When life falls apart, learning doesn’t have to. In this heartfelt conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Christine Alexander of Wonder and Wildflower to talk about a season of homeschooling marked by deep challenges—job loss, a cross-country move, and a year without any seatwork. And yet, in the middle of that chaos, something beautiful happened: connection deepened, resilience bloomed, and the kids kept learning in unexpected, life-giving ways.

This episode is a reminder that the hard seasons are not wasted. Whether you’re homeschooling, parenting, or simply trying to do the next right thing, Christine’s story will encourage you to trust the process, let go of perfection, and embrace the sacredness of simply showing up. It’s the perfect companion to Ginny’s new book Homeschooling: You’re Doing It Right Just by Doing It, which is now available wherever books are sold.

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Jon Acuff has joined The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast six times—and every time, he’s delivered unforgettable encouragement, truth bombs, and just the right amount of hilarious honesty. In this special summer edition, we’ve pulled together his greatest hits. These aren’t just highlights—they’re life-giving reminders about courage, purpose, parenting, progress, and the myth of perfection. From “auditioning goals” to “measuring against zero,” this episode is full of practical mindset shifts and soul-deep encouragement you’ll want to replay again and again.

You’ll hear stories that will make you laugh (yes, including the Skittles), advice that will challenge how you view success, and truths that will help you step forward—even when it’s messy. Whether you’re walking through a season of regret, recalibration, or just trying to show up well for your people, this episode will meet you right where you are. Because as Jon says, "The try is an invitation to get better over time." Let’s start again—together.

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1. 1KHO 75: I Want My Family to Get the Best of Me, Not the Rest of Me
In this heartfelt episode, Jon Acuff discusses the importance of being intentional with family time, ensuring that loved ones receive our best efforts rather than what's left over. He shares insights from co-authoring a book with his daughters and emphasizes the value of presence in parenting.

2. 1KHO 111: How to Make it Past Quitter's Day
Jon Acuff explores strategies to maintain motivation and overcome the common pitfalls that lead people to abandon their goals early in the year. He provides practical advice on setting achievable objectives and sustaining momentum beyond January.

3. 1KHO 191: Make Your Best Moments the Rule, Not the Exception
Delving into self-improvement and creativity, Jon Acuff discusses how to make meaningful goals a consistent part of life. He offers insights on turning dreams into actionable plans and emphasizes the importance of being present to create lasting memories.

4. 1KHO 237: From Regret to Resilience: Overcoming Lost Time
In his fourth appearance, Jon Acuff shares insights on navigating regret and cultivating resilience. He discusses how to move past missed opportunities and focus on building a purposeful life through intentional actions.

5. 1KHO 345: If You’re Not Fighting For Your Kids, What Are You Saving Your Fight For?
Jon Acuff discusses his book How Teens Win and shares insights on helping teens discover their potential. He emphasizes creating personalized scorecards, finding success beyond comparison, and the importance of parents engaging in meaningful conversations with their teens.

1KHO 417: Raising Steady Kids in a Shifting World
Jon Acuff offers practical tools for parenting with timeless truths amidst modern challenges, emphasizing the importance of honesty, hard work, and meaningful relationships in raising resilient children.

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In this unforgettable episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Ginny Yurich welcomes author and Yale Law graduate Mary Marantz for a conversation that is as heart-wrenching as it is hope-filled. Mary shares her journey from a trailer on a mountaintop in West Virginia to the halls of Yale, weaving together stories of dirt-stained roots, childhood magic, absent parents, and the quiet faithfulness that carried her through. With honesty and insight, she explores the deep longing to belong, the ache of being underestimated, and the way small acts of consistency can carve out a whole new life.

Together, Ginny and Mary uncover the quiet brilliance of repetition—the daily showing up, the unseen sacrifice, the uncelebrated grit. This episode is a moving reminder that you don’t need to go big to matter. You just need to keep going. The power is in the small things—on repeat.

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In one of the most powerful episodes of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast to date, Ginny Yurich welcomes back Angela Hanscom—pediatric occupational therapist, author of Balanced and Barefoot, and founder of TimberNook—for her fifth and most stirring conversation yet. Angela unpacks the developmental consequences of our modern restrictions on movement—from limited recess to screen-heavy lifestyles—and why so many kids today are falling out of chairs, struggling with emotional regulation, and losing their sense of joy.

This episode is a wake-up call for parents, educators, and policymakers. Hanscom explains why simple, vigorous play—rolling, spinning, climbing, swinging—is not optional, but essential for neurological development, sensory integration, and future learning. With clarity, evidence, and compassion, she makes the case that three (or more!) hours of outdoor movement daily isn’t just ideal—it’s developmental oxygen. If you’ve ever wondered how to give your kids a thriving summer and a better future, start here.

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Life is already complicated—dinner doesn’t have to be. In this refreshingly down-to-earth conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Emily Ley, bestselling author, planner designer, and creator of The Simplified Cookbook, to talk about what it really takes to make family life easier. Emily shares her journey from climbing the corporate ladder to launching a wildly successful business that helps women ditch the overwhelm and embrace simplicity—starting with dinner. From “stupid easy” recipes and genius hacks like perpetual grocery lists to the power of deciding once (hello, pizza Fridays!), Emily offers practical tools that make daily life feel lighter and more joyful.

But this episode isn’t just about food—it’s about freeing up time and headspace to focus on what really matters. Emily and Ginny dive into the beauty of assembly meals, why three out of four goals is enough, and how Substack has become a space of encouragement for overwhelmed moms. Whether you’re trying to simplify your meal routine, build meaningful family traditions, or just find permission to let go of perfection, this conversation is your breath of fresh air.

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What if doing less was actually the key to doing what matters most? In this powerful episode, Ginny Yurich sits down with Technicolor Woman author Courtney Smallbone for a raw, hope-filled conversation about legacy, identity, and the cost of burnout. Courtney shares how embracing rest, resisting cultural pressure, and choosing a slower path has helped her build a family life rooted in purpose. Together they explore what it means to finish well, how generational impact begins long before our kids are born, and why sometimes it’s better to leave things undone than to come undone.

From midwives to homesteading, touring the world to quieting the noise, Courtney offers a compelling vision of motherhood, womanhood, and calling. With wisdom drawn from Scripture, Hebrew word origins, and real-life experience, she encourages listeners to reclaim their identity and rhythm—away from hustle and into wholeness. This conversation is a needed reminder: your ordinary life, lived with intention, can change everything.

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What if education wasn’t about grades or transcripts—but about becoming the kind of person who can figure it out? In this powerful and timely episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, Matt Beaudreau returns for a second time to help launch Ginny Yurich’s brand new book, Homeschooling: You’re Doing It Right Just by Doing It, which he proudly endorsed. Together, they dismantle the conveyor belt model of schooling and offer a radically freeing alternative: when parents grow, kids grow.

Matt shares stories of teens building real-world skills, chasing big goals, and thriving outside of traditional timelines—often without ever taking a test. He and Ginny explore meta-skills, modeling, self-reliance, boredom as a gift, and why success without peace is failure in disguise. This is not just a podcast episode—it’s a rallying cry for parents to trust themselves, grow boldly, and reclaim childhood.

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International parenting icon Maggie Dent joins Ginny Yurich for a critical conversation that challenges everything we’ve been told about raising children in today’s fast-paced, screen-saturated, achievement-obsessed world. With wit, wisdom, and warmth, Maggie shares the truth that every overwhelmed parent needs to hear: childhood is not a race. From toddler tantrums to reading readiness, she explains why we must stop pushing academic milestones down to younger and younger ages—and start trusting the powerful, innate timelines of child development. This episode is packed with practical wisdom, relatable stories, and a deeply reassuring message: slow is not a setback; it’s the way children thrive.

Together, Maggie and Ginny unravel the damage done by the modern rush—over-scheduling, over-parenting, and overstimulating our kids—and shine a light on the antidote: unstructured play, freedom to explore, and time in nature. You’ll learn why playgrounds matter more than you think, what monkey bars have to do with reading, and how resilience is built in the dirt, not on a screen. Whether you’re new to parenting or deep in the trenches, this episode will give you the courage to push back against the pressure and let your child grow at their own perfect pace.

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Joel Salatin—farmer, author, and foreword writer for Ginny Yurich’s new book—joins us for his fifth episode, and it’s a powerhouse. This conversation is a front-row seat to what happens when you raise kids in real life instead of a classroom. Joel walks us through the radical decision he and his wife made in the 1980s to homeschool, back when it was still illegal in parts of the country and deeply misunderstood. With no research, no co-ops, and no roadmap, they said yes anyway—because they couldn’t say yes to the public system, and they couldn’t afford private school. The outcome? Two thriving, confident, competent adult children and a family legacy that changed generations.

We talk about why the simple things—folding laundry, planting a garden, making muffins—build real competence and self-worth in a world that’s often more virtual than visceral. Joel’s stories are riveting: from a son who couldn’t read at ten to one who now runs the family business with confidence and purpose. If you’ve ever questioned your decision to homeschool (or are considering it), this conversation will remind you: you don’t need to know how it all turns out to know that you're doing something that matters.

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What if the things you don’t have are exactly what God wants to use? In this powerful conversation, Tauren Wells joins The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast to share the story behind his new book Joy Bomb: Unleashing Jesus’s Explosive Joy for an Extraordinary Life. Together with host Ginny Yurich, Tauren unpacks the deeper meaning of the Beatitudes—revealing how Jesus' first sermon wasn’t just a list of virtues but a radical invitation to joy for the overlooked, the grieving, the struggling, and the spiritually empty.

They explore how our culture’s obsession with curated happiness leaves us chasing a version of joy that never satisfies. Instead, Tauren offers a bold reframing: lack, mourning, and hardship aren’t roadblocks—they're invitations into a deeper, more explosive joy. With stories from his own life, parenting insights, and biblical truth, this episode will challenge everything you thought you knew about what it means to live a blessed life.

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