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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.

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On nomad life, unschooling, the stories, the psychology
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Latest blogpost from Cecilie Conrad

Cecilie Conrad · Jan 22, 2021
Follow Your Dreams, They know the way
The dream became a plan, the plan became a to-do list – we bought a bus, rebuilt it and finally, we did the transit into full-time in the summer of 2…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jan 17, 2021
Home is where you park it
We have been a nomad family for two and a half years. It is not an eternity, but it is a long time. The kids have grown, we have all learned. The que…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jan 13, 2021
Does school prepare children for work?
Children are forced to internalize the values and structures of society, telling them school is for the better. Let us set the children free. Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jan 11, 2021
On #unschooling: Studying Sokrates and the discipline of logic.
My sons are laughing so hard, they can hardly stand, as we were voluntary and together in our home – studying Sokrates and the discipline of logic. Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jan 11, 2021
We have SELECTED our options
We have CHOSEN to create a life where we can unschool our children. It is a question of whether it is important enough to fight for. Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Sep 6, 2020
Travelblog about life and death, gratefulness and places
In this blog post, I share our journey through two weeks of late summer 2020. I take you to some nature sights of Denmark, write about experiencing S…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · May 17, 2020
Breaking the silence - My personal COVID response
After two months of silence, I reviewed the value of vulnerability and why I started blogging in the first place. It is about how a stranger can hurt…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Feb 9, 2020
Worldschooling: A Journey Beyond Education into Mental Health, Friendships, and Personal Growth
It is not just a question of education, it is a question of being. In this life. In an alternative way. With the home base on the planet, eternally c…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Feb 2, 2020
Hacks on happiness
Happiness is not about pure luck and uncontrollable fortunate circumstances. Living a truly happy life is about focus, choice, and willingness to le…Read more

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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.

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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.

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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.

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