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Listening Hour For Home Educators

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Hey everyone!

 

I wanted to share about a space I joined a couple of weeks ago – Listening Hour for Home Educators. They just started the group this year. It’s free and I am in no way affiliated to it – I just want to share because I thought it was the most amazing space and practice and group of people.

 

They practice “empathic listening” – literally just everyone gets a turn to speak (in breakout rooms) for a few minutes about something they are thinking or feeling and the others listen, and one person responds and reflects back what they’ve heard you say.

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It’s based on the idea of universal human needs, and identifying your own needs as a therapeutic tool. I found it so incredibly validating, and great practice for me as a home educator, teacher, and in all my relationships both with children and adults.

 

We talk a lot about needing time for ourselves and self-care – this was literally the most amazing self-care experience I’ve probably ever had. I hope other home educators will find it useful too.​​​​​​​​

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