Raising Wildlings

Raising Wildlings

Hosted by: Vicci Oliver and Nicki Farrell

Welcome to Raising Wildlings, a podcast about parenting, alternative education and stepping into the wilderness, however that looks, with your family. Each week, we’ll be interviewing experts that truly inspire us, to...

Episodes

2021 Wrap Up: The Year That Was with Wildlings Forest School

Season #2 Episode #47

It’s our 2021 End of Year Wrap Up! This episode is all about the year that was and what a year it was! 👉  Nicki sharesShocking stats and a summary of why we are doing what we are doing! Some successes of this yearOur...
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Self-Compassion and Mindfulness for Mums with Candice

Season #2 Episode #47

 In this episode, we’re talking with the founder of The Kindness Couch, Candice Fraser about  nurturing ourselves with holistic self-care and self-compassion so that our children can grow to do the same. Wondering...
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Rough and Tumble Weapon Play with Nicki and Vicci

Season #2 Episode #46

Battle sounds fill the forest, swords clatter and arrows whizz through the air, groans and victorious shouts ring out. Huzzah! It’s not a medieval war you’re witnessing – but children playing with weapons. In today’s...
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Nutritious Movement with Katy Bowman

Season #2 Episode #45

We know that as a society we are living an increasingly sedentary lifestyle and children have never moved as little as they do today. That’s why people like Katy Bowman, author of Move your DNA and now her latest book...
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Fear and Mindset with Nicki Farrell

Season #2 Episode #44

In this episode, we’re talking about the fears people have about starting a nature play business and why we must overcome them. *This episode was created in the context of taking the leap to entrepreneurship, but the...
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The Whys and Hows of Navigating Red Tape with Vicci and Nicki

Season #2 Episode #43

In this episode, we chat about why society makes it so hard to navigate the legislation and why we need to push through it so that we can get more children outdoors and we chat about our own journey in embracing the...
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We Learned the Hard Way, You Don’t Have To!

Season #2 Episode #42

In this episode, we’re  talking about the 4 biggest mistakes we made when we were starting our Forest School business. And some of them were biiiiiig!👉  Wildlings Founder’s ShareThe profound initial mistake Nicki made...
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Raising Girls Who Like Themselves with Kasey Edwards and Christopher Scanlon

Season #2 Episode #41

A couple of months ago a Facebook post caught my eye, the title of a book called Raising Girls Who Like Themselves. This title, whilst so simple, really tugged at a core want that I have for my children. I grabbed a...
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Wild Unschooling: How Nicki and Vicci Do it!

Season #2 Episode #40

In this episode, we’re chatting about wild schooling and unschooling, or wild unschooling looks like for our families as part of an exciting upcoming project. 👉  Nicki and Vicci ShareAbout Wildschooling and Forest...
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At Home in the World with the Kaponay Family

Season #2 Episode #39

In this episode, we’re chatting with the Kaponay family who have travelled to over 50 countries on 6 continents over 9 years and in doing so learned how to be at home with themselves, at home with their family and at...
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Nature - Its Good For Your Mental Health with Melinda Bito

Season #2 Episode #38

In this episode, we’re chatting with Melinda Bito, founder of Eco-Explorers in Melbourne about tips on creating a business around your family and dream life, the best and hardest parts of owning your own nature play...
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For the Love of Adventure, Stories and Play with Birdwings Forest School

Season #2 Episode #37

Narelle and Jen are two passionate educators who bought the fun and expertise of their own separate businesses, that have been running many years before Bush Kindy and Forest Schools became a thing in Australia, to...
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