Homeschool Unrefined Maren Goerss and Angela Sizer

Join us as we talk about easy ways to connect with your kids!
 
Connection is the foundation for everything and is the answer to a lot of common issues.
 
We explore these easy ways to connect with your kids:
Enter their world, listen, and be curious
Let go of your expectations and plans
Own your mistakes
Invite vs impart
  
This last season of our podcast is for homeschooling parents, traditional school parents, and everyone in between. This is our last season and definitely our best season!
 
We’re here to show you how to:
Identify learning opportunities in everything you do, how to celebrate your child’s differences, and how to give yourself and your kids credit for all the things you’re already doing.
If you have felt unwelcome in other spaces, we hope you feel welcome here. 
 
LTWs 
Angela:
Klorane Dry Shampoo
This is the best dry shampoo I’ve tried - I have this on auto-ship! 
 
Maren: 
Superhuman Email
I have ADHD. The moment I received my first email address in college, life has gotten a little more complicated. Since then I’ve been chasing Inbox Zero to no avail, until Superhuman. Superhuman makes managing and organizing my email simple, and dare I say it, easy. I now see important emails coming in. I can find old emails I need at the right moment. And I often get to Inbox Zero. I’m finally at peace with email. Use my link for a free month!
 
You can now pre-order our book! 
Our book will be released on June 18th! You can pre-order "Think Differently About Learning: A Homeschool Where Children And Parents Thrive" from the following vendors, or wherever books are sold. 
Bookshop.org Amazon Barnes & Noble  
Connect with us! 
Visit our website and follow us on Instagram: @homeschoolunrefined. Follow Maren for ADD, homeschooling, and parent coaching: @alwayslearningwithmaren.
Sign up for our newsletter and get our Top 100 Inclusive Book List.
We are listener-supported! Support us on Patreon and get access to our special Q&P (Question and Process) episodes!
Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com.

Join us as we talk about reframing mental health!
 
Caring for ourselves and teaching our children how to care for themselves is critical! 
 
In this episode, we talk about:
A simple and effective general assessment to help you and your kids self-regulate during challenging times. 
The importance of knowing when you need a break and when you need a challenge.
How to be proactive in talking with our kids about mental health.
Advocating for our kids and knowing how best to support them.
What to do when our kids are struggling.
 
Note: The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is available 24 hours/day via call or text.
 
This last season of our podcast is for homeschooling parents, traditional school parents, and everyone in between. This is our last season and definitely our best season!
 
We’re here to show you how to:
Identify learning opportunities in everything you do, how to celebrate your child’s differences, and how to give yourself and your kids credit for all the things you’re already doing.
If you have felt unwelcome in other spaces, we hope you feel welcome here. 
 
LTWs 
Maren: 
Hard Feelings Podcast with Jeannette McCurdy
 
Angela:
Stronger By the Day App
Before the Barbell on IG
 
You can now pre-order our book! 
Our book will be released on June 18th! You can pre-order "Think Differently About Learning: A Homeschool Where Children And Parents Thrive" from the following vendors, or wherever books are sold. 
Bookshop.org Amazon Barnes & Noble  
Connect with us! 
Visit our website and follow us on Instagram: @homeschoolunrefined. Follow Maren for ADD, homeschooling, and parent coaching: @alwayslearningwithmaren.
Sign up for our newsletter and get our Top 100 Inclusive Book List.
We are listener-supported! Support us on Patreon and get access to our special Q&P (Question and Process) episodes!
Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com.

Join us as we talk about a new approach to neurodivergent learning (that works for everyone!).
 
We discuss the importance of meeting our kids where they’re at and cover learning practices that are good not only for neurodivergent kids, but for everyone!
 
To help kids with learning differences (and anybody, for that matter!) it’s important to focus on:
Connection 
Flexibility 
Fostering a love of learning
Focusing on our child’s strengths
 
This last season of our podcast is for homeschooling parents, traditional school parents, and everyone in between. This is our last season and definitely our best season!
 
We’re here to show you how to:
Identify learning opportunities in everything you do, how to celebrate your child’s differences, and how to give yourself and your kids credit for all the things you’re already doing.
If you have felt unwelcome in other spaces, we hope you feel welcome here. 
 
LTWs 
Maren: 
Bento Style Lunch Boxes
Angela:
Moose Master
 
You can now pre-order our book! 
Our book will be released on June 18th! You can pre-order "Think Differently About Learning: A Homeschool Where Children And Parents Thrive" from the following vendors, or wherever books are sold. 
Bookshop.org Amazon Barnes & Noble  
Connect with us! 
Visit our website and follow us on Instagram: @homeschoolunrefined. Follow Maren for ADD, homeschooling, and parent coaching: @alwayslearningwithmaren.
Sign up for our newsletter and get our Top 100 Inclusive Book List.
We are listener-supported! Support us on Patreon and get access to our special Q&P (Question and Process) episodes!
Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com.

Join us as we discuss 4 Homeschool Tentpoles! 
 
These tentpoles help hold up our homeschooling structure. They’re like filters, helping us make decisions about what to prioritize and what to intentionally leave out. 
 
These are top-tier life skills and serve as a guide for our homeschool:
Expansive thinking and inclusive practice
Noticing the learning
Rocking our strengths
Critical thinking
 
This last season of our podcast is for homeschooling parents, traditional school parents, and everyone in between. This is our last season and definitely our best season!
 
We’re here to show you how to:
 
Identify learning opportunities in everything you do, how to celebrate your child’s differences, and how to give yourself and your kids credit for all the things you’re already doing.
 
If you have felt unwelcome in other spaces, we hope you feel welcome here. 
 
LTWs 
Maren: 
She's Birdie Personal Safety Alarm
 
Angela:
Nature's Way CalmAid Lavender Softgels 
 
You can now pre-order our book! 
Our book will be released on June 18th! You can pre-order "Think Differently About Learning: A Homeschool Where Children And Parents Thrive" from the following vendors, or wherever books are sold. 
Bookshop.org Amazon Barnes & Noble Connect with us! 
Visit our website and follow us on Instagram: @homeschoolunrefined. Follow Maren for ADD, homeschooling, and parent coaching: @alwayslearningwithmaren.
Sign up for our newsletter and get our Top 100 Inclusive Book List.
We are listener-supported! Support us on Patreon and get access to our special Q&P (Question and Process) episodes!
Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com.

Join us as we talk about 5 elements of effective learning! 
 
The following 5 elements are foundational to true learning:
 
Keeping things developmentally appropriate
Prioritizing interest led learning
Enjoyment 
Feeling safe and connected
Flowing with free time
 
This last season of our podcast is for homeschooling parents, traditional school parents, and everyone in between. This is our last season and definitely our best season!
We’re here to show you how to:
Identify learning opportunities in everything you do, how to celebrate your child’s differences, and how to give yourself and your kids credit for all the things you’re already doing.
 
LTWs 
Maren: 
Missed Fortune Podcast
 
Angela:
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
 
Connect with us! 
Visit our website and follow us on Instagram: @homeschoolunrefined. Follow Maren for ADD, homeschooling, and parent coaching: @alwayslearningwithmaren.
Sign up for our newsletter and get our Top 100 Inclusive Book List.
We are listener-supported! Support us on Patreon and get access to our special Q&P (Question and Process) episodes!
Our book will be released on June 18th! Pre-order "Think Differently About Learning: A Homeschool Where Parents And Children Thrive" wherever books are sold. 
Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com.

Join us as we talk about all things you should give yourself permission to do in homeschool - change, quit, protect, trust, and say yes.



Fall 2022 Season Sponsors
 
We are so grateful to our Fall 2022 Season Sponsors. Use the links below for their special offerings:
 
Blossom & Root and use code HSUnrefined15 for 15% off your purchase
 
Outschool and use code Unrefined for $20 off your first class 
 
Night Zookeeper for a 7-day, risk-free trial, as well as 50% off an annual subscription 



LTWs 
 
Maren: Love Hard
 
Angela: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
 
Connect with us! 
Visit our website 
Sign up for our newsletter and get our Top 100 Inclusive Book List
We are listener supported! Support us on Patreon
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and see video episodes now on Youtube
Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela | Maren on Instagram: @unrefinedmaren and @alwayslearningwithmaren 
Email us any questions or feedback at homeschoolunrefined@gmail.com
 
Complete Episode Transcript
 
[00:00:09] Maren: hi, we're Mar and Angela of homeschool, unrefined. Over the past 25 years, we've been friends, teachers, homeschool parents and podcasters, together with our master's degrees and 20 years combined homeschooling. We're here to rethink homeschooling, learning, and education with an inclusive and authentic 
[00:00:28] Angela: lens.
[00:00:30] At Homeschool, unrefined, we prioritize things like giving yourself credit, building strong connections, respectful parenting, interest led playing and learning, learning differences, mental health, self care, and listening to and elevating LGBTQ plus and BI voices. 
[00:00:48] Maren: We are here to encourage and support you.
[00:00:51] Whether you're a new homeschooler, a veteran, you love curriculum, you're an unschooler. Whether all your kids are at home or all your kids are [00:01:00] at school or somewhere in between. Wherever you are on your journey, we are the voice in your head telling you, you're doing great, and so are your 
[00:01:07] Angela: kids. This is episode 2 0 2.
[00:01:11] You don't need our permission, but we are gonna talk about five things we should always allow ourselves to do, and then we are gonna end like we always do with our lt. Ws Loving this week. And before we get started, we wanted to let you know if you are listening to this the day it comes out on Monday, then tomorrow, December.
[00:01:33] Sixth, we are going to be having our class in Patreon that's gonna be all about how to take a winter break. Mm-hmm. . And that is gonna be at one o'clock central. We'd love to have you there. It's gonna be informal. There's gonna be 30 minutes of us talking live, and then there's gonna be 15 minutes of q and a.
[00:01:52] So if you'd like to join us, you can go to pat our Patreon links in the show notes and get set up there. 
[00:01:57] Maren: Yes. 
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[00:02:56] Angela: with the code on. We [00:03:00] love when companies try to teach subjects in new and innovative ways, and t