Awakening Worth in Childless Women

Childless? Childfree? Woman Without Kids? Take your pick!
I've been really curious about how women who don't have kids and wanted them identify themselves. Some appear to be really attached to the Childless Not By Choice term, and yet my own experience and in the multiple discussions we've had in my group program, childless seems to make us FEEL less.
In this solo episode, I unpack all the different terms, the fact that it's not as black and white as childfree versus childless, and how to detach yourself from the terminology altogether.
If you are someone who wants to have this kind of discussion openly and lovingly with other "childless" women, summer is the perfect time to join the Women of Worth program. Imagine how much better your summer could look with the right support through grief and to manifest your best life? Send me an email or a DM with the word "podcast 115" and I'll share the details with you.
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Website: sherijohnson.ca

Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca

If you're frustrated with workplace structures, experiencing inequities, or feeling envy towards mothers or other women - this episode is for you. This is Part 2 of a discussion I had with my sister, Jen, about women in the workplace and the experiences of both mothers and childless women.

This episode might ruffle some feathers. Jen and I are going to lay out why the diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (or dismantling of them right now in the US) might not matter.

Then, we suggest some new and unconventional ways to find equity in the workplace for women in general, and specifically, how to bridge the gap between mothers and non-mothers.

We cover so much in this episode. Things like:

• empowering you to find a feeling of equity internally
• how to stop trying to fit into a man's world and own your feminine strengths
• how to stop being agreeable and playing small

We believe that the more women lead authentically, the more the system will have no choice but to adapt. Listen in if you want to be your authentic, joyful, childless self.

Join the waitlist for Sheri's Women of Worth For Childless Women Program here

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Instagram: @jenreimerleadership

Join Jen's "From Busy to Being Program" here.

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There is so much systemic prejudice towards childless women ingrained in our society today that stem from ancient patriarchal and pronatalist views and government policy. Most of us don't even realize the extent. I didn't realize it and received a bit of an awakening right on the show.
Jody Day, the "mother" of the childless woman movement, joined me on this episode to share her story and why she started Gateway Women. Her own need for community and support led to a network for childless women, a book, two Tedx talks and countless other accomplishments in the childless space.
Have a listen as we discuss:

• the disenfranchised grief we feel as women who are childless by circumstance
• the level of shame we pick up from our pronatalist society
• why the patriarchal template for life and career doesn't work for women

Show notes: sherijohnson.ca/67/
Take the Worthiness Quiz and find out whether your own self-worth is holding you back from embracing your childless life!

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I think for most of us, there’s potentially a long process of coming to the realization that you are going to be a childless woman. There’s no one big moment. And yet, it still catches us totally off guard.

You grow up assuming you’ll become a mother one day. You have no reason to believe that you won’t be. Whenever you meet a childless couple, you don’t even really register it or think about what their life is really like. You’ll never be that person so it doesn’t even enter your mind.

And yet, there IS a moment when you suddenly realize, oh my goodness, I’m here. I AM a childless woman. Not going to be, but am already.
And then the grief starts. We go through the 5 stages of grief, just like someone who's lost a living person. We lost a dream. And that counts. Have a listen to find out how the 5 stages of grief apply to the childless path.
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Show notes: sherijohnson.ca/66

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This is something most childless women don't realize, and it's the thing that is keeping them stuck.

The grief you feel as a childless woman is real, but there’s something much bigger at play.

So many childless women I talk to tell me they feel stuck. They think it's grief. But they're wrong. I'm going to tell you why and the key to becoming unstuck.

The truth is, there are silent forces that have affected the way you view yourself, and they are the culprit. They are constantly running in the background, telling you that you are not worthy if you're not a mother.

In this episode, I'll give you 5 signs that these forces are at play in your life, and give you the key to getting on the path to freedom.

I call it the Unbecoming Blueprint, and the women who go through it feel lighter, more self-assured, and FREE.

If you want to know more about the Unbecoming Blueprint, click HERE to join the waitlist for the Women of Worth program

Where to find Sheri:
Instagram: @sherijohnsoncoaching
Website: sherijohnson.ca