91. Marcia Drut-Davis on Being Unapologetically Childfree

Keltie is speaking with childfree trailblazer, Marcia Drut-Davis, about the ups and downs of her life without children.

They discuss...

• Marcia's public "coming out" of her childfree choice on the national TV show "60 Minutes" in 1974 — and the backlash that came with it.
  
• The stigma surrounding the childfree choice and the emotional toll it can take on those who choose it.
  
• Marcia's friendships with moms — and what has been key to these relationships surviving the different seasons of parenthood.
• The importance of young people in her life — and how you can cultivate intergenerational relationships.
• The profound beauty that can be found in life's simple, and seemingly insignificant moments, and how these can be a source of immense joy.
• Live as an 83-year-old childfree woman

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(1:58) Meet Marcia and her Kids or Childfree decision

(9:06) Announcing her childfree decision on "60 Minutes"

(16:56) Tips for telling family & friends that you're not having kids

(25:25) Community across generations

(39:04) Being childfree in your 80s

(46:15) Advice for people on the fence

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Marcia's Instagram ▸ https://www.instagram.com/childfree_guru/

Read Marcia's two books:

Confessions of a Childfree Woman ▸ https://bookshop.org/p/books/confessions-of-a-childfree-woman-a-life-spent-swimming-against-the-mainstream-marcia-drut-davis/adbfbde18db5546e?ean=9780615819235&next=t

What?! You Don't Want Children? ▸ https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-you-don-t-want-children-understanding-rejection-in-the-childfree-lifestyle-marcia-drut-davis/99ca98586b6991e2?ean=9781646693504&next=t

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ABOUT MARCIA

Marcia Drut-Davis is an American author, speaker, and longtime pioneer of the childfree-by-choice movement who first gained national attention in 1974 when she publicly explained on 60 Minutes why she and her then-husband didn't want children, a decision that cost her teaching job and led to intense backlash. She went on to lead the first chapter of the National Organization for Non-Parents, write influential books including Confessions of a Childfree Woman and What?! You Don't Want Children?, and help normalize childfree lifestyles. In recognition of her impact, she received a Lifetime Childfree Contribution Award and continues to be celebrated as a mentor and advocate for choice and acceptance of voluntary non-parenthood.

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