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I am my own worst enemy and a terrible cheerleader. That’s why I want you to meet Jody O’Brien. Jody is calls herself the “Chief Cheerleader” and she is cheering us all on. After being diagnosed with early menopause in her late 30s, and the only way she would carry a baby would be with …
“What’s my purpose in life if I don’t have kids? Hold my beer while I find out.” That’s a quote by Brigid May of The Fruitless Figtree. Brigid is everything you want from a bestie – she’s angry, vocal, honest, a little bit dark, wants to light things on fire (in her head only!), and …
“I was given a sample jar and a key; the technician then tells me that I’m in the room behind me. “There is only one key so you can feel secure that once locked no-one else will enter”, she said. “There is scotch in the cupboard and magazines in the draw, wash your hands …
Kati Seppi is the supercharged founder of Chasing Creation. In today’s episode we tackle the big topics – Designing a childfree life, strengthening relationships after infertility. Katy grew up Mormon in Utah, and lives in Utah today with her husband, and she calls herself “unexpectedly childfree after infertility”. We speak about her journey to …
Welcome to Season 2 of the unRipe podcast. In season 2, I’m changing up the format a bit, and I’ll be bringing you rich, diverse stories from both women and men, same sex couples, married, single, defacto, psychologists and natural therapists, alternative practitioners, authors, bloggers, travellers, politicians, musicians and the full gamut of childless and …
Recently, Lena Dunham wrote a follow up article for Harpers Magazine about the two years since her hysterectomy after an endometriosis diagnosis. Mina and I discuss about the importance of talking about endo and normalising the conversation. We learn that period pain may be common, but it’s not normal. We also speak to Naturopath and …
Four Childless Women Walk Into a Bar… Actually, we’re at my house, which can sometimes look like a bar. And all four of us are childless. Ranging from 34 to 51, we’re all at different stages of our childless journeys. and we all come from very different backgrounds culturally. Obviously you know my Italian …
Today I welcome Sarah Roberts to the podcast. We talk about grief and second chances! Sarah is not only a counsellor for childless women, she’s one of us! With over 25 years experience in counselling, teaching and community work, Sarah brings her lived experience to The Empty Cradle where she focuses on involuntary childlessness and …
Christmas can be exhausting, both physically and emotionally. Today, along with co-host Mina, I’m also bringing you a series of tips to get you through the big days over the holidays. These tips will help all of us without kids to navigate the Christmas landscape when there might be a tonne of happy families …
Within the next couple of decades, the number of households without children is set to outnumber the number with children, through the idea of the “traditional family” on it head. In my latest episode, I speak to Sharon Green, writer, editor and co-founder of She Defined, an Australian publication that tackles the challenges that face …