The Unschool Space

#86 Putting our children's mental health and happiness first, with Lizz Mears in Dorset, UK


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In this episode I am chatting with Lizz Mears from Dorset in the UK. Lizz has two children, who are  21 and 13. After many difficult school years that took their toll on her older child’s mental health and on her own, Lizz chose to take her younger child out of school when she was unable to cope with the move to secondary. Amongst lots of other things, we talk about how they transitioned from a more curriculum style learning to unschooling, and the challenges that come with letting go of how we think learning should look. We talk about why our children’s mental health has to be the most important part in all of this, the courage it can take to walk away from a system that doesn’t work for you and why that can be healing for everyone. 


Connect with Lizz:

https://linktr.ee/Lizzmears 

https://www.ndparentrevolution.com 

You can find my blog, workshops and courses at:
www.esther-jones.com

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estherjones.unschooling
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