by Laura | May 17, 2016 | Childfree Interview-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
Recently one of my favorite interviewers – and a childfree one at that – was interviewed on the podcast, The Longest Shortest Time. Check out this interview with Terry Gross, the host and co-executive producer of the radio show, Fresh Air: Terry Gross...
by Laura | May 11, 2016 | Man Swarm Related, Population Issues
Melanie Davis recently reviewed and now I have read Love Heals Baby Elephants: Rebirthing Ivory Orphans myself. In addition to wonderful photos and stories of not only baby elephants but rhinos and lions, I was particularly moved when reading the last few chapters of...
by Laura | Apr 21, 2016 | Childfree Events, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
The next Not Mom Summit has been rescheduled to Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7, 2017. These Summits bring together “women without children regardless of cause,” and give voice to the many roads that lead women not to become mothers. I invite...
by Laura | Apr 13, 2016 | Childfree Research-related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
I recently found historian Rachel Chrastil’s site, Childless, Childfree: News, Research & the Arts. On this site, she “reports on childlessness in the news, research about childlessness, and portrayals of childlessness in the arts–past, present,...
by Laura | Apr 5, 2016 | Social-Cultural Issues
In the last several years, we’ve seen some some ink out there on who is happier – parents or those with no kids. I’ve lamented about the problems with some of the research in this area. This is why I was pleased to read the piece, “The...
