{"id":41,"date":"2024-06-03T13:09:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=41"},"modified":"2024-06-03T13:09:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T13:09:45","slug":"do-i-want-kids-kicpods-laura-henshaw-announces-a-limited-series-podcast-exploring-a-very-tough-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/do-i-want-kids-kicpods-laura-henshaw-announces-a-limited-series-podcast-exploring-a-very-tough-question\/","title":{"rendered":"DO I WANT KIDS? KICPOD\u2019s LAURA HENSHAW ANNOUNCES A LIMITED SERIES PODCAST EXPLORING A VERY TOUGH QUESTION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a question rarely posed in public: <em>do I want kids? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also one that <strong>Laura Henshaw<\/strong> from the highly successful LiSTNR podcast <em>KICPOD <\/em>co-hosted with\u00a0 <strong>Steph Claire Smith<\/strong>, is pondering.<\/p>\n<p>After raising the subject on a recent <em>KICPOD <\/em>episode to overwhelming support from people across the world, Laura has recorded a limited series podcast with people from all walks of life; from parenthood mentors to child-free advocates, career-driven professionals, stay-at-home mums, young and older parents, relationship experts, medical specialists and her own husband <strong>Dalton Henshaw,<\/strong> about this sensitive and incredibly personal decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have never been inundated with more messages than after I spoke about the issue for the first time on the podcast. For women and people between the ages of 20 and 40, who don\u2019t feel \u2018born\u2019 to be a mother or parent, there is so much shame around their decision and so many women feel alone in this feeling, when it is incredibly common,\u201d said Laura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fear of losing ourselves, giving up a life we love, the impact children can have on our relationships, our inner selves, are all so very common. And if we do decide to have kids, is it even possible for us? Although parenthood is a choice, it\u2019s not always guaranteed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Do I Want Kids? <\/em><\/strong><strong>discusses the question in a safe and honest space and begins on LiSTNR TOMORROW Wednesday 15 May 2024 with episodes every Wednesday and Friday for seven episodes &#8211; listen to the trailer <a href=\"https:\/\/url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com\/s\/iBZFCD1vw4c0x9JYhWIJ4C?domain=omny.fm\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcross the world more women and couples are choosing not to have children, and that\u2019s OK. In a pro-natal society, it still feels taboo to speak about the decision to have, or not to have, children,\u201d said Laura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to create a safe space in this mini-series to ask the questions we feel we can\u2019t ask but are so important in shaping our decision. Having children is a very personal choice, one that isn\u2019t guaranteed, and through this limited series I hope to give people going through this process some breathing space, and conversations, to bring the question into the open, because it\u2019s one of the biggest decisions we will ever make,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, this is a decision that is close to my heart right now. I have my own thoughts and reservations about having children and I wanted to create a platform for people like me to hear a wide range of different perspectives and feel less alone and better informed. I want to normalise this conversation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the limited podcast series, with insights from experts and people\u2019s real stories, we are able to really break through the misconception that having children is essential for a \u2018successful\u2019 life full of love and joy. Life can be beautiful both with and without children, and exploring this was incredibly freeing. I hope listeners are able to feel the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Laura and Steph are two of Australia\u2019s most successful entrepreneurs, authors and healthy living advocates and together have created one of the world&#8217;s most holistic wellness empires, in Kic. The <em>KICPOD<\/em> launched five years ago and is one of Australia\u2019s top 50 most listened to podcasts*. It\u2019s a D&amp;M with your besties on the stuff that matters.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to regular episodes of KICPOD <a href=\"https:\/\/url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com\/s\/jhPzCE8wK4cMq704UwCHUz?domain=listnr.com\">here<\/a> <u>and the limited series<\/u> <em>Do I Want Kids? <\/em>from tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: *Australian Podcast Ranker Top 200 All Australian Podcasts \u2013 March 2024<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a question rarely posed in public: do I want kids? It\u2019s also one that Laura Henshaw from the highly successful LiSTNR podcast KICPOD co-hosted with\u00a0 Steph Claire Smith, is pondering. After raising the subject on a recent KICPOD episode to overwhelming support from people across the world, Laura has recorded a limited series podcast &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/06\/03\/do-i-want-kids-kicpods-laura-henshaw-announces-a-limited-series-podcast-exploring-a-very-tough-question\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;DO I WANT KIDS? KICPOD\u2019s LAURA HENSHAW ANNOUNCES A LIMITED SERIES PODCAST EXPLORING A VERY TOUGH QUESTION&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}