From Child-Free to Wanting a Kid: Laura Yuen Interviews Me About Rethinking Motherhood

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For the 201st episode of Private Parts Unknown, host Courtney Kocak takes the hot seat in an interview with Star Tribune columnist Laura Yuen. Courtney opens up about her journey from identifying as child-free to seriously considering motherhood—what changed, why her parents play a pivotal role in her decision, and how the ticking clock of fertility has reshaped her thinking. This candid conversation explores career ambition, fence-sitting, the modern-day analysis paralysis that comes with having so many choices, and the evolving cultural dialogue around being child-free.

For more:

• Read Laura's column: She’s having kids so her parents can have grandkids
• Read Courtney's essay: I'm 41, and I thought I'd always be child-free. I decided to have kids so my parents could be grandparents.

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