Other Than Motherhood

Tune in this week to hear my guest Emily Monsell-Holden, talk openly and honestly about her personal journey through a life without children and where it's brought her to, today. Watch Emily's Tedx Talk "Why do we ostracise non-mothers'?":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFVJcBT_XDQ Connect with Emily on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-monsell-holden/ Follow E...

Join me today and listen to me uncover my shameful ignorance on the intricate workings of the amazing machine that is the female body. I speak with childfree cycle expert Denise, on how to understand and recognise ALL of the phases of our cycles, and generally upskill on all of the important parts they forgot to teach us in school... Read more about Denise and her work here https://www.eclipsicher...

WE'RE BACK! After a (slightly longer than planned) summer hiatus, the Other Than Motherhood podcast is returning to the regularly fortnightly scheduling with some very exciting episodes lined up, to see you through the autumn and winter months.  We're kicking off this week with a recap of the amazing Storyhouse Childless festival, with 3 of the organisers - Dr Dawn Llewellyn, Kirstie Hig...

This week I am bringing you a combined episode with Lucy Meggeson, author, podcaster and founder of Thrive Solo. In this episode, Lucy and I chat about...well everything really to do with our personal child free journeys!  Follow Lucy: https://www.lucymeggeson.com/thrivesolo

For this episode, I invited my own mum to come and give me her perspective on my decision not to have children. She talks about her changing views, her reconciliations with life's curveballs and her advice for other would-be parents. Follow my mum on Instagram.... just kidding. She doesn't know how to use it. 

Join Marian and Olivia this week from Population Connection as they talk about the work their organisation does in educating and raising awareness on the REAL population crisis - and debunk some of the common mythologies about it in the process! You can read more on Population Connection via their website https://populationconnection.org/

"SO, DO YOU HAVE KIDS?" That question with a stranger or acquaintance, that, whether you are childfree or childless suddenly becomes a social minefield for you to navigate your way out of. Today, I'm speaking with Lisa Kissane, founder of Flow, about this one simple, yet often dreaded question. We talk about the social implications, the challenges of handling it and how to instigate...

Thanks to a slight issue in the post-edit suite there is no intro for this episode, so allow me to share one here... I have never really given a huge amount of thought as to the financial opportunities that not having children will enable  ( aside from knowing that I would simply have more money to spend!). So when i was contacted by Bri, who wanted to come on the podcast to talk about Childfree W...

Listen to this week's episode (and the first one of 2025!) to hear all about Laura's story of taking the plunge and starting her own travel business.  Follow Laura on Instagram at @lolawhiskey Find out more about Laura's trips at: https://www.lauraericson.com/

Please enjoy these samples from the year that has been the Other Than Motherhood schedule! I hope these little soundbites provide you with some wisdom this holiday season. The sections are taken from the guests from the below episodes, in the following order: 1. Instead with Maria Coffey 2. The 4-8 Scale with Childfree Millennial  3. Learned Wisdom with Marcia Drut-Davis 4. Donating My Eggs with C...

In this week's episode, we are unpacking the often-used accusation that childfree people (particularly women) are somehow 'selfish' for not wanting children of their own. I am visited by Kylie-Ann - the Relationship with Yourself Coach, who has a lot of fascinating insights into the fallacy.  Kylie's website: kylieannrosecoaching.com download Kylie's workbook: https://www....

in this week's episode, I am speaking to Maggie Dickens, creator of Unapologetically Childfree and a childfree community champion. In this episode, Maggie talks about the secrets to finding and forging connections with your childfree people and gives out some sage life advice for the more introverted types among us1  Maggie’s Instagram: unapologeticallychildfree.com/instagram Information abou...

Hello! This week on the pod I am joined by Christine Erickson, founder of The New Legacy Institute. Join us to to hear Christine talk more about the work that they do to try and bring about fundamental shifts required in policies across the workplace, healthcare and beyond to create a more inclusive environment for anyone without children.  You can visit the New Legacy Institute to read more via t...

This week, I am rejoined by Ali Hall, writer, childfree and just all-round fabulous person and the host and curator of the new "Life without Children' publication platform on Medium. You can read Ali's publication here: https://ali-hall.medium.com/list/a-life-without-children-47dffee6b494

New episode, new stories. This week, I'm proud to bring you Rene, Kay and Lisa to share their childfree journeys. The spectrum of what it means to be childfree broadens with every personal story I hear. I hope you smile, I hope you feel inspired, I hope you slap your forehead in recognition, just as I have (many times)!

We're back after the summer hiatus and this week I'm joined by Meghan Kallman and Josephine Ferorelli, the two halves of Conceivable Future (https://www.conceivablefuture.org) to talk about the intersection between the climate crisis and family planning. Learn about taking collective action, the Big Yes and the Big No and how parents and non-parents alike have a lot in common when it com...

Writer Nicole Louie visits the podcast this week to talk about the 14 years that went into the making of her newly released book, ' Others Like Me' . Wanting to explore her own feelings about having children, Nicole scoured the world to find women with stories to tell about their own experiences of lives without children. This book is a fascinating read and you can listen to this episode...

Dropping the final episode in this series of stories from listeners. A HUGE thank you once again to all of the people who took part and so generously shared their stories.  Would you like to share yours? If so then please do get in touch. I will be producing another round of shared stories very soon. hit me up on Insta @otherthanmotherhood_podcast

It is a privilege to bring you another installment of Your Stories. This week, the incredible Hannah, Nina and Rute are opening up about their childfree journeys. Enjoy! 

Welcome to the second installment of Your Stories -  tales from listeners all around the world.  A huge thank you to all of the women who participated and shared their perspectives and experiences from their child-free lives. It was truly an honor to speak to so many incredible people and I feel very proud to share the first set of stories with you. Allow me to introduce you to... Sarah, Maisy and...

I'm delighted to launch the first in a series of shared stories from listeners all around the world.  A huge thank you to all of the women who participated and shared their perspectives and experiences from their child-free lives. It was truly an honor to speak to so many incredible people and I feel very proud to share the first set of stories with you. Allow me to introduce you to... Becca,...

PRE-ORDER Fledging today. You can be one of the first to get your hands on a copy of Rose's new book about a woman exploring the questions of motherhood by following the link here: https://renardpress.com/books/fledging/ Listen to this episode to hear Rose discussing her novel, her own thoughts and feelings towards motherhood, and the personal journey and experiences that informed much of her...

Listen in to this discussion with Dr Dawn Llewellyn, who talks about her fascinating research on gender and feminism within religion. We discuss the role of women within the church of christianity, and the far-reaching interconnectedness between biblical teachings and pronatalism.  You can read more on Dawn and here research via her bio at the University of Chester.  https://profiles.chester.ac.uk...

We’re back after a brief hiatus and this week we’re joined by Sam from the Non-Mum Network, whose story went viral last year after she decided she wasn’t going to spend yet another Christmas covering for her colleagues with children over the holidays. What happened? Listen to find out. Sign Sam’s petition: https://chng.it/dxyTRZSgM8 Follow Sam on Social media @thenonmumnetwork 

This week, I'm bringing back some of my favourite parts of the conversation with Angela Gentile, creator of the Empowered Millennials media and coaching platform. Tune in to find out exactly why we think millennials are in quite a unique position, that sets the context for some of the ways in which we think, make decisions and evaluate our choices - including that of having children... Follow...