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Oct 2024
2h 16m

Choosing Childless

Kirk Honda
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Kids or no kids? How do we decide? Dr Kirk interviews fellow therapist Jess Flynn about her decision to not have children. Jess Flynn can be found at: https://jess-flynn-therapy.clientsecure.me/

This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/KIRK to get 10% off your first month.

00:00 Introducing Jesamie & mortality
09:32 Respectfully childless
14:15 Jesamie's background
27:26 Discussing children
38:12 Religion & ego death 
1:11:47 Questioning whether to have children
1:27:12 Considering your health
1:34:10 What if I make the wrong choice?
1:50:17 Working with children
2:12:40 Jess Flynn the Therapist

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