EU399: On the Journey with Jenna-Gaye Hollis

EU399: On the Journey with Jenna-Gaye Hollis

From Exploring Unschooling by Pam Laricchia

January 29, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

Jenna-Gaye Hollis shares her unschooling journey and experiences as a mother of four in Australia.

We’re back with another On the Journey episode! We had a wonderful conversation with Living Joyfully Network member Jenna-Gaye Hollis. Jenna is a mom of four living in Australia. Her sons are 17, 16, 14, and 9, and she shared some of her unschooling journey with us. Before having children, Jenna was a teacher. Her first son, Jye, pretty much fit the mold of what she was expecting parenting to be like, but it was Jenna’s second son, Haize, who really brought unschooling to the family. When school just wasn’t working out for him, Jenna discovered unschooling and it really spoke to her heart. So much fun and learning have blossomed from that point! We talked about navigating big transitions as a family, leaning on the support of other unschooling parents in the Living Joyfully Network, especially when fears bubble up, and some of the a-ha moments that Jenna has had along her journey so far. It was a really beautiful discussion and we hope you find it helpful! THINGS WE MENTION IN THIS EPISODE We invite you to join us in The Living Joyfully Network , a wonderful online community for parents to connect and engage in candid discussions about living and learning through the…

People in this episode

Host: Pam Laricchia

Guest: Jenna-Gaye Hollis

Topics covered

  • unschooling
  • parenting
  • family transitions
  • support networks
  • education

Keywords

  • unschooling
  • parenting
  • family
  • education
  • Living Joyfully Network

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Australia

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