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The School Can't Experience
For parents and caregivers of young people who struggle to attend school, and related education and health professionals. We share experiences and insights into what is going on for our young people and how we can offer support.
Episodes
13 episodes
#13 - Reducing Parental Stress with Jackie Hall, Parental Stress Centre
In this episode of the 'School Can't Experience Podcast,' host Leisa Reichelt speaks with Jackie Hall, founder of the Parental Stress Center. Jackie shares her journey to understanding the four ‘stressful thinking lenses’ that can m...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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37:10

#12 - Understanding Deschooling with Pavlina McMaster and Heidi Ryan
In this episode, host Leisa Reichelt is joined by Pavlina McMaster and Heidi Ryan to explore the concept of Deschooling. This is the first step in the transition to Home Education but the core concepts of Deschooling are valuable and reassuring...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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40:09

#11 - Lived Experience - Solving problems using low demand parenting and collaboration with Marissa Taylor Part 2
In this second part of Marissa Taylor’s Lived Experience episode we learn about how discovering low demand parenting and particularly the importance of collaboration through Dr Ross Greene’s CPS (Collaborative and Proactive Solutions) method wa...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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36:28

#10 - Lived Experience - School Can’t Domino Effect with Marissa Taylor Part 1
In this Lived Experience episode Marissa Taylor shares her family’s experience of School Can’t as her various children each subsequently but very uniquely have their own School Can’t Experiences. Marissa shares the very different experiences sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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27:08

#9 - Lived Experience - Trusting our guts and tuning out the noise with Jennie Plummer
In this Lived Experience episode we meet Jennie Plummer who shares her experience of supporting youngest daughter, Bethany, through her School Can’t Experience. Including her ADHD and Autism diagnosis, burnout, and equine supported recovery. Al...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:16

#8 - Understanding burnout in our young people with Dr Naomi Fisher
Dr. Naomi Fisher joins host Leisa Reichelt and School Can’t Australia director Tiffany Westphal to explore how school can contribute to burnout in young people. They discuss recognizing burnout, distinguishing it from anxiety or depression, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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44:33

#7 - Lived Experience - Connecting with passion to overcome burnout with Emma Gilmour
In this episode, host Leisa Reichelt interviews Emma Gilmour, mum to two neurodivergent teens. Emma shares her experience supporting her younger daughter through her journey through discovering her neurodivergence, her School Can’t experi...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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30:00
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#6 - Lived Experience - Our Journey to Unschooling with Jane Nicholson
In this first 'Lived Experience' episode, Jane Nicholson, mother of three neurodivergent boys, shares her family's challenges with mainstream schooling and their decision to home educate two of their sons due to ‘School Can’t’ induced st...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:59
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#5 - Home Education: Busting Myths and Misunderstandings with Pavlina McMaster
In this episode of the School Can't Experience Podcast, host Leisa Reichelt is joined by Pavlina McMaster, Coordinator at the Home Education Network to shed light on some common myths about Home Education, including: Myth #1:Ho...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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#4 - Unpacking Psychological Safety
In this episode of the School Can't Experience Podcast, hosted by Leisa Reichelt and featuring Tiffany Westphal and Louise Rogers from School Can't Australia, we discuss:Taking the lead and leaning on supporters when engaging with s...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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#3 - Advocating for Accommodations
Welcome to the third episode of the School Can't Experience Podcast by School Can't Australia. Hosted by Leisa Reichelt and featuring Tiffany Westphal and Louise Rogers. This episode explores:strategies for working with schools to o...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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