Are Kids For Me

International Childfree Day is Aug 1st! Check out the Childfree Convention for great discussions -
https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1F9Som8BQX/

👀 Are you ready for it? 📣 25 speakers. 13 countries. One powerful conversation. The 2025 Childfree Convention drops August 1. 🎥 Only on YouTube.com/@ChildfreeConvention This is not your average conversation. 🔥 #Childfree #ChildfreeConvention #ChildfreeByChoice #AreYouReadyForIt #GlobalVoices

I'm sharing another podcast I am involved with here where I was absolutely honoured to speak with Jody Day and Robin Hadley about working with childless and childfree clients in therapy.
We discuss the impact of pronatalism on people who cannot or do not want to have children and reasons they may need the support of therapy e.g. disenfranchised grief, as well as isolation and stigma. We also explore how therapists themselves need to be aware of internalised pronatalism and how this might impact their work with clients.
Available on the usual podcast platforms, Spotify link to episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/26cotgCLPHTWanskrWO6qC?si=27a89d8c3dad4577

In the last of the current episodes, I speak with Elizabeth Joy, the creator of the Other Than Motherhood podcast. Elizabeth started this as part of her process of answering the question of whether she wants children or not. We talk about that process and she picks out some key concepts she has found useful from her podcast interviews. These include different ways of relating to regret as well as how this topic can impact friendships and how it can be difficult to communicate about for many reasons.
I hope to be back with some new episodes next year, thanks to everyone for listening. Please check out Elizabeth's podcast for some fascinating discussions on this topic.