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‘Childfree Communication Challenges & Access to Sterilization’ Guest: Dr. Elizabeth Hintz
13 September 2022 On today’s episode, we are going to discuss access to sterilization for those who choose not to have children, and the obstacles...
‘Recognizing Dimensions of the Global Impact of Pronatalism’ Guest: Nandita Bajaj
We often discuss the personal aspects of pronatalism, both in the community of people without children and on this show. We also look at how we are...
‘The Impact of Roe v. Wade for Reproductive Freedom and Beyond’ Guest: Karen Mulhauser
19 July 2022 How does the overturning of Roe v. Wade demonstrate the control and devaluation of those who are and may be impacted by pregnancy? What...
‘What Does Workplace Inclusion Mean for People Without Children?’ Guest: Dr. Erin Conner
12 July 2022 People without children remain an unrecognized diversity group in the workplace and beyond. How do we begin to imagine the experience...
2022 World Childless Week: Community Visibility & Celebration
5 July 2022 Today’s guest is Stephanie Joy Phillips, the founder of World Childless Week. Stephanie is childless not by choice (CNBC) and will share...
2022 Childfree Convention & The Value of Childfree Representation
21 June 2022 Today’s guests are LeNora Faye and Cody Hetzel, two of the three co- founders of Childfree Convention. Jared Hansen is the other...
‘Why Does Dismantling Pronatalism Even Matter?’ Guest: Jody Day
Photo credit: Teresa Walton Photography 7 June 2022 Excluded from policy measures and absent in DEI frameworks, even where laws and policies are...
Episode 13: What is Needed to Create a Culture of Belonging in the Workplace? Guest: Rhodes Perry
17 May 2022 People without children, as a collective community, have yet to be recognized as a marginalized group, within the framework of...
Episode 12: ‘Inclusion in Crises: Women & Children First & The Next Great Fire’ Guest: Donna Ward
10 May 2022 Today, we are honored to have Donna Ward as our guest. Donna is the author “She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life”, her...
Episode 11: ‘The Representation of Childfree Women in Film & Television’ Guest: Therese Shechter
3 May 2022 Do people keep telling you you'll change your mind about having kids? Have you been told that your choice not to have children is...
Episode 10: ‘Childlessness: From the Therapy Room to the Policy Stage’ Guests: Judy Graham & Sarah Roberts
26 April 2022 What does the grief process look like for those who are childless? In what ways does the experience of childless impact people in...
Episode 9: ‘The Inclusion of Nonparents: Critical, Universal, and Overlooked’ Guests: Karen Malone Wright & Laura M. LaVoie
19 April 2022 In today’s episode we recognize the founding and evolution of The NotMom -- its blog, social networks, and events for women without...
Episode 8: ‘Centering Single, Childfree Women of Color & Single Women in Film’ Guest: Kim Martinez Phillips
12 April 2022 In today’s episode we will discuss the research initiatives of Kim Martinez Phillips, who is a PHD Candidate in Sociology. She is...
Episode 7: ‘The Practice & Reproductive Impact of Female Genital Mutilation’ Guest: Angela Peabody
5 April 2022 The reasons for someone not having a child, whether by choice, chance or circumstance, are varied and vast. For some females, it is...
Episode 6: ‘The Little Known Realities of the IVF Industry & What We Need Now’ Guest: Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos
29 March 2022 In today’s episode, we will discuss the history of the IVF industry, and its latest strategies for expanding its market reach and...
Episode 5: ‘The Experience & Impact of Male Involuntary Childlessness’ Guest: Dr. Robin Hadley
Photo Credit: Paul Tonge 22 March 2022 In the majority of countries, fertility statistics are most often measured by the reproductive experiences of...
When Words Get in the Way: Who are We as a Collective Community?
I founded New Legacy Institute with the intent of bringing together the larger community of people without children. There are millions of us around...
Episode 4: ‘Building a Childfree + Childless Movement for Meaningful Change’ Guest: Laura Carroll
15 March 2022 With more than two decades of activism, writing and wisdom, focused on the childfree choice, Laura Carroll will share insight around...
Episode 3: ‘It’s International Women’s Day, not International Mother’s Day’ Guest: Jody Day
8 March 2022 Jody Day is the British founder of Gateway Women, the global friendship, support & advocacy network she set up by accident after...
Episode 2: ‘Foundations of Our Movement: Childfree-Parenthood-by Choice’ Guest: Joan Eisenstodt
1 March 2022 Our focus for this episode, will be on the origins of the childfree-parenthood-by-choice movement, the fight against pronatalism in the...
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