Jessyl and Alex Podcast

Author: Jessyl and Alex Lange

Jessyl and Alex is where raw heart meets real talk. Were a married couple, military veterans turned full-time traveling parents, now rooted in the Dominican Republic, navigating grief, growth, and the ever-unfolding adventure of conscious living. From healing our daughters brain tumor to losing our infant son, from parenting without school to rebuilding identity after loss. We share unfiltered reflections, intuitive insights, and soul-level conversations about what it means to be fully human, together.If youre seeking honest dialogue, radical presence, and a reminder that your story matters, youre in the right place.New episodes coming soon May 5, 2025.
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Why We Skip School And Limit Screens
Episode 5
Monday, 27 April, 2026

We’re going to say the quiet part out loud: a lot of our parenting choices are wildly unpopular, and we’ve made peace with that. From the start, we didn’t magically “know” how to do this. We had to learn, unlearn, argue, research, and then rebuild a family approach that actually fits our kids and our values. The big shift for us is simple but powerful: parenting is a skill, not a personality trait, and we get better when we treat it that way.We dig into three beliefs that still surprise people. First, we don’t do traditional school, and we explain why unschooling and child-led learning can work when you add real structure, clear guardrails, and daily accountability. We talk about curiosity-driven education, how kids learn outside institutions, and why we care as much about life skills as academics. If you’re exploring homeschooling, unschooling, alternative education, or just questioning the school system, this conversation gives you language and perspective to think it through.Then we get real about screen time, video games, and what “addiction” looked like in our own house. We unpack why we treat technology like a tool, why boredom matters for brain development, and how fast, overstimulating content can hit especially hard for neurodivergent kids. We wrap with our barefoot kids philosophy, grounding and earthing, and why we buy minimalist wide toe box shoes when shoes are necessary.If any of this challenges you, we want to hear from you. Subscribe, share this with a parent who’s questioning the defaults, leave a review, and drop your most unpopular parenting opinion so we can learn from your perspective too.