by Laura | Apr 25, 2017 | Book Related - General, Nonfiction Related, On a Personal Note
The incisive essay, “The Mother of All Questions,” by writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit, left me reflecting back on times when I was asked questions that caught me off guard, were offensive, or merely unfriendly, and how I would have more wisely answered...
by Laura | Apr 14, 2017 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Media-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Award-winning director Maxine Trump (no relation) is close to wrapping the important film, To Kid or Not To Kid, which aims to dispel the myth that making the decision to live childfree is weird, selfish or somehow wrong. I recently caught up with Maxine to talk...
by Laura | Apr 10, 2017 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree Research-related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
A recent study, “Parenthood as a Moral Imperative? Moral Outrage and the Stigmatization of Voluntarily Childfree Women and Men” by Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, has recently received quite a bit of online ink. The Outrage Result I elaborate on the study here; briefly –...
by Laura | Mar 28, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Check out the latest This is Home podcast just up today that talks about the choice to not have children. I had a great interview with Producer/Co-Host Erica Gerard, and was happy to be part of this podcast! The mission of the This is Home podcast is to “tell...
by Laura | Mar 21, 2017 | Man Swarm Related, Social-Cultural Issues
As many of you may recall, I collaborated with Dave Foreman, one of North America’s leading conservationists, on my last book, the 2nd edition of Man Swarm: How Overpopulation is Killing the Wild World. With the election of Donald Trump, and the impending...
