Real Food Mental Health

054: The Homeschool Advantage: Nutrition, Mental Health, and Family Freedom with Rebecca Stuart, NTP


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💡 Episode Summary

In this episode, Cody reconnects with one of his very first guests, Rebecca Stuart, to explore the intersection of homeschooling, health, and holistic living in today’s post-pandemic world.
They discuss how families are rethinking education, health, and freedom—and how nutrition, environment, and mindful parenting all play a role in raising resilient, critical-thinking kids.

Rebecca shares her personal journey through over a decade of homeschooling, her creative approaches to individualized learning, and how she integrated whole-food nutrition and wellness into her children’s education.


Topics:

  • Rebecca’s homeschooling journey and what inspired her to start

  • Why more families are turning to homeschooling post-pandemic

  • Navigating vaccine laws, exemptions, and homeschool freedom

  • Affordable and creative ways to build your own homeschool curriculum

  • Learning styles, child development, and the importance of play

  • Nutrition, food dyes, and how diet impacts children’s mental health

  • Balancing parental burnout and self-care while homeschooling

  • Teaching kids critical thinking, emotional awareness, and boundaries

  • The power of conversation and repair in healthy parent-child relationships

  • The future of education and nurturing lifelong learners

  • Rebecca’s Online High School Health Course: LibertyWellnessAndCo.com
    A semester-long course for homeschoolers that teaches teens how to take ownership of their physical and emotional health.

  • Sherri Gilford’s Health Curriculum for Kids (Ages 6–11) — playful, Weston A. Price-inspired family health learning.

  • Homegrown Education — holistic homeschool materials introducing young children to whole foods and nutrition.

  • The Nourishing Traditions Cookbook for Children by Sally Fallon — cooking real food together as family education.


    Key Takeaways:

“You have to give yourself two to three years before you find your rhythm as a homeschool family.” — Rebecca Stuart

“It’s not about shielding kids from ideas—it’s about teaching them how to think critically when they’re ready.” — Cody Cox

“We’re not going to get everything right as parents. What matters most is that we apologize, repair, and keep learning together.” — Rebecca Stuart


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Real Food Mental HealthBy Cody Cox, CMHC, NTP