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‘Dispelling Community Stereotypes: Childfree Doesn’t Mean Carefree’ Guest: Kimberly Martinez Phillips
31 January 2023 In this episode we are going to address some prevalent social stereotypes most often, projected onto people without children, in...
‘Why is Policy Engagement Essential for People Without Children?’
24 January 2023 In today’s episode we will discuss the value of policy engagement for people without children, and why it matters for our community....
‘To Kid or Not to Kid: The Childless-Childfree Continuum’ Guest: Maxine Trump
29 November 2022 The conscientious journeys and decision-making processes by people who don’t have children, often remain unacknowledged stories and...
‘Embracing Solo Aging While Confronting Pronatalism and Ageism’ Guest: Patricia Faulks
22 November 2022In the United States, the number of adults over age 55 15.2 million are living without children (defined as biological children...
‘Chosen Family: When Policies Don’t Include or Protect Us All’ Guest: Diana Adams
15 November 2022People without children, those who are single, and diverse families remain excluded from status quo economic and family policies....
‘Abortion is on the Ballot: An Intergenerational Perspective’ Guests: Karen Mulhauser and Himaja Nagireddy
1 November 2022 The Dobbs decision in the United States has created ripple effects of grave consequences for access to abortion, and beyond. What...
‘How Being Childfree/Permanently Childless Impacts Life an Finances’ Guest: Dr. Jay Zigmont
25 October 2022In a world driven by pronatalist economic systems, policies and rules that assume we will all have children, how does being childfree...
‘Next Practices in Mental Health-Bringing Nonparents into the Room’ Guest: Katie Maynard
11 October 2022 In this episode, we will examine the presence of pronatalist influences throughout the mental health profession, from leadership and...
‘Women’s Collective Power: Generational Advocacy & Opportunities’ Guest: Kate Kaufmann
27 September 2022How does pronatalism impede the collective power of women? Why does this remain a missing, mainstream conversation, and what does...
‘Demographics, Planning & Policy: The Childfree Population Factor’ Guests: Dr. Zachary Neal and Dr. Jennifer Watling Neal
20 September 2022 People without children remain a largely invisible, excluded population, socially and economically. Despite the growth in the...
‘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
16 August 2022 We often discuss the personal aspects of pronatalism, both in the community of people without children and on this show. We also look...
‘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...
¿Qué significa la inclusión laboral para las personas sin hijos? Invitada: Dr. Erin Conner
12 de julio de 2022 Las personas sin hijos siguen siendo un grupo de diversidad no reconocido en el lugar de trabajo y fuera de él. ¿Cómo empezamos...
‘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 Semana Mundial sin Hijos: Visibilidad y celebración comunitaria
5 de julio de 2022 La invitada de hoy es Stephanie Joy Phillips, fundadora de la Semana Mundial sin Hijos. Stephanie no tiene hijos por elección...
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...
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