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25/08/2026

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25/08/2026

Mom guilt is real, no matter your location or age (I'm 43)...

I love living a location-free life, but the dichotomy of such a life has many ebbs and flows.

There’s guilt that comes with freedom…
Guilt that we aren't following the cookie-cutter paths of 9-5:00 jobs & secure pensions.
Guilt that we've brought our son with us for the adventure.
Mom guilt is persistently everywhere -
there's always an inkling of ‘I𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩?'
or ‘C𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳?'
and ‘H𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦?'

But then there are these beautiful moments
Amazement of natural wonders
Happy, playful joy

You can have the moon and the sun.
You can tolerate the quiet and the noise.
You can be the hero and the villain.
You can be successful and happy.
You can live free, perhaps not guilt-free, but freely.

24/08/2026

'𝗪𝗜𝗡 𝗔 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝟭 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡.' - This was on the sign we saw outside the Colchester castle yesterday.

Leo had just been told off by his little cousin for drinking his water; Leo was still thirsty. We suggested he try the question. The adult behind the sign called out to me, "I'm not sure if he will be able to do this" ... I shrugged and said to give him a chance.

I moved closer to hear them ask the question, "𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦? 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦?" (technically 2 questions, deep ones!)

I raised my eyebrows and racked my brain - what would I say? What would you say (please share in comments!)?

Leo took a moment and then replied, "𝗧𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗧𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿."

I was filled with awe and pride. Leo was excited to receive a free Vimto soft drink. The irony wasn't lost on me - he just accomplished something that many adults must not even attempt - probably why there were so many drinks left in the ice chest. (& further evidenced afterwards through retelling the story, asking befuddled adults what they would say).

Why are we adults afraid to express our deepest thoughts? Do we lose them along the path to adulting or are things just hazy from our over-complications? Leo, at 8, expressed himself so beautifully, so simply, so truly. I was humbled to witness the moment.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹: 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦!

22/08/2026

It's been a full day in such a wholesome way. My night highlight: joining the first call with Yeh and starting the 21-day Storytelling Content Challenge!

I'm hoping this challenge will empower me with confidence to tell all the stories, the good, bad and ugly. Which ones do you want to hear?! haha

Let me know if you want to join the challenge - I have a special hookup for ya...

21/08/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝟯𝟯-𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀.

Bilbao to Portsmouth. More than 33 hours at sea. We came prepared — laptops charged, task lists ready, every intention of turning a long crossing into a productive stretch of deep work.

We'd barely sat down when my Chromebook gave me this black looping screen I'd never seen before. Then Kaput. Dead.

Then the ferry's wifi went down too.

Two days' worth of plans, gone, before we'd even left the harbor. If you've ever had the universe hand you a very specific "no," this was that.

Here's the part that doesn't make it into most "digital nomad life" posts: the plan falling apart is the actual job. Worldschooling and working remotely as a family means constant, low-grade problem-solving is just the operating system — so we didn't fight the 33 hours, we redirected them.

We got picked for a bridge tour and watched the captain and crew run the ship. Leo disappeared into the onboard cinema. James and I found live music and drinks at the bar. We watched beautiful sunsets, spotted animals on the horizon, and Leo built LEGO and invented games with a crew of new friends while we swapped stories with their parents.

None of that was on the task list. All of it was better than the task list.

Was it the productive 33 hours we'd planned for? No. Was it a good use of 33 hours? Completely. The dead Chromebook didn't ruin the crossing — it's the reason we actually had one. That's the real skill this lifestyle teaches: not immunity to things breaking, but not needing them to work in order for the time to count.

20/08/2026

I finished writing my first book while living abroad in Spain — no fixed address, moving between places every few weeks. The one thing I hadn't planned for? Where to actually receive it.

I couldn't risk my author copies getting lost chasing us around Spain (we'd already had a bad experience with a shipment, and heard many similar tales). So I did the only thing that made sense: I had them shipped to family back home, and I waited. And waited. Weeks of finishing IKC calls, partnership emails, book edits — all while my 'author's copy' of my actual printed book sat on a shelf thousands of miles away.

Today, I finally got to hold it. My first book. In my hands. Surreal doesn't cover it.

Still so much to learn — but I wouldn't trade this moment for a smoother shipping story.

📖 The Rebels' Handbook, by J.R. Tyerman — rebelshandbook.com

18/08/2026

A little while ago, another parent looked genuinely shocked when I said I care about the planet too.

Because I'm the "tech person," they'd assumed sustainability wasn't really my thing.

That's the menu we're all handed: tech 𝗢𝗥 sustainability. Choose logic 𝗢𝗥 intuition. Right 𝗢𝗥 left. Pick a side.

I don't think that menu is complete. I believe there's an Option C, and it's always a choice.

New post is up 👇
https://worldschool.substack.com

17/08/2026

At age 4, our son’s love of play, questions and hands-on learning was being squeezed into worksheets and sitting still instead. We started wondering if there was another way.

Travel opened our eyes to worldschooling, where museums, conversations, new cultures and everyday adventures became part of learning.

Three years and 21+ countries later, the world has become his classroom, and curiosity is still leading the way. 🌍

16/08/2026

Watch the Replay 🎥

Missed '𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙨' 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻' live? The replay is now on YouTube! 🧭

Meet 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, discover the interactive activities connected to 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘴' 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, and learn more about the educational psychology and instructional philosophy behind it.

And we're collecting 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀! 🍾🌊

Send us your questions, challenges or real-world problems to solve. Next time, we'll tackle them live using strategies from the book—and who knows, Ember might make another appearance! 🔥

Perfect for parents and young people who are curious about exploring an alternative path and wondering what might happen when you dare to deviate from the norm.

🎥 Watch the replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWiJWfWrCQo

🧭 Every great adventure begins with a question.

P.S. Thank you Derek Sivers for the recommendation!

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