{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Ff23c362b-6ad9-440d-8236-a51fe58941b4","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"#025: Oops, I Forgot To Have Kids\u2026Or Did I? With Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey","description":"When I asked in two FB groups: \u201dWhat are your thoughts on choosing to NOT have kids OR being on the fence?\u201d I got 200 responses in under 30 minutes. \nI don\u2019t know if I did the topic justice but the aim was to demonstrate alongside my guest Clarissa that everyone has the right to find their joy regardless where it comes from; kids or no kids and that choosing to have kids or not are both natural and both need to be respected. \n\nWe cover: \n// The different reasons people choose to not have kids.\n// The reasons people don\u2019t have kids such as infertility and why asking: \u201cWhen are you going to have kids?\u201d isn\u2019t always welcomed.\n// When it\u2019s ok and when it\u2019s not, to ask someone if they want kids or why they don\u2019t want them.\n// Not having kids does not mean we\u2019re lacking or that something is wrong with us.\n// How to deal with intrusive or inquisitive questions around your situation of not having kids.\n// Why it\u2019s even more pressure to have children when you\u2019re married.\n// I read some of the submissions I received from men and women around this topic.\n// It\u2019s ok for parents to mourn their life pre-kids, it doesn't make them bad or selfish parents. \n\nThis conversation could go on for hours, there are so many more things we could have covered but this was a start, I hope this episode is beneficial! \n\nFind Clarisa on insta @ccr_sunshine & http://clarissastudio.com/ \n\n \nFind me at https://linktr.ee/toooldforthisshit or www.angie-s.com","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/465e6f56-4c5c-4d2b-bd92-25784145ff14/AUdk0JFSJ3zkGzTb1LH-lJTy.png"}