About this episode

Talia Koren chats with life coach Keltie Maguire about navigating the decision of having kids or living a child-free life.

I'm chatting with Keltie Maguire , a life coach who specializes in helping people navigate the kids-or-child-free decision — a topic we've never covered on this show before. After spending years as a fence-sitter herself before ultimately choosing a child-free life, Keltie now helps individuals and couples gain clarity on one of the most complex decisions they'll ever make. We're discussing everything from why "you'll just know" is terrible advice to why a pros and cons list won't actually help you, how to approach this decision when you're ambivalent, and why both people in a couple need to be willing to compromise. Keltie also shares how to talk about the kids question while you're dating: when to bring it up, what to put on your profile, and what to do when your person isn't sure. At the end, we tackle a dating dilemma about a woman who's finally found a stable, kind man she feels safe with, but she's embarrassed by how he looks. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Kids or Child Free Podcast (Keltie's pod) We Are Child Free Podcast T he Baby Decision (book) Amanda White's Substack, Fence Sitter THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS Boll & Branch:  Get 15% off the softest bedding at&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Talia Koren

Guest: Keltie Maguire

Topics covered

• dating
• children
• childfree
• relationships
• decision making

Keywords

• dating advice
• childfree decision
• relationships
• life coach
• dating dilemmas

Sponsors

Boll & Branch, Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kids or Child Free Podcast, We Are Child Free Podcast

Books & works: The Baby Decision

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