Sage Family

By Rachel Rainbolt

What's Sage Family about?

Rachel Rainbolt is the mama behind the Sage Family Podcast, where we gather around a virtual campfire to share meaningful conversations with inspiring and insightful friends around Gentle Parenting, Natural Homeschooling, and Simple Living. Are you ready to live the family life of your dreams?

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Sage Family episodes:

12.12.2023
95: Ceremony with Magdalena Garcia
“Ceremony is the point in time when we all know it’s time to stop . . . and honor something or someone. Ceremony is the time and the place. And ritual, those are the elements within ceremony that get us...
11.28.2023
94: Emotional Labor with Rose Hackman
“What happens when you don’t teach a whole group of people to understand their emotions is that they become extremely emotionally dysregulated . . . it then tends to be a woman who is tasked with modulated that partner’s expression,...
11.14.2023
93: Consent with Fran Liberatore
“I believe that all humans have a right to ownership over their body, over their mental, spiritual, emotional autonomy and consent is kind of a way to ensure that it’s not just us being autonomous everywhere but we are also...
10.31.2023
92: Warrior with Karen Young
“We have to give them the neuroscience. This is going to strip any shame. It’s going to make it easier for them to turn and face and own their behavior. We really have to turn these feelings into allies and...
10.17.2023
91: Declarative Language with Linda Murphy
“It shifts your communication dynamic from one that might be negative to one that’s positive. It moves it from demand based or power struggles to connection and partnership.” Linda Murphy joins me in today’s episode about Declarative Language. Linda is...
10.03.2023
90: Aggression with Tosha Shore
“Limits are the thing parents struggle with the most and it’s one of the most important pieces of the puzzle. Until you feel confident and competent in your limit setting skills, it’s going to be really hard to help your...
09.19.2023
89: Unschooling Outcomes with Gina Riley
“The thing that we most see is the increase in intrinsic motivation just all over the place.” Gina Riley joins me in today’s episode about Unschooling Outcomes. Gina is an educational psychologist, Clinical Professor, and Program Leader of Adolescent Special...
09.05.2023
88: Low Demand Parenting with Amanda Diekman
“A demand is anything that is too hard in the present moment. And that can be for you or them. As a family, we have found the language of ‘too hard’ to be incredibly freeing. When things are hard, we...
08.22.2023
87: Self Compassion with Sarah Peyton
“We get to upgrade the mother within us. We get to move toward a sense of our mother’s essential self as the part that gets to mother us. If our mother were completely supported, if she had gotten to receive...
08.08.2023
86: Menstruality with Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer
“Connection is the substrate of parenting and that rests on my connection to myself. When I have connection, the creative possibilities are endless just as they are when I have connection with my children. We come out of a stuck...
07.25.2023
85: Polyvagal Theory with Claire Wilson
“Children behave their way to safety.” Claire Wilson joins me in today’s episode about Polyvagal Theory. Claire is an author, speaker, trainer, and therapist with her book Grounded and her program Grounded Grown Ups, who uses Polyvagal Theory to help...
07.11.2023
84: Conscious Uncoupling with Katherine Woodward Thomas
“They’re holding you in that false narrative probably because you’ve enrolled them into that story. You know, we’re always informing other people who we are. So if I have a story, ‘I’m not good enough,’ there’s all sorts of ways...
02.28.2023
83: PDA with Casey Ehrlich
“In terms of equality, if my son perceives himself below anything, he’s going to have a stress response, like a lion’s in front of him.” Casey Ehrlich, Ph.D. joins me in today’s episode about PDA. Casey is a coach to...
02.14.2023
82: Tweens with Chris Balme
“If we’re in our comfort zone as parents, we’re probably holding them back.” Chris Balme joins me in today’s episode about tweens. Chris Balme is an education leader and writer, passionate about helping young people discover more of their human...
01.31.2023
81: Video Games with Ash Brandin
“How will you know when you’re done?” Ash Brandin joins me in today’s episode about video games. Ash is a middle school teacher who has been putting gaming principles into practice for over ten years. A gamer, educator, and parent,...
01.17.2023
80: Childhood Anxiety with Dr. Eli Lebowitz
“It’s a great thing to always have someone to rescue you, but to always need to be rescued is such a vulnerable way to live, such a limiting way to live. You don’t want your child to feel like they...
01.03.2023
79: Caring for Kids with Mr. Chazz
Gentle parenting is a journey, not a destination, and it’s one that did not start with you and will not end with you. Mr. Chazz joins me in today’s episode about caring for kids. His mission is to help...
06.28.2022
78: Sexuality with Amy Lang
Today I’m here with Amy Lang talking about Sexuality. Amy has been a sexual health educator for over 25 years. We go over preparing ourselves for conversations about sex with our kids, setting our kids up to have a healthy...
06.14.2022
77: Boundaries with Dr. Cassidy Freitas
Today I’m here with Dr. Cassidy Freitas talking about Boundaries. Cassidy is a mom to three, California based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice and host of Holding Space podcast. We go over what boundaries are, the distinction...
05.31.2022
76: Critical Thinking with Julie Bogart
Today I’m here with Julie Bogart talking about Critical Thinking. Julie is a mom of 4 grown homeschoolers, creator of the online writing program Brave Writer, and author of the books The Brave Learner and Raising Critical Thinkers. We go...
05.17.2022
75: ACT with Dr. Diana Hill
Today I’m here with Dr. Diana Hill talking about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Diana is a modern psychologist, mom, co-author of ACT Daily Journal, and host of the Your Life in Process podcast. We go over what ACT is, contacting...
05.03.2022
74: Friendship with Miriam Kirmayer
Today I’m here with Miriam Kirmayer talking about Friendship. Miriam is a clinical psychologist and leading friendship expert who has studied the science of social connection for over a decade. We go over the importance of friendship, how we make...
04.19.2022
73: Executive Function with Seth Perler
Today I’m here with Seth Perler talking about Executive Function. Seth is a well-known executive function coach, educator, vlogger, and guy who cares about seeing outside-the-box kids succeed. We go over what executive function is, signs your kid might be...
04.05.2022
72: Unschooling Teens with Robyn Robertson
Today I’m here with Robyn Robertson talking about Unschooling Teens. Robyn is an unschooling mom to 2 kids, podcast host, business owner, and public school board trustee. We go over how this season is different, supporting interests and passions, choosing...
12.28.2021
71: Messy Minimalism with Rachelle Crawford
Today I’m here with Rachelle Crawford talking about Messy Minimalism. Rachelle is the author of Messy Minimalism and the founder of Abundant Life with Less. We go over messy minimalism, starting with the who instead of the why, wrestling with...
12.14.2021
70: Giving with Matt Matheson
Today I’m here with Matt Matheson talking about giving. Matt is a husband, father, educator, and founder of Family Money School. We go over how giving fits into financial freedom, what strategies we use for the mechanics of giving, how...
11.30.2021
69: Empathy with Sarah Rosensweet
Today I’m here with Sarah Rosensweet talking about empathy. Sarah is a mother of 3 and a certified peaceful parenting coach, podcaster, and educator in Toronto. We go over the impact of empathy, modeling empathy, holding boundaries with empathy, empathy...
11.16.2021
68: Real Estate with Erika Brown
Today I’m here with Erika Brown talking about real estate. Erika turned a career as a real estate agent into a multi-million dollar real estate empire that provides jobs and empowers the community, while unschooling her three boys. We go...
11.02.2021
67: Family of Origin with Shelly Robinson
Today I’m here with Shelly Robinson talking about relationships with our family of origin. Shelly is a certified holistic family wellness coach, cycle-breaker, conscious parenting educator, and founder of Raising Yourself. We go over expectations, boundaries, narratives, homeostasis, and approval....
10.19.2021
66: Communication Q+A with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
Today I’m here with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson with a Communication Q & A. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist and Ned is a tutor geek and they are both speakers and authors of The Self-Driven Child and What...
07.27.2021
65: Grow Wild with Katy Bowman
Today I’m here with Katy Bowman talking about the role of movement in growing wild. Katy is a biomechanist, author, speaker, and a leader in the movement movement. We go over stacking needs, culture, clothing, cooking, the home environment, learning,...
07.13.2021
64: Second Baby with Ashleigh Warner
Today I’m here with Ashleigh Warner talking about having a second baby. Ashleigh is a psychologist and respectful parenting mum of 2. We go over grief, big feelings, attachment, inclusion, challenging behaviors, regression, and miscarriage. Get the full show notes...
06.29.2021
63: Assessment with Tamara Soles
Today I’m here with Tamara Soles talking about assessment. Tamara is a psychologist, parent coach, and mom of twins. We go over neurodiversity, what a psychological assessment is, when it’s helpful, how to find a practitioner that is a good...
06.15.2021
62: Attachment with Eden Hyder
Today I’m here with Eden Hyder talking about attachment. Eden Hyder is a licensed therapist, founder of The Inside Out Collaborative, and host of the Inside Out Podcast. We go over attachment theory and styles, parenting our inner child, forming...
06.01.2021
61: Allowance with Chelsea Brennan
Today I’m here with Chelsea Brennan talking about giving kids an allowance. Chelsea is an ex-hedge fund manager turned financial educator and founder of Smart Money Mamas. We go over unpacking your baggage, when to start, cash or card, earned...
04.20.2021
60: Unschooling Q+A 2 with Sue Patterson
Today I’m here with Sue Patterson answering more of your unschooling questions. Sue is a homeschooling mom, author, and unschooling coach. We go over responding to the concerns of extended family, unschooling different ages and temperaments, and how to support...
04.06.2021
59: Social Media with Cassidy Freitas
Today I’m here with Dr. Cassidy Freitas talking about social media. Cassidy is a mama to 3, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and host of the Holding Space podcast. We go over the benefits, downsides, perfectionism, boundaries, simplicity, and parenting...
03.23.2021
58: Unschooling Q+A with Sue Patterson
Today I’m here with Sue Patterson answering your unschooling questions. Sue is a homeschooling mom, author, and unschooling coach. We go over getting your co-parent on board with unschooling, what to do if your child says they want to go...
03.09.2021
57: Mindful Parenting with Hunter Clarke-Fields
Today I’m here with Hunter Clarke-Fields talking about Mindful Parenting. Hunter is the creator of the Mindful Parenting course, host of the Mindful Mama podcast, and author of Raising Good Humans. We go over the stress response, mindfulness, beginner’s mind,...
02.23.2021
56: Untigering with Iris Chen
Today I’m here with Iris Chen talking about Untigering. Iris is an author, unschooling mom, deconstructing tiger parent, and founder of the Untigering movement. We go over her book title, narrative, the nature of children, our role as parents, behaviors,...
02.09.2021
55: Sensitive Kids with Sarah Moore
Today I’m here with Sarah Moore talking about sensitive kids. Sarah is the founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting and a certified gentle parenting coach. We go over how sensitivity comes with both challenges and strengths, the importance of reading...
12.01.2020
54: Money Healing with Bari Tessler
Today I’m here with Bari Tessler talking about money healing. Bari is a financial therapist, mentor coach, mamapreneur, and writer and founder of The Art of Money. We go over healing money shame, the body check-in, money stories, money practices,...
11.17.2020
53: Self-Driven Child with William Stixrud and Ned Johnson
Today I’m here with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson talking about the self-driven child. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist and Ned is a tutor geek and they are both speakers and authors of The Self-Driven Child. We go over...
11.03.2020
52: Free-Range Kids with Lenore Skenazy
Today I’m here with Lenore Skenazy talking about free-range kids. Lenore is co-founder and president of Let Grow and author or Free-Range Kids. We go over common unfounded fears, how protecting our kids makes them less safe, overcoming fear of...
10.20.2020
51: Homeschool Leap with Kaleena Amuchastegui
Today I’m here with Kaleena Amuchastegui talking about taking the Homeschooling Leap. Kaleena is a mama of 4 and author of The 5-Hour School Week. We go over where she started, what prompted her leap, what lessons she learned along...
10.06.2020
50: Conscious Adulting with Jenny Taylor
Today I’m here with Jenny Taylor talking about Conscious Adulting. Jenny is a parenting journalist and fierce advocate for children. We go over the stories we hold about ourselves and the world and how valuable it is to unpack them,...
09.22.2020
49: Simplicity Parenting with Kim John Payne
Today I’m here with Kim John Payne talking about Simplicity Parenting. Kim is a counselor, speaker, researcher, adult educator, and the author of the book Simplicity Parenting. We go over cumulative stress reaction, environment, rhythm, and schedule. Get the full...
06.02.2020
48: Teens with Blake Boles
Today I’m here with Blake Boles talking about teens. Blake is a writer, speaker, and adventurer who founded Unschool Adventures and wrote Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?. We go over self-directed learning, video games, peers, college,...
05.19.2020
47: Unschooling with Kerry McDonald
Today I’m here with Kerry McDonald talking about unschooling. Kerry is an unschooling mother of 4 with a master’s degree in education policy from Harvard University and the author of the book Unschooled. We go over origins of schools, threats...
05.05.2020
46: Grief with Claire Bidwell Smith
Today I’m here with Claire Bidwell Smith talking about grief. Claire is a therapist specializing in grief and the author of 3 books: The Rules of Inheritance, After This, and Anxiety. We go over culture, anxiety, self-care, story, afterlife, kids,...

What's Sage Family about?

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Sage Family episodes:

95: Ceremony with Magdalena Garcia

94: Emotional Labor with Rose Hackman

93: Consent with Fran Liberatore

92: Warrior with Karen Young

91: Declarative Language with Linda Murphy

90: Aggression with Tosha Shore

89: Unschooling Outcomes with Gina Riley

88: Low Demand Parenting with Amanda Diekman

87: Self Compassion with Sarah Peyton

86: Menstruality with Alexandra Pope and Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer

85: Polyvagal Theory with Claire Wilson

84: Conscious Uncoupling with Katherine Woodward Thomas

83: PDA with Casey Ehrlich

82: Tweens with Chris Balme

81: Video Games with Ash Brandin

80: Childhood Anxiety with Dr. Eli Lebowitz

79: Caring for Kids with Mr. Chazz

78: Sexuality with Amy Lang

77: Boundaries with Dr. Cassidy Freitas

76: Critical Thinking with Julie Bogart

75: ACT with Dr. Diana Hill

74: Friendship with Miriam Kirmayer

73: Executive Function with Seth Perler

72: Unschooling Teens with Robyn Robertson

71: Messy Minimalism with Rachelle Crawford

70: Giving with Matt Matheson

69: Empathy with Sarah Rosensweet

68: Real Estate with Erika Brown

67: Family of Origin with Shelly Robinson

66: Communication Q+A with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

65: Grow Wild with Katy Bowman

64: Second Baby with Ashleigh Warner

63: Assessment with Tamara Soles

62: Attachment with Eden Hyder

61: Allowance with Chelsea Brennan

60: Unschooling Q+A 2 with Sue Patterson

59: Social Media with Cassidy Freitas

58: Unschooling Q+A with Sue Patterson

57: Mindful Parenting with Hunter Clarke-Fields

56: Untigering with Iris Chen

55: Sensitive Kids with Sarah Moore

54: Money Healing with Bari Tessler

53: Self-Driven Child with William Stixrud and Ned Johnson

52: Free-Range Kids with Lenore Skenazy

51: Homeschool Leap with Kaleena Amuchastegui

50: Conscious Adulting with Jenny Taylor

49: Simplicity Parenting with Kim John Payne

48: Teens with Blake Boles

47: Unschooling with Kerry McDonald

46: Grief with Claire Bidwell Smith