Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned”

by Laura | Jun 21, 2017

by Brittany Brolley In her first book, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned,” Lena Dunham fearlessly tackles a variety of topics with the candor and self-deprecation of a best friend. From her Obsessive Compulsive diagnosis to the...

Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death

by Laura | Aug 26, 2016

This book will hit your heart and mind, hard. Author Katy Butler has written a moving and informative memoir that will stick with you and inspire contemplation. In Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death, we intimately go with Katy on her...

Biocentrism, Buddhism, and the Parenthood Decision

by Laura | Jun 28, 2016 | Population Issues, Pronatalism

One of my new heroes is Captain Paul Watson, activist and founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Reading his recent commentary, “Human Lives Are Not More Important Than Animal Lives” in Outdoor Journal and then shortly after finishing the book, Other than...

The Childless and Childfree in History: An Interview with Historian Rachel Chrastil

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,...

Where Are We, After 40+ Years of Talking About the Childfree Choice?

by Laura | Jan 15, 2016 | Childfree Media-Related, Pronatalism

As 2015 came to a close, it marked another year of talking about the childfree choice  Let’s take stock. In the big picture, we’ve seen an ascent of talk about this choice in the public sphere since the 70s. That’s over four decades. Where are we after 40+ years...