Jordan Davidson: So When Are You Having Kids?

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2023

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

For anyone deciding whether or not to become a parent, Jordan Davidson asks you to be sure to consider these questions: What have you been taught about having children? What have you been taught about what it means to be a successful adult and what makes a good life? In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with the author of the new book So When Are You Having Kids: The Definitive Guide for Those Who Aren’t Sure If, When, or How They Want to Become Parents about societal pressures, fertility challenges, realistic expectations for new parents, and much more. Give a listen as Tami and Jordan discuss: the privilege of deciding to become a parent; the concept of pronatalism; being "child free" versus "childless"; the fear of regret; making the decision that's best for you; the loss of one's self and the choice to "become secondary"; adoption not as finding children for adults, but adults for children; climate change, global instability, and other factors that today's would-be parents grapple with; the problem with pros and cons lists; the practice of envisioning parenthood; and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. My name's Tammy Simon and I'm the founder of Sounds True, and I want to welcome you to the Sounds True podcast, Insights at the Edge.
0:12.0	I also want to take a moment to introduce you to Sounds True's new membership community and digital platform.
0:18.9	It's called Sounds True One.
0:21.7	Sounds True One features original, premium, transformational docu series, community events,
0:29.0	classes to start your day and relax in the evening, special weekly live shows,
0:36.0	including a video version of Insights at the Edge with an after-show
0:41.3	community question and answer session with featured guests. I hope you'll come join us.
0:47.6	Explore. Come have fun with us and connect with others. You can learn more at join.
0:53.7	com.
0:56.4	I also want to take a moment and introduce you to the Sounds True Foundation, our nonprofit
1:02.0	that creates equitable access to transformational tools and teachings.
1:08.5	You can learn more at SoundsTrueFoundation.org. And in advance, thank you for your
1:14.6	support. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Jordan Davidson. Jordan is an award-winning
1:23.6	health journalist and reproductive health advocate whose work has appeared in media outlets,
1:29.7	such as parents, health, prevention, men's health, teen vogue, BuzzFeed, NBC Nightly News, and more.
1:38.5	With Sounds True, Jordan Davidson is the author of a new book. So when are you having kids?
1:45.0	The definitive guide for those who aren't sure if, when, or how they want to become parents.
1:53.0	Jordan is a gifted writer and researcher.
1:57.0	She takes complex issues and she breaks them down into their component parts so that we can appreciate the nuance of what she calls the biggest decision we might ever make in our lifetime the decision to have or not have children.
2:16.0	Here's my conversation with the very intelligent
2:19.5	and wise, 31-year-old Jordan Davidson.
2:28.4	To begin with Jordan, and as a way to introduce you to our listeners, Tell us a bit about your journey to writing,
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