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Fare of the Free ChildEp 269: Let's Notice How Whiteness Shows Up in Us Too, Boo!Have you ever wondered how grief and loss might pave a pathway toward spiritual growth? In this penultimate episode of Fare of the Free Child podcast, I share with you the fourth path in my care package to this community. Sharing Season 9 reflections, Chemay Morales-James, Vanessa Molano, Jasai Madden, Stori, and I bring to life our experiences in this liberation walk. Engaging in a candid exploration of spirituality, manifestation, magic, and money, we unravel the ways it has shaped our lives. We also dive into our origin stories and the leveling up it has brought us to....2023-08-0729 min
Fare of the Free ChildEp 268: Freedom Is For Your Grown Ass Too!Join Akilah as she journeys through the third path to Raising Free People: For Me not Them. Learn the languaging that helps you, the adult, the independent person, move through discovering confident autonomy and other themes that come through as you traverse the pathway of personal leadership.This week we continue our exploration into liberation and self-direction from Seasons 6, 7, and 8. Among those who got their flowers are Yolonda Coles Jones, Leslie W. Bray, and Vanessa Molano, who have provided essential tools for this journey. Karen M Ricks, Tony Galloway, and Amelia Allen Sherwood. Karen explored the correlation...2023-07-2931 min
Fare of the Free ChildEp 260: Vanessa Molano on Abundance as a We Thing, Not a Me ThingWhat is abundance culture? And what does pausing have to do with sustained abundance? These are some of the questions Vanessa Molano (our resident party animal + book nerd) asks us to explore in this conversation. "I designed a spreadsheet to help you manage your bone$ and circulate that shit." - Vanessa Madd Question Askin' from this convo:What are some of the alternative ways we can do what we’re trying to do, without the harm?How do you manage money in a way where you measure success by th...2022-12-1049 min
Fare of the Free ChildEp 257: Spirituality and Intuition in This Self-directed LifeThis is the first episode of Season 9 and we’re delighted to dive into the work of shifting our spiritual and intuitive work to include our raising free people practice. This feels important because while some of us might already see the connection between our commitment to raising free people and the cultivation of our spiritual and intuitive practices, not all of us do. For some of us, the weight, pressure, and pace of our daily responsibilities make that particularly difficult to name, let alone practice. For some of us, the fatigue and frustrations that come with lack of co...2022-11-0933 min
Fare of the Free ChildEp 256: Season 9 Preview - Tuning In To The ThemesAs we continue our preparation for Season 9, you are invited to listen as Naaz (also known as Fatima) Mookadam tell us what showed up for her as she listened to Akilah S. Richards’s conversation with Dr. Crystal Menzies. You’ll hear much of that conversation in Season 9, so for now, hear Fatima’s insights and Akilah’s invitation to you. If you missed our first teaser, listen to it here. We are so excited to be centering the voices of five women who are deep in their own deschooling journey!Chemay Morales JamesDr. Cr...2022-10-2006 min
Fare of the Free ChildEp 255: Season 9 Preview - Notes from the other side of the PauseWhat's on the other side of a pause? Last season, we leaned into a focused pause, over and over, episode by episode. We also took that pause with us when the episode ended, and now we are ready to slow-walk our way into what arose for us, and for you.Listen as Naazneen (also known as Fatima) Mookadam and Akilah S. Richards speak to some of the themes we'll be sharing this season. You'll hear the voices of all five women who are centered in season 9. Here they are in the order you heard them in this e...2022-09-2822 min
Fare of the Free ChildEp 246: Listening Party for “P. is for Pain Points”This week on #fofcpod we're serving insightful thoughts, feedback, and resources based on our current PAUSEwerk flow.The letter of the week is P, for Pain Points: What’s the matter? What took you here? What things feel like pain, discomfort, uncertainty? What is coming up for you and for the people that you’re closest to right now?This episode is our first Listening Party, the space where we focus on your feedback about an aspect of pausing, as well as our own insights and struggles.Akilah and Domari continue unra...2022-04-0723 min