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Reclaiming Childfree: Chrissy King & Claire Gould on Bodily Autonomy, Reproductive Justice, and Wanting More Than "Fine"
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- Jun 15, 2026
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This week's episode is one I have been so excited to share. I'm joined by two brilliant, generous, and deeply thoughtful guests — writer, educator, and body liberation advocate Chrissy King, and creative and founder Claire — who have co-created the Child-Free Coven, a community and mutual aid space for people who are child-free, by choice or by circumstance. In this episode: *What the word “childfree” actually means — and why Chrissy and Claire are actively reclaiming it *Why being childfree is not anti-child, and the James Baldwin quote at the center of their community *Chrissy’s story: ending a marriage, being the first woman in her lineage to have this choice, and what liberation actually feels like *Claire’s story: knowing from her early teens, navigating a partner’s uncertainty, and how 25 years of undiagnosed endometriosis is inextricably linked to her childfree journey *The things people say to childfree women and what to make of them *The connection between body liberation and the childfree experience *Race, reproductive justice, and how this conversation is profoundly different depending on who you are *The political moment we’re in — bodily autonomy, forced birth, and what history tells us about these tactics *What it means to pour your love, attention, and energy into the world without motherhood as the vehicle *The difference between grief and regret *What Chrissy means when she says she wanted more than “fine” Resources: Find The Childfree Coven on Substack and Instagram Chrissy’s book: The Body Liberation Project Claire on Instagram and Chrissy on Instagram Rachel Cargill / Rich Auntie Supreme Resmaa Menakem, My Grandmother’s Hands Tricia Hersey / Rest is Resistance Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Substack for bonus epi…