Episode 88: How To Decide If You Should Have Kids Or Not. And Are We Still Child Free By Choice?

Pillow Talks

Vanessa & Xander Marin

Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

When we revealed in Episode 37 that we’re child free by choice, it became the most popular episode in Pillow Talks’ history, hands down. Talking about it publicly was challenging, emotional, and the most intimate we’ve ever been with our audience… until now. After listening to the episode, so many of you reached out to share that you’re struggling with whether or not to have kids. You’re having a hard time identifying your own desires under all the layers of pressure and expectation. In this episode, you’ll find a roadmap to guide you through this weighty, personal decision process, along with some great advice from those in our audience who have been on either side of the fence. Whichever way you go, we’re here to help make sure it’s the right choice for YOU. Links & Resources: Sex Talks Episode 37 - The Truth About Why We’re Child Free If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe for your weekly double date full of totally doable sex tips, practical relationship advice, hilarious and honest stories of what really goes on behind closed bedroom doors and so much more. It's the sex education you wish you had! Thanks Dipsea. Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/pillow. Thanks Cozy Earth. CozyEarth.com and get 35% off site wide when you use the code PILLOWTALKS Check out the show notes at vmtherapy.com/episode88 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A lot of people said like I just had not thought about it as a choice before.
0:03.8	My religion or my culture, my family, you know, just really gave me this impression that it was something that I had to do.
0:10.8	It was expected and it's kind of, you know, it's like the next step in the sequence of how our life is supposed to unfold.
0:17.2	So a lot of people said like this made me think and realize this actually is a choice.
0:22.6	Hello and welcome to the Pillotox Podcast. We're your host, Vanessa.
0:33.0	And Zander Marin.
0:34.2	I'm a sex therapist with over 20 years of experience.
0:37.2	And I'm just a regular dude. We share the ups and downs in our relationship while giving you step-by-step techniques for improving yours.
0:44.4	Make sure you subscribe for your weekly double date full of totally doable sex tips, practical relationship advice,
0:50.8	hilarious and honest stories of what really goes on behind closed bedroom doors and so much more.
0:57.2	It's the sex education you wish you'd had.
1:01.2	Okay, babe. Are you ready to go there today?
1:04.2	We are going there again.
1:06.2	We're going there again. We are revisiting the most popular topic that we talked about in all of 2022.
1:14.8	In all of Pillotox history?
1:16.6	Yeah, in all of Pillotox history and by far too.
1:20.2	Like this is our most popular episode by far. It wasn't even close with number two.
1:25.2	Nope.
1:25.7	And that is episode 37, the truth about why we are child free.
1:31.6	We had a sense that this was going to be a powerful episode,
1:36.4	but we really had no idea that it was going to be this impactful for so many people.
1:42.1	And no clue that it would be our number one episode by far.
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