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Pat Fenner is a twenty-five-year homeschooler of five children, and author of the breakthrough course, The Empty Homeschool Nest.
She is making the most of her retired homeschool mom status as she supports moms who homeschool high school at her blog BreakthroughHomeschooling.
Pat Fenner helps moms find meaning and purpose in their post-homeschooling stage of life through her signature course, The Empty Homeschool Nest Blueprint.
“When you don’t have another identity,
your homeschool mom identity
becomes your ONLY identity.”
Pat Fenner, Author of The Empty Homeschool Nest Blueprint
Pat Fenner & I discuss:
- How our homeschool mom’s identity isn’t our only identity.
- The value of self-directed learning.
- How it develops when we maintain boundaries.
- We talk about how dark chocolate and Netflix routines might be the new norm post-pandemic, no longer a self-care strategy.
Pat encourages the homeschool mama:
- Here is a secret mom; you are not always fun to be around either.
- But you’ll still have conflicts and challenges because you just do when you are living with somebody. And when you are with each other a lot. But because you’re living with each other a lot, you also have the gift and benefit of working through these things.
- It is okay to make mistakes. It doesn’t mean that you are failing, that they are failing, or that you let them down. It is just a kind of life.
- As much as you love your kids, God loves them a bajillion times more.
- I feel like one of the things if I had it over, would have worked more on self-development and maintaining a few boundaries, you know having boundaries.
Build Boundaries in Your Homeschool (& Life) Journaling Workbook
Build Boundaries in Your Homeschool (& Life) Journaling Workbook
Ready to homeschool with purpose and confidence? This workbook guides you through setting boundaries that bring clarity, reduce overwhelm, and align your homeschool with your authentic self. Discover how to reclaim your time, improve relationships, and confidently advocate for yourself—creating a life and homeschool that truly reflects your values. Filled with journaling prompts and practical exercises, this workbook empowers you to establish boundaries that nurture both your family’s needs and your own well-being.
People also ask:
- my identity as a home educator
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- you know you’re a homeschooler when…a totally (not) serious list to make you laugh
- how to become more you as a homeschool mama
- Do you offer one-on-one homeschool coaching? Why, yes I do!
- Tell me about the virtual homeschool mama retreat.
Teresa Wiedrick
I help homeschool mamas shed what’s not working in their homeschool & life, so they can show up authentically, purposefully, and confidently in their homeschool & life.
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