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How I Grew to Love The Single, Childfree Me
I wanted the fairytale but it wasn't to be - here's how I hung up my glass slippers for a new dream.
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There Is a Big, Uncomfortable Reason Why Some Women Don’t Have Children
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Motherhood Was Once My Dream — Here’s Why I Let It Go
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Eva Keiffenheim MSc
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How Jennifer Aniston’s Devastating Revelation Is a Lesson to Us All
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Ali Hall
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No, Childfree People Aren't Substituting Pets For Children
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Why People Who Don’t Have Children Deserve a More Inclusive Label
Childless, childfree, non-parent…we shouldn’t have to define ourselves as the inverse of those who have kids
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Y.L. Wolfe
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Life Without Children November Writing Prompt
I invite you to write an open letter...
Nov 1
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Ali Hall
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Jennifer Aniston Said No To Adoption. Does That Mean She Is Selfish?
When will we stop measuring women by their degree of imagined selflessness?
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Maria Garcia
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Writer Spotlight with Rose Diell author of Fledging
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
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Ali Hall
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Confessions of a Cheerfully Childfree Mentor
A teen’s curiosity about my childless life sparked an unexpected conversation
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No, Childfree People Aren't Substituting Pets For Children
Some of us just don't want kids
Oct 14
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Ali Hall
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Why We Need To Change the Language Used for People Without Children
And all the ways 'childfree' and 'childless' are used against us
Oct 3
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children October Writing Prompt
Critiquing the language used for people without children
Oct 1
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Ali Hall
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There Is a Big, Uncomfortable Reason Why Some Women Don’t Have Children
It’s not just about “selfishness” or lack of resources
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Charlie Brown
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How To Find Love When You Don’t Want Kids
Uncover hidden gems in unexpected places
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Neela 🌶️
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Life Without Children November Writing Prompt
I invite you to write an open letter...
Nov 1
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children October Writing Prompt
Critiquing the language used for people without children
Oct 1
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children September Writing Prompt
It's all about World Childless Week, and don't miss us at Medium Day 2025
Sep 1
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children August Writing Prompt
Celebrating the childfree - 1st of August is International Childfree Day
Aug 1
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Ali Hall
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Life Without Children July Writing Prompt
Continuum of changes, confusions and connections
Jul 1
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Ali Hall
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Writer Spotlight with Rose Diell author of Fledging
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Oct 24
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Ali Hall
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Rose Diell
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Discussions with Colleen Addison, writer of "What's It Like, Being Childless?"
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Sep 2
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Ali Hall
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Colleen Addison
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Discussions with Maria Garcia, writer of "What Our Hair Says About Our Expectation to Procreate"
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Jul 19
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Ali Hall
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Maria Garcia
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Discussions with Joe Guay, writer of "I Wanted To Be The Cool Young Dad - Not Do The Actual Parenting"
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
Jun 20
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Ali Hall
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Joe Guay
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Discussions with Charlie Brown, writer of "How Do You Grieve For Infertility When There Is Always Another Potential Route to Parenthood?”
A recording from Ali Hall's live video
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Ali Hall
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Charlie Brown
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