We are Childfree
We are Childfree
Finding peace after childlessness with "apprentice crone" Jody Day
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Finding peace after childlessness with "apprentice crone" Jody Day

Creating kinship and community for all non-parents
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James Glazebrook, Zoë Noble, and Jody Day
Sep 16, 2025
Cross-posted by We are Childfree
"I am really proud of this interview I did with the fabulous Zoe Noble from We Are Childfree (with equally awesome James Glazebrook on tech!) The podcast opens with Zoe and James discussing what it's like being just 2 individuals running a 'movement', and what it was like to meet someone else (me!) with deep experience of this. At 13 minutes, it goes into an in-depth conversation between Zoe and me, covering a lot, including my emerging Alterkin (Alternative Kinship Circle) here in rural Ireland. We talk about pronatalism, books, the increasingly hostile political climate towards non-parents, the skills it takes to build and sustain community (learning to ask for help anyone?!) and much more. It was an absolute delight to meet these two. I hope you'll sense that in our conversation!"
- Jody Day

Meet Jody Day, an icon, an inspiration, and a pioneer in creating community for non-parents 💝

From the episode:

  • how Jody worked through her childless grief to feel as childfree as if she’d chosen it

  • why everyone along the non-parent spectrum needs to unite to fight against the powers of pronatalism

  • Alterkin, Jody’s innovative, in-person, intergenerational community of non-parents who vow to support each other as they age

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🔗 Links

Find Jody at Gateway Elderwomen  
Book: Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on The Decision Not To Have Kids - edited by Meghan Daum
Book: The Baby Matrix: Why Freeing Our Minds From Outmoded Thinking About Parenthood & Reproduction Will Create a Better World - Laura Carroll
Book: No One Talks About This Stuff - edited by Kat Brown