This week we meet Vanessa who has found just this combination in her business and is bringing a bit of St Tropez to our doors.

With Vanessa Tarr: Vanessa is a home-educating mum of three from Kent, running her Tropic Skincare business alongside family life. Since joining Tropic in May 2025, it's become her main income, and she now leads a team across the UK. -Vanessa's Website@tropicbyvanessatarr on InstagramVanessa's Facebook page

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With: Ruth Sabrosa Ruth Sabrosa is Mother of three daughters, Script Supervisor and Hypnotherapist who empowers girls and women through menarche, menstruation, pregnancy, birth and motherhood. Since becoming a mother, she has worked on films such as Star Wars and the Marvels with strong female leads so hopes that life will mimic art and the feminine will rise. She wants to change the narrative for future generations and reclaim the sacred rites of passage from menarche to menopause. Rebellions are built on hope and her book sends out a message of hope to the next generation of girls.. Ruth's Website @ruthsabrosa on Instagram Ruth's Facebook page

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Today's guest, Sarah, knows all about money as it's her job to guide people to make the very best money decisions. This episode is her story.

With Sarah McCalden - Sarah McCalden is a Financial Wellbeing and Identity Expert who helps business owners understand the beliefs, behaviours and decisions shaping their money, their businesses and their lives. A Certified Success Principles Trainer, Sarah brings together finance, mindset, wellbeing and personal development, alongside research conducted with Newcastle University into financial wellbeing and the influences that shape our financial decisions. Sarah’s work is also shaped by her own experience of transforming her life after a life-threatening drug addiction. Her journey gives her a deeply personal understanding of our capacity to change, the power of the decisions we make and what it takes to create a future that can look completely different from our past. Today, through her programmes, membership and writing, she helps people understand themselves more deeply, make more intentional decisions and create greater financial and personal freedom.- Sarah 's Website- Sarah 's Facebook page

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Home education is more than just maths and english, and Paul has created a way to introduce some fun mind games into the lives of our home ed peeps as well as allowing him to support his own little home ed family. It's a win win!

With Paul White-Paul White is an experienced teacher, tutor and education business owner with more than 25 years’ experience working with children and young people. He runs Conexus Tuition Medway, supporting both school-based and home-educated learners, and has developed a particular passion for helping home-educated young people access engaging, social and meaningful learning opportunities. He is also the founder of Conexus Teen Academy, a new online community designed to bring home-educated young people together through discussion, P4C (Philosophy for Children), financial literacy and other real-world learning experiences. Paul is passionate about education that goes beyond simply passing exams, helping young people develop confidence, curiosity, independence and the skills they will need for adult life.-Skool group -Paul's Website-Paul's Facebook page-Paul's Facebook group-Paul on YouTube

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Today we meet Tamsin, a home educator and gold trader, and she's proving how anyone can make solid money by trading. Ethical trading that's both inclusive and accessible? She's got you covered.

With -Tamsin Markham-David- @the.ethical.trader on Instagram - Tamsin's Facebook page- TikTok

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This week I am joined by Kate Sharp who is balancing home education with forging a joyful empire built on the values of fun, learning and vibrancy. Check out her journey and, if you'd like to come on the podcast, get in touch and tell your story.

With Kate Sharp- Kate graduated with an MA in Modern and Contemporary Writing in 2005, has home educated since 2018 and wrote Inka Dot's Pet Full Stop in 2026. - Kate's Website- @vibrant_kate on Instagram- Kate's Facebook page- Kate on YouTube- Book

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