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Women Without KidsChoosing The Life That's Right for Me with Rachel CargleAuthor, activist, and educator Rachel Cargle, talks about choosing to be childfree as a reflection of the kind of life she wants to live. In the episode we discuss:-How Rachel’s early childhood influences helped expand her vision for her life path -How her mother’s disability made her even more determined to go after what she wanted for herself-The tools we develop to survive when we are young – and why we need to update them as we mature-The factors that informed Rachel’s (current!) decision not to become a...
2024-08-231h 17
BEAM StoriesIn Praise of The Auntie LifeWe say "it takes a village" to be a caregiver, but we often don't give the praise to who actually makes up that group. As a mom, building a community that sees you in your many roles and helps lift the burdens is life-giving. Aunties - friends, blood relatives, it doesn't matter - are often the unsung heroes of making motherhood work. In this episode, Claire Gould - founder of GetClarified and the most intentional auntie we know - discusses how she has chosen the auntie life and the intentional choices that support her life and the liv...
2024-06-2641 min
WANTcast: The Women Against Negative Talk PodcastTHE MOTHERHOOD SPECTRUM: Ruby Warrington on The Power Of Being Child-FreeToday we're talking to Ruby Warrington all about being a Woman Without Kids, being "a village person," and the nuances of being child-free (by choice or by circumstance). IN THIS EPISODE, we get extremely candid as we talk about: The ways the parenthood vs. non-parenthood discussion has evolved, and ways it hasn't The "motherhood spectrum" vs. the motherhood binary Other people's opinions and cultural expectations / "noise" around motherhood, and how that affects us Our inner "noise" around motherhood, and how that affects us A new spin on the conversations around love and regret Navigating grief when...
2024-04-0954 min