What If I Don’t Want Kids? (with Helena de Groot)

About this episode

Helena de Groot shares her experience of choosing not to have children amidst societal pressures.

When a woman decides she doesn't want kids, everyone has an opinion about it. For women in that position, it can be disorienting to distinguish between what you want and what society wants for you. This week, audio producer and storyteller Helena de Groot tells us her story about giving up everything to stay true to what she knew she did and didn’t want. To hear more of Helena's story, listen and subscribe to Creation Myth wherever you get podcasts.    Do you have a boysober story to share? We'd love to hear from you! Email us a voice note at  boysoberpodcast@gmail.com , or leave a voicemail at (518) 83-SOBER. Please say your name before leaving your message, and don’t forget to include your phone number in case we want to follow up. By leaving a voicemail, you are giving Boysober permission and license to use some or all of your message in our show. But if you want to be anonymous, please state that in your call.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Boysober

Guest: Helena de Groot

Topics covered

• parenting choices
• societal expectations
• personal identity
• women's rights
• life decisions

Keywords

• not wanting kids
• society
• personal story
• women's choices
• parenting
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boysober, iHeartPodcasts, Creation Myth

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