College Without High School: A Teenager's Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College

In this week's podcast, I'm interviewing Kara Anderson about ways moms can cope, step up, heal, and thrive when it all feels too heavy AND we're chatting about her new book More Than Enough.

Listen to the podcast here.So many of us have been trying to get our feet under us . . .because we're thrown into things we weren't planning, because nothing is normal right now,because there's so much pain in the world,because so many people are hurting, suffering, angry, or broken,because we realize that no amount of working harder or digging deeper is going to make everything okay for everyone,because sometimes it seems like we're dealing with it all at the same time...* Pandemic limitations * Missing friends and family * Too many unknowns * School worries * Summer boredom * Traveling (or not) * Constant low-level stress * Mental health issues * Hormones, seasons, and all the pressure

The good news is that we can get our feet under us. We can still see hope around the corner, and we can still move forward. I hope you love hearing this conversation with Kara and the hope she brings.

Togetherness tips featured:* Chase the Blues Away

More from Kara: Kara's Book More Than Enough* * Lifting Cars in a Crisis - Kara's article * Kara's website * The Homeschool Sisters Podcast * The pandemic-schooling podcast by Cait and Kara * More on Kara's morning basket * The first Togetherness Redefined podcast with Kara about balance and mom-guilt

Other stuff we talked about: Blake Boles' College Without High School* * Read-Aloud Revival Mama Book Clubs * Kara's list of WWII books * How I try to respond to strangers who question homeschool socialization (Making a Case for Worldschooling) * Kindred Collective Planning Conference

Listen to the podcast hereWant to learn more about homeschooling?Check out these posts for more info:

  • How to Homeschool, Road-school, and Oceanschool
  • Homeschooling High School: “College Without High School Homeschooling”
  • Too Much Togetherness? Tips for Learning at Home
  • Making a Case for Worldschooling
  • A Day in the Life: Desire-Led Worldschooling with 12 and 14-year-old boys (while working from home)
  • Traveling More: Could We Homeschool?
  • Why Staying at Home Isn't a Waste (& How to Make It Happen)
  • How to Kiss Summer Slide Goodbye for Good

And you can always hop into the email group and shoot me a question - I love talking homeschool!Or, if you’d like some one-on-one help, take a look at my Work With Me page and book a discovery call so we can explore how I can answer your questions.