This Golden Hour
In this podcast, we specifically serve new homeschool families through engaging conversations with homeschool parents and families at all levels of experience and expertise. Listeners will increase their confidence and assurance about their children's education and future while diminishing their fears. This podcast helps you know how to begin homeschooling, navigate challenges, and answer questions for all stages of the journey.
The name “This Golden Hour” has meaning. First, this name refers to the years parents have to raise and teach their children from birth to when they leave home to be on their own. As parents, we have a golden opportunity to teach and learn alongside our children during these formative and essential years of growth and development. Second, “This Golden Hour” points to this same period of childhood as the children’s chance to read, explore nature, and enjoy an inspiring atmosphere of family, love, and learning.
Episodes
86 episodes
86. Tammy Hein and Gentle Giant Acres
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Tammy Hein from southern Alberta, Canada. Tammy is the founder of Gentle Giant Acres, a family homestead turned therapeutic farm. She shares her unique journey into homeschooling, inspired by her in...
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85. Janeen Alley and Becoming the CEO of Your Life
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Janeen Alley from Colorado. Janeen is a homeschooling mother of four, a resilience and self-trust coach for women,and the host of the 'Becoming the CEO of Your Life' podcast. We talk about Janeen’s ...
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84. Denny Burton: Homeschooling Works Out Well
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Denny Burton from Alberta Canada. Denny and his wife recently had their first baby, and they plan to homeschool. Denny has a unique background growing up as a homeschooled student. He’s also a playw...
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83. Dr. Keri Ingraham and Discovery Institute
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Dr. Keri Ingraham from Washington. Dr. Ingraham is a senior fellow of Discovery Institute and director of the Institute's American Center for Transforming Education. She's also a senior fellow at In...
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82. Your Kids Need YOU with Rachael Nelson
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Rachael Nelson from Alberta. Rachael is a seasoned homeschool mother of five children. We talked a lot about the challenges, benefits, and rewards of homeschooling. Rachael imparts her wisdom and co...
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81. Cathy Duffy and Cathy Duffy Reviews
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Cathy Duffy from California. Cathy is a veteran homeschool mother, author, and perhaps best known for her prolific, thorough, and quality curriculum reviews. Cathy shares her extensive experience in...
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80. Peter Stock, President of HSLDA Canada
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Peter Stock from Toronto, Ontario. Peter is a homeschooling father and President of both HSLDA Canada and CCHE. We discuss the homeschooling landscape in Canada, legal challenges, and the history an...
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79. Robynn Lang and Developing Character and Discipleship
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Robynn Lang from Edmonton, Alberta. In our conversation, Robynn recounts her family's transition into homeschooling during Covid and the benefits they have observed for their children along the way....
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78. Dusty Haayema and Beat of Our Drum
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Dusty Haayema from Pincher Creek, Alberta. Dusty is a mother of three and has homeschooled her children for almost a decade. She relates her early transition from public education to homeschooling, ...
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77. Dr. Rich Melheim and R.I.C.H. Learning
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Dr. Rich Melheim from Minnesota. Dr. Rich is the Chief Education Officer, Chief Creative Officer, and founder of R.I.C.H. Learning. He has spoken in over a thousand cities on five continents, author...
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76. Kali Mitchell and Working to Homeschool
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Kali Mitchell from South Carolina. Kali is a full-time stylist, homeschooling mother of three, and the founder of Working to Homeschool with thousands of IG followers. She shares her journey from be...
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75. Part Two of Nomadic Homeschooling with Janette and Aaron Beier
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Janette and Aaron Beier from Colorado. The Beiers share their unique journey of blending two families and homeschooling their nine children while traveling the United States and Canada in an R...
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74. Part One of Nomadic Homeschooling with Janette and Aaron Beier
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Janette and Aaron Beier from Colorado. The Beiers share their unique journey of blending two families and homeschooling their nine children while traveling the United States and Canada in an R...
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73. Fitting Family Needs through Homeschooling with Ashley Forin
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Ashley Forin from Alberta, Canada. Ashley is a homeschooling mother of four children, ranging from 4 to 12. Ashley conveys her personal journey, from her childhood in British Columbia to her c...
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72. Marlene Peterson and Libraries of Hope
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Marlene Peterson from Virginia. Marlene is the founder of Libraries of Hope and The Well Educated Heart. Marlene, a mother of nine and veteran home educator, emphasizes the importance of heart-based...
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71. Carol Worthy and Adaptable Learning
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Carol Worthy, a homeschooling mother of seven from California. Carol shares her unique journey and experiences from homeschooling her children, emphasizing the values of individualized learning and ...
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70. Nicolette Sowder and Wilder Child
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Nicolette Sowder from Michigan. Nicolette, founder of Wilder Child and creator of the Kids Moon Club, shares insights from her journey as a homeschooling mother who has integrated nature into educat...
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69. Cindy Oswald and Homeschool Languages
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Cindy Oswald from Wyoming. Cindy is a homeschool mother of four and founder of Homeschool Languages. Cindy discusses her homeschooling journey, her motivations for choosing this educational path, an...
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68. Shelley Woon and Arrowsmith
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Shelley Woon, the head of Arrowsmith School in Toronto. We discuss Arrowsmith's innovative approach to addressing learning disabilities through cognitive exercises based on neuroplasticity principle...
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67. Yesenia Faiella and Mama of Both Worlds
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Yesenia Faiella, founder and creator of Mama of Both Worlds. Yesenia shares her journey from being an attorney to becoming an entrepreneur by passion, while homeschooling her three boys in the North...
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66. Sam Sorbo and The Broken Institutional System
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Sam Sorbo. A successful Hollywood film actress, writer, and producer, Sam stepped back from her own career to immerse herself in the home education of her three young children for over a decade. Rec...
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65. Tanner Clark and One Second of Strength
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Tanner Clark from Utah. Tanner is known for his motivational speaking and deep insights into the challenges facing today’s youth. He joins host Timmy Eaton for a comprehensive dialogue on the inters...
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64. Topics with Timmy: Big Homeschool Mistake 1
In this episode, host Timmy Eaton discusses a common mistake made by new homeschool families. People just starting the homeschool journey want someone to tell them exactly what to do and what to get. And that's backwards, because you started ho...
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63. Comfortable in Your Own Skin with Tisha Calhoun
In today’s episode, we get to spend time with Tisha Calhoun from North Carolina. Tisha shares her experience facilitating different educational paths for her kids, including public school, private school, and homeschooling, and she emphasizes t...
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62. Topics with Timmy: Deconstruction and Deschooling
In this episode, host Timmy Eaton discusses the common homeschool topic of deschooling. Deschooling is the transition to homeschooling that parents and their children undergo as they move away from the conventional schools and ways of learning....
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