The Unschool Space
The Unschool Space
Esther Jones
#113 From school burnout to unschooling: reconnecting and building capacity, with Sharon & Heidi in North Yorkshire
39 minutes Posted Sep 16, 2026 at 10:00 pm.
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In this episode, I am joined by Sharon and Heidi, two unschooling mothers from North Yorkshire. Both have neurodivergent children who eventually burned out at school. They describe how incredibly depleting it was to try get their children in to school each day and to advocate for the support they needed. We talk about how the transition was from school to home and the relief of stepping away from a system that isn’t working. And, we talk about why our capacity is so important and how we can k...