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 · Jun 19, 2023
What is that unschooling thing? | Day 169 of my 2023 Journal
True unschooling is a lifestyle where the whole idea of school has been removed from the equation, the idea of “you have to learn” and the idea of th…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 18, 2023
Look for what you need in what you have | Day 168 of my 2023 Journal
We live in a world of consumerism. Always shopping. Always using something. What if we stop? Stop to think. What if we let go?
Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 17, 2023
Mothering | Day 167 of my 2023 Journal
One thing I do not understand about modern parents. It seems they can’t get away from their children fast enough; it seems all they talk about is how…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 16, 2023
Silent time | Day 166 of my 2023 Journal
It is some form of rebellion to stop and be silent and do simple slow stuff of no obvious value. To the world, it seems we always have to be producti…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 15, 2023
The last bottle of champagne | Day 165 of my 2023 Journal
On the last day we spent with my sister's family in Sweden, we shared the last bottle of champagne from my mother, whom we all lost four years ago. I…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 13, 2023
Live Learn Love | Day 164 of my 2023 Journal
Thriving is a complex one. Human nature, our flaws, and vulnerabilities will emerge in any context where we unfold, hence also in this reign. We can…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 12, 2023
The value of home-making | Day 163 of my 2023 Journal
I am very much a homemaker. This is interesting, as at the same time, I am a true nomad. I find it intriguing how I can at the one hand love to move …Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 11, 2023
The Lake and the present moment | Day 162 of my 2023 Journal
I read about the book “Your stolen focus,” which got me thinking about my focus. How I hardly ever meditate anymore, and how my mind drifts (which is…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 10, 2023
Swedish memories | Day 161 of my 2023 Journal
Sweden is somehow a second motherland for me, and l love being back for a while. I love how old memories mix with new experiences and how reflections…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 19, 2023
What is that unschooling thing? | Day 169 of my 2023 Journal
True unschooling is a lifestyle where the whole idea of school has been removed from the equation, the idea of “you have to learn” and the idea of th…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 18, 2023
Look for what you need in what you have | Day 168 of my 2023 Journal
We live in a world of consumerism. Always shopping. Always using something. What if we stop? Stop to think. What if we let go?
Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 17, 2023
Mothering | Day 167 of my 2023 Journal
One thing I do not understand about modern parents. It seems they can’t get away from their children fast enough; it seems all they talk about is how…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 16, 2023
Silent time | Day 166 of my 2023 Journal
It is some form of rebellion to stop and be silent and do simple slow stuff of no obvious value. To the world, it seems we always have to be producti…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 15, 2023
The last bottle of champagne | Day 165 of my 2023 Journal
On the last day we spent with my sister's family in Sweden, we shared the last bottle of champagne from my mother, whom we all lost four years ago. I…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 13, 2023
Live Learn Love | Day 164 of my 2023 Journal
Thriving is a complex one. Human nature, our flaws, and vulnerabilities will emerge in any context where we unfold, hence also in this reign. We can…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 12, 2023
The value of home-making | Day 163 of my 2023 Journal
I am very much a homemaker. This is interesting, as at the same time, I am a true nomad. I find it intriguing how I can at the one hand love to move …Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 11, 2023
The Lake and the present moment | Day 162 of my 2023 Journal
I read about the book “Your stolen focus,” which got me thinking about my focus. How I hardly ever meditate anymore, and how my mind drifts (which is…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 10, 2023
Swedish memories | Day 161 of my 2023 Journal
Sweden is somehow a second motherland for me, and l love being back for a while. I love how old memories mix with new experiences and how reflections…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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