Episode 176--10 YEAR PODCASTIVERSARY!!! THE END!

Intro: Hello, and welcome to episode 176 of the Childless Not by Choice Podcast. My name is Civilla Morgan. My mission is to recognize and speak to childless not by choice women and men worldwide, reminding us that we can live joyful, relevant, fulfilled, childless not by choice lives.   Whether you have children or not, thank you for tuning in!     What is today's show about? Celebrating 10 Years of Podcasting!!! Body of episode:   White paper—"A whitepaper is a persuasive, authoritative, in-depth report on a specific topic that presents a problem and provides a solution. Marketers create whitepapers to educate their audience about a particular issue or explain and promote a particular methodology. (May 11, 2023.)             I wrote and read a white paper 10 years ago to explain the beginning of my platform. I explained why I started the podcast   This will be the final year for the podcast. December 2025 will be the official final episode. I did ask my podcast producer to remain open to any future episodes after December, and he agreed.   I started this podcast with the idea that I wanted to speak with all childless not by choice women around the world. Reaching all ethnicities, all races, all religions, because childless not by choice transcends all of those man-made attributes.    For several years from the time I started the podcast, I had impostor syndrome. Imagine I am podcasting about a subject matter that affected me personally, and I still had imposter syndrome. It started to dissipate as I got fantastic guests and attended podcast conventions over the years.   Have I reached everyone? The number of people globally that I set out to reach? Is that considered a comparison? Imposter syndrome became a comparison. Will I ever know if I reached everyone I was supposed to reach? I don't know.  The people in the know in podcasting say it's not about the downloads. It's about the message. Am I clear? Is my sound good? Is my content good? Do I have repeat listeners? I know for a fact that I am solidly average in my downloads, so there's that.   I have been thinking of putting down the podcast for well over a year. I told myself I could continue. But deep down, I know it is time. I know there are other podcasts in the space now. The voices may be different, but I believe that will be OK. I know there is a next, and I will not know what that next is until I put down this podcast.   I will keep the podcast live for at least the next year, through December 2026. At that point, I will decide on next steps.   So to be clear, I will have episodes for the rest of 2025. They will not be afterthought episodes. They will be well thought out and well researched, just like all of my previous episodes. I don't know if I will turn the podcast into a book. I hear some podcasters do that. It's too soon to say. I will say that I am at peace about my decision.       Articles/links of interest:   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/childless-not-choice-first-broadcast-via-radio-show/   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/my-one-year-podcast-anniversary-my-podcastiversary-2/   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/triggers-how-to-recognize-them-face-them-and-deal-with-them/   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/episode-141-downriver-nomad-my-conversation-with-rob-hutchings/   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/episode-160-praying-through-infertility-my-conversation-with-sheridan-voysey/   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/episode-90-my-interview-with-jody-day-founder-of-gateway-women/   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/episode-165-our-nine-year-podcastiversary/   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/episode-147-race-gender-in-equality-and-childlessness-my-conversation-with-yvonne-john/   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/episode-161-ivf-and-the-alabama-ruling/   https://childlessnotbychoice.net/let-me-catch-you-up/ Special thank you to:   My listeners!  My Facebook group admins My financial supporters My contact information: Website: www.childlessnotbychoice.net and www.civillamorgan.com Facebook: booksbycivillamorgan Instagram: @joyandrelevance Pinterest: Civilla M. Morgan, MSM LinkedIn: Civilla Morgan, MSM Thank you for listening to this episode of the Childless Not by Choice podcast!  Until next time! Bye!