Podcasts by unRipe - Learning to Embrace the Childless Life

Say What? Vanilla - Cake, Princesses and Bondage from 2021-08-26T16:00

I have a little surprise. Today I'm bringing you the first full episode of my new show, "Say What The Podcast", for word nerds and history geeks. Enjoy!

Come and hang out...

Happy Anniversary! Say What? from 2021-08-26T15:00

It's unRipe's 1st Birthday! And I have a little surprise. Today I'm bringing you a taste of my new show, "Say What The Podcast", for word nerds and history geeks. Enjoy!...

Jeff and I Answer Your Questions - What's Our Childless Life Look Like? from 2021-08-12T05:00

In Part 2, Jeff (my husband) and I answer your questions about how we live our lives as a childless couple. Like, what brings us joy? How have we managed not to get divorced? Do we actually work...

Are Childless Women Selfish (Hint: No) - I ask Sarah Roberts from 2021-07-29T02:00

I got really curious about some of the things that we childless women are told, like how we’re selfish, we don’t know what true love is unless we’ve had a baby, and so on. Some people in the chi...

When infertility hits home - My Story of childlessness, IVF + My Husband Speaks! from 2021-07-16T00:00

In Part 1 of 2, I tell you my story and how came to be (happily) childless after infertility. Plus, my husband, Jeff, who is also the sound engineer for the show, talks about his life in the Sta...

Can a little bit of Kink Fix Our Post Infertility Love Life? from 2021-07-02T02:00

In the childless and childfree community, we talk about building a community with adults, where we’re not always surrounded by babies, kids, pregnant women and people talking about their ki...

Childless by Marriage - When your partner doesn't want any kids and you do - with Sue Lick from 2021-06-17T23:00

When I first heard about childless stepmums, I thought to myself, how lucky! You may not have had your own, but here you are, an instant family.

But then I started hearing from w...

Post Traumatic Growth & Toxic Positivity with Tanya Hubbard from 2021-06-02T11:00

Tanya Hubbard and her husband live in Vancouver Canada and, like Australia, they have a robust public healthcare system with long waiting periods for elective, non-emergency surgery – and it cer...

Childless AND an Only Child - So Who's going to find us when we die? I ask Alisha Saavedra from 2021-05-21T01:00

I've mentioned it before - I'm an only child. So I reached out to see how many of us childless are also onlies and today's guest, Alisha Saavedra put up her hand. 

Alisha li...

Spinsters versus bachelors. What's the difference? I ask Donna Ward from 2021-05-06T14:00

When you think of the term “spinster”, what comes to mind? Old, Sad, Crazy Cat Lady, Lonely, Bitter. 

“That old-maid myth is garbage.” Diane Keaton has said, and judging by the spinsters t...

Childless after her husband's failed vasectomy reversal with Laura Curtis from 2021-04-22T06:00

Laura Curtis uses her voice to tell stories through song and sound. She met her husband when she was 22 and he was 36. He’d had a vasectomy in a previous relationship, so when Laura expressed he...

How to be Childless and Confident with Cheerleader Jody O'Brien from 2021-04-07T14:00

I am my own worst enemy and a terrible cheerleader. That’s why I want you to meet Jody O’Brien. Jody is calls herself the "Chief Cheerleader" and she is cheering us all on. After being...

What’s my Life Purpose if I don’t have kids? Hold my beer while I find out, says Brigid May from 2021-03-25T05:00

 “What’s my purpose in life if I don’t have kids? Hold my beer while I find out.”

That's a quote by Brigid May of The Fruitless Figtree. Brigid is everything you want from a bestie...

Why don't we talk about male infertility? Let's find out with Michael Hughes from 2021-03-11T05:00

“I was given a sample jar and a key; the technician then tells me that I’m in the room behind me. “There is only one key so you can feel secure that once locked no-one else will enter”, she said...

Living the Unexpectedly Childfree Life After Infertility with Kati Seppi from 2021-02-25T04:00

Kati Seppi is the supercharged founder of Chasing Creation. In today's episode we tackle the big topics -  Designing a childfree life, strengthening relationships after infertility.
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Are same sex couples opting out and choosing to be childfree? from 2021-02-11T05:00

Today's episode features a female same sex couple who have had THE conversation about kids, and they've both agreed on the way forward.

Holly grew up as a Jehovah's Witne...

1 in 9 Women have endometriosis - So Why Don't We Have a Cure Yet? I ask Naturopath, Michelle Williams from 2021-01-28T01:00

Recently, Lena Dunham wrote a follow up article for Harpers Magazine about the two years since her hysterectomy after an endometriosis diagnosis. I discuss the importance of talking about endo a...

What happens when four women talk about childlessness and keep it real? Have a listen. from 2021-01-12T06:00

Four Childless Women Walk Into a Bar... Actually, we're at my house, which can sometimes look like a bar. And all four of us are childless. Ranging from 34 to 51, we're all at differen...

What's this childless grief about? Childless counsellor, Sarah Roberts, tells us. from 2020-12-29T07:00

Today I welcome Sarah Roberts to the podcast.

We talk about grief and second chances! Sarah is not only a counsellor for childless women, she’s one of us! With over 25 years experience ...

Coping with Christmas when You're Childless - Plus some tips for parents! from 2020-12-15T05:00

Christmas can be exhausting, both physically and emotionally.  Today,  I'm also bringing you a series of tips to get you through the big days over the holidays. These tips will help all of ...

Millennials - Why is Opting In or Out of Having Babies More Complex than Ever? A Millennial tells us from 2020-11-30T22:00

Within the next couple of decades, the number of households without children is set to outnumber the number with children, through the idea of the "traditional family" on it head. In t...

What happens after we've lost hope? Gateway Women's Jody Day tells us! from 2020-11-14T23:00

Known as the Patron Saint of the childless community, Jody Day is a force to be reckoned with. With one book under her belt, a massive, global community of childless women in Gateway Women, a TE...

Aging without children - What's the Plan? from 2020-11-03T05:00

Aging without children isn't always a choice, and this week we speak with 67-year-old Heather who surprises us with a story she hasn't shared with anyone. It’s a big story and we are h...

Periods. What are they good for, when you don't have kids? We let it all out! from 2020-10-20T23:00

What is the point of having a period when you can't or don't intend to have children?

In this episode, we go deep and get super personal all about period and speak to members of ...

What's your Plan B? How do we find our life purpose now? Natural Practitioner, Anne Barratt tells us. from 2020-10-06T09:00

When your Plan A doesn't go as planned, what's your Plan B? What does our future hold without children? Can we Google the answer? What about Jeeves?

We speak to Anne Barratt from...

When did we know we were never going to be mums? Dr Bronwyn Harman tells us. from 2020-09-29T09:00

When did you know you weren’t going to have children.  Did you decide or were you a fence sitter? Or maybe you didn't decide, but there was a point when you just knew.
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What happens when all your friends have kids and you don't? from 2020-09-21T11:00

What happens to friendships when you don't have kids but they do?
In this episode I share my experience of all the friendships that have been lost to motherhood over the years. If you a...

Coping with family events when you don't have kids from 2020-09-15T18:00

Let's talk about our families. We’re going to talk about families and the relationships we have with them as childless adults. What are those family occasions that hurt because we're c...

Our roots - what is our childless story? Maree is adopted and Childless. from 2020-09-08T18:00

How did our family influence our childlessness? This week's special guest, Maree, is one of four adopted siblings. We chat about her family, her mother's trauma over her own infertilit...

World Childless Week the Annual Event for us, by Stephanie Phillips! from 2020-09-03T22:00

In our first mini episode we talk to World Childless Week founder Stephanie Phillips.

World Childless Week 2020 is a virtual event held online through this website and on social media ...

The birth of the (un)Ripe Community. Why do we need to talk about childlessness anyway? from 2020-09-01T02:00

This week's episode is all about the birth of UnRipe. Who is Unripe, who is Jo? What is the (un)Ripe mission and our focus on Women in Australia and New Zealand who do not have children? Listen

unRipe Community Trailer. Who's unRipe? Are we actually unRipe when we're childless? from 2020-08-24T04:00

Welcome to (un)Ripe. We're a juicy community of Australian-based women who are either childfree by choice or childless by circumstance. In this episode you'll meet Jo and her guest hos...