by Erin | Feb 3, 2019 | advocacy, deschooling the adults, power dynamics, reflection, youth empowerment
Growing up, I had a lot of questions. I can distinctly remember asking about the concept of god, as a middle schooler, and wondering who created god, if god created all things. I was told that, that is why god is god. He just is. That didn’t sit well with me. I...
by Erin | Jan 21, 2019 | acceptance, power dynamics, reflection, respecting boundaries, youth empowerment
I have been experimenting with hair since as long as I can remember. I have a very tense relationship with my hair. As a child, I had stupidly sweet blonde ringlets that had everyone around me gushing. When I hit puberty, my once angelic hair turned into a ball of...
by Erin | Jul 10, 2018 | advocacy, inspiration, our research, power dynamics
What’s Love Got to Do With It? —Well, EVERYTHING! As an NVC conscious human, parent and learning facilitator, and self-proclaimed fierce lover, I thoroughly appreciate the definition of affective equality put forth by Lynch, Baker & Lyons in their book...
by Erin | May 27, 2018 | connection, feelings, inspiration, meeting needs, nature connection, nonviolent communication, power dynamics, reflection, self-awareness, self-connection
This post is going to get a little personal. I often feel vulnerable sharing personal things in a blog, out there in the world for everyone to read (and judge) but my learning happens through experience and I really want to share my observation with you. In our...
by Erin | Sep 15, 2017 | advocacy, anxiety, empathetic response, feelings, power dynamics, safe spaces, self-awareness, self-connection, traditional school
Last night was a beautiful summer evening, so my family and I stayed out enjoying it well after dark. I had the baby and she wanted to look at the blinking lights in the shop windows. Those bright blinking lights are so appealing to babies. There were some loud people...
by Erin | May 7, 2016 | child-lead, deschooling the adults, meeting needs, power dynamics, respecting boundaries, self-awareness
What was your favourite play place as a child? What made it so enjoyable? My kids found a playground they loved a short walk from our hotel on our recent trip to Orlando. What made it so much fun? Well, it was broken! The playground had an elevated platform with a...
