Laura Bignasco
Happy Childless Mindset
Happy Childless Mindset is the go-to podcast for women navigating life as Childless Not By Choice (CNBC). Here, you'll uncover powerful coaching tools and actionable strategies to help you find joy, fulfillment, and peace in a life that turned out differently than planned. Through heartfelt conversations and inspiring interviews with other CNBC women, we’ll explore their journeys, insights, and the mindset shifts that have helped them create meaningful, purpose-driven lives without children.
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Episodes
Mothering Beyond Children | Pets, Adoption & Legacy with Lana (Part 1) 26.09.2025 32:10
In this episode of Happy Childless Mindset , I sit down again with Lana for a heartfelt conversation about what it means to nurture, love, and leave a legacy without children. In Part 1, we talk about: 🐾 How our pets give us the chance to mother, care, and experience deep love. 💬 Navigating questions like “Do you have kids?” or “How many children do you have?” — why our responses change dependin...
The Childless Life: Stories, Support & Celebration with Sandy Michelet 08.08.2025 53:40
✅ My Facebook group ---- 👉 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ ✅ Website -- 👉 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/✅ Support me and this podcast --- 👉 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset ✅ Linktree --- 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/links In this episode of the Happy Childless Mindset podcast, I talk with Sandy Michelet about her childless-not-by-choice journe...
Seen as Sad, Treated as Cautionary Tales: The Childless Experience 06.08.2025 44:13
✅ My Facebook group ---- 👉 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ ✅ Website -- 👉 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/✅ Support me and this podcast --- 👉 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset ✅ Linktree --- 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/links In this 6th episode of Childless Conversations , Nicole and I open up about the deep frustration of feeling invisible in a...
The Healing Power of Rituals: Navigating Triggers, Boundaries, and Joy in CNBC Life 01.08.2025 49:59
✅ My Facebook group ---- 👉 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ ✅ Website -- 👉 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/ ✅ Support me and this podcast --- 👉 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset ✅ Linktree --- 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/links In this episode, Anne and I talk about how we celebrate our CNBC (Childless Not By Choice) lives while navigating a...
Not by Choice: Sharing CNBC Stories on YouTube with Carrie Brauninger 25.07.2025 53:52
✅ My Facebook group ---- 👉 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ ✅ Website -- 👉 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/✅ Support me and this podcast --- 👉 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset ✅ Linktree --- 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/linksIn this episode of the Happy Childless Mindset podcast, I sit down with Carrie Brauninger - @sondersisterhood - to talk abou...
When Grief Resurfaces in a Life We've Grown to Love 23.07.2025 41:19
✅ My Facebook group ---- 👉 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ ✅ Website -- 👉 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/ ✅ Support me and this podcast --- 👉 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset ✅ Linktree --- 👉 👉 https://happychildlessmindset.com/links In this episode — the fifth of Childless Conversations — Nicole and I talk about what happens when hard days hit, e...
Childless, Auntie, Wife, Social Worker, Dog Mom. Stephanie Reardon 18.07.2025 49:59
My Facebook group ---- 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ In this episode, Stephanie and I have a lovely, open conversation about her choice to speak with her family about being childless and not pursuing adoption. We talk about the pill and how poorly we were educated about our reproductive health, her work as a social worker with elderly people, her fur babies, and more. Stephanie...
Childless Trailblazer Jody Day 11.07.2025 52:48
My linktree 👉👉https://happychildlessmindset.com/links In this episode, I sit down with Jody Day—perhaps the most recognizable face in the childless community—for a heartfelt and wide-ranging conversation. We explore the origins of her work and the unmet needs that first inspired her to speak out, as well as the deep love so many of us carry, even when the children we longed for are not part of...
World Childless Week founder - Stephanie Joy Phillips 04.07.2025 52:56
To join Happy Childless Mindset FREE Facebook group ---- 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ In this episode Stephanie and I have an authentic, honest and relaxed conversation about grief and all the emotions that being childless can hold, about how there are so many ways of ending childless, about how World Childless Week was born, about the chidless and the childfree community, the s...
Sex being Childless 27.06.2025 30:18
Check out my website ---- https://happychildlessmindset.com/ In this episode Lauren and I talked about reconnecting with our body being chidless, how to befriended said body, masturbation, pleasure, limiting beliefs and more. About Lauren Lauren Goyette is a certified sex, love, and relationship coach, podcast host of Desire Dialogues, and the founder of LNG Coaching. Known for her radically hones...
Childlessness and Kundalini Yoga 20.06.2025 57:11
Support me and this podcast ---- 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset To join my FREE Facebook group ---- 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ In this episode Trish and I talk about our anxiety, over working, meditation and of course being childless. About Trish: Trish is an integrative life coach who helps perfectionists living in stress and anxiety stop rushing through life. Wit...
Childless due to Child Loss 13.06.2025 1:06:56
Support me and this podcast ---- 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset To join my FREE Facebook group ---- 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ In this episode Tony talks about his life, being chidless, letting go of his son's ashes. He asks and shares what grief is for him, the blind spots he has, what he enjoys and the importance of self love and more. About Tony: Tony Lynch ,is...
Childlessness and Happy Trails in Colorado - Megan Cutter 06.06.2025 48:51
Support me and this podcast ---- 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset To join my FREE Facebook group ---- 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ In this episode Megan and I talk about how she and her husband moved to Colorado, and that let them reframe their childless life into one full of nature, trails and happiness. We shared painful things that we went through but we also laught...
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and remaining positive 30.05.2025 46:03
Support me and this podcast ---- 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset To join my Facebook group ---- 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ In this episode Regina and I talk about our happiness even when life is hard and didn't go as we wanted to. Regina is childfree and has MS and yet she has a positive attitude that lets her enjoy the life she does have. Regina Beach is a disabled...
Chidless Conversations - Friendships 28.05.2025 53:39
Support me and this podcast ---- 👉 https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset To join my Facebook group ---- 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ In this episode, Nicole and I explored the complexities of friendship while living childless. We talked about how this experience shapes our relationships, the nuances of loneliness, the pain of ghosting, and so much more
Childlessness and the relocation to Hawaii 23.05.2025 1:12:24
Support me and this podcast here To join my Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/15DxfETpdt/ In this episode Caroline Ellis shares her and her husband decision to move to Hawaii after realizing they are childless, her struggle with her mental health, how taking the "crazy" path was the best thing they could've done, living intentionally,
Childless and purpose 16.05.2025 38:23
Suport me and this podcast In this episode Laura Gallagher and I talk about childless purpose, work, healing our childhood and more
Childless Conversations Mother's Day aftermath 14.05.2025 52:05
If you can help us keep doing this episodes, you can support us here In this episode Nicole and I talk about Mother's day being childless, pronatalism and antinatalism, businesses and they email campaigns, fears we have and more.
Childlessness due to male infertility - Alyssa Morrison 09.05.2025 38:48
To join Happy Chidless Mindset Facebook Group 👉 https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BXgJc5jbo/ In this episode Alyssa and I talk about the journey she and her husband went through with male infertility and how they "decided" to remain childless, their heartbreaks, joy, friends among other things. I do stutter a lot in this episode, so, please, be patient
Childless Voices Choir - Laura Curtis 03.05.2025 59:24
For more information about my membership send me an email to happychildlessmindset@gmail.com In this episode Laura Curtis and I talk about her PhD in Childless Voices, her journey doing her disertation and her life as a childless not by choice woman, how our voices help us heal and more. Watch the video song Laura and the choir recorded : About Laura CurtisLaura holds a PhD in Music Education and...
Chidless Conversations : Same words diferent interpretations 02.05.2025 39:16
In this episode, Nicole and I (Laura Bignasco) dive into how words like happiness, contentment, and mindset can hold vastly different meanings depending on our beliefs, backgrounds, and personal experiences. By unpacking these differences, we’re able to reframe our thinking, deepen our understanding of one another, and open space for personal growth. We also delve into the terms childless and chil...
Chidless Man: Robin Hadley 25.04.2025 56:11
If you'd like to support this podcast: https://ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset In this episode, Robin Hadley and I dive into what it means to be a man, especially in the context of being childless. We explore how this shapes friendships, the ability to nurture, and how he navigates life’s unexpected path. Robin also talks about his book "How is a Man Supposed to be a Man? Male Childlessness - a Li...
Lana Manikowski - So Now What? 19.04.2025 46:38
In this episode Lana and I talked about her new book: So What Now?, about The Other's Day Brunch, and about lots of other things. Lana Manikowski is an author, certified life coach, keynote speaker, and infertility advocate dedicated to helping women thrive after infertility. She is the founder of The Other’s Day Brunch and host of The ‘So Now What?’ Podcast, creating spaces where childless women...
Childlessness and the need to rest 16.04.2025 7:20
I've been so exited about my work and my podcast that I kinda forgot to rest and recharge. In this episode you can actually listen to it, because I got sidetracked a couple of times hahaha Where you can find me:IG: https://www.instagram.com/happy_childless_mindset/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CspGpWb4y/Ko-fi: https:/ /ko-fi.com/happychildlessmindset Email: happychildlessmindset@gma...
"My childlessness has a purpose" Uma Patil 11.04.2025 38:28
In this episode Uma talks how her journey and being chidless not by choice led her to become a holistic healer. About UmaWith over a decade of experience in holistic healing and trauma recovery, Uma is a certified hypnotherapist, mindfulness practitioner, and yoga philosophy expert. She is extensively trained in both traditional therapeutic approaches and alternative healing modalities, including...
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