In this raw and deeply personal episode, Dr. Annise Mabry shares the unfiltered origin story of Tiers Free Academy—not born from strategy, but from survival.

The Kitchen Table Blueprint invites listeners into the moment when a mother decided that survival was more important than structure and healing more powerful than policy. From her daughter’s break caused by relentless bullying to transforming her kitchen table into a launchpad for a homeschool revolution, Dr. Mabry uncovers the truth about what it takes to build something sacred from scratch.

If you’ve ever felt unqualified but called, overwhelmed but unwavering, this episode is your permission slip to disrupt. 

Soul Note Reflection:
"What did I have to create because no one else would give it to me?"

Call to Action:
Share your #KitchenTableBlueprint.
Send your Soul Note Reflection or a voice memo to [email protected] or tag @TheRealDrAnniseMabry on Instagram to join the movement of mothers turning pain into purpose.

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Episode 1: This Is Not a Test

What happens when the system fails your child and you’re told to just accept it? In this powerful debut episode, Dr. Annise Mabry takes us back to the moment her daughter’s mental health crisis collided with a broken school system. This wasn’t a drill. It wasn’t a practice run. It was real, and the stakes were life or death.

Through raw storytelling, personal reflection, and unapologetic truth-telling, Dr. Mabry introduces the heart of the Educational Disobedience movement — a call to disrupt, to reimagine, and to reclaim education for our most vulnerable students. 🎧 Tune in and ask yourself: When the test isn’t multiple choice… what will you choose?

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Lisa was a firm believer in the public school system and she always believed that the system would work for her children--until it didn't. Making the transition to homeschool her daughter in her Senior year was a tough decision to make; but, now almost a year later, Lisa has no regrets.
Today, Lisa shares her story from a parent's perspective of what the journey to homeschool looks like using the Tiers Free program.

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Today, Damian shares his story from homeless to high school graduate.
Tiers Free Academy is the only homeschool program in Georgia that works to educate parents on their right to homeschool their children. Tiers Free specializes in students that are often left behind in the public school classrooms and creates a unique learning opportunity where each student succeeds.

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