The Pros & Cons of Having Kids

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Summary

I am SO excited to share today’s episode, which is all about the pros and cons of having kids. It came out of an Instagram Q&A where someone asked what Zack and I were doing, and I said we were undecided and then asked people how they decided—and the responses were so fascinating, I knew I had to make it into a podcast. This episode features: Best-selling author Meghan Daum on the choice to remain childfree Ambitious Kitchen’s Monique Volz on birth, and how being a new mom impacts marriage Sophie Jaffe on an unexpected struggle of pregnancy and healing her own childhood through her parenting Plus, dozens of anonymous comments from listeners about the true realities of parenting AND being childfree I know that i can’t produce a comprehensive episode about a topic this deep and important—as Meghan Daum said in our interview, it’s perhaps the most existential decision we face—but I do think there’s a lot of food for thought here, and a lot for you to discuss with friends, family members, and partners. As I often say, I think a huge part of wellness is being as happy and healthy in all parts of your life, and having kids is a huge part of that, so I can’t wait to have this discussion with you. I can’t wait to hear what your feedback on this episode! Screenshot and tag me—i’m @lizmoody— and my guests—@meghan_daum, @ambitiouskitchen, and @sophie.jaffe and shares your thoughts, feelings, and reactions. PS: Healthier Together is officially a number one best-seller! You can get your copy on Amazon or at lizmoody.com/cookbook. Please keep sending me your creations on Instagram—they make me so happy! Healthier Together cover art by Zack. Healthier Together music by Alex Ruimy.

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0:00.0	Hello friends and welcome back to the Healthier Together podcast. I am your host Liz
0:04.8	Moody and I am a longtime journalist and cookbook author and I am so excited to
0:09.3	share today's episode which is all about the pros and cons of having kids. It
0:13.8	came out of an Instagram Q&A where someone asked what Zach and I were doing and
0:17.2	I said that we were undecided and then asked other people how they decided and
0:20.9	the responses were so fascinating that I knew I had to make it into a podcast
0:25.5	episode. So I have three amazing guests on this episode. I have Megan Downe who
0:30.9	is one of my all-time favorite authors. Seriously I read her book The Unspeakable
0:35.0	like 20 times so if I sound like I'm fan-girly in our interview that's why I
0:39.8	have the lovely lovely money full from ambitious kitchen and then I have Sophie
0:45.2	Jaffy who is a yogi a podcast host and an influencer who basically talks
0:49.8	everyone I know into having children. They all have super different perspectives
0:54.9	on having kids and I think you'll be fascinated by what they have to say. But I
0:59.3	also asked you guys on Instagram to share your thoughts on having kids whether
1:04.4	you regretted it how it impacted your relationship with yourself and partner
1:08.9	what surprised you what you loved what was hard for you. I also asked my child
1:14.3	listeners to share how you felt about that choice or lack thereof if it was
1:19.6	dictated by life circumstances and how not having kids has impacted your life.
1:24.9	I'll be reading your answers aloud throughout the episode so you'll get a
1:29.4	mix of interviews and deeply intimate anonymous stories. I know that I cannot
1:35.3	produce a comprehensive episode about a topic that is this deep and important as
1:40.1	Megan Downe said in our interview it's perhaps the most existential decision
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