Kids or No Kids? Finding Peace With the Life You Didn't Expect | with Keltie Maguire - From Mrs. to Ms. | Lyssna här

One decision can change the entire course of your life.

Should you have children... or not?

For many women, this isn't a simple choice. Divorce, heartbreak, infertility, timing, career, or simply not knowing what you truly want can leave you questioning the future you always imagined.

In this heartfelt conversation, Andrea sits down with clarity coach and Kids or Child Free podcast host Keltie Maguire to discuss one of life's biggest decisions.

Together they explore:

• How to know if motherhood is truly right for you

• The pressure society places on women to have children

• Grieving the life you thought you'd have

• Dating after divorce when children are still part of the conversation

• Loving someone who doesn't want kids

• Child free by choice vs. childless not by choice

• Fear of regret and fear of missing out

• How to find peace no matter which path life takes

Whether you're still deciding, your circumstances made the decision for you, or you're learning to embrace a different future than you expected, this conversation offers compassion, hope, and permission to create a beautiful life on your own terms.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Why deciding whether to have children changes everything

02:25 Keltie's journey from fence sitter to confidently child free

10:25 Breaking free from society's expectations of women

15:15 The biggest fears women have about having or not having children

19:30 Grieving the life you thought you would have

22:20 Can anyone help you make this decision?

25:20 Dating after divorce when kids are still part of the equation

30:50 Falling in love with someone who already has children

35:25 Adoption, alternative paths, and what people are really searching for

37:20 Loving someone who doesn't want children

40:05 When should you discuss kids while dating?