Amber O'Neal Johnston

Amber O’Neal Johnston is the author of “A Place to Belong,” a guide for families of all backgrounds to celebrate cultural heritage, diversity, and kinship while embracing inclusivity in the home and beyond. She is a regular contributor to the wildly successful Wild + Free homeschooling community, a frequent podcast guest, and a coveted speaker at homeschooling, parenting, and education conferences.

Amber lives in Georgia nestled among pine trees, hammocks and ziplines with her husband Scott and their four children. Her happy place is the back porch on a rainy day, preferably with a giant mug of hot tea and a good book.  Although she was raised in the air conditioning, somehow the woods are where she feels most at home these days.

When they have the chance, her family enjoys extended world-schooling trips to immerse themselves in other cultures, so you can often find her researching their next home away from home. Amber writes and speaks about the beauty of an inclusive, culturally and socially conscious home environment, and she enjoys sharing literary mirrors and windows on Heritagemom.com and @heritagemomblog (IG).