Who we are

I am a single mama, artist, faerie and unschooling consultant whose purpose is to empower caregivers, adults and youth in breaking free from performing intelligence and find joy in learning again. You hold gifts! Let’s unlock them. Nobody is perfect and that is beautiful.

By booking a session with me we will identify how unschooling can support you and your family. My approach is fun, goal-oriented, transparent, and compassion centered.

I studied Anthropology at Mount Holyoke College with a focus on education. I learned a lot about archiving, and the power of co-authoring our own stories. From my studies and experience, I developed a program called RYSE to encourage high school students to identify their “next steps.” After my graduation, I co-ran an intergenerational public health coalition regarding substance misuse amongst teens. As a youth worker, I am trained in youth empowerment, including the impacts of adultism.

I’ve held baby playgroups, worked in public interest communications, and am currently a public health Technical Assistant with the MA Dept of Public Health. I offer tailored presentations, trainings, and workshops on Black Maternal Health and Harm Reduction.

I am ready and here to support you and your family in reclaiming your power over your focus, attention and autonomy.

What is unschooling?

“unschooling is a child trusting, anti-oppression, love centered approach to living and learning. It's so much more than an educational model. It's a way of life!

If I viewed my children as fertile land to shape and design without the partnership of their own choices and curiosities, then I would be colonizing that land, those children.”

By Akilah Richards in Raising Free People: Unschooling as Liberation and Healing Work