Episode 50

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30th Jun 2026

The Freedom to Learn: Why Homeschooling Might Be the Smartest Decision You Make for Your Child with Houlie Duque

Most of us remember sitting in school staring out the window, bored to death listening to a subject we didn't like and just weren't good at. And no matter how many times the teacher explained it, it always felt like your brain just didn't fit the way school expected you to learn.

What if there was never anything wrong with you? What if the problem was that we expect every child to learn the same way?

Here's the proof: according to a study done by Harvard University, 80 to 90% of pre-schoolers had genius potential. By the time they end elementary school, that number drops down to 6%! That's a crazy drop! Makes you wonder why school really is the best place for your child to learn...

After spending years teaching in some of the world's most respected education systems, Houlie Duque began questioning the same. She's now made it her mission to support parents in homeschooling their children.

In this episode, you'll discover why parent involvement matters so much, how personalized learning can bring out a child's natural strengths, and why curiosity may be one of the most important skills for the future.

IN THIS EPISODE

  • Welcome Houlie! How she went from teaching in Waldorf, Montessori, and Cambridge classrooms for over a decade to building the world's only fully bilingual, personalized homeschool program.
  • The one thing every bright kid in her classroom had in common - and it wasn't money, smarts, or a fancy school.
  • What Houlie says to every parent who feels totally unqualified to teach their own child.
  • What Harvard found when they tested genius potential in young kids.
  • Why schools were literally designed to create factory workers - and why that's the worst possible preparation for a world run by AI.
  • The real number of hours homeschooling actually takes each week - and it's nothing like what you're imagining.
  • What happens to a kinesthetic learner who gets put in a traditional classroom - and why your "difficult" kid might just be a genius in the wrong environment.
  • The multiple intelligences map Houlie uses to figure out exactly how each child is wired - and why focusing on what they're bad at is totally backwards.
  • The socialization myth: what the research actually says about how homeschooled kids make friends, handle conflict, and connect with others.
  • Why so many of us grew up anxious, quiet, or afraid to just be ourselves - and the thing that happens to almost every kid in school that explains it.
  • How homeschooled kids end up being more social, not less.
  • Houlie's #1 way to start unleashing your freedom today.

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Unleash Your Freedom
Unleash Your Freedom gives trailblazers, rebels, dreamers and creators who are done playing small the mindset, strategies, and insights that will set you free.
Welcome to Unleash Your Freedom, a podcast for the trailblazers, rebels, dreamers and creators who are done playing small and are ready to create freedom and fulfilment in every area of their life.

Each week, leadership coaches Dawn and Giorgia bring you exclusive interviews with visionary leaders, inspiring stories of courage and resilience, and actionable mindset trainings to support you in breaking through inner barriers, lead with confidence, and master emotional intelligence, so you can finally start owning your power and build the life you came here for.

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Giorgia & Dawn

We are leadership coaches who met on our journey to becoming free while coaching together. Now we're coaching high-achieving people into breaking through their inner barriers, achieving those goals they once thought impossible, and truly unleashing their freedom.