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.
On this page, I have selected the episodes that are most about unschooling and selected episodes about family and travel life.
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Selected Episodes
With +150 episodes it can be difficult to figure out where to start. Some start from the beginning, you can do that, but here we have collected some of the ones we are really happy about :)
Below are some episodes where we handed the microphone to one of our listeners and answered questions:
Thank you for the reviews
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Here you can read what others have said:
"In the realm of unschooling, this podcast is one of the most thought-provoking yet informal, Great Work!"
- Marie Louise: 5 stars on Apple Podcast
"OMG YES 🙌 🔥 I can’t tell you how much I love this talk"
- Ganaia
"Love, love, loved this episode and boy did it come at a time when I needed it! Thank you for putting a new label to the way I’m raising my family.💗"
- Jenna-Gaye Hollis
"I love these deep conversations. This may be my favourite yet!! Cecilie- your thoughts and words on unschooling are exactly what I’ve been thinking, but haven’t said out loud (yet). It has brought me some liberation and freedom. I especially loved the conversation around “teachable moments.” So good"
- Heidi Schrum
"These discussions have been so helpful to me. I really look forward to the topics that are discussed, the stories each of you ladies shares, and the genuine insights you bring from your own unschooling journeys. Thank you for creating this space and for the time you put into supporting the unschooling community."
- Kristen
"Thank you for this podcast! As a new-to-unschooling mom, the wisdom you three share here is enlightening and thought-provoking. I found this conversation about "self regulation" extremely interesting. I am definitely guilty of hoping my kids will "self regulate" to meet my expectations, and therefore feeling uncomfortable and anxious when they are making choices that I think reflect poorly on me as a mom, or I think will negatively affect their health or well-being. I am guessing that everyone experiences times in the course of deschooling/ unschooling where you realise you had been hoping a child would self-regulate in a certain way. Thanks again."
- Camilla Carlyon
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