💡 Episode Summary

In this episode, Cody reconnects with one of his very first guests, Rebecca Stuart, to explore the intersection of homeschooling, health, and holistic living in today’s post-pandemic world.
They discuss how families are rethinking education, health, and freedom—and how nutrition, environment, and mindful parenting all play a role in raising resilient, critical-thinking kids.

Rebecca shares her personal journey through over a decade of homeschooling, her creative approaches to individualized learning, and how she integrated whole-food nutrition and wellness into her children’s education.

Topics:

• Rebecca’s homeschooling journey and what inspired her to start

• Why more families are turning to homeschooling post-pandemic

• Navigating vaccine laws, exemptions, and homeschool freedom

• Affordable and creative ways to build your own homeschool curriculum

• Learning styles, child development, and the importance of play

• Nutrition, food dyes, and how diet impacts children’s mental health

• Balancing parental burnout and self-care while homeschooling

• Teaching kids critical thinking, emotional awareness, and boundaries

• The power of conversation and repair in healthy parent-child relationships

• The future of education and nurturing lifelong learners

• Rebecca’s Online High School Health Course: LibertyWellnessAndCo.com
  A semester-long course for homeschoolers that teaches teens how to take ownership of their physical and emotional health.

• Sherri Gilford’s Health Curriculum for Kids (Ages 6–11) — playful, Weston A. Price-inspired family health learning.

• Homegrown Education — holistic homeschool materials introducing young children to whole foods and nutrition.

• The Nourishing Traditions Cookbook for Children by Sally Fallon — cooking real food together as family education.

  
  

  Key Takeaways:

“You have to give yourself two to three years before you find your rhythm as a homeschool family.” — Rebecca Stuart

“It’s not about shielding kids from ideas—it’s about teaching them how to think critically when they’re ready.” — Cody Cox

“We’re not going to get everything right as parents. What matters most is that we apologize, repair, and keep learning together.” — Rebecca Stuart

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