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What happens when society tells you, you have nothing to claim but "zero"? You make a podcast for the Childfree & Fencesitter community. Vanessa is a news producer with a schedule filled to the brim, and Daliyce is just trying to fill her schedule with anything but kids. Join us as we share our hilariously honest life experiences living childfree in a world full of mommy blogs.
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On today’s episode, Vanessa brings a fun topic about pets and grandparents. For some childfree people, having a pet is as far into parenthood they’ll go. But what about their parents? Do your parents appreciate your fur babies as much as you do?Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
As childfree people, we know there’s so much more about each other than not wanting kids, so today we’re getting personal and sharing some of those things. It’s Q&A time! Share your responses with us, we’d love to know more about our listeners!HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY VANESSA!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
This week’s guest is Lisbeth, a chronic illness warrior and caring advocate. Our conversation led to some beautiful discussions about living your authentic life and not being afraid to stand up for what you believe. Follow her journey @earl.grey.girlieSupport the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
Today is one of those episodes about a Childfree person most of us have never heard of. But Vanessa delivered today with the life (so far) of a young woman willing to give it all up to join the mission to Mars! Follow her journey @nasablueberry Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
Today's episode topic comes from a subreddit we haven't ventured into yet but it brought the goods! Daliyce found a post from r/Adulting where a young man is asking for advice on what to do about the life timeline he's created for himself. Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
This week we decided it was time to honor and spotlight our Childless and Childfree not by Choice friends! While neither of us knowingly experience infertility, we wanted to educate ourselves about the experiences of those in our community who do. Remember folks, we're not doctors or scientists so we did our best to provide insight into IVF and Adoption as best the internet would allow haha Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB...
Enjoy this sneak peak from our sit down with Dr. Jay Zigmont, founder of Childfree Wealth and author of Portraits of Childfree Wealth and The Childfree Guide to Life and Money (out Dec '24). Dr. Jay shares some of his best tips for getting out of debt, how to talk to your parents about money and financial boundaries as they age, and he even weighs in on whether you should rent or buy a home as a person or couple without kids! You can hear this episode in full and other ex...
For our first guest of the season we’re chatting with Paulette! She’s the childfree Latina hosting La Vida Más Chèvre and breaking down cultural brainwashing. Paulette would love to connect with you so hit her up @pauletteeratoSupport the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
After a failed attempt to get the incomparable Iris Apfel to join the pod while she was still with us, Daliyce has decided she’s the perfect Childfree icon to start out Season 4 HerStory with!Happy Birthday Daliyce!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
On today’s episode Vanessa shares a post from r/childfree about whether it’s a good idea to lie to your colleagues about having a kid to benefit from “parent perks”. Could you manage to keep the lie going?Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
Welcome to Season 4! We’re starting with a big honest update and Vanessa is getting candid about how she feels about being a fencesitter and how she’s gotten to this point. Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
Today we’re celebrating our Season 3 Finale and Episode 150! We’ve just returned from our Childfree Cruise with the adults only cruise line Virgin Voyages! We had an incredible time and we hope you’ll join us for the next one!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
We have some great things coming up for you, our podcast friends, and we’re spilling the beans early! Today’s episode is a quick breakdown of some of the things you can expect for Season 4, which begins April 2!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
The final Reddit episode of Season 3 is a cautionary tale of what happens when you don’t communicate properly in your relationship. Whether or not you want to have a kid can change and if you aren’t honest with your partner, it can also change your relationship. Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
Back before we had an Instagram or an email, in Episode 4, we had our very first guest! So we thought for our final Season 3 guest, we'd check back in with Bekah; so many things have changed!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
For over 2 decades Jay Leno hosted The Tonight Show, which he took over from Johnny Carson. He and his wife, Mavis, are childfree by choice and are known to donate to important charities for women’s rights. With the money not donated, Jay is often adding to his collection of over 300 vehicles!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
One of our best episodes, if we do say so ourselves! This episode is all thanks to Laura for suggesting a great Reddit from r/AITA about a dad and his new Childfree girlfriend. Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
Happy New Year and Cheers to 2024! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday and managed to do exactly what you wanted, no matter how big or small. Sending lots of love and reminding you all how much we appreciate our listeners!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
Today we’re chatting with Taren! She was born and raised by her grandparents on the island of Kauai. By creating boundaries and keeping some people in her life at a distance, she’s been able to live her childfree life just how she wants and is thriving in San Francisco! Just what we like to hear about our friends ;)Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
Who could it be this week? You’ll just have to listen as Vanessa shares the story of a very famous man who we all know…Happy Holidays To All!Support the Show.Patreon: patreon.com/claimingzeropodcastEmail: claimingzeropodcast@gmail.comIG/FB: @claimingzero
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