67. Stacey Hicks on Being One and Done

In this conversation, Keltie speaks with Stacey Hicks — a writer and Deputy Editor at Australian media outlet, Mamamia — about being a mom to one.

The two of them discuss...

• The complexities surrounding the decision to have kids and in particular, the choice to have only one child. (6:49)
  
  
• How being one and done elicits a similar response from other people as being or considering being childfree. (11:57)
  
  
• The challenges of navigating external expectations while striving to make choices that align with personal values and family dynamics. (25:02)
  
  
• The joys and challenges of raising an only child. (37:38)
  
  
• How self-trust and self-knowledge play into the decision about whether to have no kids, one kid, or multiple children. (45:21)

As mentioned in the show:

Find Stacey on social media at @staceyahicks.

Check out Stacey's writing at Mamamia, including her piece about being the mom of an only child: mamamia.com.au/only-child-families/

The only child researcher Stacey and I discuss in our conversation is Dr. Rosina McAlpine.

About Stacey:

Stacey Hicks is the Deputy Editor for Australia's largest women's media company, Mamamia. After working in magazines for a decade, she made the switch to digital where she loves sharing women's stories across news, lifestyle and parenting. She is also a mum to a glorious four-year-old girl with her husband, who she met in her first media job working at the local newspaper.

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