A couple of months ago I went back and listened to the very first episode of this podcast. I wanted to remind myself of what it felt like to be at that starting point 18 months ago, realizing that I’ll never be somebody’s mother
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Bianetth Valdez was born and raised in Texas, straddling two cultures. As a Latina, she grew up believing that being a mother was what was expected of her, and she didn’t give it a second thought.
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Earlier this year Kerry Graham published an article on HuffPost called: No, I Don’t Want To Have Kids And I’m Tired Of Having To Explain Why Not. Kerry reached out to me not long after she published the article, because she had a lot more to say about deciding not to have kids.
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If you’ve been around here for a while, you’ll know that I’m a big believer in celebrating everyone’s choices, no matter what they are. As long as you’re comfortable with your decision, or comfortable living with the question for a while, I’ll cheer you on.
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Truly, in my eyes, every single one of my guests is extraordinary. But I have to tell you that Casey Jourdan, my guest this week, is remarkable.
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Truly, in my eyes, every single one of my guests is extraordinary. But I have to tell you that Casey Jourdan, my guest this week, is remarkable.
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Laura Belgray has a very happy life without kids. But she spent a long time on the fence deciding whether to have them—she wanted to want kids, but she just didn’t. Laura noticed that there weren’t a lot of examples of women who were living full, rich, happy lives without kids (except for Helen Mirren), which made imagining a happy childfree life a lot harder.
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Laura Belgray has a very happy life without kids. But she spent a long time on the fence deciding whether to have them—she wanted to want kids, but she just didn’t. Laura noticed that there weren’t a lot of examples of women who were living full, rich, happy lives without kids (except for Helen Mirren), which made imagining a happy childfree life a lot harder.
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I get scared sometimes about the state of the world. No matter which way I turn there’s hate and turmoil and corruption and climate disasters.
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These last few episodes have got me thinking about listening to your intuition, trusting your gut, and following your own path.
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Usually when people talk about living life to the fullest, they mean having adventures and maximizing every moment for excitement. But I think living life to the fullest actually means having the freedom to go where life asks you to go and letting yourself experience the full range of human emotions—not just the pleasant parts.
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Like many of the guests I’ve spoken with this season, Satya Purna knew she didn’t want to have kids. What she did know was that she wanted to be her own boss. So that’s what she set out to do.
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Melanie Scott describes herself as a seeker. She reached out to me with this message:
“I see this all the time people following cultural norms or family pressures to follow the rules of college, job, marry, kids. But they’re not fulfilled. I think it's essential for all of us to connect to our truth, our soul, our essence and live from that place.”
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Patricia Qhobela Jenkins always knew she didn’t want to have kids. She grew up in a strict and traditional household and felt a lot of pressure from her mother to have kids.
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Jennifer Rogers knew from a young age she didn’t want to have kids. As she got older, she noticed that more people felt comfortable telling her she was making the wrong choice.
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Tia Johnson grew up spending a lot of time with her grandmother and step-grandfather. When they died, Tia went through a period of deep grief and transformation that helped her to redefine herself, her life, and her outlook on having children.
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Sara Hopkins has decided not to have children, but she still revisits her choice with mixed feelings. In this powerful episode, Sara shares what it’s like to live with ambivalence and consider what she might regret—and what she won’t—by choosing not to have children.
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Leslie Cason is getting close to her “fertility expiration date”, as she calls it, but she hasn’t spent a lot of time thinking about it - until now. Our conversation explored ambivalence, grief, legacy, and restlessness towards the end of our fertile years.
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I was expecting to talk to Veronica Armstrong about choosing to be childfree so that she could focus on her career as a corporate executive. But the story ended up telling is unexpected, remarkable, and powerful.
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