Have you ever wondered how grief and loss might pave a pathway toward spiritual growth? In this penultimate episode of Fare of the Free Child podcast, I share with you the fourth path in my care package to this community. Sharing Season 9 reflections, Chemay Morales-James, Vanessa Molano, Jasai Madden, Stori, and I bring to life our experiences in this liberation walk. Engaging in a candid exploration of spirituality, manifestation, magic, and money, we unravel the ways it has shaped our lives. We also dive into our origin stories and the leveling up it has brought us to.Taking a step further, we tackle the often overlooked issue of pervasive whiteness ingrained in ourselves, our communities, and our learning or workspaces. Drawing from the wisdom condensed in the Developing a Disruptor's Ear workbook, we unearth the impacts of whiteness on various aspects of education and society. Pervasive Whiteness, as we articulate, "Is when a white person either unconsciously or deliberately asserts unsolicited opinions and ideas using their voice, bodies or a particular approach or mindset - like NVC- in ways that are dismissive of the voices, bodies, and experiences of those outside their 'in-group' or culture.""Pervasive Whiteness is an embodiment of harmful structures deeply rooted in modernity and coloniality, transcending beyond white bodies." It's a significant thread that weaves through our conversation as we  share notes from pages 15 to 27 of the workbook.In the final segment of our discussion, we challenge the traditional norms and tactics underpinned by pervasive whiteness. We delve into the intricate ways whiteness weaponizes communication and highlight the schoolishness that unknowingly seep into our daily lives. As we wrap up, with our FINAL episode next week, I extend an invitation for you to continue this enlightening journey by accessing the five pathways I have gifted you on this departure. The five care packages. Audio-based how-to guides for navigating all this info I’ve put out over the past seven years:

• A beginner’s path (Kids in school, but this feels like it addresses what’s been inside you without detailed language; this speaks your language, but not your current situation)
• A  homeschool to more confident autonomy centric practices path (unschooling without the label) - how it was for us in years 3 and 4
• A “for me, not them” path for folks whose kids have no interest in leaving school, but parents want to be less schoolish and more direct in facilitating confident autonomy while their kids are in school
• A "my whiteness-centric work-life" path for folks who want to face their power-over-us mindset through unschooling practices
• A "been unschooling, ready to deepen my shit" path for folks who want to get all up in the spiritual aspects of this work

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