Finding peace after childlessness with "apprentice crone" Jody Day

About this episode

Jody Day discusses her journey through childless grief and the importance of community for non-parents.

Meet Jody Day , an icon, an inspiration, and a pioneer in creating community for non-parents 💝 From the episode: - how Jody worked through her childless grief to feel as childfree as if she’d chosen it - why everyone along the non-parent spectrum needs to unite to fight against the powers of pronatalism - Alterkin, Jody’s innovative, in-person, intergenerational community of non-parents who vow to support each other as they age We are Childfree is an independent podcast and we rely on community support to keep going. Please consider becoming a Dolly Patron, starting at €5 a month. You’ll get full episodes, exclusive portraits, access to the chat and free childfree stories straight to your inbox. Help us get to 2000 members, to cover the costs of celebrating and supporting childfree lives for one more year! Find out how to become a Dolly Patron at wearechildfree.substack.com 🔗 Links Find Jody at Gateway Elderwomen Book: Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids - edited by Meghan Daum Book: The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World - Laura Carroll Book: No…

People in this episode

Host: Zoë Noble

Guest: Jody Day

Topics covered

• childlessness
• community
• non-parents
• pronatalism
• support
• grief

Keywords

• childfree
• community support
• pronatalism
• childless grief
• Alterkin
• non-parent spectrum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gateway Elderwomen

Books & works: Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids, The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World, No One Talks About This Stuff

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