We are Childfree

Meet Lydia, a 53-year-old childfree trailblazer who welcomed us into her wonderful home in Athens, Greece, and opened up about her two decade journey to fulfilment. Her story has so much to teach us, especially that it’s never too late to embrace who you are and create the life that’s right for you 💖

This podcast was brought to you by the generous support of the We are Childfree member community. To hear the full interview, and unlock a beautiful portrait of Lydia living her best life in Athens, join our community of childfree cheerleaders at wearechildfree.com/join

Thank you so much for your support 🙏

Links

🔮 Live Masterclass: Create Your Childfree Life Vision 🔮

Portrait: “If there is something I regret, it is the fact that for so many years, I just didn’t know who I was.” - Lydia, Greece

How do you decide whether to have kids or not? That's the question from a self-proclaimed fencesitter that we put to the We are Childfree community for this classic episode of Ask WAC! (Originally published as a bonus episode on August 28, 2023)

How can you even imagine life as a parent? How do you separate external pressures from your own inner feelings? Listen to find out!

If you have a problem you'd like the community's help with, email [email protected] with "Ask WAC" as the subject line.

Questions from We are Childfree members get priority! To jump the queue, get episodes a week early, and find your community of childfree cheerleaders, join us at www.wearechildfree.com/join/ 🙌

Links

"My choice to be childfree is important to me, because I have a very special relationship with my body.” - Léa, Berlin
Podcast: No regrets, with 78 year-old childfree trailblazer Marcia Drut-Davis
Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother by Peggy O'Donnell Heffington

How do you decide whether to have kids or not? That's the question from a self-proclaimed fencesitter that we put to the We are Childfree community for this classic episode of Ask WAC! (Originally released as bonus episode on July 28, 2023)

How can you even imagine life as a parent? How do you separate external pressures from your own inner feelings? Listen to find out!

If you have a problem you'd like the community's help with, email [email protected] with "Ask WAC" as the subject line.

Questions from We are Childfree members get priority! To jump the queue, get episodes a week early, and find your community of childfree cheerleaders, join us at www.wearechildfree.com/join/ 🙌

Links
"My choice to be childfree is important to me, because I have a very special relationship with my body.” - Léa, Berlin
Podcast: No regrets, with 78 year-old childfree trailblazer Marcia Drut-Davis
Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother by Peggy O'Donnell Heffington

Do childfree people ever regret their decision? That's the burning question we put to the We are Childfree community for this classic episode of Ask WAC! (Originally released as a bonus episode on June 14, 2023)

How many childfree people experience regret? Where does that regret come from? What does it feel like? Listen to find out!

If you have a problem you'd like the community's help with, email [email protected] with "Ask WAC" as the subject line.

Questions from We are Childfree members get priority! To jump the queue, get episodes a week early, and find your community of childfree cheerleaders, join us at www.wearechildfree.com/join/ 🙌

Links
MSU study confirms: 1 in 5 adults don’t want children — and they don’t regret it later
Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence by Dr Amy Blackstone
Podcast: No regrets, with 78 year-old childfree trailblazer Marcia Drut-Davis
Regrets, hot and cold on The History of Emotions Blog

“How do you pave the way for your childfree future?”

We help out a childfree woman who’s facing down 40 and wondering what it means for her future that she didn’t have kids? There’s tons of great advice from the childfree community here, about finding role models who inspire you, defining your own purpose and living life on your own terms!

If you have a problem you'd like the community's help with, email [email protected] with "Ask WAC" as the subject line.

Questions from We are Childfree members get priority! To jump the queue, get episodes a week early, and find your community of childfree cheerleaders, join us at www.wearechildfree.com/join/ 🙌

Links

🔮 Live Masterclass: Create Your Childfree Life Vision 🔮

Mrizi I Zanave Agroturizem

People: Miley Cyrus Reveals Why She's Not Sure She Wants to Have Kids

Miley Cyrus & Dolly Parton - Wrecking Ball & I Will Always Love You [Miley’s New Year’s]

Podcast: Life just gets better and better, with Cindy Gallop

Podcast: Taking the road less-travelled, with 65-year-old clinical psychologist Shelley

“We both wanted kids but I’ve changed my mind - how do we talk about this?”

The childfree community shares their advice and experiences with someone who’s found herself on the other side of the “kids fence” as her husband. Find out what men think about fatherhood, how to help your partner understand your side of things, and how to work to create a life that’s right for the both of you 🫶

If you have a problem you'd like the community's help with, email [email protected] with "Ask WAC" as the subject line.

Questions from We are Childfree members get priority! To jump the queue, get episodes a week early, and find your community of childfree cheerleaders, join us at www.wearechildfree.com/join/ 🙌

Links

Share your Story with We are Childfree!

Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die

The Baby Decision: How to Make The Most Important Choice of Your Life by Merle Bombardieri

“How do you steer the conversation away from kids?”

Listen in as the childfree community rallies around someone whose friends have kids going off to college, and can’t talk about anything else! Find out how to support the mothers in your life and foster reciprocal relationships, even if it sometimes means boring them to tears about your dog 🐾

If you have a problem you'd like the community's help with, email [email protected] with "Ask WAC" as the subject line.

Questions from We are Childfree members get priority! To jump the queue, get episodes a week early, and find your community of childfree cheerleaders, join us at www.wearechildfree.com/join/ 🙌

Links

Share your Story with We are Childfree!

Reggie Watts on Instagram: “Table for 1 please”

Reggie Watts on Twitter: “If I never have or adopt children…”

*Demographic Research:* The timing of parenthood and its effect on social contact and support

“My new coworkers keep asking me if I have kids. What should I do?”

That’s the burning question we answer with the help of the childfree community, for someone who’s started a new job where the watercooler conversations are… not cool.

If you have a problem you'd like the community's help with, email [email protected] with "Ask WAC" as the subject line.

Questions from We are Childfree members get priority! To jump the queue, get episodes a week early, and find your community of childfree cheerleaders, join us at www.wearechildfree.com/join/ 🙌

Links

Private Parts Unknown: Pet Loss, Part 2 - Working Through the Grief & Guilt of Losing a Beloved Pet with Beth Bigler of Honoring Our Animals

Sunday Herald: Shirley Manson - ‘I’m not married anymore’

@garbage on Instagram

We are Childfree podcast: Life just gets better and better, with Cindy Gallop

We are Childfree report: Unseen, Unheard & Undervalued

We are Childfree: Building Bridges at Work

Natasha is a British-Asian woman who was born with a bicornate uterus, who found out at 21 that carrying a child to term would be very difficult and dangerous.

This helped Natasha make a careful, considered choice about being childfree, but it was the final disappointment for her traditional Hindu parents who she’s now cut out of her life.

This was an eye-opening conversation about growing up in England as someone of South Asian heritage, being “not brown enough” for some people, and breaking free of your family’s rigid expectations to create a lovely childfree life for yourself.

Read Natasha’s story on We are Childfree: “It was very much a decision thrust upon me at a really young age so it’s probably why I’ve thought about it more than my peers.”

Join your community of childfree cheerleaders and sign up for a We are Childfree membership today!

We are Childfree community member Lisa Jansen is really living up to her idea of a “life done differently”.

Based in New Zealand, Lisa left her cosy corporate life behind to live in a van for a summer - which turned into 5 years on the road! She’s just published a memoir called Life Done Differently, in which she shares the ups, downs and all the life-changing experiences of full-time van life.

We’ll be discussing Life Done Differently in the We are Childfree book club on September 21st. To join in, become a We are Childfree member today!