Episodes

  • Montessori for Grown Ups with Jamie Watts
    May 6 2025

    This week, Rachel sits down with author and Montessorian, Jamie Watts to discuss Montessori for Grown Ups, Jamie's newest book.


    Jamie is the Director at Little River Montessori and has a wealth of knowledge of Montessori due to their extensive experience and background. This conversation tackles how adults can think about their cosmic task, how to bring the livelihood of childhood into adulthood, and much more.


    If you're interested in reading Montessori for Grown Ups, click here to purchase!

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    33 mins
  • Toddlers, Motherhood, and Making Montessori Make Sense with Rachel Martin
    Apr 8 2025

    This week, Rachel sits down with Rachel Martin from the Montessori Moms in the Wild podcast. They talk through raising children in the Montessori method, how to set up your home environment, and embracing the changes in the Montessori school world.


    Check out Montessori Moms in the Wild!

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    38 mins
  • Navigating the Bridge Between Home and School with Caroline Moulsdale
    Mar 4 2025

    Rachel sits down with ABC Crate CEO and Founder, Caroline Moulsdale for this week's episode. Caroline started ABC Crate to help families bridge the gap between home and school by providing Montessori educational kits to build a supportive home environment.

    Interested in ABC Crate? Use CODE: Montessori for 20% off any of ABC Crate's services or education kits.

    Check out ABC Crate!

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    27 mins
  • All Things Parenting, Episode 5: Finding Power in Your Cycle with Lauren Barton
    Feb 3 2025

    Today, I sit down with the incredible Lauren Barton to talk all about womanhood, motherhood, and our cycles. We touch on how to talk about periods with children, how we experience them ourselves, and how we can find power in knowing our own cycle.

    Interested in working with Lauren? Check out her website.

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    39 mins
  • The Montessori Planes of Development
    Oct 14 2024

    This week, we are going back to basics and breaking down the first and second plane of development. The first plane of development centers on 0-6 years of age. This child loves order, movement, and soaks everything up around her. The second plane of development is all about the 6-12 years old child. This child loves adventure, being social, and has a strong sense of justice.

    Curious about the third plane of development? Check out this past episode of ATM.

    Conversation with an Adolescent Guide: Kira Donnelly

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    18 mins
  • All Things Parenting, Episode 4: Age Gaps Between Kids, Building Traditions, and Getting Outside with Leah O'Connell
    Oct 1 2024

    On this fourth episode of All Things Parenting, my dear friend Leah returns to the podcast to talk about parenting. She has three beautiful children spanning the ages of 9, 4 and 16 months. We talk about the challenges and benefits of age gaps, finding the beauty in the simple things, and committing to building traditions with your family.

    Leah is an incredible family photographer. Please check her out, here!

    Leah O'Connell Photography

    Check out her weekly newsletter series, The Firefly Letters.

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    33 mins
  • All Things Parenting, Episode 3: Taking Lessons from Our Own Upbringing with Zander Merle-Smith
    Aug 29 2024

    On this episode of All Things Parenting, Zander is back to share his observations about entering a new phase of fatherhood. We discuss the hardship of watching your child get hurt, how to regulate our own emotions, and the beauty of the process. We touch on discipline and how we want to approach it as a team while Wilder grows.

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    52 mins
  • Montessori, Anxiety, and IVF - Rachel's Journey to Motherhood
    Aug 12 2024

    This week I'm sharing my interview on the wonderful podcast, Know Ya Flow produced and hosted by my friend Lauren Barton. I'm sharing it here because I detail a very low point in my life that led me to therapy, working through failure, and embracing challenges that I was facing as a Montessori teacher.

    Check out Know Ya Flow!

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    1 hr and 29 mins