1,000 Hours Outside: Rediscovering the Freedom of Play with Ginny Yurich

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Ian Morgan Cron

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🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week on Typology, I sit down with Ginny Yurich—author of Until the Streetlights Come On and Homeschooling: You’re Doing It Right Just by Doing It. Together, we revisit the freedom of childhood play, explore how modern parenting has shifted, and talk about why kids today desperately need more time outdoors.

Ginny, an Enneagram Two, shares candidly about her own parenting journey—what she’s learned about boundaries, mutuality, and the deep desire to feel appreciated. She also introduces her initiative, 1,000 Hours Outside, which is inspiring families around the world to reclaim the simple, sacred gift of unstructured outdoor play.

Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, teacher, or simply someone reflecting on your own childhood, this conversation is a powerful reminder that nature has the ability to heal, connect, and transform us.

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Until the Streetlights Come On

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0:00.0	Hey folks and welcome to Typology, the show on which we explore the mystery of the human
0:09.2	personality and the human adventure all through the lens of the Enneagram.
0:13.9	My name is Anthony Skinner, your producer and co-host.
0:17.2	So glad you're here, folks.
0:18.8	Listen, this podcast had me in tears and laughter and was so moving because our guest just is so present and her heart is so forward.
0:32.5	So I just loved this conversation.
0:35.8	I'm talking about Jenny Urich.
0:55.7	She is an Enneagram 2 Masters of Education. Listen to this. Mother of Five and the founder and CEO of a thousand hours outside, a global movement, inspiring families to reclaim childhood, restore balance, and reconnect through time outdoors. She's got a background in education from the University of Michigan, and she's become a leading voice on the mental health benefits of
1:00.3	outdoor play in an increasingly screen-saturated world. We all know this, right? It's like
1:06.2	everybody's on their screens. She hosts a wildly popular Thousand Hours Outside Podcast.
1:11.6	She has a book of the same name.
1:13.8	She is a keynote speaker, and she also has authored the best-selling book
1:17.9	until the streetlights come on.
1:20.4	And her forthcoming book, which is coming out soon, homeschooling, you're doing it right,
1:25.9	just by doing it.
1:27.5	This book continues her passion for equipping families with encouragement and practical wisdom.
1:33.0	I know you're going to love Jenny like I do.
1:35.9	This is such a great conversation.
1:38.1	Hey, that's it for me, Anthony Skinner.
1:39.6	So glad you're here, folks.
1:41.2	Let's get to the man of the hour, Ian Cron.
2:01.7	Thank you. you're here, folks. Let's get to the man of the hour, Ian Crom. Hey, Typology family. Welcome back. Welcome back. I'm here with my dear friend Anthony Skinner, my producer,
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