For this episode, I invited my own mum to come and give me her perspective on my decision not to have children. She talks about her changing views, her reconciliations with life's curveballs and her advice for other would-be parents.

Follow my mum on Instagram.... just kidding. She doesn't know how to use it.

Join Marian and Olivia this week from Population Connection as they talk about the work their organisation does in educating and raising awareness on the REAL population crisis - and debunk some of the common mythologies about it in the process!

You can read more on Population Connection via their website https://populationconnection.org/

"SO, DO YOU HAVE KIDS?" That question with a stranger or acquaintance, that, whether you are childfree or childless suddenly becomes a social minefield for you to navigate your way out of. Today, I'm speaking with Lisa Kissane, founder of Flow, about this one simple, yet often dreaded question. We talk about the social implications, the challenges of handling it and how to instigate BETTER and more insightful conversations.

Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reallyhonestbusiness/

Visit Flow: www.nonparentflow.com

Sign up for Flow emails and get access to the free Discord server here: http://subscribepage.io/mOIZ8w

Read Lisa's articles on Medium: https://medium.com/really-honest-business

Thanks to a slight issue in the post-edit suite there is no intro for this episode, so allow me to share one here... I have never really given a huge amount of thought as to the financial opportunities that not having children will enable ( aside from knowing that I would simply have more money to spend!). So when i was contacted by Bri, who wanted to come on the podcast to talk about Childfree Wealth, the specialist financial planning organisation for childfree people, I was very interested to learn more. This episode was extremely enlightening for me, and gave me a lot of food for thought.

In not having children, we are all free to choose how we want to spend our money (and our lives), and Childfree Wealth can support in this. You can read more about them at

https://childfreewealth.com/

Follow them on Instagram: @childfreewealth

Listen to this week's episode (and the first one of 2025!) to hear all about Laura's story of taking the plunge and starting her own travel business.

Follow Laura on Instagram at @lolawhiskey

Find out more about Laura's trips at: https://www.lauraericson.com/

Please enjoy these samples from the year that has been the Other Than Motherhood schedule! I hope these little soundbites provide you with some wisdom this holiday season. The sections are taken from the guests from the below episodes, in the following order:

1. Instead with Maria Coffey
2. The 4-8 Scale with Childfree Millennial
3. Learned Wisdom with Marcia Drut-Davis
4. Donating My Eggs with Charlotte Holmes

In this week's episode, we are unpacking the often-used accusation that childfree people (particularly women) are somehow 'selfish' for not wanting children of their own. I am visited by Kylie-Ann - the Relationship with Yourself Coach, who has a lot of fascinating insights into the fallacy.

Kylie's website: kylieannrosecoaching.com
download Kylie's workbook: https://www.kylieannrosecoaching.com/workbook

in this week's episode, I am speaking to Maggie Dickens, creator of Unapologetically Childfree and a childfree community champion. In this episode, Maggie talks about the secrets to finding and forging connections with your childfree people and gives out some sage life advice for the more introverted types among us1

Maggie’s Instagram: unapologeticallychildfree.com/instagram

Information about going to Bali with Maggie and other Childfree people: unapologeticallychildfree.com/bali (Black Friday deals Nov 28-Dec 6)

Unapologetically Childfree™️ Meetup group: unapologeticallychildfree.com/meetup

Rae’s childfree community/compound IRL (in building stage): instagram.com/cf.raeofsunshine