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 Molly

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, Carly, Jerra and Jessica

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 writing process. Don't miss this one!

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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/D.LLEWELLYN

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

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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...


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Welcome to Redux Reduced - condensed versions of my episodes for a more on-the-go listen. This week, I've taken some choice parts of my conversation with Caitlin Durante,
in which Caitlin talks about the experience of having her tubes tied, the difficulties she experienced with the healthcare service and attitude's of many doctors and nurses, as well as her thoughts around regret when taking a permanent step towards her own childfree choices.

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Listen to Caitlin's other shows on all podcasting platforms: The Bechdel Cast & Sludge: An American Healthcare Story