense of the gospel of faith.   Paul begins by setting forth his credentials as an apostle with a message from God:  blessing comes from God on the basis of faith, not law.  The law declares men guilty and imprisons them; faith sets men free to enjoy liberty in Christ.  But liberty is not license.  Freedom in Christ means freedom to produce the fruits of righteousness through a Spirit-led lifestyle. Galatians 4:31 Romans 10:9-10  Salvation… 1 John 1:9  Confess your sins God Will Cleanse You… Romans 13:8  Live in God's Love… Romans 8:16-17  Heirs of God and Joint Heirs with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… Revelation 1:6  We are kings and priest in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… Romans 10:13  Call On The Name Of Jesus And Make Him Lord today… The Biblical Definition Of Grace Is God's Unmerited Favor… Matthew 18:19-20  I will agree with you about your prayer request… Acts 10:34  God is not a respecter of persons. He loves and cares for us all the same… Romans 12:3  God has given us His Faith… Biblical Hope Is A Confident Expectation… Romans 5:5  God has given us His Love… 2 Corinthians 5:17  We are new creatures in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… 2 Corinthians 5:21  We are the Righteousness of God in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… God's Word Is True Above All Opinions…  Romans 12:2  Renew your mind to what God's Word says… Believe God's Word Above All Opinion… Philippians 4:13  We can do all things through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior… Philippians 4:19  God will provide all your needs… Romans 10:17  Faith In God comes from hearing God's Word… Isaiah 54:17 No weapon will prosper against me… 1 John 4:4  Greater is He In All Of Us… 1 John 1:9  Confess your sins God Will Cleanse You…  John 3:3  You Must Be Born Again… Luke 15:10  Heaven Rejoices Over One Person That Repents And Is Born Again… John 3:16  Believe On The Lord Jesus Christ Your Lord And Savior… 1 Peter 2:24  Healing… Mark 10:29-30  100 Fold Return… Luke 6:38  Give and it will be given unto you… Share This Podcast On Your Social Media Website https://the-prodigalson.com What God's Word Can Do In Your Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJWTZG_x2vE&t=3s Email tstacyhayes@gmail.com YouVersion Bible App  https://my.bible.comi iOS App https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prodigal-son/id1450529518?mt=8 …  Android App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.wizzard.android.prodical  Social Media https://www.facebook.com/The-Prodigal-SON-209069136315959/ https://www.facebook.com/noreligion1511/ https://twitter.com/noreligion1511 https://www.instagram.com/noreligion1511/ https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCPx4s1CLkSYef6mp4dSuU4w/featured

Four month's free child travel on public transport, and a massive Keith Haring artwork is back at the Stedelijk Museum, 31 years after it's debut. A short news roundup for Amsterdam from 24 May 2023. Produced by Broadcast Amsterdam for BRAM RADIO, the online radio station for Amsterdam.https://broadcastamsterdam.nlLinks to news stories and sources are shared in the News section on our website and on the Broadcast Amsterdam Pinterest feed. Credits: Producer, Cathy Leung | Music beds: We Are OK

I really enjoyed exploring unschooling, deschooling, freedom, and liberation with Akilah Richards, host of the Fare the Free Child podcast and author of the book Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work.I reached out to Akilah after seeing her TED talk, which led me to her book, and then her podcast, and I knew I wanted to invite her to join me in conversation. A recurring theme in this podcast, and in Tilt, is doing our own inner work as parents, and I love how Akilah talks about relating our own reparenting to freedom, decolonization, and liberation.Akilah shares her personal story of going from traditional schooling to unschooling to deschooling, and how she and her husband came to consider the idea of raising free people, what that means, and how they've navigated the realities of making unconventional choices that can sometimes make other people uncomfortable. She also shares how they think about the success and what a fulfilled life looks like for her family, as well as how her work aimed at decolonizing parenting has resonated with people worldwide.About my guest:Akilah S. Richards is passionate about mindful partnerships and decolonizing parenting. She uses audio and written mediums to amplify the ways that unschooling in particular, is serving as healing grounds and liberation work for Black, non-Black Indigenous, and People of Color communities earthwide. Her celebrated unschooling podcast, Fare of the Free Child, and the numerous workshops and gatherings she has been part of, have garnered the attention of Forbes Magazine, The New York Times, Good Morning America, and most importantly, BIPOC families interested or living in more healthy, consent-based, intergenerational relationships. Her recent experiences within the intersection of privilege, parenting,and power are detailed in her latest book, Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work.You'll learn:What it means to be raising a “free child” and why it can be a threatening or uncomfortable concept for many peopleWhat “mad question asking” is and how parents can use it to get unstuckHow unschooling is tied to decolonizationWhat “deschooling” is versus “homeschooling” and “unschooling”What “confident autonomy” is and why Akilah considers that a hallmark of “success” in her childrenHow Akilah and her partner dealt with the barriers (social, cultural, and more) when they chose the unschooling path for their familyWhat a “savor complex” is and how it can transform the family experienceResources mentioned:Akilah Richard's websiteRaising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work by Akilah RichardsFare of the Free People PodcastAkilah's website SchoolishnessAkilah's coaching offeringsSavor ComplexAkilah Richard TEDx Asbury Park TalkShawna Murray BrowneSupport the showConnect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram

The Miracle of America Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of one of the largest collections of American history. Gil Joanne Mangels founded the Miracle of America Museum in 1981. Over the years the collection has grown and has received overwhelming support from the surrounding community and visitors that come from all over the world. Through the years the museum has had as many as 18,000 visitors annually from the entire 50 United States, all 10 Canadian provinces, and as many as 51 countries. The museum also attempts to give back to the local community and sponsors several educational tours for elementary and secondary level schools throughout Montana. The current collection contains thousands of artifacts scattered throughout dozens of buildings and is open year round. Hours of Operation: 9 AM to 5 PM daily Admission Rates: Under 2 years: Free Child 2 – 12 years: $5.00 Regular Admission: $10.00 Address: 36094 Memory Lane, Polson MT 59860 Phone: (406) 883-6804 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/loren-alberts/message

This week Pastor Tim continues the series sermon series entitled Stay in the Grace of Jesus, a verse by verse study of the book of Galatians. In this passage, Paul compares living in the freedom of Christ to living in slavery to the world. For more information about The Point Church, visit us online at www.tothepoint.church Sermon Points: 1. Religion Doesn't Equal Relationship 2. Heaven is an Exclusive Place 3. Live as a Free Child of God

I loved my conversation with Akilah S. Richards and walked away with a much deeper understanding of the value of unschooling in America. Conventional schooling is deeply rooted in colonization, industrial progress, and control over our personal autonomy. Akilah is passionate about mindful partnerships and parenting. Since 2016 she has hosted Fare of the Free Child, a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting, particularly among Black, Non-Black Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Parents, educators, unschoolers, and entrepreneurs tune in weekly to connect about unschooling, deschooling, conscious parenting, and self-directedness. Discussions center around emotional wellness, learning and children, parenting, self-care, and self-love. The voice and work of this Jamaican-born, digital nomad have been featured on NPR, Forbes, NBC TV, Good Morning America's blog, and in several literary and in-person spaces throughout the U.S., Jamaica, and South Africa. The TEDx Speaker, digital content writer, and facilitator's highly-anticipated book Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work (PM Press), will be released in the Fall of 2020. “We can't keep using tools of oppression and raise free people.” -Akilah Richards Unschooling is a life design choice but it's also deeply linked to liberation and the idea of raising free people. Akilah's children, Marley and Sage, had a consistent level of pushback when attending conventional school and at one point, Akilah and her partner Chris started to listen to what their children were saying. While the girls were accelerating academically, they were shrinking emotionally. They had stopped asking questions, which is a very “schoolish” thing. Akilah and Chris wanted their children to have agency and autonomy and the journey has revealed a tremendous tie into the work of liberation. Unschooling started as an experiment based on what Akilah and Chris knew was not working. This began a process of “mad question asking.” The way of the world is schooling - is our job as parents to acclimate our children to that? The idea of unschooling is to help your child create a trustful relationship to learning. The American Dream seems deeply entrenched in this idea of conventional education as the only way. Unschooling started as an experiment based on what Akilah and Chris knew was not working. When they left conventional education they discovered that there were many rewards - many freedoms with travel and finances that they had not previously recognized or been able to take advantage of. A lot of what we see as educational issues are really issues of human relationships. Unschooling creates an environment to question and unlearn. Questions are the path. Mad question asking brings us inward into the feminine - how do you want to feel? In our school system, children are rewarded when they comply. Parents worry about socialization, but socialization happens everywhere but school. All people are indoctrinated into the “system,” but when you walk around in a Black body there is another level of suppression of your personhood which is why creating safe environments for BIPOC children to learn and develop confident autonomy is so important. Unschooling isn't just for rich people. The pandemic is offering us opportunities and parents are noticing a positive shift in their children. Covid is an opportunity to create a new normal in many ways including our relationship to education. Liberation comes with responsibility and accountability. It is time to decolonize our ideas of learning “The resistance is the roadmap, not a route to something else.”

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Peace #fofcpod fam! This week, Domari is in the buildin' for our Listening Party Live Chat,and she and Akilah share some experiences and examples of zoning in on the letter S. in P.A.U.S.E. We also continue speaking about the differences between practice and process. As we question what Sorting and Shedding look like, our hosts share some examples where pause work might be effective. What can we notice or re-imagine in our relationships, language, and self-care?DISCUSSION POINTSDomari talks about her relationship with pleasure (the card that continues to speak to her from our  Practice Deck) and how pausing opened up comfort and awareness to think about the practices she has been sorting and shedding with her children and herself. Domari names aspects of decoloniality at home and points out the importance of honoring boundaries and consent.“I'll be working on identifying the ways that my kids and I are disrupting on a daily basis, and being intentional about noticing these moments and P.A.U.S.E.ing in order to listen and lean in. I'll also be spending more time intentionally designing pleasurable experiences for myself as a mom (with the kids), as a woman (with others), and as an individual (with myself).” - DomariOur two hosts talk about the importance of honesty and trust work by acknowledging our needs and honoring others as well. Just because I don't understand something, doesn't mean it isn't right or important. It's about building a partnership where everyone can feel safe enough to speak up and say “I don't want to do this” or “I want to change the way we are doing this” without feeling someone is disappointing or hurting others. If we can pause we can connect with certain situations, not necessarily figure them out.As they speak about the differences between practice and process, they name the importance of paying attention to what triggers us and practice a different response. Be more kind to yourself, forgive yourself, and understand that “we have the right to change our mind” as we are navigating through joy and pain.Then our hosts continue chatting about the distractions or systems that don't allow us to follow our intuition. They reflect on how practice invites more of the intuition, more of the specific needs, delights, and quirks.Live out the #pausewerk with My Reflection Matters co-learning for Liberation Membership. This is open through May 20, 2022, and is accepting 30 new members. The first 10 BIPOC members that get accepted get free access to our Fare of the Free Child course, “From Schoolish to Self-Directed.”Don't forget to join us next week, we will be talking about the E. in P.A.U.S.E. a continuation of today's convo.LIBERATION WALKShare your thoughts by pressing that “Leave a Voice Message” button on the right side or email Akilah and speak about what does imagining feels like at she@raisingfreepeople.comSubscribe to Akilah's Youtube ChannelGive us some feedback about this episode, reflect inside FOFC Village, or directly in our Make It Happen Family on PatreonSupport the show

Annie and Candis take a closer look through the lens of Akilah Richards' definition of deschooling: "shedding the programming and habits that resulted from other people's agency over our time, body, thoughts, and actions." They discuss what it really means to stop behaving in the ways society wants you to behave in when you throw away the framework of school. Find more from Akilah through her podcast, Fare of the Free Child, and her book titled Raising Free People. 

Found yourself in a creative block? Are you simply unable to come up with a unique idea? Maybe you have a great idea, but you lack a proper vehicle that delivers it. Perhaps, all of this sounds familiar. Although everyone's been in such a situation including us at some point, we believe there are ways to deal with it, or at least stimulate your mindset.Today, we tackle a topic of creativity - or to be more specific the importance of how we convey the story. Taylor and Mads talk about their idea generation journey experience with the project they worked on with Yes Theory and Google called the Free Child. They dive into details, which prompted the project to take the shape it ended up in and reflect more on the takeaways from this experience. A couple of tools and tips are said to work as a framework to develop further your idea to make it much more unique. Furthermore, the importance of passion is brought up and how bridging them with your project will enhance the idea and make it more exciting not only for viewers but also for YOURSELF.Watch Mads and Taylor talk about how to set up a stage for generating creative ideas, and delivering that truly unique experience!CHALLENGE: Suggest 2 things you think we can't connect and make a compelling idea out of!00:00 - 00:26 - Introduction00:27 - 03:37 - Work story: Yes Theory X Google 03:38 - 04:59 - Creativity through Limitations05:00 - 05:07 - Prelude to Tips05:08 - 05:17 - 1. What are you passionate about?05:18 - 06:15 - 2. What do you hope to achieve?06:16 - 07:29 - 3. Tap into your Strength07:30 - 07:58 - CHALLENGE: 2 Things we can't connect?! 07:59 - 08:23 - OutroTune in next time for some more Burning knowledge!Check out our work on our website here.Reach us on our social media:YouTubeInstagramFacebookLinkedInIntro and Outro Music by Bennett JenischBackground Music by Audiobinger - The JourneySupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/burningboat)

We're continuing our language vibe this week on #fofcpod episode! First, you'll hear from Juan Pablo Pérez, audio manager of Fare of the Free Child, as he shares his thoughts on Episode 241: Freeing Your Approach to Language Studies (with Marley Richards). He talks about his experience as a Spanish native speaker who, like Marley, taps into language as a way of developing an identity that includes more than the culture he was born into. Juan's interests in music, for example, sit outside his cultural background, and those experiences help Juan Pablo to feel a strong sense of self that isn't limited by location or familiarity.For the rest of the episode, Akilah gives us some gems about the importance of language and the many ways we can engage it as parts of our unschooling and deschooling practices. And of course, #maddquestionaskin is all up and through the episode.Is there a difference between a definition of a word and an understanding of a word?How have words evolved from having a definition to having a meaning?Akilah refers to language as something that goes beyond the accent and vocabulary, and something we can see as being part of a whole culture and context, and not some isolated thing that we pluck from a culture.Who is this language tied to?What are some of the non-verbal cues of this culture? How can I learn more about body language, symbols, and other elements of communication and culture?Akilah shared some of the conversation she had with Zakiyya Ismail (at the Summerhill Festival of Childhood) about the evolution of these particular words in their unschooling journeys:LearningPowerTrustCommunityResistanceAkilah pulled a card from the Raising Free People practice decks and invited us this activity:Think about these words (that comprise this deck),Choose two or three of them and sit with the evolution of your understanding of that word.Akilah explains through her experience with Spanish the insights and learning process of making associations. She also talks about words that are very specific to her practices and the understanding of them. She then reflects on the her experiences that came with recognizing herself as both oppressed to oppressor, and how that shows up in her motherwork.LIBERATION WALKListen and jam along with Miss Lou - Long time Gal on Bajanbloom Bloom's Youtube channelAkilah would love to receive some feedback about this episode. Think about the Card Deck words. Go on and press that “Leave a Voice Message” button on the right side or email her at she@raisingfreepeople.comJoin our Podcast Village so you don't miss any of our Feel Trip invitationsSubscribe to Akilah's Youtube ChannelSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

r/Choosingbeggars Hey kids, how would you like to travel out to some old dude's farm and spend your entire weekend hauling heavy bails of hay up to the top of a barn... for free?! I know, it sounds too good to be true. It's so nice of this boomer to give kids an opportunity to do back-breaking labor for the incredible price of $0/hour. Honestly, it would be rude to turn him down. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this video I chat to Essie, this is our third podcast over 5 years, it goes deep into the journey that Essie's family have been on following the unschooling route. Essie shares her heart and soul and talks about feeling free to now live life through joy.Disco Course and Circle Community: https://discolearning.comYouTube channel: Lucy at Life Without School Website: https://lulastic.co.ukInstagram: Lulasticblog FaceBook: Lucy AitkenRead Unschooling Support Akilah S Richards website: http://www.akilahsrichards.comBook: Raising Free People Podcast: Fare of the Free Child

Creating A Culturally Rich Home Learning Environment Amber O'Neal Johnston is a writer, speaker, and Worldschooling Charlotte Mason mama who blends living books with life-giving books and a culturally-rich environment for her four children and others seeking to do the same. She recommends we offer children opportunities to see themselves and others reflected in their lessons and especially throughout their books, and she's known for sharing literary “mirrors and windows” on HeritageMom.com and @heritagemomblog on Instagram. I have followed Amber on social media for a while now and I wanted a chance to know her homeschool story a little more. "Charlotte Mason with an afro" tagline got me pretty quickly. Amber gave me a a chance to ask all of the questions around homeschool life, purpose and creating a culturally rich home learning environment. In This Episode Can you delve into literature, living books and classical history and find examples of people that look you? Do your children find their own likeness reflected back to them in the pages they turn? Not every family can answer yes. But Amber O'Neal Johnston's family is trying to bridging that gap to create an inclusive, culturally rich education. In this episode Amber shared with me the reasons why they first chose to homeschool and why they continue to homeschool. Coming from a family of school administrators, I knew that her choice to homeschool came from deep within the heart, not just the mind. She explained that this was a decision they made for their oldest child. They were uncertain at first if she would fit into the mainstream classroom. After time passed and their family grew, they came to recognize that homeschooling catered to her individual intricacies. But it also highlighted the unique gifts that each of their children brings to them. "It's not what we are going to exclude, it's who we are going to include" Amber and I also explored how their homeschool has become a culturally confirming environment. The importance of raising black kids to love themselves became a central part of their learning life after her daughter told her that "you say that we study important people- and they are all white". She wondered where or if anyone that looks like her has a place in the past, present or future. So along with love and faith, this quickly became a guiding purpose in their learning life. Through the stories they read, the travel they embark on and who they are being in the world, they truly own their own learning. It's "not what we are going to exclude, it's who we are going to include", Amber tells me. I certainly connect with that. If you enjoyed this interview you can find Amber at her blog, HeritageMom.com and on Instagram @heritagemomblog. She offers a wealth of resources to families that are also looking for a more culturally confirming learning environment. I also recommend checking out my episodes with Karema Akilah of The Genius School and Akilah S Richards of Fare of The Free Child. Although Karema and Akilah are Unschoolers, rather than Charlotte Mason homeschoolers, their purpose is similar. Raising black kids to love themselves. And support learners in their diversity and liberation. Would you like to be a bigger part of the podcast? Become a patron~ https://www.patreon.com/honeyimhomeschoolingthekids See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Have you ever met a Creative Shapeshifter?!?Meet Monika @ /laanclaphotography from ourlatinalens.  She is a self proclaimed Creative Shapeshifter - Story Catcher. Mami. Wife. Creative. Photographer. Lover of to do lists and mugs (full of coffee) from SF East Bay. We discuss what is like being a Mom with PSC, all while homeschooling and  feeding her Creative Spirit!She talks candidly about her experiences cultivating that side, all while building a community for Latina Photographers!Join us! I promise you that it will get your creative juices flowing!!Below are some links that Monika has provided from the works she has referenced during the episode.  Several of the Latina photographer links including Elizabeth's book and interviews about photographers we've talked about are on her linktree here: https://linktr.ee/ourlatinalensPhotographers: https://bookshop.org/shop/ourlatinalensThe Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (12 week artists journey of recovering from being creatively blocked, great to do in community)Self-directed Education (SDE)- an intro video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g1zlU5vbMkAkilah Richards: https://raisingfreepeople.com/ Here TED Talk- https://www.ted.com/talks/akilah_richards_raising_free_peopleHer podcast is Fare of the Free Child and her books is Raising Free PeopleMy Reflection Village: https://my-reflection-matters.mn.co/share/Ze7hE8yShcZpfOrS?utm_source=manualAlso check out  Latinx Parenting- her work is very SDE oriented and she unschools her own children.Around The Way Girl Remixed. All rights reserved.

Think it’s impossible to raise a child who’s never seen porn? Think again! Louise Barrett gives simple parenting advice on how to maintain a porn-free home. Today, at the age of 24, George has never seen porn. He’s an entrepreneur who picked the right childhood friends, spent quality time with his parents, and was the leader in his community. Louise explains how to get your kids back on the straight and narrow and how to keep them there. TAKEAWAYS Goal setting to raise your children in a porn-free environment The amount of media allowed in the home makes a difference Discussion about television and movie scenes is critical Being involved in activities with your children builds a solid foundation

We close out the first season with a very special interview with Akilah S. Richards. Akilah is founder of Raising Free People Network and host of Fare of the Free Child podcast. Her work utilizes audio and written mediums to amplify the ways that unschooling in particular, is serving as healing grounds and liberation work for Black, Indigenous/Native, and People of Color communities. She is also the author of the book Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work which examines the ways that her relationships to blackness, decolonization, and healing work all combine to form relationships and enable community-healing strategies rooted in an unschooling practice. In this episode, Akilah shares how her experience as a mother has helped her reframe her own experiences and how she creates more healthy, consent-based, intergenerational relationships. Danellia and Akilah also talk about how they rethink discipline and learning.  Connect with Akilah online at raisingfreepeople.com or on Instagram @fareofthefreechild To purchase her latest book, Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work, click here. 

We're so excited to share our Feel Trip recap and final episode of Season Six. We will be playing some snippets from a live conversation that Akilah and Kris had with some of our listeners and Make It Happen Family members. They reflect on trust, language, destination peddling (nope, that ain't a typo), and how all of those things affect our most important relationships. They also chat about the opportunities for facing and resolving our struggles with attachments. Watch the video of the entire convo on our Youtube Channel. Raising Free People Está Disponible en Español!Shout out to the 25 people who helped us reach our goal, because now Raising Free People will be available in Spanish too! As soon as we get more info we'll let you know, for sure, but in the meantime, some members of the translation team put together a superdope Spotify playlist you can vibe to! Check it: Raising Free People en Español.Thank you so much for joining us on this amazing journey so far! For Season 7, we will stay on our three-part flow, and include solo episodes like Fare of the Free Man Child and Plant It Up Podcast episodes. In the meantime, here's what to expect in the coming months:Stay tuned for inbetweenisodes (episodes in-between seasons)Remember that in addition to Fare of the Free Child, more podcasts are produced in our Raising Free People Network mix:  She Said We Shed with Aja; How She Got Free Podcast with Katrina, which will launch right when we are taking a little rest; Grief, Growth and Goals with Lou Hollis; Plant It Up with Val; and P.O.U.R. (Purposely Opening Up to Relationships) podcast with Leslie Bray. Subscribe to get all this goodness!LIBERATION WALKDon't miss Raising Free People Workshop 2021!In August Chemay Morales from My Reflection Matters will be offering open house eventsJoin our Podcast Village and don't miss any of our Feel Trip invitationsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Today we're talking about a core counselling and psychology theory: The Ego-States. Please note: I am using the book TA Today by Stewart & Joines to base my understanding of the theory and therefore I use examples and quotes throughout the podcast. I don't cite throughout however, otherwise it would interrupt the flow. If you would like to learn more then I highly recommend buying the book. In this episode we go into: 1. The basics of Parent, Child, Adult and why it's applicable in therapy and in life.2. Splitting each of the parent and child states in two. Looking at the Controlling Parent / Nurturing Parent at the top, and then Adapted (compliant) Child / (care) Free Child at the bottom.3. Showing how each state we are in can be positive and negative, and how that affects you and those around you. 4. Then lastly, we're gonna talk about the slogans and beliefs that we've picked up from our parents or our own childhood, which still creep into and occasionally control our lives. Next month will be TA Life Scripts.I hope you enjoy the episode!

Welcome again Fare of the Free Child community! In episode 222 you'll hear excerpts from our feel trip with Iris Chen, author of Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent along with our fellow unschooler, Tiersa McQueen. Iris and Akilah talk about multigenerational learning and unlearning, the differences between respect and relationship with the elders, collective change, cultural distance, relationship skills and how we can feel honored and honor other people too, learning to coexist and grow together. Tiersa joined the discussion, and poured her usual awesomesauce all in the mix. If the excerpts just ain't enough, you can watch the entire conversation here.In case you haven't listened to the previous elements of this three-part flow, here's Episode 220: Iris Chen on Culture, Childhood, and Consent, and Episode 221: Untigering with Iris Chen (Pt. 2) where our listeners shared their feedback. Join our podcast village to make sure you don't miss any feel trip invitations.We are just a few episodes away from the end of this season, including two more episodes and a feel trip with Kris and Akilah to close out the season and celebrate the five year anniversary of Episode 0. So exciting!Need to knows:In an effort to bring all of you more deschooling resources and liberation tools Raising Free People Support Suite which includes the Card Decks has a Workbook material coming up in collaboration with Leslie Bray from P.O.U.R Podcast (Purposely Openly Up to Relationships) Thanks to all of the people that had contributed to translate Raising Free People book to Spanish, we're halfway there! / Gracias a quienes han colaborado para traducir el libro Raising Free People al idioma Español, ¡ya recolectamos la mitad!LIBERATION WALKShout out to Val Sinclair from Plant it up podcast, who'll join us once more at the end of the season!Feel free to share and question by pressing that “Leave a Voice Message” button on the right side of the site!While you're there, subscribe to Akilah's Youtube ChannelSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

During this episode of Tipsy Unicorns, Abby is joined by Akilah S. Richards, host of the Fare of the Free Child podcast, author of Raising Free People, and founding member of the Alliance for Self-Directed Education. Listen in as Abby and Akilah talk about toxic and oppressive behavior, trust-based practices, unschooling and self-directed education, and the importance of adopting a love-centered approach to raising children that focuses on consent, respect, and autonomy. She encourages us all to examine our identities at the intersection of Privilege, Power, and Parenting with "madd questions askin'". You can find Akilah online at https://raisingfreepeople.com/ and support her work by becoming a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/akilah --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beautiful-humans/support

The Dad Genes crew answer audience questions and discuss memorable moments from our first year podcasting.Ten Crack Commandment Uncle Nearest BourbonI Am Athlete‎Bronzeville on Apple Podcasts HBR - 10 Must ReadsParable of the Talents‎Fare of the Free Child on Apple Podcasts Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black CitiesJemele Hill is Unbothered | Podcast on Spotify ‎Questlove Supreme on Apple Podcasts Beating Time BlindnessHigher Learning (1995) "You Called Me A Black Bitch" Email: info@dadgenespodcast.comIG: https://www.instagram.com/dadgenespodcast/FB: https://www.facebook.com/dadgenespodcastDad Genes Logo by https://www.mortendesignco.com/ 

This week I’m joined by the glorious Artemis D. Bear!! Artemis (they/them) is a non-binary queer iconoclast, who always has too many projects on the go. They are the founder and director of The Garden, a self directed learning community for young people in Bristol, and work for the Phoenix Education Trust on the Freedom to Learn programme. They are also a drag king, stage manager and queer cabaret producer. Last year they founded UBI Lab Bristol, campaigning for a basic income trial, which they believe could lift everyone out of absolute poverty and liberate many more. They live in Bristol with their partner and children and finally feel like a real grown up now they have a piano and a dog. Join us as we chat about a terrible Tinder date, the joy of producing drag shows, seeing our bodies through the eyes of a queer person, co-parenting and self-direction, why UBI is a complete no-brainer, how schooling fuels inequality and grades people according to privilege and lots more juicy stuff! If you haven't already, be sure to join our https://www.facebook.com/groups/301006967271836/ (Facebook community) to connect with other like-minded queer folks and allies. Find out more about https://www.gemkennedy.com/ (Gem Kennedy) and https://www.gemkennedy.com/podcast (Queers & Co.)  Podcast Artwork by https://www.gemmadsouza.co.uk/ (Gemma D’Souza.) Resources https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/a-universal-basic-income-pilot-for-bristol (Sign the petition) for a UBI pilot in Bristol UBI Lab Network’s https://www.ubilabnetwork.org (website) The Garden Bristol’s https://www.thegardenbristol.org (website) Freedom to Learn’s https://www.freedomtolearn.uk (website) Check out https://www.instagram.com/brizzleboyz/ (Brizzle Boyz) and https://www.instagram.com/scritchcabaret/ (Scritch Cabaret) Kith: The Riddle of the Childscape https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jay-Griffiths/Kith--The-Riddle-of-the-Childscape/12782970 (book) The book I mentioned in the episode but couldn’t remember the name of is https://www.versobooks.com/books/3625-crippled (Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People) Resisting Illegitimate Authority: A Thinking Person’s Guide to Being an Anti-Authoritarian https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Resisting-Illegitimate-Authority-by-Bruce-E-Levine-author/9781849353243 (book) Akilah S. Richards’ https://raisingfreepeople.com/ (website), Fare of the Free Child https://raisingfreepeople.com/podcast/ (podcast) and Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1145 (book) Full Transcript to follow

Hey y'all! Thanks for staying tuned and welcome to another Fare of the Free Child podcast episode. In this conversation we are sharing some feedback from Episode 216: Exploring Black Lived Montessori Experiences with Montessori and Anti-bias | Anti-racism educator, Amelia Allen Sherwood. Join us to hear from our listener-fam, Regina, who has a couple of questions about the history of Montessori and whether Montessori programs serve teenagers. We also have some special invitations and liberation tools that will enrich and help us strengthen our raising free people muscles.Need-to-knows:Don't miss our next Feel Trip with Amelia Allen Sherwood. We will be questioning and sharing great content related to Montessori experiences. Sign up here to join us live on May 11 at 8pm eastern. SDE Weekend (Self-Directed Education Weekend) is coming! From 21st till 23rd of May 2021 “The SDE weekend is an “all you can (L)earn,” 3-day, international, online event in which you choose the sessions that match your intentions and participate as much as you want.” In an effort to bring all of you more deschooling resources and liberation tools Raising Free People Support Suite has a Workbook material coming up in collaboration with Leslie Bray from P.O.U.R Podcast (Purposely Openly Up to Relationships) In addition to those resources we have two Card Decks: One is focused on parenting practice and the other one is an overall Raising Free People practiceLIBERATION WALKShout out to Britt Hawthorne, Montessori educator who currently works in a collective liberation workCheck out the Kulima Montessori programPress that “Leave a Voice Message” button on the right side of the site and let us know what do you thinkSubscribe to Akilah’s Youtube Channel!Join patreon.com/akilah and support the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Enjoy this inspiring interview with Akilah S. Richards, who is passionate about mindful partnerships and conscious parenting. She started Raising Free People Network, a digital multimedia platform for education, deep listening, and emergent collaborations within the intersections of privilege, parenting, and power. Her unschooling podcast is called Fare of the Free Child, and her latest book, Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work is available through PM Press, many local bookstores, and on Amazon. The video: https://youtu.be/Mh-ZXov9eNA (https://youtu.be/Mh-ZXov9eNA) Akilah's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fareofthefreechild/ (https://www.instagram.com/fareofthefreechild/) Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fare-of-the-free-child/id1138611256 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fare-of-the-free-child/id1138611256) Courses: https://www.rfpunschool.com/ (https://www.rfpunschool.com)

This week’s #fofcpod is a sweet blend of liberation-focused invitations and an insightful conversation with Amelia Allen Sherwood, a Black Montessori educator who currently serves as the Anti-bias and Anti-racism Director at Elm City Montessori School. Amelia joins us to talk about how the Montessori method has impacted and inspired her to dream and develop communal spaces like Sankofa Learning Center. Stay tuned ‘cause Amelia will be also joining us in a couple of weeks on a Feel Trip episode. Make sure you don’t miss any of our Feel Trip invitations by joining our podcast village.What brings Amelia joy:Being outside and biking with her kidsWatching Carmeon Hamilton win Design Stars and following more Black interior designers on the gramSpending time with her partner and finding moments to love each otherVisioning out Sankofa Learning Center with her incredible Advisory CollectiveWhat has been growing Amelia:Learning from people she loves and that continue to challenge her and hold her accountableReading anything by Alexis Pauline Gumbs (right now she is reading Dub and just finished M Archived)Meet the Mother: Amelia Allen SherwoodThe Embracing Equity Leadership CohortAnything that Joy tells her to do, she listens!And of course catching up with the episodes of Fare of the Free Child!Amelia' recommendations of dope Black Montessori folks to follow on Instagram:Afrocentric MontessoriMontessori MadreJenile BrooksJamila MappLyricNicole, M.EdAhoefa| Montessori inspiredSchool at Home and Beyond™️Mothering and MontessoriWhat Dad DidCheck the Liberation Walk at https://www.raisingfreepeople.com/216/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

What are school wounds? How do they develop, and who do they affect? This is a topic we explore on episode 55 of the Alpine Valley School podcast, along with Akilah S. Richards, a podcaster, author, and self-directed parent.    Want more?  Learn more about the Fare of the Free Child podcast (and subscribe!)  Watch Akilah S Richard’s TED Talk Listen to an episode of our podcast all about competition and school wounding.  Read a blog post from parents who share their experiences after leaving the public school system.  Send us your questions, suggestions, and feedback at podcast@alpinevalleyschool.com 

INVITATIONS: The Fix Yo Face Deschooling Parenting Challenge starts soon! Get details here.Want to join our Feel Trip with Karen next week? Register here.---Today we’re featuring listener community feedback from Episode 212: Food, Play, & Mindfulness with Karen M. Ricks. Join us to hear listeners share their love and experiences with food and how it all intertwines with the processes of natural learning and connecting with family and community. We’re also joined by Val from Plant It Up Podcast who tells us all about her relationship with nature and how the process of planting food can be a synergy between self-preservation and joy! We also have a special invitation for all of you to attend our next Feel Trip. Through this communal space we get to question and share some insight with you guys, our listeners! The live group meet up will be held on April 13th, register and save your spot. In case you can’t make it that day, we still got you, we’ll replay parts of it on April 17th here in the podcast. If you want to make sure you never miss our Feel Trips invitations you can join our podcast village.In addition to Fare of the Free Child, remember that we nurture Audio by Raising Free People Network with shows by Black women in podcasting, including: She Said We Shed with Aja Marie; How She Got Free with Katrina Monique; Grief, Growth and Goals with Lou Hollis; Plant It Up Podcast with Va Sinclair; and P.O.U.R. (Purposely Opening Up to Relationships) podcast with Leslie W. Bray.LIBERATION WALKPress that “Leave a Voice Message” button on the right side of the site and speak up!Be sure to check out Ebony Janice’s content!Shout-out to Thea Monyeé from Shaping The Shift PodcastCheck out Our Kitchen Classroom on Youtube While you’re there, subscribe to Akilah’s Youtube Channel!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Akilah Richards shares several great resources that we’ve listed below...here are links for content and references mentioned in the show:Michelle talks with Akilah Richards of Raising Free People and the Fare of the Free Child podcast, based in Lawrenceville, Georgia...part of the self-directed education movement!Akilah is the author of ten books including her most recent,Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work ...and she hosts the Fare of the Free Child If you become a fan and want to support her work, check out this fresh link and her Patreon.References then Definitions: Unschooling: “... a child-trusting, anti-oppression, liberatory, love-centered approach to parenting and care giving. It also is about creating and expanding communities of confident, capable people who understand how they learn best and how to work collaboratively to learn and solve things. Because it really is, before you talk about learning, it's about trust, it's about looking at what liberation means intergenerationally, which includes learning, but not only that. And it's about love. What does it mean if love is not just about my intention, but about something that's actually surrounded by this ecology of accountability where I'm actually listening to the people who I'm loving on and what they're saying and what they need, and then my love in action is shaped by that. All of those things are really what I understand unschooling to be.” Deschooling: ”.....shedding the programming and habits that resulted from other people's agency over your time, body, thoughts or actions. It's also ... Yes. It's also about designing and practicing beliefs that align with your desire to thrive, be happy and succeed. And those are the opposite of what has happened and continues to happen, because it's happening still, colonization.” Student hood vs Personhood: “Much of what we do is to think about what would it mean if I wasn't thinking about my child just from the perspective of student?.....So, when you start to do that work on your own self, in part by not focusing so much on your child's studenthood, then you start to make the connection between the actual human, the child human, and some of the things that they're advocating for or the things they're pushing back against. You just start to really humanize your relationship intergenerationally in a way that makes it so that you can partner with a young person around their learning journey, which may or may not include school. It still might include it, but it brings in other things that are usually not a part of school, like consent and agency, confident autonomy, the nuances of what it means to collaborate in an environment that tells you that if you help somebody, you're going to get in trouble and they're going to get in trouble. Which is the most anti-humane thing ever.”“And what we're talking about now is moving away from young people needing to perform studenthood and their right to be violated as humans, and instead looking at a way that integrates the same stuff we talk about as adults when we're in our 30s and 40s and 50s trying to get to who am I? What are my boundaries? How do I show up in the world in a way that is both affirming for me and welcoming for the sort of energies that I want to be part of? What happens when I'm super uncomfortable with someone or I don't understand or don't like, yet we have a common goal that we need to work through? These are real life situations that we do not get practice with in school.” Schoolishness: “The ways that we together are so colonized. We want a leader, we want somebody needs to be right, one person's talking, the other people are listening. We do a lot of inhumane things that have become so normalized. And they didn't just appear in adulthood, they didn't just happen when you got that job with that one person. These are things that happen throughout our schooled lives. I call these things schoolishness. Not because they are rooted in school, but oftentimes school is where they are perpetuated.” Ecology of accountability:  “...we find that in the self-directed spaces that's often one of the things that's missing. It's like your intentions are there and then you have some resources and you see a need the way that you define it, so you go do something. Okay, but you need to be involved. So, we talked about this a little bit at the top of our conversation. Whoever it is that you feel like you want to impact, how can you get into community with them? Right now. How can you get in community with them?”  Here is Akilah Richards’ Ted TalkLane Santa Cruz https://www.tucward1.com/aboutDeveloping the Disrupters Ears https://www.rfpunschool.com/p/learningtolistenCrystal Bird farmer https://crystalbyrdfarmer.com/   Free joy experience https://www.thefreejoyexperience.com/Mighty Networks https://my-reflection-matters.mn.co/  Chemay Morales James https://www.linkedin.com/in/chemay-morales-james-5707764a/Thea Monyee https://www.theamonyee.com/Shawna Murray-Brown https://www.shawnamurraybrowne.com/Gratitude to Trick Candles for our theme song, called “I’m Gold"The thing about this podcast is that it is self-funded! So if you love it, consider joining us on Patreon, and passing along to your friends and colleagues. Of course, it is super helpful to us too, when you subscribe on your fav pod player, and rate us! Write us any time at hello@theethicalrainmaker.com or visit us at theethicalrainmaker.com

In this episode, we talk to the lovely Lauren from Well Mama. She is a fellow Sleep & Wellbeing Specialist, Post Partum Doula, and Breastfeeding Counsellor. Although her resume is impressive, in this episode we dive into Lauren's childhood, as she grew up unschooled. If you've been curious about unschooling you're going to love this episode! You can find Lauren at @wellmama_ on Instagram and at wellmamacare.com. Resources discussed in this episode: 'The Danish Way of Parenting' by Iben Dissing Sandahl 'Call of the Wild and Free' by Ainsley Arment Author Grace Llewellyn Author John Holt 'Simplicity Parenting' by Kim John Payne 'Fare of the Free Child' Podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thewayweparent/message

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In this episode, Danellia speaks with her comadre Leslie Priscilla from @latinxparenting. Leslie Priscilla Arreola-Hillenbrand is a first generation non-Black Xicana with Rarámuri lineage. She is a mother to three biracial children and a certified Parent Coach with over 13 years of experience. Leslie shares her medicine by offering coaching, workshops, support and advocacy for Latinx/Chicanx families locally, nationally and internationally via Latinx Parenting. Leslie's vision is of a movement rooted in children's rights, social and racial justice, the individual and collective practice of nonviolence and reparenting, intergenerational and ancestral healing, cultural sustenance, and the active decolonization of oppressive practices in our families towards liberation. Danellia and Leslie talk about how crisis schooling (coined by Akilah S. Richards of Fare of the Free Child) is forcing many parents to reevaluate their parenting and their education choices for their children. They discuss how they, themselves have been extremely triggered by their own children during the pandemic more than ever before and how to work through those triggers. Learn more about Leslie's work with Latinx Parenting at www.latinxparenting.org Enjoying this podcast and want to support it's production? Buy me a coffee! www.buymeacoffee.com/danellia To find the friend's mentioned in this podcast click below: Karissa M Raya Marlha Sanchez Crystal Domi Selisa Loeza

This week on #fofcpod, Maleka Diggs from Eclectic Network and Akilah are chopping it all up about this year. Get ready for an insightful conversation about what they’ve been noticing around deschooling, self care, pervasive whiteness, movement, decolonizing, and then some.WHAT WE DISCUSSSelf care practicesMaleka shares aspects of her decolonizing journey, the harmony between working and playing and defining priorities around self care practices. Akilah talks about deschooling her leadership practices.They also talk about the power of stillness and silence, how necessary it is to be more aware of ourselves, our thoughts and our bodies. Akilah shares her experience of reconnecting with herself through dance and movement, the way she gets information about herself from her body and paying attention to what she is noticing.Unravelings - The joy of failureThey chat about Maleka’s projects and what they have been noticing around pervasive whiteness. Akilah speaks about the sense of responsibility that comes as a Black woman who unschools and advocates for her community, also about her experience working in predominantly White spaces.Maleka also talks about her love of cooking, and the real roots of curry. She tells how food can be a way of resistance and decolonization, and how every dish has its own journey and meaning.Then they talk about failure and how it can be understood as an opportunity to pivot and learn, not seeing it as the end of the path but as a direction. That’s one of the skills that we root with self directedness, “the joy of failure”, this will show up differently and will evolve depending on each person’s processes.Consumption and SchoolishnessThey reject the notion of metrics, and connect most forms of measuring and data with consumption and standardization.LIBERATION WALKGet your tickets so you don’t miss The Parenting Decolonized Conference. “The mission of the summit is to provide parents and caregivers with action plans, resources, and tips for conscious parenting during stressful times, reimagining education during the Coronavirus, and the radical shifts required to be more confident, conscious, intentional parents.”Check out Eclectic Learning Network’s merch!Here are some dope music producers, check out their material!: Jamie a.k.a, Serotonin, Jared Akeem, Rhyan (Richie Flex) and Only Black CosmonautOur growing community is part of the My Reflection Matters ecology, in our own Fare of the Free Child village! Come through if you're on that raising free people journeyHosting, or are part of, a Raising Free People Book Club? Tell us by emailing Fatima@raisingfreepeople.com with the details about that book club. Akilah would love to come through, right quick!Raising Free People Network’s Presence Counselors Leslie Bray and Anthony Galloway, Jr. are here to support unschooling and deschooling processes for families and organizationsSubscribe to Akilah’s Youtube Channel!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

This week on #fofcpod we are talking about prioritizing wellness amidst entrepreneurship and unschooling with one of our #fofcpod repeat guests, Kim Hester (with the big, beautiful smile!). Kim is co-owner of Life Strength & Health holistic center, and she co-hosts Akilah’s favorite wellness podcast too! In episode 195: Black Unschooling Dads, Kris Richards (Akilah's partner) and Jamal Hester (Kim's partner) had the chance to chat about Black fatherhood and unschooling. In this episode Akilah talks with Kim about the importance of awareness as part of a wellness process, and how all of that is connected to natural learning, deschooling and our capacity to thrive.WHAT WE DISCUSS:When you feel good you move through life differentlyKim speaks about pivoting away from toxic environments and the changes that came with that shift. She also touches on the importance of being aware of her feelings and decisions, being consistent with the changes she applied in her routines, and how that all of that showed up in her relationship with her husband, her daughter (SaHura), and in her own mind and body.Kim and Akilah also speak on decolonizing parenting styles and how they had to question themselves by identifying schoolish patterns in their parents and in themselves that were/are directly influenced by the colonial narrative. They give examples of that, and chat about their experiences with their children and how they felt at a certain point in their adult lives about not having developed the tools to overcome certain realities, like being afraid of making a mistake, that sometimes blocks them from seeing the whole spectrum of possibilities in a given situation.Awareness and deschoolingAkilah talks about awareness and how it is intrinsically connected with deschooling behaviors that disrupt patterns in order to build up healthy, consent-based, autonomy-nurturing practices. Kim is caring for her partner’s elderly parents, and brings up the way that our awareness of the stressors can be helpful if we acknowledge them and do little things to manage those feelings in our bodies and in our minds.Kim brings up the importance of movement and changes in environment when possible, especially at this time where we’re more sedentary at home. She talks about unschooling during COVID-19 with SaHura, and the things that give her joy like dancing, summer camp and sharing with her friends. She also describes the deschooling process of her and her family and the ways she and her husband work at being supportive and helpful.LIBERATION WALKHosting, or are part of, a Raising Free People Book Club? Tell us by emailing Fatima@raisingfreepeople.com with the details about that book club. Akilah would love to come through, right quick!Our growing community is part of the My Reflection Matters ecology, in our own Fare of the Free Child village! Come through if you're on that raising free people journey.Raising Free People Network’s Presence Counselors Leslie Bray and Anthony Galloway, Jr. are here to support unschooling and deschooling processes for families and organizationsSubscribe to Akilah’s Youtube Channel!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

This week on #fofcpod we have an insightful conversation about relationships and diversity with educator, organizer and speaker Crystal Byrd Farmer, she focuses on cohousing, Black, and polyamorous communities. Crystal is a Black, queer, autistic woman whose opinions and ambitions find her in a variety of communities where she is the only one with a particular intersection of identities. This “token” status is one Crystal does not shy away from, but instead uses it to speak up and invite change in the communities she chooses.Crystal shares some of her experiences, and tells us about her book, The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization. We'll also hear about Gastonia Freedom School, the Agile Learning Center (a type of Self-directed Education center, that Crystal founded to offer support in her North Carolina community.“This is the book that is going to save you from theory and guilt trips disguised as training or solutions to issues of equity and diversity. Crystal has brilliantly highlighted her personal experiences as means of examining and learning how biases affect some Black women in particular, and many intentional communities across age and gender, among other differences. She then brings in the history and pattern of anti-Black racism in particular, and offers resources and conversation prompts to work through what she brings up in these pages. I found this book refreshing in its departure from scholarly research over real-life experiences, feelings that words often fail, and so much more in terms of nuance and layers. I loved this and I'm grateful to Crystal for adding her perspectives to the conversation about relationships and diversity without apology, and with no problem being dynamic and human in her approach. Read this book!”- Akilah S. Richards’s review.“The book touches key points like reality of bias, privilege and microaggressions, what marginalized people experience and what they might need to feel safe and comfortable in order to succeed. Crystal acts as the bridge between majority white organizations that are dedicated to social justice and "diverse" people in the community.”Gastonia Freedom School is a self-directed learning center focused on children with disabilities, the support is one-to-one depending on their interests, they work on the development of social skills respecting their agency and independence. Crystal talks about how they’re managing this SDE space since COVID started, the challenges and also the perks of it.Akilah also took some time to share her appreciation to the Fare Of The Free Child Community and invites to continue on this deschooling journey of healing and liberation work.LIBERATION WALKHere’s Crystal talking about Agile Learning Centers and how they help create equitable outcomes for students of all races and socioeconomic statusesHave heard about our very own Fare of the Free Child village? Come discuss topics from the podcast with us!Hosting or joining a Raising Free People Book Club? Tell us by emailing Fatima@raisingfreepeople.com with the details about your gathering. Akilah would love to come through!Raising Free People Network’s Presence Counselors Leslie Bray and Anthony Galloway, Jr. are here to support unschooling and deschooling processes for families and organizationsSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

What messages does our kids' education send? What are the lived results—does it keep their spark of curiosity alive? Like many of us, especially this year, you may be totally frustrated with your kid’s education system. In this episode, I talk to Akilah Richards about her story of disenchantment and the perhaps-not-so-radical step of moving to self-directed learning. If you enjoyed this episode, and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram stories, and tag me @mindfulmamamentor. Have you left a review yet? All you have to do is go to  Apple Podcasts or  Stitcher (or wherever you listen), and thanks for your support of the show! Takeaways: Examining the beliefs we take for granted liberates us from harmful patterns. Conventional education can be about being told what to do and enforcing that. There is no arrival point. Unlearning is the process. Akilah S. Richards hosts Fare of the Free Child, a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting, particularly among BIPOC communities. Her voice and work have been featured on NPR, NBC TV, Good Morning America’s blog, and in Essence and Real Simple. She is a TEDx Speaker, and author of Raising Free People. Get Hunter's book, Raising Good Humans now! Click here to order and get book bonuses! ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is a mindful mama mentor. She coaches smart, thoughtful parents on how to create calm and cooperation in their daily lives. Hunter has over 20 years of experience in mindfulness practices. She has taught thousands worldwide. Be a part of the tribe—we’re over 25 thousand strong! Download the audio training, Mindfulness For Moms (The Superpower You Need) for free! It's at mindfulmomguide.com. Find more podcasts, blog posts, free resources, and how to work with Hunter at MindfulMamaMentor.com.   Be sure to check out these deals from this week’s sponsors: Get 50% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code HUNTER at kiwico.com. Get 25% off your entire order for a limited time with promo code HUNTER at braddockusa.com/. 25% off your entire order when you go to sakara.com and enter code HUNTEREARLYACCESS at checkout.

In this new-format episode of the Burning Boat Show, we talk to Yes Theory’s Ammar Kandil about his short film in collaboration with Google, ‘Free Child’. The show begins with an introduction from Ammar, explaining their shared excitement surrounding the project’s completion. To provide some context, Mads rewinds to where his and Taylor’s relationship with Yes Theory first began; the Seek Discomfort commercial. He revisits their submission video and the commercial itself before sharing the moment where Yes Theory offered to be a producer on their documentary, ‘Our Deepest Fear’. Mads goes on to talk about being able to work on the documentary again, but interjects with a message from Ammar only weeks later, telling them of an opportunity to collaborate on a project with him and Google; a project that tells the story of Ammar’s life through the lens of Google Search. Ammar and Mads continue by sharing the novelty of their idea to have the film be told entirely on-screen. Taylor adds that with having such a constraint, they needed to create differently than what either of them were used to.Ammar follows this by sharing his gratitude toward Mads and Taylor, telling of their strong ability to understand him and tell his story authentically. Mads then asks him what it was like, to which he responds by confessing how safe he felt and the difficulty of being both the protagonist and director on previous projects. After a break of fake ads, Taylor and Mads discuss their choice to include precise details as well as Ammar’s positive reactions to these small insights told through a series of voice notes. They continue by talking about their decision to create a feeling of nostalgia, not only for Ammar, but also for the viewer and how, with the help of graphic designer, Anton Palmersen and composer, Bennet Jenisch, they were able to achieve the desired level of sentimentality. After describing the specific elements that were incorporated to do so, Mads and Taylor revisit the challenges of having to select photos and videos of Ammar that told his story in the best way possible, even if it didn’t always align with Ammar’s perspective. They follow this with a discussion of the almost magical way in which their selection and Ammar’s fit together in the final piece. Mads talks about their nervousness, but also their pride in the first cut before sending it to Ammar. At the time, the two of them were convinced that the project was close to completion. Ammar adds to this by reflect on his initial thoughts of the first edit, and his potentially unrealistic expectations. The three of them share their decision to try and take an alternative approach that would align more with Ammar’s vision for the piece; by incorporating an interview. At the same time, Ammar received feedback from the Google team, who talk about it being one of the best projects they’ve worked on at Google. Mads talks about the uncertainty a that moment, before closing with a question; ‘wait a sec, we’re about to change everything, is that really the right thing to do?’Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/burningboat)

Episode 20: Unschooling Series - Resources + Reconnection Listen in, stay close, I love you and thank you for all your work in this movement for your process + the lively processing of all the layers of family. This episode goes into sharing some of those resources for our unfolding/furling - some places that we have and will continue to turn to for reconnections. Support this work + join the Kū I Ke Aloha patreon, connect on Instagram, facebook, email: we@kuikealoha.com Tanya Smith-Johnson's voice in Kū I Ke Aloha's Episode 10: Liberating Our Wellness - A Feminist Recovery Plan Tanya's website + Instagram + Facebook Sue Patterson - Unschooling Mom2Mom website, Patreon, Facebook, Instagram Akilah Richards - Raising Free People Book, Website, Instagram, Facebook, Patreon, Fare of the Free Child podcast and her voice for us in this Kū I Ke Aloha space for Episode 17: Unschooling Series - Stillness in Our Sovereign w/ Akilah Richards Pam Laricchia - website, Facebook, Podcast, Instagram, Patreon Homeschool Legal Defense Association - HSLDA, HSLDA Instagram West River Academy, WRA Instagram

Since 2016, Akilah S. Richards has hosted Fare of the Free Child, a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting, particularly among BIPOC communities. Parents, educators, unschoolers and entrepreneurs tune in weekly to connect about unschooling, deschooling, conscious parenting, and self-directedness. Discussions center emotional wellness, learning and children, parenting, self-care, and self-love. The voice and work of this Jamaican-born, digital nomad have been featured on NPR, Forbes, NBC TV, Good Morning America’s blog, and in several literary and in-person spaces throughout the U.S., Jamaica, and South Africa. She is a TEDx Speaker, an accomplished digital content writer, and sought-after facilitator whose highly-anticipated book, Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work (PM Press), will be released in the Fall of 2020. During this conversation Akilah shares her wisdom on:. What it means to raise free people + be free adults. The indigenous, decolonized, legacy of unschooling. Unschooling as a spiritual practice. How unschooling helps children feel confident + capable their ENTIRE lives. The differences between unschooling, home schooling and letting your children run WILD! And soooo much more! Find Akilah online: https://www.raisingfreepeople.com/ If you loved this episode, send me a DM on Instagram at @lerinalta with your favorite parts of the conversation because I’d love to hear from you! Contribute to Black Girl Mystic Podcast Portal:​ Patreon — Become a monthly patron + join the Black Girl Mystic Inner Circle starting at just $1/month! patreon.com/blackgirlmystic. PayPal — Make a one-time donation paypal.me/blackgirlmystic, Venmo: lerin-alta Connect on the socials:​ Join The Modern Mystic Movement for Revolutionary Leaders — facebook.com/groups/modernmysticmovement IG — instagram.com/lerinalta #blackgirlmystic Please subscribe, rate + leave a 5-star review

Welcome back, homies (and new homies, too)! Y’all ready for season 5? In today’s episode Akilah shares ideas and invitations for what’s to come in the new season of Fare Of The Free Child.WHAT WE DISCUSSAkilah talks about deschooling and unschooling, not as something we learn from a curriculum nor a thing we perform, but as a way of being. It’s through the experiences and different points of view that we get to understand the otherness, question our own truths as part of a liberation work, and work at understanding more than being understood. She touches on the naming and shrinking the ways that we've been forced to separate things in a schoolish way, and how that needs to be decolonized, not only in our learning process but in our relationships overall. We have the capacity and resources to thrive and heal through these embodiment practices, so this season will be all about the ways we have done that, and can do it more, and in community.We’ve also got more goodness in store through Raising Free People Network’s Presence Counselors. Besides Leslie Bray who will be doing one-on-one support for the people transitioning from schoolish to self-directed ways of living and learning, there are a couple of new folks in the mix, including more collaborations with Maleka Diggs and some incredible offerings by Kelly Limes-Taylor. Lastly, here’s the big invitation: We need your help to share more local stories, experiences, conversations to know what is happening with self-directedness in different places. If you're willing to send voice messages to Akilah's team so that your local raising free people work can be shared with the Fare of the Free Child community, click here. LIBERATION WALKSubscribe to Akilah’s Youtube ChannelOrganizations like Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid Fund are organizing collective help for Atlanta’s BIPOC families affected by COVID-19 – Please donateSupport the show at patreon.com/akilah Join our Facebook groupSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Is it possible to protect our kids from rampant consumerism in a social media age? Josh Golin, now Executive Director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), has many recommendations to protect kids from both the obvious and subtle pitfalls of materialism and social media. Josh found his calling as a CCFC intern in 2003 and has been with the organization ever since. Most recently, as Associate Director, he was organizing campaigns and developing communications strategies. Josh has appeared on Today, NPR and Fox & Friends, and he has been quoted in publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post. His writings on the commercialization of childhood have appeared in many outlets as well. He and his wife, Jennifer, are doing their best to raise their daughter, Clara, commercial-free.

Akilah Richards is an unschooling mother of two, Tedx speaker and host of the widely celebrated podcast, Fare of the Free Child which explores the intersections of parenting, personal leadership, and tools for liberation-centered community. She is the author of the forthcoming book, ‘Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work’ due to be published later this year. This conversation was recorded before Corona and the onset of global homeschooling was even a thing! It is so poignant how much more ready for this conversation so many of us are now. If you have or one day will have a school-aged child, are thinking about choices in terms of education, and especially if your child is black or brown, you need to listen to this conversation now! Follow me on instagram @soulmamacoach Visit www.soulmamajourney.com/podcast for full show notes.

I loved my conversation with Akilah S. Richards and walked away with a much deeper understanding of the value of unschooling in America. Conventional schooling is deeply rooted in colonization, industrial progress, and control over our personal autonomy. Akilah is passionate about mindful partnerships and parenting. Since 2016 she has hosted Fare of the Free Child, a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting, particularly among Black, Non-Black Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. Parents, educators, unschoolers, and entrepreneurs tune in weekly to connect about unschooling, deschooling, conscious parenting, and self-directedness. Discussions center around emotional wellness, learning and children, parenting, self-care, and self-love. The voice and work of this Jamaican-born, digital nomad have been featured on NPR, Forbes, NBC TV, Good Morning America's blog, and in several literary and in-person spaces throughout the U.S., Jamaica, and South Africa. The TEDx Speaker, digital content writer, and facilitator's highly-anticipated book Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work (PM Press), will be released in the Fall of 2020. “We can't keep using tools of oppression and raise free people.” -Akilah Richards Unschooling is a life design choice but it's also deeply linked to liberation and the idea of raising free people. Akilah's children, Marley and Sage, had a consistent level of pushback when attending conventional school and at one point, Akilah and her partner Chris started to listen to what their children were saying. While the girls were accelerating academically, they were shrinking emotionally. They had stopped asking questions, which is a very “schoolish” thing. Akilah and Chris wanted their children to have agency and autonomy and the journey has revealed a tremendous tie into the work of liberation. Unschooling started as an experiment based on what Akilah and Chris knew was not working. This began a process of “mad question asking.” The way of the world is schooling - is our job as parents to acclimate our children to that? The idea of unschooling is to help your child create a trustful relationship to learning. The American Dream seems deeply entrenched in this idea of conventional education as the only way. Unschooling started as an experiment based on what Akilah and Chris knew was not working. When they left conventional education they discovered that there were many rewards - many freedoms with travel and finances that they had not previously recognized or been able to take advantage of. A lot of what we see as educational issues are really issues of human relationships. Unschooling creates an environment to question and unlearn. Questions are the path. Mad question asking brings us inward into the feminine - how do you want to feel? In our school system, children are rewarded when they comply. Parents worry about socialization, but socialization happens everywhere but school. All people are indoctrinated into the “system,” but when you walk around in a Black body there is another level of suppression of your personhood which is why creating safe environments for BIPOC children to learn and develop confident autonomy is so important. Unschooling isn't just for rich people. The pandemic is offering us opportunities and parents are noticing a positive shift in their children. Covid is an opportunity to create a new normal in many ways including our relationship to education. Liberation comes with responsibility and accountability. It is time to decolonize our ideas of learning “The resistance is the roadmap, not a route to something else.”

Today we hear from two parents whose partners are not taking on as much of the learning around kids’ development + brains, respectful parenting and positive discipline solutions as they are themselves. They struggle, like so many of us, to find a way to bring their partners and other caregivers into the work of growing up alongside their kids as well as finding the words to articulate those differences. We explore ways to lean in to these caregiver clashes (as well as conflicts with our children) so we can all be on the same page - open, honest, vulnerable and growing - in these difficult times! We laugh, we cry, we lean in… join us! Today’s episode shoutout is Akilah Richards, host of the Fare of the Free Child podcast -- a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting-- particularly among BIPOC communities. Parents, educators, unschoolers and entrepreneurs tune in weekly to connect about unschooling, deschooling, conscious parenting, and self-directedness. Discussions center emotional wellness, learning, parenting, self-care, and self-love. Her highly-anticipated book, Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work (from PM Press), will be released this fall. Visit today’s show notes to learn more about Fare of the Free Child Podcast, visit www.raisingfreepeople.com to pre-order Akilah’s upcoming book, and find Alikah on instagram @fareofthefreechild. Relevant Links: - Upbringing’s Freedoms Model - Upbringing’s RESIST Approach - Upbringing’s Empowerments - The Upbringing Shop - The Upbringing Resources Page - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel show - Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson the Mrs. Maisel clips that brought us joy - The Upbringing Coaching page - Amber Okamura, Upbringing’s Artist - Mary Schroeder, Upbringing’s Letterer - Alex Olavarria, our producer, conductor, editor + husband/brother in law Visit our website, www.upbringing.co to learn more about us and sign up for our newsletter! We want to hear your thoughts. We care deeply about what you think and how you’re doin’, so get in touch -- we’re better together. Email us: info@upbringing.co Follow Upbringing on Instagram: @up_bringing Join us to explore topics such as: parenting, motherhood, discipline, resistance, RIE parenting, feminist parenting, toddlers, tantrums, potty training, mindful parenting, conscious parenting, evidence-based parenting, positive parenting, respectful parenting, simplicity parenting and positive discipline.

Welcome to the fourth season finale of Fare of the Free Child! Today’s episode features Kris Richards, he and Akilah will be talking about some upcoming surprises and topics for the fifth season.We also shout out the members of our Make It Happen Family; thank you all for your comments and support! Akilah just saw more than a hundred comments on her Youtube Channel, particularly from the How Good Morning America Got Unschooling Wrong video, some of them from you, dear family! Thanks for that, and be sure to subscribe for more information and conversations about love and liberation work.WHAT WE DISCUSS:Akilah will be taking a little break but the podcast will be back on August 12th with more amazing content.We wanted to thank all the listeners for the messages and support we got for our zeroversary. We are excited to have new people coming in for season 5 as well as some of our previous guests like Moji Yai, Maleka Diggs, and Kelly Henderson.Kris and Akilah give us a sneak peak of some of the topics that will be part of next season. They go deep and chat about how unschooling can’t be seen just as an alternative for education but as part of a healing and liberation process that is not only up for children but also for parents in order to connect with different perspectives and create opportunities for communal growth and self discovery. They want to offer tools and resources for both people that may be in a phase of discovery and people that have lived this as an everyday struggle throughout their lives.Akilah talks about the importance of intergenerational connection, looking back at our ancestors and the self. We can learn how to be in community, young and elder, with an exchange of knowledge and not as a controlling approach. Discerning between the moments when support becomes more sort of a leveraging way brands use to promote themselves, capitalism and community... these and many more topics will be discussed in the new season.The Homeschool Association of California is having their 30th annual Conference, this will be celebrated from August 6 to 9 through a virtual platform. For the past three years Akilah and her family have been involved and invited. This time Akilah will be doing two workshops, one called ”Shifting from schooling to Self-Directed”, and another one called ”Deschooling our Communications, practical practices for being a better listener to children and teens”. Check it out here.Check out our Liberation Walk in the full show notes page.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

We are so hyped about today's episode because the day of publishing, July 10th, marks our zeroversary, the 4-year anniversary of Episode 0! It's been quite a journey since Akilah started Fare of the Free Child podcast back in the summer of 2016. Even though it started from a painful place, we feel so very thankful to the community that has come from this podcast—our listeners and members of our Make it Happen Family—for the support and love through all these years. Here you can listen to Episode 0, Welcome and Why This Show, where it all began. Today, in the middle of some painful realities, we hold on to ways to move outside these injustices. We stay resilient through happiness, not afraid to speak up, from a space of awareness and love. We invite you to celebrate that with us today, doing whatever feels good for you.WHAT WE DISCUSSAkilah recently launched From Schoolish to Self-directed, an audio course in support of the transition that many are experiencing as this pandemic ushers in a swift shift from conventional learning ideas over to innovative ones that center people and learning in various ways, using technology and creativity more than memorization and predefined curriculum.To celebrate four years of Fare Of The Free Child, Akilah announces Raising Free People Network's first Presence Counselor, Leslie Bray, who you already have heard from and will be joining us on today’s episode. Leslie is a community organizer and will be doing one-on-one support for the people transitioning from schoolish to self-directed ways of living and learning. Here you can listen to previous episodes with Leslie giving us some insights: Self-Care + Sacred Space and Leslie Talks Conscious Community Collectives.Akilah and Leslie chat about boundaries and self-care as we are constantly deschooling, not necessarily transitioning.Part of the conditioning that we carry based on a schoolish mindset is the comparison. We’ve all been indoctrinated at different levels, and much of this conditioning comes from a colonized space. Comparing yourself and your children with others and their processes will duplicate a schoolish setting at home. Leslie invites us to put self-care (ours and our children’s) above all of these insecurities.Observe, ask, and listen, that is how you get to support, facilitate and advocate for your children. It is not true that being self-directed means that children have to figure out everything by themselves. The key is to figure out when is enough for you as a parent to help and advocate for them, by establishing boundaries in order to nurture self-care skills. Leslie also points out that we need different things at different times, as we are dynamic also our behaviors and practices at home will depend on each person and circumstances. Everyone is different but we all need communal support. You have to want to be free, you have to want to learn, and be willing to question everything you thought as part of your liberation work.LIBERATION WALKBook a free consult for Presence Counseling with Leslie Bray.Shoutout to Shawna Murray-Browne, community healer and founder of Kindred Community Healing. Here you can find Decolonizing Therapy for Black Folk.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

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As the creator of Gluten-Free MARCKS The Spot, Jennifer helps Moms and families fall in love with their gluten-free life.  Having Celiac Disease and a gluten-intolerance in her family, she knows exactly what families are going through when trying to navigate gluten-free living and how to empower children to make healthy choices when they have food allergies.  On this episode, Jennifer and I chat about:Her personal journey that led to her family living a gluten free lifestyle and her path to becoming a health coachThe basics of what gluten is, what celiac disease is and the common foods they are found inTips to help you navigate a transition to gluten free living or transition when your child has a food allergyHow to empower your children to make healthy choices when they are faced with allergies, an intolerance or celiac diseaseJennifer's mission is to help families ditch the overwhelm so you can have coffee with friends, lunch with the girls and take that beach vacation without wondering how you will manage dietary restrictions.  When Jennifer is not whipping up a new gluten-free treat, you can find her sneaking off to read a good book, going for a walk or snuggling up with her family for games or possibly binge-watching Netflix.Visit Jennifer at her website Gluten-Free MARCKS The SpotConnect with her on Facebook at Gluten Free MARCKS The SpotJoin her Facebook Group for Moms HEREConnect on Instagram @MarcksJenniferFollow on Pintrest at Gluten Free Marcks the SpotGrab her cheat Sheet How to Save Money Being Gluten-FreeAs always, we would love to connect with you to continue the conversation on Instagram @sweetestandtoughestjob or on Facebook The Sweetest and Toughest JobVisit our website www.sweetestandtoughestjob.com for additional episodes, resources, guest contact info and blog posts.Thank you for listening!

In this episode we pay attention to the deep and traumatic roots of Black Lives Matter and unpack the layers of how to respond effectively as individuals and within communities. I dialogue with mental health professional, Ornge trauma team lead and anti-racism trainer, Tom Walker. After the murder of George Floyd the public outcry continues to be a powerful voice that is awakening the world to the injustice of systemic racism that so many have turned their backs on for too long.   At this critical moment while witnessing continued acts of social injustice and violence against Persons of Color – it is important that we take pause to understand what it means to Bear Witness while engaging in right action moving toward meaningful solutions. I am personally in awe of the continued courage and persistence of those directly participating in the Black Lives Matter protests happening in the U.S. and around the world. Those who are putting their voices and actions forward, are speaking out clearly about what has to change in our perceptions, in our daily actions and in the way we create societies that will truly respect and include everyone with dignity and equality. It is no doubt, hard for many to focus and listen deeply to the painful voices of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. There is much shame in "white privilege" and there is longing for some to turn away. It is important to address one's own views and be uncomfortable with the reality of racism in our lives. This is the moment to grapple with the reality of our inaccurate perception of being "nice normal folks, in a nice normal world".  This is simply not always true, and with this limited perspective we may fail to see the experiences of friends, neighbours and colleagues that are confronted with racism every day. We will discuss and explore: Why #Black lives Matter accurately represents the issue and Why "All Lives Matter" phase is a distraction. What #Defund the Police, actually means and how it could benefit all including policing services.  Michael Moore does a great job explaining this. Also related is "8 Anti-Racism Policing Policies that cannot wait". What the Anti-Racism Experts like Reni Eddo-Lodge, Robin DeAngelo, and Resmaa Menakem (author of Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence" ongoing.org) have to say. What White Fragility is (Robin DeAngelo coined the phrase) and knowing when it strikes. Using "Love, Kindness and Wisdom" to help us through this. Resmaa Menakem provides incredibly meaningful guidance on this. Why Anitifa is NOT the same as #Black Lives Matter and why you need to know this. Anti-Racism Resources: Resources for white parents to raise anti-racist children:   Books: Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults Podcasts: Parenting Forward podcast episode 'Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt'  Fare of the Free Child podcast Articles: PBS's Teaching Your Child About Black History Month The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon   Articles to read:   "America's Racial Contract Is Killing Us" by Adam Serwer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)   Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists    "My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant" by Jose Antonio Vargas | NYT Mag (June 22, 2011)    The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine    The Combahee River Collective Statement    "The Intersectionality Wars" by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2019)    Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott PhD    "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh     "Who Gets to Be Afraid in America?" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)   Videos to watch: Black Feminism & the Movement for Black Lives: Barbara Smith, Reina Gossett, Charlene Carruthers (50:48) "How Studying Privilege Systems Can Strengthen Compassion" | Peggy McIntosh at TEDxTimberlaneSchools (18:26)   Podcasts to subscribe to:   1619 (New York Times)    About Race Code Switch (NPR)        Intersectionality Matters! hosted by Kimberlé Crenshaw     Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast             Pod For The Cause (from The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights)          Pod Save the People (Crooked Media)            Seeing White   Books to read:   Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou   Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold Redefining Realness by Janet Mock  Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson  White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, PhD Films and TV series to watch: 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix         American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix        Black Power Mixtape: 1967-1975 — Available to rent         Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent             Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix              Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent          I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy            If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu              Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent               King In The Wilderness  — HBO        See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix             Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent        The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent  The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax         When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix Organizations to follow on social media:   Antiracism Center: Twitter        Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook     Black Women's Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook          Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook              Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook        The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook           Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook               Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook          The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook             MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook                Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook              NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook             National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook           Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook     SisterSong: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook              United We Dream: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook More anti-racism resources to check out:   75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice Anti-Racism Project Jenna Arnold's resources (books and people to follow) Rachel Ricketts' anti-racism resources Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism Save the Tears: White Woman's Guide by Tatiana Mac Showing Up For Racial Justice's educational toolkits "Why is this happening?" — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie Zinn Education Project's teaching materials  

#Dearmama it's time to tune in to your creativity with intention. It's time to liberate yourself from the false and often unattainable ideas of how your creativity is SUPPOSED to look. It's time for you to #decolonize by divesting from #grindculture, ableist productivity ideology, formulas, and comparison. It's time for you to rediscover the joy in your art. It's time for #blackmamacreativeweek and a #newepisode of Dem Black Mamas! Tune in to Episode 31: Ritual in Creativity as we go deep with the amazing Akilah S. Richards (@fareofthefreechild) to learn about unlocking creativity through ritual. Akilah S. Richards is an absolute force of nature. She is the host of Fare of the Free Child, a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting, particularly among BIPOC communities. The voice and work of this Jamaican-born, digital nomad, have been featured on NPR, NBC TV, Good Morning America's blog, and in several literary and in-person spaces throughout the U.S., Jamaica, and South Africa. She is a TEDx Speaker, an accomplished digital content writer, and sought-after facilitator whose highly-anticipated book, Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work (PM Press), will be released in the Fall of 2020. We are made more whole by her wisdom and honored to have her as a special guest during Black Mama Creative Week. For full show notes, check our website. Invest In Us!⠀⁣ Invest in a platform curated by 3 Black women actively cultivating spaces rooted in healing, creativity, and liberation for Black mamas. Help us continue to be #BlackMamaBuilt⠀⁣ Don't just listen, subscribe Share with at least one person Follow us on any social media platform @demblackmamaspodcast Engage through social media comments, DM us or email with questions demblackmamas@gmail.com Join our email list Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demblackmamas Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/demblackmamaspodcast One Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/demblackmamas SUPPORT OUR SISTER PODS: Shaping The Shift  IG | Facebook  Intercultured Podcast IG INFORMATION & INSPIRATION Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection?  Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection Are you a Women of Color interested in starting a podcast?  For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group  

Today we share a pre-existing episode of one of our favorite podcasts: Fare of The Free Child: “Raider as Ritual” Episode 172, posted originally May 27, 2020! Fare of the Free Child is a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting-- particularly among BIPOC communities. In this episode, Akilah speaks with LA-based mother, activist, and entrepreneur Melinda Alexander. They talk about the questions that drive them in the direction of commiting to raising free people and how deschooling and unlearning show up in that experience. In her own experience as a former school teacher, Melinda shares some insights on how a scoolish structure can limit the children in certain contexts. They conclude that partnership and listening are what facilitate an emergent structure. The child is the curriculum and the parents are the facilitators, both are students and teachers! Parents, educators, unschoolers and entrepreneurs tune in weekly to FOTFC to connect about unschooling, deschooling, conscious parenting, and self-directedness. We imagine that Fare of the Free Child will resonate as much as it educates, and we hope that featuring Akilah’s work here will also encourage you to expand and diversify your own reading and podcast queues around parenting and motherhood, sharing her work and others you follow with your communities. We’re excited to chat with host Akilah Richards in an upcoming podcast season when we resume our conversations with artists, activists, writers and beyond. In the meantime, our goal today is to center Akilah's brilliant work and encourage you to follow, listen, learn and support her podcast and upcoming book: Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work. Relevant Links WEBSITE- www.raisingfreepeople.com INSTAGRAM- @fareofthefreechild MELINDA ALEXANDER ON INSTAGRAM @mumumansion PRE-ORDER RAISING FREE PEOPLE- www.pmpress.org UNSCHOOL COURSES- www.rfpunschool.com PATREON- www.patreon.com/akilah TEDX TALK- www.raisingfreepeople.com/speaking Fare of the Free Child’s Shownotes Welcome to the fourth Deschooling Release Party (DRP) session, a celebration of our commitment to unlearning oppression in our relationships with children and Self. Volume I was about self-care and this one (Volume II) is about pivoting from fear and panic over into what we’re being guided to do. Melinda Alexander will be joining us to talk about the role in ritual in her mothering. More recently, she and her son Raider, started transitioning from schoolishness to unschooling. “If you travel down a long ass road and find the intersection— of art, feminism, fashion, Buddhism, social justice and motherhood— you’ll find me standing there in a MuMu, having a yard sale, raising money for Black Lives Matter.” – Melinda Alexander Melinda is an LA-based mother, activist, and entrepreneur. Influenced by her parents work as longtime anti-racist, civil rights organizers, both art and social justice kept at her center. After having her baby in a tumultuous transition/divorce, her life changed. The work she does now, which she calls Women’s Work, helps other women find their voice as part of a liberation and unlearning process, “Getting Free”. Melinda is raising Raider, her Black son in an anti-Black power structure, with a feminist, social justice-oriented focus. WHAT WE DISCUSS Akilah and Melinda talk about the questions that are driving us in the direction of commiting to raising free people and how deschooling and unlearning show up in that experience. Raider was depressed and did not get used to the school structure. Melinda saw this and advocated for her son by emailing the teachers, it ultimately ended up in them transitioning to unschooling. In her own experience as a former school teacher, Melinda shares some insights on how a scoolish structure can limit the children in certain contexts. Intrinsic value is not possible in a school setting, unless you are completely self-directed. Based on the pursuit of validation (did I do well?), the children have never been given a choice and always have been told what to do, and how to do it. By the time they finish school, they don’t know anything about themselves. They conclude that partnership and listening are what facilitate an emergent structure. The child is the curriculum and the parents are the facilitators, both are students and teachers. Thank you so much for your feedback on episode 170, we are always happy to hear from all of you! We were honoring mothering in its various forms and also launching our family of podcasts.LIBERATION WALK In order to continue through this journey of healing and self awareness process we invite you to subscribe to all five podcasts on Raising Free People Network, our liberation work platform. Be sure to join our Facebook group. Head over to Melinda’s website and instagram for more musings on love and liberation. Pre-order Akilah’s book, Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work! Organizations like Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid Fund are organizing collective help for Atlanta’s BIPOC families affected by COVID-19 – Please donate. Support the show at patreon.com/akilah

Michael is joined by Chiang Lim, CEO of the Australian Childcare Alliance New South Wales, regarding the Federal Government’s announcement that it will cease its free childcare scheme on July 12, moving to reintroduce childcare subsidies for parents in a $700 million transition package to be offered to the sector from the following day.     The free childcare scheme was introduced in April with the aim to support eligible families whose employment had been impacted as a result of COVID-19, with the transitional funding to last until September 27.

In solidarity with the black and BIPOC communities, and in a spirit of "fox you" to police brutality, the Tarot Foxcast is participating in the Podcast Blackout. The content will continue next week, but it's time to use this platform to speak out against the heinous violence of excessive police force and racism. The first 8 minutes and 46 seconds are intended to be silent in memory of George Floyd, and I encourage for you to sit and listen to the silence. Reflect in it. Here you will find a link on how to protect yourself during a protest. If you are able to donate, you can donate to the following organizations; Black Lives Matter, Campaign Zero, George Floyd Memorial Fund, Black Visions Collective, Reclaim the Block, Know Your Rights Camp, Minnesota Freedom Fund, Communities United Against Police Brutality, I Run with Maud, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and American Civil Liberties Union. Not all of us are able to march or donate, but that does not allow us to be silent. Here are some podcasts to listen to; 1619, About Race, Code Switch, Intersectionality Matters!, Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, Pod For The Cause, Pod Save the People, Seeing White, Parenting Forward, Parenting Lessons, Fare of the Free Child.Black Lives Matter, Support the show (https://www.instagram.com/fablingfox/)

I've decided to forgo putting out a new episode today. Instead, I'd like to give the hour of listening time to podcasts that educate, so we can listen, and learn. Links in the show notes 1619 The New York Times https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/1619/id1476928106  Unlocking us: Brene with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/unlocking-us-with-bren%C3%A9-brown/id1494350511?i=1000476611079 Fare of the Free Child by Akilah S. Richards https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/fare-of-the-free-child/id1138611256 Pod Save the People by DeRay McKesson https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pod-save-the-people/id1230148653  

Jamaican American Akilah Richards hosts Fare of the Free Child, a lifestyle and parenting podcast about the connection between liberation, learning, and parenting, particularly among BIPOC (Black Indigenous, People of Color) communities.In this episode, Akilah shares her journey from the traditional Caribbean perspective on school to Unschooling & Self-Directed Education. We also discuss school wounds and my openness to explore self-directed education as an option for my son. Connect with Akilah - Website | Instagram | TwitterResources mentioned in the episode:Fare of the Free Child: School Wounds episode The Alliance for Self-Directed Education: https://www.self-directed.org/College Admissions for Alternative Schooled (Article from unschooler in Austin, TX) Akilah's TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgbD1qrJ0c4From Schoolish to Self-directed (audio course): https://radicalselfie.teachable.com/p/schooltoselfPre-orders for Raising Free People book: https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1145Shop Carry On FriendsOn Social @carryonfriends - Twitter | Instagram | FacebookEnjoyed the show? Please remember to leave a rating and review in Apple Podcasts. A Breadfruit Media Production: Twitter |InstagramSupport the show (http://glow.fm/carryonfriends)

Aakash Patel, The board chair of The Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough County, joined AM Tampa Bay to discuss a program that provides free child care for first responders.

The Unschooling Movement might seem new but it is the oldest kind of learning, says Akilah Richards of Fare of the Free Child podcast; one that recognizes learning differences in children and encourages curiosity, empathy, and independence. Whereas traditional school models can rely on conformity, competitiveness, and one-size-fits-all curricula, Unschooling strives to create nurturing spaces where students can be themselves, work in community, and collaborate to pursue the information they need because of their genuine interest. During this pandemic time when kids are trying to navigate remote learning and so many parents are worried about their children falling behind and growing disenchanted with schoolwork, Akilah joins Ronit to talk about what Unschooling looks like, how she and her family have made it work, and how this unconventional model fosters compassion, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning in children.  Connect with Akilah:WebsiteInstagramAkilah’s Resources Connect With Ronit:For more about this episode click here!InstagramFacebook

We’re interrupting our Deschooling Release Party flow to focus on the energy of Mother’s Day. In this episode, Akilah and Aja will talk about the four mothers whose new are coming to join Fare of the Free Child on Raising Free People Network: Val Sinclair, Katrina Monique, Lou Hollis, and Aja herself.Aja chats with us about her relationship with motherhood and how it can impact our leadership and relationships. Her podcast, She Said, We Shed is a journey of discovery throughout the dynamics of what mothering can mean, and how types of mothering vary drastically, including the reality of Black Mama Trauma. We also introduce Plant It Up, a podcast where Val, Akilah’s mom, shares how the practices and dynamics of taking care of plants can be related to our own ways of interacting and connecting with the people around us. These stories are related to self-care and liberation work, a set of topics that lead us toward better understandings of human relationships. One of the other mamas is Katrina, whose podcast, How She Got Free, is inspired by a book that she and Akilah wrote together. Her podcast is designed to show us the benefits of sometimes speaking out from wounded spaces, it can be part of how we generate healing for ourselves and invite others to acknowledge and name their own healing needs too.How to be empowered when you don’t feel like yourself, to make a pause in your life and manage it after an altering shift? With “Grief, Growth, and Goals” the fifth podcast on the Raising Free People Network, Lou shares her experience after making massive changes in her life, the process of healing through self talk and embracing her vulnerability. Liberation and deschooling are inextricably linked, as the result of a joint work, based on experiences that had shaped ourselves and others in order to contribute on a healing and self awareness process and to continue on this journey we invite you to subscribe to all five podcasts on Raising Free People Network.LIBERATION WALKListen to Aja’s Podcast She Said, We Shed and subscribe to her email list at shesaidweshed.Join Katrina’s community, How She Got Free.Here you can preorder my new book Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work.Some insights from Aja on previous episodes, Healing Black Mama Trauma, The Practice of Reparenting Ourselves, Deschooling Intergenerational Trauma as Daughter & as Mother.Organizations like Metro Atlanta Mutual Aid Fund are organizing collective help for Atlanta’s BIPOC families affected by COVID-19 – Please donate.Support the show at patreon.com/akilahJoin our Facebook group Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

#DearBlackPeople Birthing in a supportive chosen environment should not be othered or a privilege.  It should valued as the norm.  Whether we give birth or not we should all be connected to the experience.  We should all be fighting for Black birth persons to be empowered to articulate and unapologetically create the birth experience we want long before a positive pregnancy test.  Black maternal health does not begin with pregnant Black people.  It begins with changing our minds. It begins by giving voice and value to bodies from the moment they enter the world.  So if the moment arrives to usher a soul Earth side as our guest Dr. Sayida Peprah says “thriving is already instilled as a right not a privilege” and joy is the baseline. Now let’s get free yall and jump into Episode 30 of Dem Black Mamas! Invest In Us! Don't just listen, subscribe Share with at least one person Follow us on any social media platform @demblackmamaspodcast Engage through social media comments, DM us or email with questions demblackmamas@gmail.com Join our email list Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/demblackmamas Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/demblackmamaspodcast One Time Donation: https://www.paypal.me/demblackmamas SHOW LINE UP Church Announcements/Prayer Requests:  Prayer Request:  We all want Akilah Richards of Fare of the Free Child to homeschool our kids through zoom People giving birth during COVID-19, Birth workers, & everyone who has is suffering from, caring for someone, and/or lost someone from COVID-19 Announcements: Crystal talks launching the new #DemBlackMamas series #MeditationsByMamas and being a guest on Cozy Womb Podcast Nekisha talks working with the Facebook group Sewing to Save to provide mask for healthcare workers; Live Q&A about lactation & support for lactation counselors, & the FB group The Midnight Milk Club Thea talks working with GoDaddy to help small business during #COVID19 through #OpenWeStand, Black Girls Rock Quarantine Parties, and The Wellness Therapist work to get us through the pandemic. Mac & Cheese: Dr. Sayida Peprah, Psychologist/Doula/#BlackMaternalMentalHealth advocate  Founder of: Diversity Uplifts & Front Line Doulas Follow & Support Dr. Peprah: Facebook | IG | Twitter   Follow & Support Frontlines Doulas: IG | Facebook | Twitter  Black Mama Say: It’s Gone Be a Problem SUPPORT OUR SISTER PODS: Shaping The Shift  IG | Facebook  Intercultured Podcast IG INFORMATION & INSPIRATION Looking for some Black Mama Love, support and connection?  Join the Facebook group Black Moms Connection Are you a Women of Color interested in starting a podcast?  For information and inspiration join the Women of Color Podcasters Facebook Group  

Childcare will be free for the next 3 months!

Hello! Welcome to my newest series Why I Started a Podcast. I get to speak to some great digital leaders, find out how they started their businesses and why. This week I'm joined by author, digital nomad, author, unschooling activist and author, Akilah S. Richards. Host of the podcast Fare of the Free Child , she tells us why she started the podcast, how important unschooling is to her and her family and the experiences they've shared because of it and the adventures they've been on as digital nomads. To get in touch with Akilah S. Richards and listen to her podcast visit www.raisingfreepeople.com find her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter @RadicalSelfie I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! I want you to come on the podcast and tell me why you started your podcast. If you want to come on talk to me get in touch! I LOVE helping you use technology to share your expertise online. Subscribe! Like, Share and Let me know if you have any questions. Send me your question or apply to be a guest on the podcast: http://bit.ly/calljawspeaks Are you following me on the Gram: http://bit.ly/jawspeaksgram Let's connect Join my network: Bit.ly/jawspeakslink If I ruled the world everyone would have access to digital media support, tools & access to information. If everyone helped a little. We could all help a lot! Become a Digital Impact Member- http://bit.ly/digitalimpact2020 Are you ready to make an impact? Let's go! Until next time - Wishing you wellness in life & business Peace! Sponsored by Future Proof Your Brand and Your Business- Marketing for 2020 and beyond: Download my 5-Day Easy Podcast Class Crash Course - Go to bit.ly/podcastin5 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jawspeaksdigital/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jawspeaksdigital/support

We’re excited about Aja, whom you’ve heard on previous podcasts and one of the things she’s now doing is her own out-loud deschooling. This is work that is near and dear to us and is healing work, like all deschooling is. It’s moving outside of all of the different ways that we have been steeped in and informed by trauma. Much of the work we talk about here on Fare of The Free Child is to try not to perpetuate it, to try to recognize the ways that it has us so that we don’t weaponize it. Aja’s healing work is specifically related to her relationship with her mother and that’s what’s being discussed today. She’s going to go from just having a conversation about it to really having this massive movement around legacy shifting related to Black mama trauma. Can adults and children deschool together? Aja and her son are in transition mode from homeschooling to deschooling because in addition to deschooling herself, she has decided that her son is going to as well. It felt contradictory not to do so, she felt like she couldn't do both. She needed her son to think differently, to think for himself and shared examples of this here in this podcast. Aja has a podcast called “She Said We Shed” coming up that will be detailed regarding the effects of putting Black mothers on pedestals and the way we are so afraid to talk about the things that hurt us, how we continue to be hurt insomuch that we are not healing.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Akilah Richards: hosts this widely celebrated podcast, Fare of the Free Child, that features more than 150 episodes on Self-Directed Education among Black, Non-Black Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. She is the author of the forthcoming book Raising Free People, and she and her partner are raising two self-directed daughters.What Was Discussed:Last week’s episode is also inclusive of Black history when we discussed how Maleka and her daughter, Maddy, recognised how they were being treated and how they were able to connect to the unfortunate familiarity of all the “isms” (racism, ageism…) associated with that treatment, and take a stance towards their human right to exist without bias-driven, false accusations about their actions. This week’s episode will bring attention to how we tend to think of history in terms of things we survived, aka the big hurdles. While we have indeed survived many things,also have a history of knowing, and of leaning into what we “know good,” am I right? And on this podcast, we aren’t afraid to examine, to critique with love, to decide that some shit needs to change; that’s part of our healing workright? But we not going to overdevelop one wing and atrophy the other, so while the next several episodes will be about things we are working to change, let’s use this one to talk a little bit about our history of enoughness, of abundance, of applying old knowings to our lives in ways that work beautifully for us some Black folks. We are not only what we survive, we are that and so much more. We are comprised of the things we’ve always known that we can’t always explain to people in words but can feel it live it in our actions. This is a medley of episodes where past guests spoke from their own history of knowing something about themselves, knowing what was right for them, knowing that they needed to speak up even with the risk of what comes with doing so.I hope it helps you to tap into your own history of knowing what you know about yourself, this world, and your soul.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Our guests this week is Akilah Richards. Akilah is an unschooling podcaster (, a writer and founding board member of the Alliance for Self Directed Education. Resources mentioned in this episode: Fare of the Free Child podcast Akilah's courses Akilah's Patreon The Awarepreneurs Community Paul's business coaching site Awarepreneurs is a popular conscious business and social entrepreneurs podcast and community.  You can find out more about us at Awarepreneurs.com.

In this podcast, I talk about free child care, how to get it, why you'd want it, and my book "The Millennial's Guide to Free Child Care in Your Home".

This week, I’m sharing some of the insights that have come from my busy month in California. This month, I’ve done trainings, workshops, and gatherings, around this work of raising free people, and deschooling has been a central theme in all those spaces. I can see that we need more discussion about deschooling, here on Fare of the Free Child, and that starts today. There is a myth that it takes about a year of deschooling for every year of school a child attended--let me just label that bullshit right now. There is no time limit on deschooling because it is an ever-evolving process that grows as we grow, shows us more about ourselves and our environments. Let’s talk a bit about deschooling today. More to come, for sure.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

On July 10 of 2016, following the brutal murders of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, I decided to publish a podcast about the ways that BIPOC families were handling the dichotomous life of constant fear amid a will to thrive, particularly as we endeavor to raise children who embody their liberation. It’s been three years as of today, and I am so grateful for the loving, vocal community that has formed as a result of me risking expression. So many brave, brilliant, and beautiful people have blessed our ears with their experiences, frustrations, wins, anger, and more. We’ve cried, laughed, envisioned, created, shared, loved, lost, and grown together, and I have no plans of stopping now; you probably don’t either, right? Then let’s keep this thang poppin’ with episode 128 where you’ll meet FOFC’s co-producer, Fatima Mookadam. She is a major part of how you’ve been able to listen and engage with the podcast over the past six months. Fatima is a South Africa based unschooling mama who has been using travel and deep self-exploration to fuel her deschooling journey. Listen as she and I celebrate together, talking about the ways this work is shifting and growing us, and why we’re so grateful for each other and the community that you help us to maintain through your listenership. Happy 3 Year Anniversary!!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Do cockroaches produce milk? Is manscaping necessary in the heat of the desert? Are all kids sparkling geniuses or are half of them just below average morons? And how does David raise his child and avoid teaching him the racist tendencies of the past?Plus six more things for you to do (especially if you're in Vegas) to keep that creeping sense that you are, in fact, one of the extras in The Matrix.

We're diving into a brand new collection of talks called Child of God. This week is Free Child with Pastor Jeremy

Join Dr. Sundiata Soon-Jahta for the first episode of Let's Grow Podcast as he explores the Selfish vs. Self-actualized concept. He'll explore concepts we talk about on Fare of the Free Child--agency, consent, and a removal of the power-over dynamic. Dr. Sundiata is inviting you to challenge your idea of being an individual, and shift it to include and embrace symbiotic relationships so that we can support each other's self-actualization. His goal is to inspire you to reject other people's ideas as a result of you pursuit of self-actualization.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Gonna hone in on that mothering energy that's swirling around this month--they assigned a Mother's Day, I don't care about any of those days they assign, but I damn sure love to hop onto the waves of any good, gratitude-centered energies, and this is my contribution to that. It's also a great way to ease on into this month's focus, doing better! the Do Better Series. This week I’m reading a Self-Mothering essay to remind you why and how this do-better gotta start with you first. I wrote it in 2016, and published it on everydayfeminism.com a couple months after I published the very first episode of Fare of the Free Child podcast.   Photographer credit - Instagram: @astro.nic.visuals  Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Happy Monday!!! Conversations with Friends episode episode 25, is a conversation with a new friend and super powered soul Akilah S. Richards. I have followed Akilah for the last few years as an ally of the unschooling movement and was so grateful and excited when she agreed to sit and have a chat with me to share with you all! Akilah is a Certified Family LIfe Educator, self-defined digital nomad, podcaster, author, blogger and does it all with her unschooling family by her side. She is also a super deep and conscious soul, here to help support the freeing of bodies and minds from the constructs of colonization. I first came across Akilah's work through her podcast, Fare of the Free Child https://akilahsrichards.com/podcast/ and have since been introduced to the many great works Akilah has committed to contributing to the unschooling community and the society at large. This mother of 2 unschooling youth, is walking her talk and I am truly honored to be able to share her energy with the show!!! Please tune into Akilah through her website https://akilahsrichards.com/ and follow this mama's podcast on IG @fareofthefreechild and on FB @radicalselfie. Akilah is a founding board member of The Alliance of Self-Directed Education https://www.self-directed.org/ and talks a bit about this organization in today's show. If you are interested in self-directed learning, make sure you tune into this organizations work and support the movement! Thank you Akilah for sharing your time, love and energy with the show today! I am cheering your work on mama and am thankful to have you in my sphere of influence! You beam a light of possibility and making whatever IT is you want happen! Gratitude for your commitment and power mama. Peace family XO --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/conversationswithfriends/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/conversationswithfriends/support

In this final episode of the Parent Founder series, Nuola speaks about play, color, and self-expression via Jean-Michel Basquiat, also known as Radiant Child, and picking resources based on children's interests. Dr. Sundiata speaks about his journey to forming GROW, including college Aha moments, entrepreneurial trials and errors, and the gratitude he has toward supportive people and his organic learning process. You’ll also hear from Sara, an SDE-minded mama who attendee of the AEROx Virtual Conference. Sara was introduced to AERO and the Alliance for Self-Directed Education by the Fare of the Free Child community, and has been able to extend her knowledge of SDE, and see how it provides children with strength, autonomy, and purpose. We close out with Binah, who, along with her friend Noelle, speak on how being in a homeschooling group for young children who often aren't included in the tween/teen-centric spaces of D.C. has helped them be aware of the work it takes to learn as a family. So much goodness and specificity in this episode! #BIPOCinSDESupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Paul uses the story of Genesis 21 to tell us we need to send the child of the slave woman away. In other words we need to send the slavery to the law away.

Paul uses the story of Genesis 21 to tell us we need to send the child of the slave woman away. In other words we need to send the slavery to the law away.

We recorded this week's episode at the Farmer's Market in Brighton, hosted by the Photography Farm.    In this episode we chat to Yorkshire based husband & wife team, the lovely Jo & James Melia (known as MeliaMelia).   When we saw that Jo & James were speaking at the show, we were keen to book them for an interview as their style of photography is wild and raw and quite different to many of the other family photographers we have interviewed so far.    We chat about lots of things including:   - How they dealt with their first experience of being trolled recently   - How they work together as a team   - How they photograph children in a wild and free way   - Why they've just switched from Canon to Sony   - How they've grown their Instagram following to over 12k   And lots more! Really hope you enjoy our chat with them.      MeliaMelia website Follow MeliaMelia on Instagram     Thank you to The Design Space for sponsoring this episode. Click here for lots of free information about how to be the boss of your own website and for 20% off all their products. ​​ ​​ Find out about our first live podcast event in London in January. Come and celebrate our 1st birthday with us!    ​​ ​​We’d love to know what you think of this episode... ​​Instagram: @shoot.edit.chat.repeat ​​Facebook: @shoot.edit.chat.repeat ​​Twitter: @shooteditchat ​​Email: shooteditchat@gmail.com ​​   ​​Eddie’s Lightroom presets Vicki's Delight Retreat for family photographers      

This summer, I had the privilege of meeting a visionary.  Ebony Janice is self-described Womanist, Scholar, Activist, Teacher, Author, Student, Artist, Preacher, Transformational Speaker, Content Creator, Healer.  More than self-described, I can attest that those labels don't begin to capture the energy, conviction, and what I would describe as a fierce joyradiating from this woman. Also mentioned in this interview is another visionary Akilah S. Richards of Fare of the Free Child podcast and Raising Free People.  At ~ 29:00 EbonyJanice and I go right to the heart of the matter — though the whole conversation was amazing and full of so much learning.

Dear Mama We often dream FOR our children. What if we dreamed WITH our children? What if we discovered who they are instead of trying to determine who they should become? What if we allowed them to dance outside the box no matter how much it scared us? What if we let our children be free? Our intention in this episode is to share how our personal journeys towards freedom impacted our parenting and inspire you to begin to parent from a place from freedom and not fear.  As Black mothers we KNOW it’s difficult which is why the discussion is so necessary. Be sure to tag us on social media when sharing the episode and use the hashtag #DecolonizeParenting. Let's get free yall! SHOW LINE UP Church Announcements/Prayer Requests: DBM Partnerships & New Endeavors Mac & Cheese: Raising Free Black Children Collection Plate Causes: Speaking Down Barriers Black Mama Say: S/o to the Seasoned Saint Bonnie Watson Coleman S/o to Yara Imani for a DBM deal.  They are offering 20% off of all purses with the code DEMBLACKMAMAS. Yara Imani is an online marketplace, founded by Alana Sutton, to increase the accessibility and appreciation of African inspired products made by Africans on the continent and across the diaspora.    If you're listening on iTunes, please rate us and if you have a little more time please leave a review and you can also give us a review on Facebook.   If your listening on SoundCloud your comments are welcomed and tap the heart if you liked the show and if you really like it repost. Follow us on all social media platforms @demblackmamas. If you’re feelin' this episode we ask that you share, RT or repost but if you’re not big on sharing on social media, just share with one person who you feel can benefit from listening .  As always you can DM or email us at demblackmamas@gmail.com with your thoughts, questions or to just show us some love.  We love hearing from you!  SYLLABUS Links: Black Moms Connection  Fare of the Free Child  Dr. Joy Degruy  Yara Imani  Speaking Down Barriers  Bonnie Watson Coleman  Articles: Raising free-spirited black children in a world set on punishing them 12 Revolutionary Ways to Raise Your Black Child Raising the Queer, Black, & Free Because I’m a Human; Non-binary Parenting What Adults Never Told Me as a Queer Black Child Follow Us: www.demblackmamas.com  TWITTER  INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK Are you a women of color interested in starting a podcast?  Join the Women of Color Podcasters FB group for information and inspiration: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wocpodcasters/ #RaisingFreeBlackChildren #DecolonizeParenting #JoyDegruy #BlackMomsConnection #SpeakDownBarriers #BonnieWatsonColeman #CollectionPlateCause #BlackMamaSay #WOCpodcast #wocpodcasttoo #BlackMotherhood #BlackWomen #BlackFamily #BlackMoms #BlackMomsMatter#BlackMamasMatter #BlackChildren #BlackKids #FreeBlackWoman #BlkCreatives #DemBlackMamas #BlackMamaMagic™️  

This episode tells you what to expect for the next 9 episodes of Fare of the Free Child podcast. Letters of support for various aspects of the raising free people journey, a celebration countdown to episode 100, space for me to finish our book (yes, our book!), and a long-awaiting break in preparation for season 4!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

This week I'm sharing my plans to expand the Fare of the Free Child unschooling podcast community! I'll be producing a set of short-run series (podcasts that have a small, set number of episodes), and co-facilitating some Self-Directed Education training, and you should be part of that mix. I'll tell you how to get involved in those projects, and you'll meet Anjel Berry, a mother of five daughters, and a co-organizer for Imagimatics, a maker-space project for outside the city limits of Atlanta. So much goodness in this episode; the show notes page is lit!!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

Respond to the anxiety and panic of FOMO with See Me Hear Me Love Me, Parent-child problem solving partnerships, and Connecting the dots for learning. At the table solo with Karen

In this #Perspectives episode Scott is joined by Akilah S. Richards. Listen to hear Akilah contrast race relations in America vs. her native country of Jamaica, share her views on honoring individual freedom, and highlight the benefits of self-directed education for her two daughters who have, for example, learned several languages on their own. The conversation gets really interesting when Akilah challenges a couple of statements by Scott. Will dialogue prevail in these moments or will they digress to debate? Listen now to find out! Akilah describes herself as a writer, mama, partner, digital nomad, and Unschooling activist. She does a bulk of this work through her podcast “Fare of The Free Child” which, “centers People of Color in liberatory living and learning practices with a particular interest in Unschooling and the Self-Directed Education movement”. Welcome To The Dialogue! Show Notes Fare of the Free Child Podcast: http://www.akilahsrichards.com/podcast/ Alliance For Self-Directed Education: self-directed.org Race - The Power Of An Illusion: https://goo.gl/S2KkCi  

Here’s the story about how a Nuyorican woman who worked atNew York University as a social justice coach for educators is now living a life that evolved from a great career nestled inside academia into now unschooling her two Afro-Latinx sons, Judah and Keanu, along with her Trinidadian husband, Shane. Unschooling, as you’ve heard me say since the very first episode of Fare of the Free Child, is a tool for liberation. And of course, liberation don’t fit in no box, so for Chemay, liberation isn’t just for her family, it’s a path she wants paved clear for all Black and Brown folks to have the resources to liberate themselves too. So, to do that work, Chemay is in the heat and heart of building an community-centered organization, a space called My Reflection Matters, that provides tools to support and nurture healthy racial and cultural identities of Black and Brown children and older youth.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

2017.01.29 - 두려워하는 노예가 아닌 자유로운 자녀 로마서 (Romans) 8:12-17 애틀랜타 섬기는교회 주일 3부 찬양예배

Welcome to the best of This Glorious Mess. We're digging into our back catalogue to bring you the most fascinating and funniest bits from the show.  How the heck do you control screen time? Nikki Gemmell bolted a safe to the floor and only she knows the combination. You're taking someone else's kid to a birthday party. They aren't allowed sugar. Do you tail them to make sure they don't touch the fairy bread? Or do you let them run wild into a land of cakes and jelly snakes?Plus we speak to a midwife who has delivered over 10,000 babies, and ask her about some of the most unusual things she's seen in the birthing suite. She also answers whether or not you really need an Enya CD playing (hint, it's a no...). Show Notes Your hosts were Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo If you want to subscribe to This Glorious Mess, go to apple.co/mamamia, where you will find all of Mamamia’s podcasts, as well as any book we ever talk about on any of our shows in one place. Tell us your story via email tgm@mamamia.com.au Leave us an audio message at 02 8999 9386 This show was produced by Rachel Wagner and Elissa Ratliff  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight we discuss child themes — premium and free, what are the benefits, how to pick one, how it can be one of your best tools or resources — all that good stuff. Also at the tailend we mention WordCamp US since some of us will be attending. If you happen to be attending and are […] The post EP08 – Premium and Free Child Themes, Why Use Them? appeared first on Divi Chat.

Tonight we discuss child themes — premium and free, what are the benefits, how to pick one, how it can be one of your best tools or resources — all that good stuff. Also at the tailend we mention WordCamp US since some of us will be attending. If you happen to be attending and are also a Divi lover please sign up to take part in the Divi Nation Meetup and have your profile featured on our Divi Nation site. If you're not able to attend you can still follow along in the fun here! For additional info, take a look at the Divi Child Theme guide that Tim Strifler from Divi Life put together. It teaches everything you need to know about Divi Child Themes— When you need a Divi child theme, how to create them, and more!   https://youtu.be/vmHgaSLI2j8

On episode 7 of Fare of the Free Child, I break bread with Curron Gajadhar- an artist and movement trainer who was based in Atlanta, but now goes wherever his process takes him. We address the fear of what might happen if we don’t control children through religion and rules and physical consequence. And we discuss the fare we pay, both as children and adults, when we use fear instead of self-discovery as our compass.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

This fall, I’m launching a podcast for Black and Brown parents who practice alternative parenting options to the traditional education model that is school. Options like unschooling, worldschooling, roadschooling, slowschooling, eclectic homeschooling, and the myriad other ways that we and our children embrace curiosity-driven, lifelong learning.   The podcast is called Fare of the Free Child, and its purpose is to help me amplify the underrepresented voices and unique concerns of people of color looking for real viable options to the oppressive systems that our children are expected to live and learn within.   I want to use this space to create community for adults engaged in unconventional black and brown parenting and caregiving to be heard, and to find and support each other.  And since I’m an unschooling, location independent, non-christian, Caribbean, intersectional feminist, mermaid identifying, radical self-expression practicing, blackity-black woman and mother, raising two superdope black girls with my Kingman—I am just the one to invite you into this conversation.   And to be clear, I have an agenda. I want us to start treating our children with more dignity and giving them more autonomy over their own futures. And I want us to shift out of the thinking that this work of freeing children from oppressive structures, is a white thing, as many black folks keep telling me about unschooling in particular.    The format of the podcast is simple: we start with a fear (f-e-a-r), and then we explore the fare (f-a-r-e the cost). So, twice a month, I—sometimes accompanied by a special guest co-host—will talk about the layers of unconventional black parenthood, and how we can use that mindset as a way to get free. We’re aiming to solve things together, not just talk about them.   Fare of the Free Child will not just be for folks already immersed in self-directed education, it will also be accessible and relatable to newbie unschoolers, undecided but curious parents, and eventual parents who want to start exploring ways to live and learn with their children now.  Sign up for updates and the first few episodes at akilahsrichards.com/podcast. And while you’re doing that, tell a few friends to sign up too. That link again is akilahsrichards.com/podcast.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/akilah)

You're taking someone else's kid to a birthday party. They aren't allowed sugar. Do you tail them to make sure they don't touch the fairy bread? Or do you let them run wild into a land of cakes and jelly snakes? Plus the dumb-arse stuff people keep saying to dads. Geoffrey Charles is a dad who cops it all the time. And do 6 year old's need mental health days? Show Notes Your hosts are Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo. With thanks to Geoffrey Charles. Tell us your story via email podcast@mamamia.com.au   Find out more about the home schooling results here. Read more about the world's most travelled baby here. tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or visit us on Facebook.  This podcast was produced by Monique Bowley and technical producer, Elissa Ratliff This show is part of the Mamamia Women’s Network. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It is possible to be stress-free and pregnant and Dr. Linda Miles explains how on Family Connections. A psychologist specializing in pregnant women for over 30 years, Dr. Miles explains how a mother’s stress and anxiety can impact her baby up to 50 years later. She also describes how expectant moms and dads can become […] The post Family Connections – Be Calm During Your Pregnancy and Create a Happy, Stress-free Child! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Join Maria as she speaks with Karen Deerwester, author of The Entitlement-Free Child.  Then, Kathy Kinney, who use to play Mimi on the Drew Carey Show for www.MrsP.com.  Classic children’s stories are brought to life by TV star Kathy Kinney as Mrs. P.  www.MrsP.com is a fun storybook entertainment site that celebrates reading and books. Next, Kadi Prescott, co-founder of www. mentoringmommy.com and Lyss Stern, author of “If You Give a Mom a Martini: 100 Ways to Find 10 Blissful Minutes for Yourself” and creator of Divalysscious Moms (www.divamoms.com)