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Research Starts With A Story
We're joined by two brilliant researchers, Dr Nicola Spurling and Professor Cristina Archetti, for a conversation that goes right to the heart of why this podcast exists. Nicola is a sociologist at Lancaster University who's turned her attention to childlessness. Cristina is a professor, psychotherapist, and the author of two books on involuntary childlessness, including her brand-new release, The Trauma of Infertility.
Making Sense of Childlessness
What if the question "why don't you have children?" was one you spent a doctorate trying to answer for yourself?
That's exactly what Dr Naomi Menahem did. And what she found wasn't the grief she'd half expected. There was a nuanced and defiant feeling and ultimately more hopeful.
In Episode 89, Naomi joins us from Byron Bay to share her research on circumstantial childlessness, the concept of the Deferral Iceberg, and why she's chosen "robust pragmatism" over the quiet resignation of "acceptance." She also tells us about Childless Conversation, her new monthly in-person gathering for women who've been silent for too long.
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