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.

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On nomad life, unschooling, the stories, the psychology
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On Unschooling and living a Self Directed Life
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Latest blogpost from Cecilie Conrad

Cecilie Conrad · Aug 12, 2018
Bus Conversion: Tomorrow, we finish the bus!
We optimistically said this every evening of week 33: “Tomorrow, we finish the bus!”. It is scientifically proven that optimists live longer. And we …Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jul 11, 2018
Always Choose The Most Beautiful Path
An insight into the inner and outer journey, what we learn, and how we transform while leaving our life in Copenhagen behind, and starting traveling …Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Apr 16, 2018
Pulse of life - unschooling unfolding
Sharing real-life unschooling as it unfolds in a peaceful week, still a blast, an adventure, a party. Get insights into how life is when it is outsid…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Feb 20, 2018
Deschooling and free play
Free play is precious, it is obvious – but how and why did we, the adults lose it? And in what way do we know it, when we find it again? A peek into …Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Oct 16, 2017
Revisiting unschooling - If I had known
We do not outsource our children's education to a school system. We've been on a long inner journey as parents. Here I'm sharing what I wish I had kn…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Sep 27, 2017
Slow-living - an uncut diamond
Recently we discovered Slow-living - we learned to create a space for slow-living in your life follows in the wake of minimalism, together with a sha…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Sep 6, 2017
The dust binds - The Existential Clarity in Minimalism
Our connection with the things surrounding us means so much more than we realize. Read about the awakening, which lies in change. Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Nov 7, 2016
Nourish the soul, absorb art
The music, the poetry, the theater, and the paintings talk to our souls. Worldschooling speaks to our existence and opens our eyes and hearts. Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Jun 25, 2016
How to worldschool for unschoolers
The learning: The skills, knowledge, and experience we take away from all of life's many different stages and narratives - is just a byproduct of liv…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.

Cathrine Legardh Denmark

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