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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1KHO 760: Homeschooling All the Way Through | Rachel Kovac, Their Future is Shining Bright

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.82.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast, I’m joined again by my dear friend Rachel Kovac, and this conversation is for anyone who has ever wondered if they can really keep going through the high school years. Rachel has written an incredibly practical, deeply encouraging book called Their Future Is Shining Bright , and we talk through everything parents actually need like dual enrollment, college applications, trade paths, transcripts, and all the options most of us didn’t even know existed. But more than that, we talk about what’s at stake during the teen years like identity formation, the messages kids internalize, and the opportunity we have to stay close and guide them through it. If you’ve felt that tension between wanting to continue and wondering if you’re enough, this episode will steady you and remind you why these years might be the most important ones to keep. Pre-order your copy of Their Future is Shining Bright today! And get your pre-order bonuses here. Learn more at RachelKovac.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

We have had a lot of conversations on this show about how every child is different and how especially

0:04.2

for kids with ADHD or other learning differences, the world can feel a little overwhelming

0:08.7

sometimes. And if you're parenting a child like that, I want to point you to a podcast called

0:13.3

Everyone Gets a Juice Box. It's a space where parents are just being really honest with each other

0:17.7

about what this journey actually looks like, the questions, the doubts, the small wins, all of it. One part of a recent episode that really stuck with me was this

0:24.9

mom who was talking about how she started noticing things early on. Little signals that

0:28.9

something might be different, but at the same time everyone around her was saying she's fine,

0:33.1

and she described that feeling so well that back and forth between I know something's going on

0:37.2

and what if I'm overreacting. I think so many parents have felt that tension. And then when she shared this moment where her daughter said, I can feel it, talking about her body not giving her the signals she needed. And it opened up this whole understanding about how some kids experience the world so differently on a sensory level. It was such a powerful reminder that often our kids are having a hard time, and the more we understand what's going on beneath the surface, the better we can show up for them. I really appreciated how thoughtful and honest the whole conversation was. So if that sounds like something you need right now, go give it a listen. To listen, search for Everyone Gets a Juice Box in your podcast app. That's everyone gets a juice box.

1:15.8

Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Ginny Earth. I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside and my dear friend Rachel Kovac has returned and this time she has actual sound

1:22.1

equipment and so I'm so excited about you being here. I'm excited about your website.

1:26.5

I'm excited about your new book. I'm excited about your website. I'm excited about your new book.

1:27.9

I'm excited about your sub-sac and your pre-order bonuses. Welcome.

1:34.7

Thank you, Jenny. Oh, this is the best. We were just together at Thanksgiving. I guess that

1:40.3

wasn't that. That was like a little bit ago. But it was a lot of fun, except the house was a little bit

1:44.2

too small. Other than that, I thought it was wonderful. But we're going to be talking about this

1:48.8

brand new book that you have out that is so exceptionally important. So people can pre-order when

1:55.4

they're listening to this. Pre-orders really matter. We're going to be talking about the bonuses are

1:59.1

that you give with that. But this is a book about homeschooling through high school. And it's a huge deal because a lot of

2:05.2

times people fall off during those years because they're overwhelmed. And you have written

2:09.6

the most phenomenal, comprehensive, I mean, practical idea up on top of practical idea,

2:16.4

information about college essays, trade school.

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