Emma Gannon on Happy Mum Happy Baby: The Podcast

It’s something a little bit different on this week’s show. Giovanna’s guest is the bestselling author Emma Gannon, who is child-free by choice.
Emma opens up to Gi about her personal decision not to have children and the importance of finding supportive child-free friendships. They also talk about how choosing not to have kids doesn’t mean having to grow apart from your friends who do, plus the societal pressure put on women to experience motherhood.
You can read more from Emma over on The Hyphen thehyphen.substack.com
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[@58mummybear]

thank you for this conversation. i have lost many friends once they became parents because they knew i didn't want children they stopped inviting me to get togethers thinking I wouldn't want to be interested just because we don't want children it doesn't mean we don't want to be part of our friends families. it can be isolating and get a lot of judgement from other women especially.

[@nataliewood9462]

Thank you both for this. I am also childless by choice but love listening to the podcast. Was lovely to hear from Emma's perspective. It's often difficult to have these conversations with other women who don't understand my point of view.

[@powderandpaint14]

Someone who is childfree by choice, really good to hear this perspective!

[@LaurenStagles]

I always really wanted children, and was always told I'm maternal and will be a great mother. I genuinely have found it so much harder than I thought i would

[@katmclachlan8786]

Ohh my gosh I feel seen with this comment I find some of it soo difficult I question my choice sometimes not that I'd change them