Sage Family

Today I'm here with Desirae Endres talking about contentment. Desirae is a mom, wife, host of the minimal-ish podcast, and a former classroom teacher turned online educator. We go over contentment in our spaces, time, relationships, comparison, gratitude, and the distinction with complacency. Get the full show notes here: http://www.sageparenting.com/podcast31 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I'm here with Elizabeth Willard Thames talking about intentional spending. Liz is the creator of the personal finance blog Frugalwoods and book Meet the Frugalwoods, who reached financial independence at 32 and moved onto a 66-acre homestead in the woods with her husband and 2 young daughters. We go over frugality, lifestyle design, redefining success, relationships, parenting, community, and environmentalism. Get the full show notes here: www.sageparenting.com/podcast30 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I'm here with Amethyst Joy talking about self-care.Amethyst is an energy healer, mother of 3, and writer who shares her healing journey and helps people reparent themselves while parenting their children. We go over trauma, integration, maintenance, mindfulness, boundaries, choice, tools, and community. Get the full show notes here: www.sageparenting.com/podcast29 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I'm here with Teresa Graham Brett talking about respectful parenting.Teresa lives her passion for creating social change by combining work in social justice education with parenting and is the author of Parenting for Social Change. We go over semantics, mainstream parenting, respectful parenting, transformative learning and tools, and unschooling. Get the full show notes here: www.sageparenting.com/podcast28 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I'm here with Peter Gray talking about play.Peter is the research professor behind the Psychology Today blog Freedom to Learn and the book Free to Learn. We go over what we've gotten wrong, real play, mixed age play, scaffolding, equality, screens, independence, and lifestyle. Get the full show notes here: www.sageparenting.com/podcast27 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

I'm here with Julie Bogart talking about being a brave learner. Julie is the force behind Brave Writer, Poetry Teatime, The Homeschool Alliance, and the upcoming book Brave Learner. We go over real learning, forces of enchantment, capacities for learning, ports of entry, comparison, screens, role modeling, and paydays. Get the full show notes here: www.sageparenting.com/podcast26 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

Today I'm here with Dr. Ross Greene talking about collaboration.Dr. Greene is the originator of the innovative, evidence-based approach called Collaborative & Proactive Solutions(CPS), as described in his influential book The Explosive Child and is now Founding Director of the non-profit Lives in the Balance. We go over why kids misbehave, lagging skills and unsolved problems, the empathy step, the define the problem step, the invitation step, revision, and efficacy. Get the full show notes here: www.sageparenting.com/podcast25 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

I'm here with Meg McElwee talking about creativity.Meg is an aspiring gentle parent of three, homeschooler, and work-at-home fiber artist with her indie sewing pattern company, Sew Liberated. We go over creativity for ourselves, for our children, in our parenting, creative blocks, entrepreneurship, minimalism, and clothing. Get the full show notes here: www.sageparenting.com/podcast24 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

I'm here with Zoë Kim talking about wardrobes. Zoë is the mother of 4, author of Minimalism for Families, and simplicity coach at Raising Simple. She partners with mothers to tackle the challenges of a cluttered home and life with her signature pragmatic and thoughtful approach. We go over why, clothing, shopping, closets, storage, and travel packing. Get the full show notes here: www.sageparenting.com/podcast23 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily

I'm here with Akilah Richards talking about liberation. Akilah is an unschooling podcaster, consultant, and founding board member of The Alliance for Self-Directed Education. She explores privilege and power in our relationships with children and centers the voices of BIPOC raising free people. We go over history, oppression, deschooling, access, unschooling, and parenting. Get the full show notes here: www.sageparenting.com/podcast22 Support the Sage Family Podcast here: www.patreon.com/sagefamily