Women Without Kids

Choosing The Life That's Right for Me with Rachel Cargle

Author, 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

Women Without Kids Season 2 Trailer

Stay tuned for a new format and more impactful conversations in Women Without Kids: Season 2!

Non-Motherhood and Mother Hunger with Kelly McDaniel

Therapist and author Kelly McDaniel on the links between non-motherhood and what she calls "mother hunger." In the episode we discuss: -Kelly’s definition of “mother hun

Life Beyond the Biological Clock with Stacy London

Rethinking aging as women without kids, with TV host and menopause activist, Stacy London. In the episode we discuss: -Stacy’s experience of being faced with her biologi

Questioning Our Procreative Ethics with Carter Dillard

It's time to focus on less on what potential parents want and more on what the children of the future need, says human rights lawyer and founder of the Fair Start Movemen

Opting For Irreversible Sterilization with Rachel Diamond

Childfree advocate Rachel Diamond on the complex reasons more women are opting for irreversible sterilization procedures. In the episode we discuss: -What a “bilateral s

Are We Witnessing a Birth Strike? with Jenny Brown

It is time to revalue the unpaid labor of childrearing, says Jenny Brown—feminist organizer and author of Birth Strike: The Hidden Fight Over Women's Work. In the episode

Evolutions in Sex Ed. with Justine Ang Fonte

It's time to teach kids about human sexuality beyond the procreative act, says sexuality educator, Justine Ang Fonte. In the episode we discuss: -Why sexuality education

Creation, Contribution, and Collectivism with adrienne maree brown

Author, activist, and doula adrienne maree brown on mapping our procreative choices against the emerging needs of our species. In the episode we discuss: -The concept of

A (Happy) Family-Free Holiday Special with Meghan Daum

Author, podcaster, and childfree OG Meghan Daum on finding meaning and fulfillment when biological family is not the center of your life. In the episode we discuss: Why

Reparenting Ourselves in Non-Motherhood with Dr. Nicole LePera

Dr. Nicole LePera on creating a new legacy with our self-healing the potential impact of the "conscious parenting" revolution. In the episode we discuss: -How dysfunctio

The Evolutionary Myth of the Maternal Instinct with Gillian Ragsdale

Evolutionary biologist Gillian Ragsdale on the myth of the "maternal instinct," and the extent to which the desire to birth a biological child is a social and cultural ph

Redefining Our Reproductive Identities with Aurelie Athan

Psychologist Aurelie Athan on the emerging concept of "Reproductive Identity." In the episode we discuss: -How Aurelie defines the concept of “reproductive identity” and

What is Ending When Our Lineage Ends With Us? With Dr. Jennifer Mullan

Dr. Jennifer Mullan of Decolonizing Therapy on non-motherhood as part of our intergenerational healing. In the episode we discuss: -The intersections that are at play wh

The Women Who Regret Having Kids with Orna Donath

Sociologist Orna Donath, author of the book Regretting Motherhood, on the roots and the impact on women of society's greatest taboo. In the episode we discuss: -Why the

A Legacy for Womankind Beyond Motherhood with Jeanne Safer

Psychotherapist Jeanne Safer, author of the 1996 book Beyond Motherhood on why not all women are destined to become mothers—and that's okay. In the episode we discuss: 

Beyond the Non-Mom Binary with Jody Day

Gateway Women founder Jody Day on the false divide that separates 'childless' women who can't have kids, from 'childfree' women who don't want to be mothers. In the episo

Women Without Kids trailer

Women Without Kids is a special podcast series created from research interviews for my book of the same title, which will be published in spring 2023.  The conversations