unRipe - Learning to Embrace the Childless Life
110 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -A podcast for women (and even men) with an honest voice about the realities of living without children. It is my mission to provide a platform for this global group, to create a supportive environment & community for the Childless and Childfree to share our stories and experiences.(un)Ripe is a vibrant, supportive community hosted by me, Jo Vraca. Each fortnight, I speak with women and men, counsellors, spinsters, hypnotherapists, journalists, authors, women who are in the middle of grief, or who have come through it and are living unexpectedly fabulous lives.I'll help you share your story so we can build advocacy, and find our purpose and meaning when it is not defined by for us through the role of motherhood. I'm on a mission! Join me, as I look to our past, our present and our futures with a global array of special guests so we can change the narrative about childless and childfree life and embrace our lives without children.
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Episodes
Living the Unexpectedly Childfree Life After Infertility with Kati Seppi
February 25, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBKati 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 infertility through endometriosis, and about the life she and her husband have found for themselves despite that. Katy went from being someone wh...
Are same sex couples opting out and choosing to be childfree?
February 11, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBToday's episode features a female same sex couple who have had THE conversation about kids, and they've both agreed on the way forward. Holly grew up as a Jehovah's Witness, May didn't. It's an interesting chat! Come on… join us. Sign up to our newsletter over on our website: http://www.unripecommunity.com.au Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/unripecommunity Private Group: @unripecommunitygroup – https://www.facebook.com/groups/unripecommunitygroup Instagram: http://www.instagram...
Episode16: They Wanna be Free, Gay and Happy (and Childfree)
February 11, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBWelcome 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 childfree folks. We go deeper! Today's episode features a female same sex couple who have had THE conversation about kids, and they...
Episode16: Let's talk about gay couples and choosing to be childfree
February 11, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBWelcome 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 childfree folks. We go deeper! Today's episode features a female same sex couple who have had THE conversation about kids, and they...
16: Are gay couples opting out and choosing to be childfree?
February 11, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBWelcome 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 childfree folks. We go deeper! Today's episode features a female same sex couple who have had THE conversation about kids, and they...
16: Are gay couples opting out and choosing to be childfree? I ask Holly and May
February 11, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBWelcome 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 childfree folks. We go deeper! Today's episode features a female same sex couple who have had THE conversation about kids, and they...
Episode 15: 1 in 9 Women - So Why Don't We Have a Cure Yet?
January 28, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBRecently, 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 Women's Health Specialist, Michelle Edwards, about the signs and what to do if you suspect you have endometriosis. Sign up to our newsletter over on our websi...
15: 1 in 9 Women have endometriosis - So Why Don't We Have a Cure Yet? I ask Naturopath, Michelle Williams
January 28, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBRecently, Lena Dunham wrote a follow up article for Harpers Magazine about the two years since her hysterectomy after an endometriosis diagnosis. I discuss the importance of talking about endo and normalising the conversation. I learn that period pain may be common, but it's not normal. I also speak to Naturopath and Women's Health Specialist, Michelle Edwards, about the signs and what to do if you suspect you have endometriosis. Sign up to our newsletter over on our website: http://www.un...
15: 1 in 9 Women have endometriosis - So Why Don't We Have a Cure Yet?
January 28, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBRecently, Lena Dunham wrote a follow up article for Harpers Magazine about the two years since her hysterectomy after an endometriosis diagnosis. I discuss 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 Women's Health Specialist, Michelle Edwards, about the signs and what to do if you suspect you have endometriosis. Sign up to our newsletter over on our website: http://www....
14: Four Childless Women Walk into a Bar
January 12, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBFour 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 culture, Mariecris is 38, Phillipino, she’s currently engaged and has been married once before, and there’s a lot of cultural pressure in her community for women to have babies and gro...
14: Four Childless Women Walk into a Bar and Keep it Real!
January 12, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBFour 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 culture, Mariecris is 38, Phillipino, she’s currently engaged and has been married once before, and there’s a lot of cultural pressure in her community for women to have babies and gro...
Episode 14: Four Childless Women Walk into a Bar
January 12, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBFour 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 culture, Mariecris is 38, Phillipino, she’s currently engaged and has been married once before, and there’s a lot of cultural pressure in her community for women to have babies and gro...
What happens when four women talk about childlessness and keep it real? Have a listen.
January 12, 2021 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBFour 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 culture, Mariecris is 38, Phillipino, she’s currently engaged and has been married once before, and there’s a lot of cultural pressure in her community for women to have babies and gro...
Episode 13: It’s Okay to be Sad, and Angry, and to Laugh, too. You're not Dead, you're just Childless
December 29, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBToday 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 motherhood loss. She understands the complexities of supporting women who experience involuntary childlessness. As the founder of The Empty Cradle, Sarah aims ...
13: It’s Okay to be Sad, and Angry, and to Laugh, too. You're not Dead, you're just Childless
December 29, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBToday 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 motherhood loss. She understands the complexities of supporting women who experience involuntary childlessness. As the founder of The Empty Cradle, Sarah aims ...
13: It’s Okay to be Sad, and Angry, and to Laugh, too. You're not Dead, you're just Childless, with Sarah Roberts
December 29, 2020 07:00 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBToday 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 motherhood loss. She understands the complexities of supporting women who experience involuntary childlessness. As the founder of The Empty Cradle, Sarah aims ...
12: Coping with Christmas when You're Childless - Plus some tips for parents!
December 15, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBChristmas can be exhausting, both physically and emotionally. Today, 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 with kids. Of course, you might love it! I find it exhausting so I keep it simple, but if you have no choice and you're heading off to a family affair where there will be family that you may not see very ofte...
(un)Ripe Episode 12 - Coping with Christmas when You're Childless - Plus some tips for parents!
December 15, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBChristmas 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 with kids. Of course, you might love it! I find it exhausting so I keep it simple, but if you have no choice and you're heading off to a family affair where there will be family that y...
Millennials - Why is Opting In or Out of Having Babies More Complex than Ever? A Millennial tells us
November 30, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBWithin 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 today's episode, I speak to Sharon Green, writer, editor and co-founded of She Defined, an Australian publication that tackles the challenges that face today's woman. Sign up to our newsletter over on our website: http://www.unripecommunity.com.au Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/unripecommunity Private...
(un)Ripe Episode 11 - Millennials on Why Opting In/Out of Having Babies is More Complex than Ever.
November 30, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBWithin 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 today's episode, I speak to Sharon Green, writer, editor and co-founded of She Defined, an Australian publication that tackles the challenges that face today's woman. Sign up to our newsletter over on our website: http://www.unripecommunity.com.au Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/unripecommunity Private...
11: Millennials on Why Opting In/Out of Having Babies is More Complex than Ever.
November 30, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBWithin 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 today's episode, I speak to Sharon Green, writer, editor and co-founded of She Defined, an Australian publication that tackles the challenges that face today's woman. Sign up to our newsletter over on our website: http://www.unripecommunity.com.au Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/unripecommunity Private...
(un)Ripe Episode 11 - Millennials Ask: Is it Immoral to have babies?
November 30, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBWithin 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 today's episode, I speak to Sharon Green, writer, editor and co-founded of She Defined, an Australian publication that tackles the challenges that face today's woman. Sign up to our newsletter over on our website: http://www.unripecommunity.com.au Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/unripecommunity Private...
11: Millennials on Why Opting In/Out of Having Babies is More Complex than Ever, with Sharon Green from She Defined Mag
November 30, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBWithin 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 today's episode, I speak to Sharon Green, writer, editor and co-founded of She Defined, an Australian publication that tackles the challenges that face today's woman. Sign up to our newsletter over on our website: http://www.unripecommunity.com.au Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/unripecommunity Private...
(un)Ripe Episode 10 - What happens after hope? Jody Day tells us!
November 14, 2020 23:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBKnown as the Patron Saint of the childless community, Jody Day is a force to be reckoned with. With one book under her belt, a massive, global community of childless women in Gateway Women, a TED Talk, and a nature that is both energising and soothing, Jody is entering, as she calls it, her elderhood. In this episode, we talk to Jody about her experiences as a childless woman, and her plans for her future and the future of advocating for childless women. Sign up to our newsletter over on ou...
10: What happens after we've lost hope? Jody Day tells us!
November 14, 2020 23:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBKnown as the Patron Saint of the childless community, Jody Day is a force to be reckoned with. With one book under her belt, a massive, global community of childless women in Gateway Women, a TED Talk, and a nature that is both energising and soothing, Jody is entering, as she calls it, her elderhood. In this episode, we talk to Jody about her experiences as a childless woman, and her plans for her future and the future of advocating for childless women. Sign up to our newsletter over on ou...
10: What happens after we've lost hope? Gateway Women's Jody Day tells us!
November 14, 2020 23:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBKnown as the Patron Saint of the childless community, Jody Day is a force to be reckoned with. With one book under her belt, a massive, global community of childless women in Gateway Women, a TED Talk, and a nature that is both energising and soothing, Jody is entering, as she calls it, her elderhood. In this episode, I talk to Jody about her experiences as a childless woman, and her plans for her future and the future of advocating for childless women. Sign up to our newsletter over on our...
9: Aging without children - What's the Plan?
November 03, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBAging without children isn't always a choice, and this week we speak with 67-year-old Heather who surprises us with a story she hasn't shared with anyone. It’s a big story and we are honoured to have her share it. Heather hopes her story helps other women share. Stats: We investigate advocacy for the aging childless and childfree population in Australia and New Zealand. There's plenty of room for improvement. In Shit that Comes up on My Feed we share a must read Facebook page that flips...
(un)Ripe Episode 9 - Aging without children - What's the Plan?
November 03, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBAging without children isn't always a choice, and this week we speak with 67-year-old Heather who surprises us with a story she hasn't shared with anyone. It’s a big story and we are honoured to have her share it. Heather hopes her story helps other women share. Stats: We investigate advocacy for the aging childless and childfree population in Australia and New Zealand. There's plenty of room for improvement. In Shit that Comes up on My Feed we share a must read Facebook page that flips...
(un)Ripe Episode 8 - Periods. What are they good for, anyway?
October 20, 2020 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBWhat is the point of having a period when you can't or don't intend to have children? In this episode, we go deep and get super personal all about period and speak to members of the community to find out what periods mean to them. From 67-year-old guest Heather who teaches us all about “rag suspender belts” to 34-year-old Skye, who had to have a hysterectomy at 31, and 44 year-old Pen, with heavy periods and nine miscarriages. Stats: What can impact periods (plenty) and the average ages...
8: Periods. What are they good for, anyway?
October 20, 2020 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBWhat is the point of having a period when you can't or don't intend to have children? In this episode, we go deep and get super personal all about period and speak to members of the community to find out what periods mean to them. From 67-year-old guest Heather who teaches us all about “rag suspender belts” to 34-year-old Skye, who had to have a hysterectomy at 31, and 44 year-old Pen, with heavy periods and nine miscarriages. Stats: What can impact periods (plenty) and the average ages...
8: Periods. What are they good for, anyway? A group of us let it all out!
October 20, 2020 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBWhat is the point of having a period when you can't or don't intend to have children? In this episode, we go deep and get super personal all about period and speak to members of the community to find out what periods mean to them. From 67-year-old guest Heather who teaches us all about “rag suspender belts” to 34-year-old Skye, who had to have a hysterectomy at 31, and 44 year-old Pen, with heavy periods and nine miscarriages. Stats: What can impact periods (plenty) and the average ages...
(un)Ripe Episode 7 - What's your Plan B? How do we find our life purpose now?
October 06, 2020 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBWhen your Plan A doesn't go as planned, what's your Plan B? What does our future hold without children? Can we Google the answer? What about Jeeves? We speak to Anne Barratt from Empowering Health about her story after IVF and a hysterectomy. Anne is a professional practitioner who employs kinesiology, EFT, counselling, hypnotherapy and a host of different modalities to help reset our minds and bodies to focus clearly on what we want for our future. Stats: Our elder community tell us how t...
7: What's your Plan B? How do we find our life purpose now? Natural Practitioner, Anne Barratt tells us.
October 06, 2020 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBWhen your Plan A doesn't go as planned, what's your Plan B? What does our future hold without children? Can we Google the answer? What about Jeeves? We speak to Anne Barratt from Empowering Health about her story after IVF and a hysterectomy. Anne is a professional practitioner who employs kinesiology, EFT, counselling, hypnotherapy and a host of different modalities to help reset our minds and bodies to focus clearly on what we want for our future. Stats: Our elder community tell us how t...
7: What's your Plan B? How do we find our life purpose now?
October 06, 2020 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBWhen your Plan A doesn't go as planned, what's your Plan B? What does our future hold without children? Can we Google the answer? What about Jeeves? We speak to Anne Barratt from Empowering Health about her story after IVF and a hysterectomy. Anne is a professional practitioner who employs kinesiology, EFT, counselling, hypnotherapy and a host of different modalities to help reset our minds and bodies to focus clearly on what we want for our future. Stats: Our elder community tell us how t...
6: When did we know we were never going to be mums?
September 29, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBWhen did you know you weren’t going to have children. Did you decide or were you a fence sitter? Or maybe you didn't decide, but there was a point when you just knew. My special guests are Dr Bronwyn Harman who is currently finalising her phD about childfree women. We also speak to friend of the podcast, Lovisa, who talks about her journey as a childfree woman, both in Sweden and in Australia. Stats: We crunch the numbers and facts about why women are childfree by choice or by circumstanc...
6: When did we know we were never going to be mums? Dr Bronwyn Harman tells us.
September 29, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBWhen did you know you weren’t going to have children. Did you decide or were you a fence sitter? Or maybe you didn't decide, but there was a point when you just knew. My special guests are Dr Bronwyn Harman who is currently finalising her phD about childfree women. We also speak to friend of the podcast, Lovisa, who talks about her journey as a childfree woman, both in Sweden and in Australia. Stats: We crunch the numbers and facts about why women are childfree by choice or by circumstanc...
(un)Ripe Episode 6 - When did we know we were never going to be mums?
September 29, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBWhen did you know you weren’t going to have children. Did you decide or were you a fence sitter? Or maybe you didn't decide, but there was a point when you just knew. My special guests are Dr Bronwyn Harman who is currently finalising her phD about childfree women. We also speak to friend of the podcast, Lovisa, who talks about her journey as a childfree woman, both in Sweden and in Australia. Stats: We crunch the numbers and facts about why women are childfree by choice or by circumstanc...
5: What happens when all your friends have kids and you don't?
September 21, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBWhat happens to friendships when you don't have kids but they do? In this episode I share my experience of all the friendships that have been lost to motherhood over the years. If you are a mum and you’re listening we’d love to hear your thoughts on your friendships with childless women and if they fell to the wayside or how you maintained them. In Shit that comes up on our Feed, Jo is angry (surprise!) over a recent IVF TV ad. Question of the Week: Childless women – how did you maintain ...
(un)Ripe Episode 5 - What happens when all your friends have kids and you don't?
September 21, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBWhat happens to friendships when you don't have kids but they do? In this episode I share my experience of all the friendships that have been lost to motherhood over the years. If you are a mum and you’re listening we’d love to hear your thoughts on your friendships with childless women and if they fell to the wayside or how you maintained them. In Shit that comes up on our Feed, Jo is angry (surprise!) over a recent IVF TV ad. Question of the Week: Childless women – how did you maintain ...
(un)Ripe Episode 5 - Where did all our friends disappear to?
September 21, 2020 11:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBWhat happens to friendships when you don't have kids but they do? In this episode we share our experience of all the friendships that have been lost to motherhood over the years. If you are a mum and you’re listening we’d love to hear your thoughts on your friendships with childless women and if they fell to the wayside or how you maintained them. In Shit that comes up on our Feed, Jo is angry (surprise!) over a recent IVF TV ad. Question of the Week: Childless women – how did you maintai...
4: Coping with family events when you don't have kids
September 15, 2020 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBLet's talk about our families. We’re going to talk about families and the relationships we have with them as childless adults. What are those family occasions that hurt because we're childless at events that focus on families and children? (Please excuse the sound in parts of this episode. We had a few tech issues!) Statistics: We talk about household sizes over time. Our guest this week shares her childless story that includes chronic illness, IVF, marrying into a large family and her hea...
(un)Ripe Episode 4 - On family events when you don't have kids
September 15, 2020 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBLet's talk about our families. We’re going to talk about families and the relationships we have with them as childless adults. What are those family occasions that hurt because we're childless at events that focus on families and children? (Please excuse the sound in parts of this episode. We had a few tech issues!) Statistics: We talk about household sizes over time. Our guest this week shares her childless story that includes chronic illness, IVF, marrying into a large family and her hea...
(un)Ripe Episode 4 - When you're childless at family events
September 15, 2020 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBLet's talk about our families. We’re going to talk about families and the relationships we have with them as childless adults. What are those family occasions that hurt because we're childless at events that focus on families and children? (Please excuse the sound in parts of this episode. We had a few tech issues!) Statistics: We talk about household sizes over time. Our guest this week shares her childless story that includes chronic illness, IVF, marrying into a large family and her hea...
(un)Ripe Episode 3 - Where did all the childless women come from?
September 08, 2020 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBHow did our family influence our childlessness? This week's special guest, Maree, is one of four adopted siblings. We chat about her family, her mother's trauma over her own infertility, and how that influenced Maree's choices around family, relationships and children. Statistics: What are the stats relating to the backgrounds of childless women, are there common threads? Shit that comes up on my feed: The online Tupperware party! Icebreakers can be heart breakers. Be warned. We also ask, ...
3: Our roots - what is our childless story?
September 08, 2020 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBHow did our family influence our childlessness? This week's special guest, Maree, is one of four adopted siblings. We chat about her family, her mother's trauma over her own infertility, and how that influenced Maree's choices around family, relationships and children. Statistics: What are the stats relating to the backgrounds of childless women, are there common threads? Shit that comes up on my feed: The online Tupperware party! Icebreakers can be heart breakers. Be warned. We also ask, ...
3: Our roots - what is our childless story? Maree is adopted and Childless.
September 08, 2020 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBHow did our family influence our childlessness? This week's special guest, Maree, is one of four adopted siblings. We chat about her family, her mother's trauma over her own infertility, and how that influenced Maree's choices around family, relationships and children. Statistics: What are the stats relating to the backgrounds of childless women, are there common threads? Shit that comes up on my feed: The online Tupperware party! Icebreakers can be heart breakers. Be warned. We also ask, ...
(un)Ripe Episode 3 - On our roots. An origen story.
September 08, 2020 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBHow did our family influence our childlessness? This week's special guest, Maree, is one of four adopted siblings. We chat about her family, her mother's trauma over her own infertility, and how that influenced Maree's choices around family, relationships and children. Statistics: What are the stats relating to the backgrounds of childless women, are there common threads? Shit that comes up on my feed: The online Tupperware party! Icebreakers can be heart breakers. Be warned. We also ask, ...
(un)Ripe Episode 3 - On our roots. An origin story.
September 08, 2020 18:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBHow did our family influence our childlessness? This week's special guest, Maree, is one of four adopted siblings. We chat about her family, her mother's trauma over her own infertility, and how that influenced Maree's choices around family, relationships and children. Statistics: What are the stats relating to the backgrounds of childless women, are there common threads? Shit that comes up on my feed: The online Tupperware party! Icebreakers can be heart breakers. Be warned. We also ask, ...
(un)Ripe Episode 2 Mini Episode - World Childless Week
September 03, 2020 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBIn our first mini episode we talk to World Childless Week founder Stephanie Phillips. World Childless Week 2020 is a virtual event held online through this website and on social media channels from September 14-20. To find out more about World Childless Week: www.worldchildlessweek.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldChildlessWeek Join the (un)Ripe Community Website: www.unripecommunity.com.au Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/unripecommunity Private Group: @unripecommunit...
2: World Childless Week
September 03, 2020 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBIn our first mini episode we talk to World Childless Week founder Stephanie Phillips. World Childless Week 2020 is a virtual event held online through this website and on social media channels from September 14-20. To find out more about World Childless Week: www.worldchildlessweek.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldChildlessWeek Join the (un)Ripe Community Website: www.unripecommunity.com.au Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/unripecommunity Private Group: @unripecommunit...