Childfree Girls: redux!

Therese Shechter is a filmmaker, writer, and multi-media storyteller. She is also a smart, empowered and funny woman who is currently in the process of producing a documentary called "My So-Called Selfish Life" about the Childfree Lifestyle. (note: this episode originally aired in 2019. To view the documentary visit: myselfishlife.com ) When we asked her if she has received a lot of crit...

Dann is the first, but hopefully not the last, childfree man we are featuring in an episode of our web series. He is Canadian, eats a plant-based diet and has a fluffy cat. As if he wasn't cool enough yet, Dann is also the author of "Planned UNParenthood", the first book about the childfree choice and lifestyle written from a male perspective. We had so many questions for Dann, inclu...

Natalie Fikes is a relationship coach, a motivational speaker, and an author. Natalie was also very straightforward about why she decided to have children and you might be surprised at her openness. She confirmed what many mothers are afraid to acknowledge in public. Some of the products and services we mention in this episode may no longer be active. Please visit the co-host links below for updat...

NOTE: This episode was recorded in 2019 prior to the overturn of Roe V Wade in 2022 in the US. A discussion most of us have had with our female friends: how to NOT get pregnant. And if I do, can I have access to abortion? Join us as we compare the abortion legislation in the US, Canada, and Colombia, and we discuss safe sex and birth control. Some of the products and services we mention in this ep...

Best enjoyed visually, this hilarious and completely improvised Halloween special became a Childfree Girls tradition. https://youtu.be/VKKN1BolYIQ On this Halloween Special, you will meet three mothers that even mothers hate. Come meet the characters that we enjoyed portraying as a fun, entertaining video celebrating one of the coolest holidays of the year. Or maybe this is who we are in real life...

What do you know about antinatalism? What perception do you have of antinatalists? Our guest in this episode is Amanda Sukenick, an actor and writer known for The EFIList (2016), I Am (2009) and Mind Dance (2008). She is also a very active member of the Antinatalist and Efilist communities. The Childfree Girls sat down with Amanda and asked her several questions that we had after we had watched Th...

How many of you have been called selfish because you don't want to have any children? Raise your hands, we're doing a headcount... We've all been there. People say we're selfish because we don't want to have children. Some childfree people call themselves selfish because of the choice they have made. We talk about that and discuss why it is sometimes hard to admit that you don&...

Dating as a childfree woman doesn't always come easy! Join the Childfree Girls as we discuss three different points of view regarding love and romance as a CF woman: casual dating, relationships and marriage. The freebie that was announced during the interlude is no longer available, sorry! It was an end-of-summer freebie in 2019. Some of the products and services we mention in this episode ma...

Jody Day inspired us to talk about this subject after we read a quote from her presentation at FertilityFest 2018: "Pronatalist privilege shares its systemic structure with all other forms of isms, including sexism and racism. It's a way of seeing the world from a privileged vantage point, elevated above others, and nearly always conferred without effort." It's not an easy conversation, it's certa...

The Childfree Girls had the chance to interview author and childfree lifestyle expert Laura Carroll. We chat with Laura about her work and experience. We also asked her what she thought of the use of the term "childfree" (should it be banished for good?), and she gave us great insight. This episode originally aired on August 28/2019. Some of the products and services we mention in this episode may...

In our second episode, the Childfree Girls discuss Parenting by Circumstance or, as Kristen likes to call it, "Childfree Parenting." "What does this mean?", we hear you ask. Well, you're about to find out! This episode originally aired on August 25/2019. Some of the products and services we mention in this episode may no longer be active. Please visit the co-host links belo...

In this first episode, the Childfree Girls discuss parenthood in midlife and early old age. Should old people have babies? We want to hear your opinion! This episode originally aired on August 11/2019. Some of the products and services we mention in this episode may no longer be active. Please visit the co-host links below for updates on what we're up to nowadays! Co-Hosts: Isabel - https://nu...

Meet the Founding Non-Mothers of Childfree Girls! Our origin story is one of legends! Back in 2019, Isabel from Colombia, Kristen from the US, and LeNora from Canada met for the first time on a Zoom call. The rest is childfree history! This episode originally aired on Aug 9/2019. Some of the products and services we mention in this episode may no longer be active. Please visit the co-host links be...