by Laura | Oct 20, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
My interview with Kristen Grieco Elworthy about her Gloucester-18 documentary has made me think a lot more about intentional teen pregnancy. Unintended teen pregnancy is bad enough; but Kristen’s stat that about 1 in 5 teen pregnancies are intentional is equally...
by Laura | Oct 17, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Continuing my interview with producer, Kristen Grieco Elworthy on the teen pregnancy story that made international headlines and is now a documentary: Why did those who got pregnant want to get pregnant as a teen? What was my own observation, as a woman about 10 years...
by Laura | Oct 13, 2011 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree Psychology-Related, Childfree/Parenthood Related
Remember the story in the media about the “pregnancy pact” of the girls in Gloucester, Mass.? Well their story is told in a new documentary, The Gloucester-18. I had the pleasure of talking with its producer, Kristen Grieco Elworthy. Here is Part I of my...
by Laura | Jul 21, 2011 | Childfree Book-Related, Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues
I recently had the pleasure of being asked to be a guest on the childfree online forum in Israel called, “Women Who Don’t Want Children.” As part of this experience, I had the opportunity to meet Orna Donath, an author of a recently released book,...
by Laura | May 9, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related
My interest in world population issues recently led me to John Taves. He runs Pacific Northwest Software and PickATime.com, but he’s also consumed with solving the world’s population problem. He is an example of the famous Margaret Mead quote: “Never doubt...
by Laura | Apr 23, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Lifestyles
I am sure you’ve all seen pieces on the lives of some of the oldest people on the planet. They are generally asked, “What are the secrets to a long and healthy life?” Well, Dr. Ephraim, a rheumatologist, recently did the same for the San Francisco...