84: Prontalism Explained And How it's Impacting You

Awakening Worth in Childless Women

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If you are a childless woman who feels triggered by how mom-focused and kid-centric our society seems to be, you might be stuck in the pronatalist ideology. If you're stuck here, you often feel like you are somehow worth less than mothers, you get irritated when someone asks if you have children, you feel as though you're treated differently at work, at church or even in your social circles.

Breaking free of the societal norms and expectations that stem from pronatalism is a key piece to feeling worthy in the world. This is why I do what I do. Ultimately, when we are able to shift our mindset as childless women, the world we see begins to change.
On this solo episode, I am going to unpack pronatalism and its influence on how we feel about ourselves as childless women. You'll discover:

• what pronatalism is
• my own story about how it affected my decisions on the childless path
• the mistakes I was making while trying to navigate pronatalism
• how pronatalism negatively affects mothers as well
• what do to about it all

My journey is not just about sharing experiences but also about extending an invitation to you. Together, we can challenge these outdated ideologies and empower ourselves to define our worth. If you want me to show you how, DM me "episode 84" on Instagram.
Where to find Sheri:

Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca
References from this episode:
Episode 55: My So-Called Selfish Life with Therese Shechter
Episode 67: Patriarchy and Pronatalism and Their Impact on Childless Women, with Jody Day
Episode 75: Who Will Take Care of Me When I Get Old? With Jody Day

Chapters

1. 84: Prontalism Explained And How it's Impacting You (00:00:00)

2. Motherhood and Societal Pressures (00:05:16)

3. Challenging Pronatalist Ideology and Empowering Women (00:11:17)

4. Where does the pronatalist conditioning show up (00:13:00)

5. How pronatalism affects mothers (00:19:28)

6. What would a world look like without pronatalism (00:21:13)

7. How to Break Free From Pronatalist Ideology (00:22:48)