Virtual Kitchen Table

Virtual Kitchen Table

Ever Learning

Episodes 10
Avg. Duration 1h 56m
Activity Highly Active
Since Nov 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
61%
Hosting
www.everlearning.ca

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About This Podcast

We’d like to welcome you to the Virtual Kitchen Table. We are Hayley from Taking a Kinder Path, Erin from Ever Learning and Ashley from Ashley as Mama and Storytime Shelves. We’re gathering to have conversations about family life and home education, most specifically unschooling, which is sometimes known as self-directed education or, as we sometimes refer to it, whole life learning, consent-based education or natural learning. We’ll be sharing experiences and ideas, learning as we go through relaxed conversation. We hope you’ll pull a chair up to the table and join us.

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Recent Episodes

What is Unschooling, Part 1: A Framework of Ideas

Jun 06, 2026 2h 30m

What is Unschooling, Part 1: A Framework of Ideas  Do you ever wonder what unschooling is really about? Or maybe you have a sense of it yourself but wonder how to describe it if asked? This ended up…

Young People Often Do Know What They Don’t Know

May 18, 2026 1h 47m

Episode 55: Young People Often Do Know What They Don’t Know   We Discuss:   How when kids have the time and space to self-direct their learning, they develop good skills and trust their intuition The…

Parents Can’t Teach Their Children Everything and That’s Okay

Apr 29, 2026 1h 51m

Episode 54: Parents Can’t Teach Their Children Everything and That’s Okay   This isn’t a criticism of the abilities of home educating parents, but instead reassurance for all parents that there is no…

The Strength of Stories – Our Own and Our Children’s

Apr 14, 2026 1h 38m

Episode 53: The Strength of Stories – Our Own and Our Children’s   We happily welcomed Pam Laricchia, Anna Brown and Erika Ellis from www.livingjoyfully.ca to discuss the topic of Stories. Pam, Anna…

Does Teaching Have a Place in Self-Directed Education or Unschooling?

Mar 16, 2026 1h 37m

Episode 52: Does Teaching Have a Place in Self-Directed Education or Unschooling?   We read a Substack article by Esther Jones, Unschooling and the Magic of Teaching and were inspired to peel back…

Nervous System Health and Self-Compassion, Our Own and Our Children’s

Mar 03, 2026 2h 7m

Episode 51: Nervous System Health and Self-Compassion, Our Own and Our Children’s   It was really an honour to speak with Linsey Briggs of @unschoolingstanley about a topic she shares so generously…

My Journey to Taking a Kinder Path – In Honour of Hayley

Feb 16, 2026 1h 41m

Episode 50: My Journey to Taking a Kinder Path – In Honour of Hayley   Oof. This is hard.  This episode is one in which we give the sad news that our wonderful Hayley has passed on.  We also attempt…

Resentment – Our Feelings Toward Other Homeschool Parents, our Spouses and Children, and How We Can Move Through Them

Jan 12, 2026 2h 8m

Episode 49: Resentment – Our Feelings Toward Other Homeschool Parents, our Spouses and Children, and How We Can Move Through Them   We discuss the topic of ‘Resentment’ which initially sounded a bit…

Taking a Kinder Path to the Holiday Season – Planning Together with our Kids

Nov 19, 2025 2h 9m

Episode 48: Taking a Kinder Path to the Holiday Season – Planning Together with our Kids   Based on a core section of Hayley’s blog post, Taking a Kinder Path to the Festivities: For You, Your…

The Way Children Learn: Living a Life that Supports All Kinds of Learning

Nov 05, 2025 1h 50m

Episode 47: The Way Children Learn: Living a Life that Supports All Kinds of Learning   Anne fromEclectic Kids, Bird Bound and @obytheby and April Scully from Modern Homeschoolers join for a…

The Imagination we Lack When it Comes to Education: The Kindergarten Years

Oct 22, 2025 2h 18m

Episode 46: The Imagination we Lack When  it Comes to Education: The Kindergarten Years   We Discuss:   Kindergarten in the past in comparison to now (each sharing memories of our own start of…

High School Diplomas, College Degrees and Future Careers: Is There More Than One Way?

Sep 25, 2025 1h 36m

High School Diplomas, College Degrees and Future Careers: Is There More Than One Way?    We say “yes” there is! Missy Willis from Let ‘em Go Barefoot and I connected this summer to have a…

How to Begin Homeschooling: Getting Into the Swing of Things Whether New to it or Continuing

Sep 07, 2025 1h 59m

Episode 45: How to Begin Homeschooling: Getting Into the Swing of Things Whether New to it or Continuing  We talk about beginning the “school year,” either as a new homeschool family or a continuing…

Nature Study, Time Outdoors and Taking the Pressure off of Ourselves and our Children

Sep 01, 2025 1h 50m

Episode 44: Nature Study, Time Outdoors and Taking the Pressure off of Ourselves and our Children    We dive into a deep exploration of different perspectives about nature study and outdoor time and…

Financially Accessible Homeschooling – How Do We Offer our Children an Abundant Life?

Jun 23, 2025 2h 10m

Episode 43: Financially Accessible Homeschooling – How Do We Offer our Children an Abundant Life?   Does homeschooling have to cost a lot of money?  We tap into this topic with Anne from @obytheby…

What to Do When We Feel Like a Rubbish Parent: 13 Steps to Dealing with Parenting Doubt

Jun 02, 2025 2h 14m

Episode 42: What to Do When We Feel Like a Rubbish Parent: 13 Steps to Dealing with Parenting Doubt   Sometimes we all feel we’ve missed the mark with our kids and it’s not a great feeling. What…

Creative Kids, Creative Parents

May 19, 2025 1h 46m

Episode 41: Creative Kids, Creative Parents  We came back to chat about creativity and creative practice again with Cyrielle from Unschooling and Thriving, and Kendel from spark.to.flame.homelearning…

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