#102 From soccer mom to unschooling coach—changing the stories in our heads, with Sue Patterson in Austin, Texas
From The Unschool Space by Esther Jones
April 1, 2026 · 47 min
About this episode
Esther Jones interviews Sue Patterson about her journey from a traditional parenting approach to becoming an unschooling coach.
In this episode, I am talking with Sue Patterson, who lives in Austin Texas. Sue is an unschooling coach, author, and the founder and voice behind Unschooling Mom2Mom. Sue has three adult children, who are now in their thirties, and who were all unschooled. Sue tells of how she came to unschooling when her children were young, after seeing how they were failing to thrive in traditional school. We talk about her deschooling process and how important it is to change the stories in our heads, an...
People in this episode
Host: Esther Jones
Guest: Sue Patterson
Topics covered
- unschooling
- education
- parenting
- deschooling
- personal growth
Keywords
- unschooling
- coaching
- parenting
- education
- deschooling
- Austin
- Sue Patterson
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Unschooling Mom2Mom
Places: Austin, Texas
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