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 8, 2017 | Social-Cultural Issues
Today is International Women’s Day! This Day has an interesting and powerful history. I like wikipedia’s description, as overall, it is a day that “commemorates the movement for women’s rights.” Today, I am inspired to post this short...
by Laura | Mar 2, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Childfree Research-related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
A recent study points to the entrenched workings of pronatalism, this one with a sample of college students at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Check it out. Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, associate professor of psychology, conducted a study where 204...
by Laura | Feb 9, 2017 | Baby Matrix related, Pronatalism
A recent article in the Life/Parent section of The Toronto Star took on a topic we’ve been seeing more of these days: motherhood regret. This article, “Mothers not alone in regret over having children” speaks to one of the most central pronatalist myths that all too...
by Laura | Dec 30, 2016 | Childfree & Sociology Topics, Childfree Events, Childfree-Related, Laura's La Vie Childfree Writings Library
At the beginning of 2016, I took stock of 40+ years of talking about the childfree choice. As we near the end of this year, I’d like to do the same just for this past year, and this time widen the discussion a bit. What positive trends have we seen this past year?...
