Courteney and Riannon

Welcome to Otherhood

Society EN ↓ 7 episodes

Welcome to Otherhood! This podcast celebrates being childfree by choice and the many pathways to choose from other than motherhood. We talk to people in our lives about the decision not to have children and the difficulty escaping the message that motherhood is a necessary part of life. Email us: welcometootherhood@gmail.comInstagram: @welcometootherhood_

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Courteney and Riannon

Episodes

S1 EP6: We need you! 22.12.2025 35:46

Thanks for joining us for our final episode of series 1! We talk about our original aims for the podcast, building communities for those who are child free and we finish with a little surprise from Riannon to Courteney. Thank you to everyone who has listened along; it means a lot! References: Donath, O. (2017) Regretting Motherhood: A Study. North Atlantic Books. Childfree millennial Instagram: ch...

S1 EP5: Welcome to Otherhood! Celebrating being a….? 08.12.2025 31:23

It’s time to celebrate this way of life! In episode 5, we discuss a name and an identity for people like us. We hear about what’s been important in the lives and to the identities of our instagram followers, and we share what we are excited about for our futures. P.s. you might want a pen and pad ready! References: Heti, S. (2018) Motherhood. Penguin Random House. Magennis, C. (2024) Harpy A Manif...

S1 EP4: How we made the decision not to have children 24.11.2025 40:43

In this episode, we share our individual experiences of how we came to the conclusion that motherhood was not the right path for us. References Donath, O. (2017) Regretting Motherhood: A Study. North Atlantic Books. Heti, S. (2018) Motherhood. Penguin Random House. Warrington, R. (2023) Women without Kids. Orion Spring.

S1 EP3: How do people decide whether or not to have children? 08.11.2025 40:43

Is motherhood an expectation or a genuine choice? In this episode, we explore the cultural narratives that shape how we make the decision of whether to have children or not. Corrections corner We say Bruce Trotter from Matilda, this is definitely not his name! It’s Bruce Bogtrotter! When we discuss the statistics about Poland. Out of the 38 million Polish population, some of them will be children...

S1 EP2: Why is it so hard to talk about not wanting children? 25.10.2025 40:40

In this episode we discuss the question, why is it so hard to talk about not wanting children? We ask our Instagram followers, chat about some of the wider systems at play and suggest some things that make it easier to talk about this subject. References Hagen, S. (2019) Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You. Harper Collins. Gallagher, J. (2020) Fertility rate: ‘jaw-droppi...

Episode One: Pilot - Childfree by Choice 11.10.2025 32:42

This is our pilot episode :-) We talk about the creation of our podcast, our inspiration, waffle on about some other stuff, and talk about what we hope to achieve with ‘Welcome to Otherhood’. And just to reassure you - we have bought decent equipment by Episode 2! References Donath, O. (2017) Regretting Motherhood: A Study. North Atlantic Books. Heti, S. (2018) Motherhood. Penguin Random House. Wa...

Welcome to Otherhood TRAILER 01.10.2025 1:34

Hello! Welcome to Otherhood - a podcast exploring how for some women motherhood is not necessary. Enjoy!