Women Without Kids

About Women Without Kids

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 here are with the authors, philosophers, healers, activists, anthropologists, and social scientists, whose work has helped me make sense of everything it means to be a "woman without kids" today—whatever our reasons for this.

Publisher

Ruby Warrington

Category

health & fitness · kids & family · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Aug 2022

Latest episode

23 Aug 2024

Latest episodes

1 of 18 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   23 Aug 2024

   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.

2. 

   27 Jun 2023

   Women Without Kids Season 2 Trailer

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

3. 

   26 Mar 2023

   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."

4. 

   12 Mar 2023TRANSCRIPT

   Life Beyond the Biological Clock with Stacy London

   Rethinking aging as women without kids, with TV host and menopause activist, Stacy London

5. 

   26 Feb 2023

   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 Movement, Carter Dillard

6. 

   12 Feb 2023

   Opting For Irreversible Sterilization with Rachel Diamond

   Childfree advocate Rachel Diamond on the complex reasons more women are opting for irreversible sterilization procedures

7. 

   29 Jan 2023

   Are We Witnessing a Birth Strike? with Jenny Brown

   It is time to revalue the unpaid labor of childrearing, says feminist author and organizer Jenny Brown

8. 

   15 Jan 2023

   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

9. 

   1 Jan 2023

   Creation, Contribution, and Collectivism with adrienne maree brown

   adrienne maree brown on mapping our procreative choices against the emerging needs of our species.

10. 

    18 Dec 2022

    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.

11. 

    4 Dec 2022

    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.

12. 

    20 Nov 2022

    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 phenomenon

13. 

    6 Nov 2022

    Redefining Our Reproductive Identities with Aurelie Athan

    Psychologist Aurelie Athan on the emerging concept of "Reproductive Identity."

14. 

    23 Oct 2022

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

    Dr. Jennifer Mullan of Decolonizing Therapy on non-motherhood and ancestral healing.

15. 

    9 Oct 2022

    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

16. 

    25 Sept 2022

    A Legacy for Womankind Beyond Motherhood with Jeanne Safer

    Psychotherapist Jeanne Safer on why not all women are destined to become mothers—and that's okay.

17. 

    11 Sept 2022

    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.

18. 

    31 Aug 2022

    Women Without Kids trailer

    First look at a new podcast series from Ruby Warrington, created from research interviews for her forthcoming book, Women Without Kids

Inside a recent episode

Life Beyond the Biological Clock with Stacy London

Published 12 Mar 2023 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I mean, look, part of what I did with my career was meant to sort of be an example of what you can do in your life. I became an entrepreneur at 51 years old. And, you know, I now feel like I will continue to be one. I don't know that this is the company that's going to be the end all be all for me. […]

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