What It’s REALLY Like To Be Childfree By Choice With Ruby Warrington & Vanessa and Xander Marin

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

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

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

A conversation with child-free adults, including their personal decisions to not have kids, how it has impacted their lives and relationships, and their tips for navigating society as a child-free person. the historical context for how we view mothers how they all knew they didn’t want kids tips for discussing being childfree with a partner what parents in their lives told them (confidentially) that influenced their decision how to deal with the grief of lives unlived, whether you have kids or are childfree how to handle the opinions (and disappointment!) of parents, friends, & others how being childfree impacts friendships how to find purpose in life outside of procreation what the motherhood spectrum is & how to know where you fall on it the best and worst parts of being childfree by choice and so much more! For more from Ruby, head to her website rubywarrington.com, follow her on social media at @rubywarrington, and grab her book Women Without Kids: The Revolutionary Rise of an Unsung Sisterhood. For more from Vanessa and Xander, head to their website vmtherapy.com, follow them on social media at @vanessaandxander, and grab their book Sex Talks: The Five Conversations That Will Transform Your Love Life. To join the Healthier Together Podcast Club Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthiertogetherpodcast. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Pre-order my new book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! This episode is sponsored by: Seed: go to seed.com/lizmoody and use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first month. AG1: visit athleticgreens.com/healthiertogether and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. Paleovalley: go to paleovalley.com/lizmoody for 15% off your order. Cozy Earth: visit cozyearth.com and use code HEALTHIER35 for up to 35% sitewide. 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.
0:04.8	I'm your host, Liz Ludian, and I'm a best-selling author and longtime journalist.
0:08.8	This podcast is all about helping you live your healthiest, happiest life, whether we're
0:12.4	uncovering the best tips for being happier at work, learning the roots of and dismantling
0:17.3	the patriarchy together, or identifying the hidden, epigenetic benefits of the foods that
0:22.1	we eat.
0:23.1	And yes, those are all real episodes, so if any of those topics sound good to you, scroll
0:27.1	on back in the archives.
0:28.7	Today, I am so excited to welcome three guests for an episode all about the decision to
0:33.4	be child-free by choice.
0:36.0	I have talked openly about my personal struggles with deciding whether or not to have kids
0:40.3	on my own, and I love to share all different perspectives on the topic.
0:45.4	If you haven't heard our previous pros and cons of having kids episodes, definitely check
0:49.5	those out too.
0:50.6	The one from this past March is called How to Know If You Should Have Kids and Debunking
0:54.5	Mists About Parenthood, and I get messages literally daily about how it's changed your
0:58.5	life and helped so many of you make a decision about having kids, or not, that you feel
1:03.4	really good about.
1:05.0	The therapist featured in that episode, Merle, also shares the ideal age to have kids,
1:09.5	what to do if you and your partner aren't on the same page and more.
1:13.2	Today is all about being child-free by choice, and we have a whole slew of excellent guest
1:17.8	lined up.
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