A Journey of Growth: Christian Elliot on Homeschooling and Emotional Intelligence

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A Journey of Growth: Christian Elliot on Homeschooling and Emotional Intelligence

Show Notes

Navigating Health, Grief, and the Impact of Homeschooling: A Conversation with Christian Elliot

In this episode, Elaine Lindsay speaks with Christian Elliot, a professional health coach with 20 years of experience focusing on holistic health. Christian shares his insights on mental, emotional, and spiritual health, recounting experiences of his homeschool community dealing with the sudden loss of a peer's parent due to suicide. They discuss the importance of integrating mental health conversations into daily life, the challenges of public schooling versus homeschooling, and the concept of building a robust and emotionally resilient educational environment at home. Elaine and Christian emphasize the need for support systems, community bonds, and the critical role of parents in their children's education and mental well-being.

00:00 Introduction and Mission

01:46 Meet Christian Elliot

02:14 Christian's Approach to Health Coaching

03:57 Dealing with Grief and Loss

05:08 Impact of a Community Tragedy

06:14 Changing the Language Around Suicide

11:03 The Importance of Conversations

15:58 Homeschooling and Community

20:14 Balancing Technology and Outdoor Play

24:54 Homeschooling During COVID-19

26:43 Overcoming Self-Doubt in Homeschooling

27:03 Building a Supportive Learning Community

28:20 Cultivating Patience and Virtue

29:28 Adapting to Different Learning Paces

31:37 Homeschooling Systems and Structures

33:58 Balancing Work and Homeschooling

34:28 Raising Competent and Independent Children

35:56 The Importance of Systems Thinking

41:21 Addressing Mental Health in Homeschooling

45:09 Final Thoughts and Reflections

Bio

Christian Elliot

Holistic health coach | Podcaster | Family man

Co-owner TRUE Whole Human and Healing United

Check out my podcast: Deconstructing Conventional

Christian has been full-time in the “alternative” health space since 2005, logging about 20,000 hours of 1-1 coaching—fitness, nutrition, life, and relationship coaching. He is a co-owner of a newly established organization called Healing United—a Private Membership Association that is a collaboration between doctors and coaches working to turn healthcare on its head by focusing on healing instead of treatment.

Christian's main focus is on creating holistic and personalized detox programs to help people overcome a myriad of otherwise "incurable" diseases. He also hosts a podcast called Deconstructing Conventional and has been a guest on dozens of shows. Christian is a husband and father of six, homeschooled kids. He also has a Master of Divinity from Fuller Seminary.

Links & Socials

Healing United - https://www.healingunited.today/home

Reverse Any Chronic Illness in Three Steps - https://truewholehuman.kartra.com/page/qvg274

Deconstructing Conventional Podcast - https://www.healingunited.today/podcast

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/truewholehuman/

Facebook - https://www.faceb ook.com/people/Healing-United/61558869901392/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/truechristianelliot/

Suicide Zen Forgiveness Stories re Suicide Loss | Ideation | Mental Health | Offering Hope |Empathy for All website

https://suicide-zen-forgiveness.captivate.fm/episode/a-journey-of-growth-christian-elliot-on-homeschooling-and-emotional-intelligence

Elaine Lindsay

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