All Episodes

114. Paula Barnes on Raising Kids Abroad

113. Ali & Charlie Higgins of DINK Social on Connecting Childfree Couples

112. Tess Pereira on Changing Her Mind About Motherhood

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111. Caroline of @elsewherewithcare on Becoming Confidently Childfree

110. Caroline Lee on Birth, Death, Psychedelics, and the Kids or Childfree Choice

109. Tina Martinez on Living a Simple Childfree Life

108. Emmalee Bierly & Jennifer Chaiken of ShrinkChicks on Friendships Between Moms and Non-Moms

107. Dr. Margo Lowy on Maternal Ambivalence and the Emotional Complexity of Motherhood

106. Tyece Wilkins-Amadi on Cultivating Creativity in Motherhood

105. Keltie Maguire on Coaching Insights On Demand

104. Keltie Maguire on Key Coaching Takeaways During Season 7

103. Tonya Kelly on the Complexities of Being a Childfree Stepmom

102. Katie Snooks on Her View from the Fence

101. Alfonso Costas on The Transition to Fatherhood

100. We Celebrate 100 Episodes Hearing From You

99. Helena de Groot on Finding Peace Amid the Discomfort of Doubt

98. Jordy Snyder on Overcoming Your Fears to Become a Mom

97. The Bad Mothers Podcast feat. Keltie Maguire on Being a Childfree Dog Mom

96. Nicole Louie on Others Like Me (re-release)

95. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP on Childfree Trust & Estate Planning

94. Amrita Vijay on When Platonic Life Partners Have a Child

93. Keltie Maguire on Will Future Me Regret My Choice?

92. Gemma Hartley on Emotional Labor and the Parenthood Path

91. Marcia Drut-Davis on Being Unapologetically Childfree

90. Heather & Douglas Boneparth on How to Money Together in Parenthood

89. Keltie Maguire on Key Coaching Takeaways During Season 6

88. Zoë Noble on Cultivating Childfree Community

87. Melissa Guida-Richards on The Nuances of Adoption

86. Ask Anne with Childfree 91-Year-Old Anne Wennhold

85. Lisa Patterson on Reinventing Parenting Gender Norms

84. Keltie Maguire on Recent Reflections on my Kids or Childfree Choice

83. Helen Taylor on The Meaning and Legacy of a Childfree Life

82. Dear Former Fence-Sitter #3 with Amanda E. White, LPC

81. Laura Carroll on the Influence of Pronatalism on Your Kids or Childfree Choice

80. Lia Love Avellino, LCSW on Grieving Your Past Life in Motherhood

79. Carrie Hauskens on a Childfree Life After Loss

78. Katie Palazzo on Life as an Adventurer Turned Stay-at-Home Mom

77. Lisa Sibbett on a "Childful" Life as an Auntie

76. Keltie Maguire on Key Coaching Takeaways During Season 5

75. Ruthie Ackerman on The Mother Code

74. Keltie Maguire on The Key Beliefs I Needed to Change to Make my Kids or Childfree Choice

73. Elissa Strauss on When You Care

72. Dr. Amanda Adeleye, MD on Empowering Fertility Journeys with Knowledge

71. shawndeez, Ph.D. on Parenthood as a Spiritual Journey

70. Charlotte Holmes on Your Most True and Aligned Self

69. Heidi Reimer on The Unspoken Parts of Motherhood

68. Lucy Meggeson on How to Thrive Solo

67. Stacey Hicks on Being One and Done

66. Dear Former Fence-Sitter #2 with Amanda E. White, LPC

65. Jennifer Heimlich on Keeping Your Passions When You Have Kids

64. Dr. Jennifer Watling Neal on The Latest Research on the Childfree Choice

63. Kristina Chilian on The Long View of Parenthood

62. Anne Wennhold on Being Childfree by Choice at 90

61. Keltie Maguire on Key Coaching Takeaways During Season 4

60. Gabrielle Salomone on Navigating a Fear of Childbirth

59. Dear Former Fence-Sitter #1 with Amanda E. White, LPC

58. Sina Scheithauer on Answering the Kid Question in Germany and Beyond

57. Carly Church on The First Few Months of Motherhood

56. Ruth Chang on How to Make Hard Choices

55. Tyler Pentland on Becoming a Father Through Surrogacy

54. Florence Wlodarski on Pursuing Parenthood When You're Still on the Fence

53. Sophia Seymour on Freezing Your Eggs When You're on the Fence

52. Dr. Laura Buchinger on Life Satisfaction and The Kids or Childfree Choice

51. Keltie Maguire on The Other Side of a Decision

50. Vasavi Kumar on Finding Your Authentic Voice

49. Dr. Hayley Evers-King on Saying Yes to Parenthood in the Face of Uncertainty

48. Monica Cardenas, PhD on Maternal Ambivalence and Apathy

47. Brooke Froelich Murray on Outdoor Adventure with Kids

46. Keltie Maguire on Key Coaching Takeaways During Season 3

45. Jennifer Flint on The Kids or Childfree Decision as a Spiritual Journey

44. Keltie Maguire on Astrid's Story and Other Thoughts on Motherhood Regret

43. Dr. Jade Sasser on Climate Anxiety and The Kid Question

42. Astrid Hurault de Ligny on When You Regret Becoming a Mom

41. Reena Esmail on Choosing a Creative Childfree Life

40. Becca Rea-Tucker on Abortion and The Kids or Childfree Choice

39. Rose Diell on Being on the Fence About Kids

38. Angela Accomando on Surviving Domestic Abuse with Kids

37. Rachel Honeyman on When Plans Change

36. Keltie Maguire on Navigating FOMO

35. Liz Leedham-Pepin on Becoming a Mom Through Adoption

34. Kate Brightwell on Being Childfree at Work

33. Katie Bryan on Solo Motherhood By Choice

32. Jackie Shannon Hollis on My Childless Love Story

31. Keltie Maguire on Season Two's Top Takeaways

30. Nicole Louie on Others Like Me

29. Merle Bombardieri, MSW, LICSW on Navigating The Baby Decision

28. Alice Greczyn on Grieving the Path Not Chosen

27. Dr. Natasha Ghosh on Finding the Kids or Childfree Answer Within

26. Katy Seppi on Being Childfree Not by Choice

25. Roamaroo's Collette & Scott Stohler on Seeing the World With a Kid

24. Dr. Jay Zigmont, CFP on Childfree Wealth & Legacy

23. Amanda E. White, LPC on Lessons from a Former Fence Sitter

22. Shweta Ramkumar on Choosing Childfree as an Antinatalist

21. Julie McFadden (a.k.a. Hospice Nurse Julie) on Your Kids or Childfree Choice and End of Life

20. Christian Haefele (a.k.a. Keltie's husband) on Choosing Childfree as a Man

19. Julie Lythcott-Haims on Parenting Outside the Overparenting Trap

18. Katherine Ripley, LCSW on How Our Childhood Influences Our Kids or Childfree Decision

17. Marloes De Vries on Making a Conscious Childfree Choice

16. Jane van Dis, M.D. on Having Kids in Today's World

15. Keltie Maguire on Season One's Top Takeaways

14. Kate Kaufmann on Being an Unabashed Childfree Elder

13. Jan Maguire (a.k.a. Keltie's Mom) on Choosing What's Right For You

12. Erica Smith on a Connected Life Without Kids

11. Eleanor Mayrhofer on Becoming a Mom Later in Life

10. Ruby Warrington on Women Without Kids

9. Megan Sales on Stop Romanticizing Motherhood

8. Maria Coffey on Life Instead of Having Kids

7. Renae Saager on From a Hard No to Becoming a Mom

6. Keltie Maguire on My Childfree Story (Part 2)

5. Keltie Maguire on My Childfree Story (Part 1)

4. Janel Forsythe on Finding Joy in Indecision

3. Leslie Schrock on The Fertility Rules You Can't Ignore

2. Jennifer Hofmann on The Freedom of Being Childfree

1. Desiree Nielsen on The Ups and Downs of Motherhood

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