We're Not Kidding

Mireille Robinson is passionate about helping others know they are not alone. As a homeless domestic violence specialist, she has devoted her career to creating safe spaces for others. Her compassion, empathy, and faith fuel her. Mireille also makes time to podcast and empower others through Beauty With A Cause, Mentally Aspiring Podcast (available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts).

Connect with Mireille on Instagram: @wise_girl_dear_heart

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LeNora is a childfree lifestyle advocate, speaker, and moderator who creates global platforms, both public and private, for people who are choosing not to birth or raise children.

She is a co-founder of Childfree Media, a co-host of the international podcast and web series, Childfree Girls, and serves as PR manager and co-moderator for Childfree Convention.

Connect with LeNora on Instagram: @childfreeblog

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Rob had never given much thought to whether or not he wanted kids. After a turning point in his life, that changed. Not only did Rob realize he didn't want kids, but shortly after he made the choice permanent by getting a vasectomy.

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Zoë is a childfree woman living in Kentucky with her husband and their two corgis. She is the creator of a childfree-focused blog called "Not Kidding." Recently Zoë decided to make her childfree choice permanent by undergoing a bilateral salpingectomy. She shares her experience in this episode and how she arrived at this decision.

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Hamsa is a digital marketing professional from India. She is passionate about intersectional feminism and human rights. Hamsa shares her perspective and experience as a childfree woman living in India. It's a conversation you won't want to miss!

Connect with Hamsa: [email protected] 

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In this episode, I got to sit down with Hannah, Wife Without Kids. Hannah shares her childfree experience and opens up about how she got started creating childfree content. Do you know what kind of content she created before she put out childfree content? Listen to find out!

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This week's guest is the lovely Kaigan Carrie. Kaigan is passionate about improving well-being and encouraging people to live an aligned life that brings them joy. She is eager to improve prisons around the world to make them places of growth and transformation. When she's not working to improve prison systems, Kaigan spends her time pursuing her interests as an avid travel lover, foodie, and personal development enthusiast.

In our conversation, Kaigan shares her childfree experience, along with how her parents have responded, the common bingos she's received, and what a well-lived life entails for her.

Download the latest copy of Kaigan and her partner's well-being magazine, Rise Of Happiness.

Listen to Kaigan's podcast, Evolving Prisons, on Anchor, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

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Kimberly Martinez Phillips is a Doctoral Candidate at Memorial University in Newfoundland and Labrador. Her dissertation studies single, never-married, childfree women of color. She has a bachelor’s degree in both Cultural Anthropology and Criminology, a master’s in Sociology, and has been teaching sociology courses in colleges and universities for over 24 years. Previous to her work in academia she was a Program Director, Jury Consultant, Local Evaluator, Safety Educator, and Health Educator working in extremely diverse communities.

In this episode, Kimberly shares what is coming to light from her research interviewing single, never-married, childfree women of color. We also talk about her past study on the portrayal of the single woman in films and how what she's learning from her research participants is that they are gloriously happy and fulfilled counter to the crazy cat lady narrative.

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I share my thoughts on regret along with a couple of tips for anyone who is conflicted about having kids and fears regret.

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This week's guest chose to remain anonymous, going by "Kelly" for our interview. She is a pediatric dentist who loves kids and once dreamed of having three of her own but ultimately decided on none. I found her story incredibly powerful.