We are Childfree: Share Your Story

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Are you happy to share your identity?* This field is required.When we publish stories, we usually include the person's first name, age and country - but we always get consent first.
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Would you like to be featured on the We are Childfree podcast, as a portrait or in a book?* This field is required.Podcasts and portraits are a great way to tell our stories in more detail, in our own voices, accompanied by lovely photos! When time and travel allows, we'll continue to create this life-changing content, so just let us know if you'd like to be featured.
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Do you belong to a marginalised group?* This field is required.We're focused on reflecting the diversity of the childfree community, and are especially interested in speaking to different kinds of people, with different stories to tell. If you're older, have a disability, are part of a marginalised racial group, don't identify as a cis woman, or otherwise don't see your experience represented on We are Childfree, let us know! (This helps us decide who to feature in a podcast, portrait or book - if you answer “No”, your story will still go live on our website)
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Are you a "Childfree Trailblazer"? Are you aged 50+ and ready to be featured?* This field is required.If you choose "Yes", we'll include you in our Childfree Trailblazer project. We'll share your story through a Q&A on our Substack and consider featuring you as a portrait, and hopefully one day in a beautiful book!
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Please tell us more about your marginalised identity This helps us make sure we're representing the diversity of the childfree community, so please provide any info about your experience you think will be helpful. Thank you!
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Your Story* This field is required.Some questions to consider: • Where are you at on your childfree journey? • Have you always known you wouldn't have children, or is this a more recent realisation? • What are the reasons or circumstances which led you to a childfree life? • How did your friends, family, or community respond to your childfree status - then and now? • What do you like about your childfree life? What do you find difficult about it? • Have you ever regretted not having children? (it's OK if you have, or haven't - we want to normalise all experiences!) • How have you built chosen family, community, or found ways to stay connected with others? • Is there someone you look up to who inspires you to live your best childfree life? • What has being childfree meant for your life? What has it allowed you to do?
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How did you come to be childfree? What are the reasons or circumstances which led you to a childfree life?* This field is required.(Was it by choice, circumstance, or did you just always know...?)
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What has being childfree meant for your life? What has it allowed you to do?* This field is required.
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How did your friends, family, or community respond to your childfree status - then and now?* This field is required.(Any stories that stand out?)
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What do you like about your childfree life?* This field is required.
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What's difficult about your childfree life?* This field is required.
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What brings you joy or meaning these days?* This field is required.
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Have you ever regretted not having children?* This field is required.Has anything ever made you wonder, "what if...", even for a moment? What brought it on, and how did you work through those feelings?
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How have you built chosen family, or found ways to stay connected with others as you age?* This field is required.There's this idea that aging without children is lonely - is that true?
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How do you feel about the idea of leaving a legacy?* This field is required.Does it matter to you if you leave a legacy of any kind? If so, how would you like to be remembered?
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How has the conversation around being childfree changed during your lifetime?* This field is required.
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Is there someone you look up to who inspires you to live your best childfree life?* This field is required.Who is your childfree icon and why?
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What advice would you give to your younger self?* This field is required.What do you wish you'd known about living childfree when you were younger?
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