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Finding peace after childlessness with "apprentice crone" Jody Day

SEP 16, 2025

Finding peace after childlessness with "apprentice crone" Jody Day

<p>Meet <a target="_blank" href="https://jodyday.substack.com/">Jody Day</a>, an icon, an inspiration, and a pioneer in creating community for non-parents 💝</p><p>From the episode:</p><p>- how Jody worked through her childless grief to feel as childfree as if she’d chosen it</p><p>- why everyone along the non-parent spectrum needs to unite to fight against the powers of pronatalism</p><p>- Alterkin, Jody’s innovative, in-person, intergenerational community of non-parents who vow to support each other as they age</p><p>We are Childfree is an independent podcast and we rely on community support to keep going. Please consider becoming a Dolly Patron, starting at €5 a month. You’ll get full episodes, exclusive portraits, access to the chat and free childfree stories straight to your inbox.</p><p>Help us get to 2000 members, to cover the costs of celebrating and supporting childfree lives for one more year! Find out how to become a Dolly Patron at <a target="_blank" href="http://wearechildfree.substack.com/">wearechildfree.substack.com</a></p><p>🔗 <strong>Links</strong></p><p>Find Jody at <a target="_blank" href="https://jodyday.substack.com/about">Gateway Elderwomen</a> Book: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/21853680-selfish-shallow-and-self-absorbed">Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids</a> - edited by Meghan Daum Book: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49918598-the-baby-matrix">The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World</a> - Laura Carroll Book: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.katbrownwrites.com/no-one-talks-about-this-stuff">No One Talks About This Stuff</a> - edited by Kat Brown</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>

70 MIN

What to expect when your friends are expecting

JUL 7, 2025

What to expect when your friends are expecting

<p>We spill the childfree tea on the complicated feelings that come up when we find out our friends are pregnant. It’s something almost all of us will face at some point - so we surveyed the childfree community to get the truth about the topic!</p><p><br/>Then, in a re-released Ask WAC chat, we rally round a couple whose friend groups are now full of parents, with little time for anything but their kids. This is such a tricky problem, so we tapped the We are Childfree community hive mind for some stellar support and amazing advice!</p><p>If you’d like more support making and keeping friends, you can join Zoë and a small group of childfree cheerleaders for <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/navigating-friendships/">a live workshop to feel seen, supported, and connected - especially when your friendships are shifting</a> 🤗</p><p><br/><strong>Links</strong></p><p><a href="https://wearechildfree.com/navigating-friendships/"><strong>Childfree Cheer Camp Presents: Navigating Friendships</strong></a><strong> 🤗</strong></p><p>Survey: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA7BYobJa68uDbyril3qCwb9TBoGM8wMs88povksdDwpZvxw/viewform?usp=header">Navigating Friendships 🤗 Help us help you!</a></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://claimingzero.buzzsprout.com/">Claiming Zero - Friendship Before and After Kids</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>

67 MIN

Life is a risk, with 73-year-old world traveller Maria Coffey

JUN 17, 2025

Life is a risk, with 73-year-old world traveller Maria Coffey

<p>Maria Coffey has lived A LIFE. She started travelling in her teens, desparate to escape safe, settled life in the UK and see the world. From Morocco to Malawi to the remote Solomon Islands, Maria’s adventures have taken her to places and people she never would have experienced had she had children. Now 73, Maria looks back on a life full of love and loss, of risks and rewards - but no regrets!</p><p>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bookscoffey/">Maria on Instagram</a> and read her memor <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78638224-instead"><em>Instead: Navigating the Adventures of a Childfree Life</em></a> (a We are Childfree book club favourite!)</p><p><br/>Join your community of childfree cheerleaders and <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/join/">sign up for a We are Childfree membership</a> today!</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>

51 MIN

Ask WAC: How do you tell kids you’re childfree?

JUN 3, 2025

Ask WAC: How do you tell kids you’re childfree?

<p>A listener asks: what do you say when a child asks, do you have kids?</p><p>This one goes out to all the cool aunts, childcare professionals, and our wonderful childfree community who offered such great advice!</p><p>If you have a problem you'd like the community's help with, email <a href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>[email protected]</strong></a> with "Ask WAC" as the subject line.</p><p><br/>Questions from We are Childfree members get priority! To jump the queue, get episodes a week early, and find your community of childfree cheerleaders, join us at <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/join/"><strong>www.wearechildfree.com/join/</strong></a> 🙌</p><p><br/><strong>Links</strong></p><p>Winery: <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/GCp5sFV6tuk4mTxb9">Vinarija Bošković</a></p><p>A Bit Fruity podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdjfeftXWtw">Christian Indoctrination in Homeschooling</a></p><p>The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/style/childfree-women.html">Women Who Said No to Motherhood</a></p><p>Story: <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/stories/short-stories/0012-mary-gay-79-usa/">Mary Gay, 79, USA</a></p><p>We are Childfree: <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/share-your-story-all/">Share Your Story</a></p><p>#DefundPawPatrol</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>

44 MIN

Ask WAC: External pressures or authentic desires?

FEB 11, 2025

Ask WAC: External pressures or authentic desires?

<p>OK this one’s a doozy! Even if you’re sure you want kids, society’s going to try and pressure you to doubt yourself and change your mind. And when that happens, how do you separate those external influences from your true heart’s desire. We offer some guidance, with the help of our wonderful childfree community!</p><p>If you have a problem you'd like the community's help with, email <a href="mailto:[email protected]"><strong>[email protected]</strong></a> with "Ask WAC" as the subject line.</p><p><br/>Questions from We are Childfree members get priority! To jump the queue, get episodes a week early, and find your community of childfree cheerleaders, join us at <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/join/"><strong>www.wearechildfree.com/join/</strong></a> 🙌</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>Links</strong></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/stories/podcasts/5-marcia-drut-davis/">No regrets, with 78 year-old childfree trailblazer Marcia Drut-Davis</a></p><p>Masterclass: <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/create-your-childfree-life-vision-masterclass/">Create Your Childfree Life Vision</a></p><p>Book: <a href="https://thebabymatrix.com/">The Baby Matrix</a></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/stories/podcasts/41-orna-donath/">Don’t fear regret, with Orna Donath</a></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://www.kidsorchildfree.com/podcast">Kids or Childfree</a></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://wearechildfree.com/stories/podcasts/21-keltie-maguire/">Navigating ambivalence, with clarity coach Keltie Maguire</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to We are Childfree at <a href="https://wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">wearechildfree.substack.com/subscribe</a>

34 MIN