Welcome to a universe of reflections on the radically different.
Podcasts and writing on childhood, feminism, unschooling, modernity, consumer culture, inner and outer journeys, nomad life, spirituality, paths and detours.
Life is not an experiment – it is far too important for that. But it is also not just another package on the mainstream sausage factory line. With all senses open and infinitely vulnerable – also and perhaps especially to my own limitations – I have challenged what life can be, to find a way of being in it that makes sense.
I felt it was important to share, in the hope that the path might be easier to find for others who feel the box is a little too small. Here you can find it all, in writing and as podcasts.
Latest blogpost from Cecilie Conrad
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 30, 2023
Bradgate park | Day 210 of my 2023 Journal
Watching Britain in a park. The different people, their vibes and styles, and projects. I love to look at people. I was amused by observing most of t…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 29, 2023
Running alongside a train | Day 209 of my 2023 Journal
It is not like the world will stop spinning until I am done thinking. Wouldn’t that be nice, though? If the planet would please stop spinning, the in…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 28, 2023
Canterbury Cathedral | Day 208 of my 2023 Journal
We have seen a lot of European Cathedrals, as in very many. It is one of my passions to visit them, as I find them all astoundingly beautiful,
Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 27, 2023
Too much to do. In the rain | Day 207 of my 2023 Journal
Sinead O Conor died. Fjord's best friend called. When we finally went for a little walk, the rain started again. We shared the wash. Discussed shampo…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 26, 2023
The Weekly Walk habit | Day 206 of my 2023 Journal
Walk and talk is just as perfect together as dahl and rice or sunshine and beach. Here are some observations on England as we walked there, some thou…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 24, 2023
Ladies Fixing The World | Day 205 of my 2023 Journal
On Learn Nothing Day, 24th of July, I launched my podcast, which I am doing with 3 Ladies, two in this house in The Midlands and one in Tenerife. The…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 23, 2023
Moving North | Day 204 of my 2023 Journal
The sunshine in the garden, the writing explosion, the driving, the arrival in sisterhood, the laughter. Perfect. Just perfect.
Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 22, 2023
Learn Nothing Day, Compliance and Avoidance | Day 203 of my 2023 Journal | England
Learn Nothing Day combined with my genuine shock reaction to a new-to-me three-letter diagnosis inspired this text about leaving children be, accepti…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 21, 2023
Wilderness Wood | Day 202 of my 2023 Journal of my 2023 Journal
Martin’s family introduced us to Wilderness Wood, a beautiful project close to where they live, where home-educated children take classes in woodwork…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 30, 2023
Bradgate park | Day 210 of my 2023 Journal
Watching Britain in a park. The different people, their vibes and styles, and projects. I love to look at people. I was amused by observing most of t…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 29, 2023
Running alongside a train | Day 209 of my 2023 Journal
It is not like the world will stop spinning until I am done thinking. Wouldn’t that be nice, though? If the planet would please stop spinning, the in…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 28, 2023
Canterbury Cathedral | Day 208 of my 2023 Journal
We have seen a lot of European Cathedrals, as in very many. It is one of my passions to visit them, as I find them all astoundingly beautiful,
Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 27, 2023
Too much to do. In the rain | Day 207 of my 2023 Journal
Sinead O Conor died. Fjord's best friend called. When we finally went for a little walk, the rain started again. We shared the wash. Discussed shampo…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 26, 2023
The Weekly Walk habit | Day 206 of my 2023 Journal
Walk and talk is just as perfect together as dahl and rice or sunshine and beach. Here are some observations on England as we walked there, some thou…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 24, 2023
Ladies Fixing The World | Day 205 of my 2023 Journal
On Learn Nothing Day, 24th of July, I launched my podcast, which I am doing with 3 Ladies, two in this house in The Midlands and one in Tenerife. The…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 23, 2023
Moving North | Day 204 of my 2023 Journal
The sunshine in the garden, the writing explosion, the driving, the arrival in sisterhood, the laughter. Perfect. Just perfect.
Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 22, 2023
Learn Nothing Day, Compliance and Avoidance | Day 203 of my 2023 Journal | England
Learn Nothing Day combined with my genuine shock reaction to a new-to-me three-letter diagnosis inspired this text about leaving children be, accepti…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 21, 2023
Wilderness Wood | Day 202 of my 2023 Journal of my 2023 Journal
Martin’s family introduced us to Wilderness Wood, a beautiful project close to where they live, where home-educated children take classes in woodwork…Read more
The coaching was exactly what I needed. I felt a super high level of professional and knowledge. I am back on track and trust my feelings! Thanks so much!
Julia W Berlin, Germany
Podcast on Unschooling, parenting and living a self directed life
I share my knowledge and curiosity about family life and learning in my two podcasts.
Podcast om Unschooling - The Ladies...
It all started in Normandie, France, during a worldschooling event, when I was solving all the problems of the world in deep dive conversations with my amazing friends: I realized - wuauv, if only I had had the chance to listen in on something like this, when I was first starting out on my unschooling journey. If I had only known! Fixing the world over a cup of tea or a meal or a walk, I realised technology today allows us to share with a much larger group than the ones around us. Via long-format podcast, I learn a lot, and this is my contribution: Listen in, when I fix the world with my co-hosts.
Podcast: Self Directed
Self Directed is a podcast I make with my husband, Jesper Conrad. We have recorded more than 150 episodes, almost all of them about self-directed learning, unschooling and being a parent.
The podcast consists of conversations with guests who live and think differently about learning, life and family life, exploring how to create space for children where freedom, responsibility and curiosity have room.
Cecilie possesses an exceptional presence and a spectacular ability to see me clearly. She is one of the most ‘relevant’ and life-wise people I have met in the field of children.
Cathrine Legardh Denmark
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