#NoBibsBurpsBottles: The Stories of Childfree African American Women

In celebration of ⭐️International Childfree Day 2025⭐️ - we connected with a few childfree sistahs to hear what the day means to them! No Bibs Burps Bottles is so very grateful for the many individuals that support us! Please like this video, show some love in the comment section, and don't forget to subscribe to our channel! ⭐️THANK YOU to the Childfree Besties!⭐️Dr. Angela, North CarolinaKellea, AlabamaJennifer, LouisianaRuthanna, OklahomaPaula, TexasInterested in having Dr. Angela L. Harris be a special guest on your podcast or media outlet? Please send your request to info@nobibsburpsbottles.com.

Tera Chantelle is a Soulful Comedian, Self-Love Advocate, Award Winning Author, Actress, Digital Content Creator, and Spiritual Activist. Tera Chantelle is from Cleveland, Ohio and currently lives in Atlanta. In this episode, Tera Chantelle sprinkles Black Girl Magic and offers jewels of empowerment and positivity. She gives the real on "F Dem Kids" and is unapologetic about her celibacy and affirming "love thyself first"! You can follow Tera Chantelle on Instagram @terachantelle. Please leave your thoughts on this episode in the comment section!No Bibs Burps Bottles, is THEE #1 brand and online community that empowers, celebrates and highlights African American/Black women, who are childfree by choice, childfree by circumstance - you define YOU!!! We want 💗Childfree Sistahs💗 to know that they are wonderfully made and encouraged to live their best childfree life! .#NoBibsBurpsBottles, we aim to:👉🏾 Empower👉🏾 Educate👉🏾 Entertain .💗Remember - Womanhood is NOT synonymous with Motherhood!💗.We are intentional about sharing perspectives and narratives about OUR childfree lifestyle, while also affirming that our Black IS Beautiful! .👉🏽Looking for a SPEAKER to talk more about Black Childfree Women? Contact us! Don’t forget to stay in touch! Sign up for our Chocolate & Childfree Newsletter at NoBibsBurpsBottles.com..👩🏽‍💻𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 & 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝!Instagram & TikTok @NoBibsBurpsBottlesEmail: Info@NoBibsBurpsBottles.comWebsite: NoBibsBurpsBottles.com

Charise Bennett is the Founder and Chief Confidence Officer of the Best Me Ever Movement. As a Self-Love Strategist, she helps women grow in confidence to walk in purpose and achieve their goals.As an author, speaker, and humorist, Charise combines creative storytelling, clever wordplay, and Christ-centered principles to deliver content that is designed to not-only amuse audiences, but to uplift and build community, as well.Through the Best Me Ever Bootcamp, Charise equips women with the tools necessary to transform the way they see themselves; from being their worst enemy to becoming their biggest fan through the power of self-love.“No one is better equipped to become the best version of you, than you!” -Charise BennettYou can follow Charise on Instagram @bestmeevermovement and on Face Book @charisebennett.

Jada Howze is a 21 year-old college student at Winthrop University. Her major is Integrated Marketing in Mass Communications. Jada is passionate about dogs, race and identity, and being unapolgetically childfree. Her future plans are to work with social media and use her photography platform to showcase dogs and take pictures for clients. She is interested in focused on art, especially music and her favorite instrument to play is the piano! In this episode, Jada shares her personal choice of being childfree as a young women in her 20's and how she deals with being told she will change her mind; her interactions with friends in her age group and their views on parenthood and being childfree; auntie life, her intimate partner and his views on a childree lifestyle, and the legacy she hopes others will follow. You can follow Jada on Instagram @jtography20. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Dr. CarolLaine Garcia is a 37 year-old, Afro-Latina, who currently lives in Dallas, TX. Growing up as a multi-identity Dominican immigrant in the US, she grew up having so much beef with who she was and what life had been. Even as she progressed in her education and career, she struggled to accept who she was and what she had lived through. Four years and a deeply transformative experience later, she broke free from self-loathing and found the courage to leap into a life of deep meaning, wellness, and empowered femininity. In this episode, Dr. Garcia shares about her unorthodox family, bad menstrual cycles, heart break and healing, getting her tubes tied, falling in love with her hair, and being unapolgetically childfree. You can follow Dr. Garcia on Instagram @drcarollainemgarcia and her website at DrCarolLaineMGarcia.com. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Tiffany Dunlap is a childfree sistah born and raised in Charlotte, NC and currently lives in Greensboro. Her full-time career is as a social worker with a focus on low-income housing. She directly works with all aspects of the family (children, adults and seniors). In this episode, Tiffany shares her thoughts on foster care (which is very near and dear to her), the worth of a woman as she sees it, the pressure of societal expectations, and how unhealthy it is for Black women to live for everyone else but themselves. You can follow Tiffany on her Instagram @cocobeauty81. Thank you for listening to Tiffany Dunlap! We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Thank you for listening to Ms. Fianca Wilson. Please follow her on her social media! If you like what you heard - please like us a five star rating! We look forward to bringing you more dope childfree sistahs!

*Please give us a 5-STAR rating and SHARE this podcast with another childfree bestie!* . Stephanie McClain, 40+, currently lives in Atlanta, GA, and is of Caribbean descent. She is a spirited entrepreneur with a billionaire mindset! Stephanie is unique, open-minded, and shares openly about her challenges with depression and anxiety. She is a woman who loves woman and is unapologetic about her authentic self. . In this episode, Stephanie shares in detail how her mental health impacted her decision to opt out of motherhood. She continues to talk openly about her challenges with Type II diabetes, and offers a unique perspective on dating as a childfree, lesbian Black woman. Stephanie shares her passion about her businesses, and why being financially self-sufficient is much more important than motherhood. . You can find out more about Stephanie McClain on Instagram @afrinubi, on Face Book @Stephanie McClain, and her website at stephaniemcclain.com. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Lisa Robinson, 31 y/o, currently lives in Calgary, Alberta. She is an auntie, bodybuilder, cosplayer, radiology receptionist, and an avid car lover. As a childfree enthusiast - Lisa loves spending her days in the gym, gaming at home, and engaging in arts and crafts. In this episode, using humor and honesty - Lisa shares how her single life is so much better than dating in these streets, parent and family reactions to her childfree status, her choice to undergo surgery to remain childfree, and the world of body building and competition from a childfree lens. . You can find out more about Lisa Robinson on her social media! Follow her on Instagram @shogunsteel. . We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

AJ Springer is a Washington, DC-based, Vegas-born writer, political strategist and all around nerd. In his past life, he was a radio host and journalist with bylines in Ebony, Jet, BET, Hip Hop DX, and The Well Versed. AJ is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and escapes from the political grind through listening to podcasts, consuming crazy amounts of reality television and arguing about pro wrestling with friends.  In this episode, AJ shares his confidence and experience as a childfree Black male. He discusses his friend group, the pros of getting a vasectomy, dating life, and what his mom had to say when he claimed that "childfree life"! You can follow AJ on Instagram @justant84. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Erlanger “Earl” Turner, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist, professor, and owner of Turner Psychological & Consulting Services. Dr. Turner is a nationally recognized speaker, consultant, and mental health expert. In 2021, he launched Therapy for Black Kids - which provides mental health tech support and psychoeducation resources to help parents raise mentally healthy kids in the 21st century. . Dr. Turner is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and lives in LA. He is a podcast host, fur father, and also loves to sing and dance (you have to check out some of his TikTok videos)! . In this episode, Dr. Turner candidly shares his narrative of being a childfree Black male, how he engages in his friend group of fathers, and offers advice on how to professionally support someone who is ambivalent about being childfree. Dr. Turner lives an authentic life being "Black, Educated and Mentally Well" - which is the feature slogan of his professional brand and online merchandise! You can follow Turner on Instagram @DrEarlTurner and at his website at http://www.drerlangerturner.com. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Shweta Ramkumar is a woman of color (southern Asian) and has shared her childfree journey on several podcasts, YouTube channels, and was a panelist at the 2021 International Childfree Convention. Shweta describes the culture in which she comes from as sexiest, patriarchal, conservative and religious - where women have no worth unless they are wives and mothers. A self-identified "black sheep", Shweta broke free from the conformity and decided to speak out against the womanhood = motherhood narrative which runs rampant in the southern Asian culture. In this bonus episode, Shweta shares a powerful message about her journey, experiences, support from family, and her advocacy work as a proud childfree woman and anti-natalist. In addition, she also highlights the consequences that some southern Asian women experience such as shame, humiliation, and being cut off from their families for their choice. To connect and to hear more from Shweta Ramkumar: Instagram @childfreesrbuddysmum TikTok @shwetaramkumar Twitter @ShwetaRamkumar LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweta-ramkumar-b4906515/ Youtube: youtube.com/@HealthyDynamics We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

India McWhorter is a licensed clinical mental health counselor associate and works with college/university students and young adults. India is a North Carolina native, and enjoys hiking, writing poetry, singing and playing saxophone in her free time. In this episode, India shares the intimate details of her reasons for being childfree. She also shares about her singlehood, how she has no regrets, and the importance of finding happiness, joy and peace to protect one’s own mental health. To connect with India you can follow her on Instagram @ms.symone_ also on Face Book @India Symone. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

Monica Wilson is a 31 year-old Environmental Sustainability Scientist, Public Speaker, Signed Commercial Model, and Digital Nomad. She works remotely as an environmental consultant where she focuses on building science, public health, and improving the overall environmental conditions of workspaces, as she believes everyone deserves a safe and clean space to work in. As a minority in the STEM field and having made career pivots, she is a huge advocate of speaking to the youth and young professionals on how to stay motivated to chase your dreams and take big leaps in your work life and personal life. When she's not working full-time, Monica is a signed commercial model and got discovered with an agency at age 30. She has appeared on billboards, magazines, commercials, and on the runway in fashion shows in the United States and Mexico, and has been a campaign model for some of the fastest growing beauty, fitness, and leisure companies in America. With the ability to work from anywhere, Monica has taken great advantage of her remote privileges and has worked and traveled extensively across the country, and internationally in Mexico City and Canada. Monica considers herself a lifelong learner, inspired by the places she travels to, and honors her choices as a woman in that she recognizes that her ancestors and the women in her family that came before her may not have had the same opportunities that she has, and takes full advantage of them in order to live a full life. In this episode, Monica shares her truth and journey about embracing her childfree life - which came by way of discovering and managing a medical condition, working through trauma and loneliness, dating and more. Monica shares the REAL about how important and necessary it was for her to dig deep in order to heal her mind, body and spirit. To connect with Monica and find out more about her nomad life please follow her on Instagram @epic_monica. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people. Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com

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Dynamic interview here! Great story-sharing about being a childfree Christian woman and the break down of what it truly means to be fruitful and multiply! A bunch of mic drops in this interview! Roscheeta Monique is an energetic, inspirational speaker, 2x, Author, and host of The Daily S.H.I.F.T. Broadcast. A native of Flint, Michigan, Roscheeta uses humor to captivate Christian audiences nationwide by way of her mission to coach believers through biblical and practical action steps that encourage self-discipline to have a more intentional relationship with God. As a Licensed Deaconess Missionary in the Church of God in Christ, Roscheeta understands the importance of Christians assembling themselves in fellowship and prayer. As a result of her prayer advocacy through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Roscheeta created The Prayer Symposium, which encourages fellow Christians to prioritize prayer by forming new prayer habits promoting spiritual growth that draw them closer to God.  Roscheeta created The 30 Day Family Consecration, where she and her family worship God together through fasting and prayer. Roscheeta is also a dynamic Sunday School teacher, vocalist, praise, and worship leader at her church. Roscheeta's love for people has blossomed her passion in other areas in her life, such as her Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant business, a proud supporter of Black-owned and small businesses. In addition, as a natural hair enthusiast, Roscheeta Monique's Natural Hair Youtube Channel has connected her with countless people and allowed her partnerships with brands. Roscheeta Monique is currently a mentor and active speaker. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Business from Detroit College of Business. You can contact Roscheeta on Instagram and Face Book @roscheetamonique. We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com   Email: info@nobibsburpsbottles.com

Tamara Evans, 43, was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama and currently lives in Highland, California with her husband Dennis. Tamara earned a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Alabama-Huntsville in 2003 and a Masters degree in Library in Information Studies from the University of Alabama in 2009. Tamara is the oldest of three siblings and growing up, she was often responsible for her caring for her younger brother and sister.  Tamara currently works as an adult services librarian at a special district public library and when not at work, she enjoys reading, exercising (especially participating in running events), traveling with her husband, and eating vegan food. In this episode, Tamara offers humor and realness about her childfree life and how she came to fully embrace who she is a childfree Black woman within a childfree marriage. She is vulnerable with her truth about how she was not forthcoming with her husband regarding not wanting children, the impact of being raised by a single mother had on her childfree decision, body positivity, and the connection between books, learning and her legacy.  You can follow Tamara Evans on Instagram @glassesgirl79 and learn more about her vegan lifestyle at veganfromtheville.blogspot.com.    We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support!  FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA!  Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles   YouTube: @nobibsburpsbottles   Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott   Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com   Email: info@nobibsburpsbottles.com

Dr. Rimiko Thomas, is a happy go lucky, caring licensed psychologist with over 10 years of experience counseling adults in various settings in life and cultural backgrounds overcoming a variety of difficult issues. She currently is in private practice and teaches remotely at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Thomas was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, lives with her partner, and is the only child.  She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and is unapologetic about being happily childfree!  Dr. Thomas' personality shines through the airwaves with boldness, laughter and truth!  You can follow Dr.  Thomas on Instagram @flower2977 and on YouTube @Dr. TalkLynn.    We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support! FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA! Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles Youtube: @nobibsburpsbottles Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com Email: info@nobibsburpsbottles.com

Dane Reid is a versatile voice actor known for his dynamic range and ability to bring characters to life. Reid's talent extends beyond just voice acting, he is also an accomplished author. He has written two books, including a memoir about his experiences being childfree. His new book, "Forget Having Kids, I'm Having Fun: 1000 Random Reasons I Chose to Be #Childfree", is gaining traction amongst diverse readers.  In this episode, Dane shares humorous stories about the characters in his book, opens up about his mental health challenges, gives his opinion about dating childfree women and mothers, and offers a few helpful tips to those interested in writing their first book. Dane welcomes meeting new Childfree Besties - so you can follow him on Instagram @forgethavingkidsimhavingfun or @dane_reid.  You can purchase Dane Reid's at childfreebook.com. We hope you enjoy this *BONUS* episode! We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support! FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA! Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles Youtube: @nobibsburpsbottles Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com Email: info@nobibsburpsbottles.com

Dr. Phyllis E. Gillians, is a 50+ year old educator, author, Social Worker, member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a New Jersey native.  She boasts to be a proud childfree Auntie and is affectionally known by her nieces, nephews and her girlfriends' kids as, "Auntie Fabby".  Dr. Gillians shares that although she is childfree - she is not childless - mentoring and claiming many of her college students as her own.  She reps New Jersey to the fullest and loves the Black Girl Magic that has been sprinkled over her throughout years by her family and community.  Her personality and style is like no other - which draws you in closer to her. Dr. Gillians is actively involved in her community and is passionate about Black youth  - with a focus on bullying, suicide and law enforcement.  Her latest publication, "Keeping School Children Safe and Alive", can be found on Amazon.  You can follow Dr. Gillians on Instagram @drphylosophy and on Facebook @DrPhyllis E. Chill Gillians.  We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode and all other episodes! Please SHARE/FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE!!!!! Please give us a *FIVE STAR* rating if you love our podcast.  It truly helps our podcast grow and reach more people.  Thank you in advance for listening and for your continued support! FOLLOW US ON ALL OUR SOCIAL MEDIA! Instagram: @nobibsburpsbottles Youtube: @nobibsburpsbottles Twitter: @nobibsburpsbott Website: www.nobibsburpsbottles.com Email: info@nobibsburpsbottles.com