Nathan Francis, author, coach, documentary filmmaker, and podcast host of The Breaking Free Podcast hears the starters gun and gets straight to heart of the matter; calling out the traps and trials that have us filling our lives with addictive tendencies and superficiality rather than pursuits of purpose and authenticity.

This is Farking the Shoulds at its most compelling; a call to action to both young and old to break free of the programming and quantum leap to your next highest self.

Nathan is passionately bare, calling out the unhealthy behaviours for our young men (thanks in large part to media portrayals of masculinity); the importance of emotional expression for men and the need for safe spaces where men can share their feelings without judgment; the significance of mentorship and the role of adults in guiding the younger generation; the impact of grounding children in nature and allowing kids to trust their instincts, rather than conforming to societal pressures. Finally, Nathan compels us to trust our inner guidance and to take action towards goals, emphasising that change is possible when we detach from limiting beliefs. 

Nathan walks the talk, oozing passion, knowing and relatability. His insights on the power of reprogramming our minds through conscious choices and the content we consume resonate deeply.

Listen and absorb. 

Then take action to your next quantum leap.

 

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If we want to have an impact on our kids’ education and learning, whether that’s to tweak and support or to revolutionise their environment, we must also examine our own experiences (read: prejudices), when we were young.

What was our experience of learning? 
How do we feel about it now, on reflection?
Were there memorable moments of either thrive or survive?
Were there experiences that have now meaningfully contributed to certain belief systems, habits & ideas, maybe enhancing or hindering modern day you?
Did your learning keep you from or help you reach your goals?
and
How can this reminiscing help shepherd and shape us, as parents, to know what to next “try” for our kids’ schooling in this great experiment that is child-rearing? 

QuantiMama Jodi & Curious Quinn take a waltz down memory lane, sweeping the cobwebs to the side, to reflect back on their own school experience; identifying markers and experiences that have had enduring impact on their own life, personal development & success and how then, that permeates through their kid-wrangling today.  

Naked convos ensue with Jodi & Quinn sharing vulnerable, squishy parts of their childhood schooling.  The parts which have stayed with them well into their adult hood; the parts that still impact on the way they see, do & teach life and the aspects that they wish to change to be better examples to their kids plus it saves them trotting out the old “Do as I say!! Not as I do!!” chestnut.

What are the long-term impacts of; 
personal interaction versus the high use of technology in classrooms; 
the importance of playtime; 
the grading system/assessments; 
interaction & learning through personal connection with teachers & students; effort versus grades; 
the weight of openly comparing students against each other at impressionable developmental ages; 
having a system whereby there is certainty in the structure of following rules versus finding opportunities to developing courage & authenticity through creativity & curiosity. 

Straighten your uniform, sit up straight and listen closely as Jodi and Quinn reminisce and muse on days gone by; noting that certain mindsets & programs created during their schooling (i.e. am I good enough, am I smart enough) can create the inner critic

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As we know better, more often than not, we do better. Or at the very least, we set the intention for ‘being better’. 

But what happens when resources, funds or support are not available to facilitate the experience of what is needed for that perceived ‘better’ option?

Meet the utterly delightful Carolina; a woman close to QuantiMama Jodi’s heart. Carolina, in simple terms, is Jodi’s muse and the catalyst for the conception and birth of QuantiMama’s High Vibe Birth course. Carolina is literally the reason why Jodi conceived and wrote the programme. 

Together, they reflect on Carolina’s very different births; her desires and pragmatic preparation as she readies herself for the upcoming welcoming of her fourth babe earth-side and all the other fascinating considerations of birthing in this modern western world. 

 

Birth Grief; 

Birth Recovery;

Placenta Encapsulation;

The Power of Breath;

Empowering Men in Birth and the ensuing impact on relationships;

Birth Tips & Tools and many more impactful anchors that make for magical, connected birth experiences. 

 

Join us for the conversation and to experience Jodi’s transformational birth education course, head to quantimama.com/highvibebrth

 

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Running Your Own Race

 

We’re in a world where advertising campaigns tout standing out, standing above, extra-ordinary individualism and “going your own way” but everywhere around us in society reflects collectivism, community and the relative safety of homogeny.

 

So, when you’re looking for cues from society, which is it? 

 

Are we meant to be part of the herd or out front, leading the charge? 

Is there a third option where we can don the HP invisibility cloak and not be witnessed (read: judged) by others at all? And if we could be invisible, is that just so we can live a perceived quiet, undisturbed life, free of shadow influences?

 

As intuitive wisdom comes through the natural aging process, parents have the invitation to fark the shoulds and choose instead, to run their own race. At the start, this may feel scary, overwhelming, and even, delinquent. 

 

Running your own race can show up in a myriad of examples:

questioning and holding to account our education institutions;

advocating and decision making that are child centred;

celebrating the unconventional rather than the popular.

 

In this episode of Alchemising Education, QuantiMama Jodi and Curious Quinn unpack what it is to run your own race, sparking curiosity and questioning the status quo with equal parts passion and laughs. 

 

Get ready to experience listening-gasm after listening-gasm and as always, fark the shoulds. 

 

 

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It’s no secret that in today’s modern world, there are a million and one absolute opinions to effectively parent your child and with natural spiritual and emotional evolution, thank goodness too, because the ultimate winners, when we improve our parenting, are our children. 

 

This conversation is all about (a beginners’ guide to) being a Quantum Dad, with QuantiPapa McGIll in the proverbial hotseat (just where Jodi loves him).

 

What is a Quantum Dad?

How do men, in this modern world, full of demands to be this, that and everything else, also level up their parenting?

How do we as parents now, avoid and eliminate enshrining the less-so high vibe parenting strategies gifted to us by our parents?

What does “being a Quantum Dad” look like in the everyday setting?

 

It’s another lively, honest conversation, with QuantiMama Jodi and QuantiPapa McGill that considers the small and big moments in our parenting journey, always intent on raising happy, secure and connected kids that have real resilience, emotional maturity, a sense of whole self and a practical dose of Farking The Shoulds. 

 

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Welcome back to Season 2 of the Faark The Shoulds podcast, kicking off in fashionably late style with this Alchemising Education episode.

If the parents “get to decide” then it’s only fitting that the kids “get to choose”!

Join QuantiMama Jodi and the ever-curious Curious Quinn for another Fark the Shoulds conversation on Alchemising Education.

 

What does child-led or child driven education look like? 

Does it have structure?

A tangible and intelligible program?

Or is it just a free-for-all shermozzle that fosters unruly, wayward, undisciplined children; houses in disarray and home educating parents in the foetal position, tearing their hair out, struggling to track and trace their child’s progress?

 

Sorry not sorry to burst the bubble of hyperbolic generalisation. Child driven education is so much richer and rewarding than one could quantify, even with a dedicated half hour conversation.

 

Jodi and Quinn chat about the foundations for success in their kids’ education architecture:

Support

Trust

Structure, rhythm and natural boundaries

Natural learning times as devised by the learner (a learning in itself, one might say)

Empowerment

Trials and life tests

Reassessment and agility

Shepherding (rather than Sheepherding) our charges and 

Being the custodians, not architects, of their education.

 

They also explore the idea of resilience and the misconception that it only comes from surviving trauma, challenging the idea that kids need to face adversity, in the absence of safety, security and a loving environment to build resilience. 

 

In a world of abundant options, even in the home education sphere, hear from two Mums walking the talk on their decision to fark the shoulds and place their kids firmly in the driver’s seat of their learning. 
Turns out that kids aren’t the only students when it comes to education.

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What’s with our preoccupation of being extraordinary?

Where does the addiction to extraordinary come from?

Does it start in-utero?

Is it naturally expressed in the child or a product of parenting hopes, dreams, programming and pressure?

Do our kids prosper or persevere in the pressure pot to be extraordinary?

Are there any more “P” words we could possibly integrate here (read on, dear one, as we peruse…)?

 

QuantiMama Jodi and Curious Quinn take a dive into what an addiction to the extraordinary looks like for today’s children and query, is it worth striving for?  

 

Curious Quinn, a mum to two driven, motivated kids that have wanted to be extraordinary and QuantiMama Jodi, a mum who happily settles for mediocrity, potentially as a disservice to her kids.

 

Together, they explore: 

·      the responsibility of parents; their role/influence, social expectation drivers and personal desires;

·      how children can form self-limiting beliefs, increased intensity and restrictions in the pursuit of extraordinary; 

·      how does the addiction to extraordinary impact one’s sense of self?  

·      is it possible for our kids, striving for the highest outcomes, to maintain a balance of rest, play, nourishment and joy in learning?

·      what are the warning signs of kids heading towards overwhelm and what can we, as parents, functionally affect?

 

Ordinary or extraordinary, this conversation will spark in you, a deep knowing of what is in the best and most aligned interests of your kid. 

Get listening, get questioning, get introspective and as always, fark the Shoulds.

 

 

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“This episode is a love letter to our beautiful soul sisters and soul brothers, with whom we have shared the most extraordinary, vulnerable, encouraging and heart-centred gatherings. Thank you, from the whole of our hearts, for these enriching, transformation encounters.”

 

Womens’ Circle & Mens’ Circle

So, what the fark is circle?

What happens there??

Is it really just a bit of whale music, goat sacrifice and nude-ing-up???? 

 

Hear from QuantiMama Jodi and QuantiPapa McGill as they reflect on their respective experiences of gathering in Womens’ and Mens’ circles. Hear of the practice, the unfolding, the magical moments and rawness of being in a space that asks nothing of you except your honest presence.

 

As always, an authentic, illuminating and inspiring conversation; demystifying this wonderful and simple way of connection in community and not one single goat was harmed in the creation of this conversation….

 

What are you waiting for? 

Fark the shoulds!

Go find your tribe!

 

 

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Alchemising Education - The Parents Decide.

In this episode, QuantiMama Jodi and Curious Quinn Alchemise the faark  out of Education once again, discussing the beliefs and fears many parents face when they begin to recognise the real value in advocating for their kids.  

 

That white coat fever is a bugger, with parents often assuming that scholars, academics, experts & researchers know more than they do.  That may be so in the general sense however not when we’re talking about our actual offspring.  Jodi & Quinn chat about the ways in which we, as parents, often underestimate our capabilities and overwrite our inner wisdom.   

 

So are parents giving away their rights and the opportunity to be the lead role in their children’s lives?  

 

Is school refusal or hesitancy a sign that your kid lacks discipline and structure or an increasing alarm, bell, ushering in an opportunity to listen to the kid and ask them what they truly want?   

 

Do we as parents feel confident enough to ask that question? 

 

Are we ready for the answer, whatever that might be? 

 

Are we looking at the whole picture? 

 

Are there tell-tale signs that we’ve been dismissing or ignoring? 

 

What is our intuition/heart/inner voice/spidey senses whispering to us?

 

It becomes clear through this conversation that in honouring our kids’ needs, we must choose, first and foremost, Love.   Farking the parenting “shoulds” of fear, social stigmas, doing the ‘right thing’, choosing the convenient option, treading the known pathway and not rocking the boat, we must, instead, listen to our own intuition, knowing that we, as parents, are the decision makers and ultimately, the parents get to decide what is right for their child.  

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Wisdom: now and then. 

Although getting older is synonymous with getting wiser, what does that really mean?

Do you make better choices in your daily life?

Do you experience a shorter refractory period when things/people/events/life gives you the shits?

Is your overall sense of life purpose and well-being clearer and assured?

Do you, on a daily basis,  have more moments of peace rather than farkery?

Does this filter through to your daily life, kids and parenting?

Taking stock of life's lessons and the ensuing A-ha moments and epiphanies seems a feature of middle age,  of which QuantiMama Jodi and QuantiPapa McGill are clear members.  

In this conversation,  McGill reflects on his reflections, giving voice to the overlooked and assumed, helped,  as always, with a healthy framework of 'farking the shoulds'. 

We are wiser than we credit; often it's just a matter of employing it in both the now moment and longer view. 

And wisdom will always Faark The Shoulds.

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