Author: Paulette Erato
Dive into the insidious nature of diet culture with Dra. Hortencia Jimenez, a sociologist, professor, author, and health coach. She highlights the interconnectedness of diet culture with systemic oppression (calling it a spider web) and the importance of dismantling toxic cultural norms. Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: …
Dive into Human Design with childfree Latina, actor, and coach Ydaiber Orozco, as we explore some burning questions like: Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: Whether you’re a skeptic or a fan of personality frameworks like Myers-Briggs and the Enneagram, this will probably spark your curiosity. Plus, can …
Misogyny: that’s what Project 2025 is advocating for and this Childless Cat Lady isn’t having it. Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: For every social media warrior who proudly declares #IUnderstandTheAssignment, there’s a counterpart ready to gleefully embrace a wave of Christofascist extremism that threatens to strip women …
What’s the fastest way to offend your potential wedding guests? Commenters on Threads and Instagram posted a million different options for telling people to leave their “trophies” at home. In Part 5 of the childfree wedding series, childfree couple Paulette and Ryan are once again reading through the crudest yet humorous …
What’s the “proper” way to tell your guests you want a childfree wedding? From the etiquette of hosting an adult-only affair to the most tactful ways to convey this message to your guests, we’re all over this sometimes-taboo topic. Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: Childfree couple Paulette …
Part 3 in the childfree wedding series comes to us in the form of an email from Vivian, a now “retired” childfree housewife. Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: Vivian’s wedding planning started off as a wild ride navigating family expectations, Catholicism, and even some social shaming, all …
Burnout isn’t a gold medal earned at the Exhaustion Olympics. It’s totally avoidable, but in our hustle culture, we often wear exhaustion like a badge of honor. Trust that there’s nothing honorable about sacrificing your health. Take it from someone who has suffered the consequences! Listen here: Or choose your …
What happens when you’re suddenly abandoned by your pack? Loneliness is a universal human emotion that can often go unaddressed and underestimated in its impact. In a society where the focus is too often on productivity and success, acknowledging feelings of isolation and vulnerability can be perceived as a weakness. …
“Where are you from?” is a question asked all too often of people who are visibly “not white.” So what does it mean to be American in a melting pot of immigrants? Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: Picking up where we left off last time, guest …
Continuing to explore the parallels in various cultures, we’re celebrating AAPI month by exploring the world of childfree adulthood with Amanda from Six Degrees of Cats podcast in Part 1 of this two-part episode. Listen here: Or choose your favorite podcast player: Where do Latinidad and East Asian/Midwestern cultures overlap? …
