Podcast

The Raising Lifelong Learners podcast helps parents — especially homeschooling parents — encourage their differently-wired kids to learn, explore passions, cultivate creativity, and become fascinated by the world around them. Join host Colleen Kessler — educational consultant, gifted specialist, author, and speaker — for interviews, audioblogs, tips, and encouragement to help your differently-wired kiddos become lifelong learners — children who know that they can find the answers to anything they want to know if they can just view their world with play, passion, and fascination.

subscribe on your favorite podcast app

Got a Question?

Parents — got a question you’d like Colleen to tackle on an upcoming episode of the Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast? Leave it here:

Be on the show!

Kids — you can use the button below to be featured on an upcoming episode of the Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast. When leaving your message: say your name, age, and home state. Then tell what you wish other people understood about your brain, how it works, or how you think about things.

Homeschooling with Clarity, Confidence, and Calm | A Conversation with Michelle Brownell

Imagine this: It’s a regular weekday, and you’re deep into homeschooling your bright and quirky kids. While juggling all the activities, household chores, and community responsibilities and starting to feel overwhelmed, you realize how important it is to set boundaries and say “no” sometimes.  It can be hard to juggle everything, but maintaining your mental…
LISTEN HERE Homeschooling with Clarity, Confidence, and Calm | A Conversation with Michelle Brownell

Delight-Directed Learner Turned Published Author | A Conversation with Millie Florence

We’ve all seen it—the spark in a child’s eye when they’re utterly captivated by a dream or idea. In the homeschooling community, we are uniquely positioned to fan that flame and guide our children towards pursuing their passions wholeheartedly.  But how do we balance the nurturing of a dream with the practicalities of life and…
LISTEN HERE Delight-Directed Learner Turned Published Author | A Conversation with Millie Florence