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035    (OCoLC)1029443588|z(OCoLC)1029319759|z(OCoLC)1029480393 
037    |bInner Traditions, C/O Simon & Schuster 100 Front st, 
       Riverside, NJ, USA, 08075-7500|nSAN 200-2442 
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100 1  Schuitemaker, Lisette,|eauthor. 
245 10 Childless living :|bthe joys and challenges of life 
       without children /|cLisette Schuitemaker. 
263    1902 
264  1 Rochester, Vermont :|bFindhorn Press,|c2019. 
300    237 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-233). 
520    "An exploration of the self-fulfilling lives of people who,
       by chance or choice, have no children of their own. 
       Investigates the life choices people make around having 
       children and alternate ways of finding purpose in life. 
       Based on a global survey and more than 50 in-depth 
       interviews with childless and childfree women and men aged
       19 to 91 from different cultures and walks of life. 
       Enables readers to place their own circumstances in a 
       larger context as they gain insight in the worldwide trend
       of people who lead a self-fulfilling, childless life. Not 
       having children is on the rise in many countries across 
       the globe. August 1st has been named International 
       Childfree Day, with a Childfree Woman and Man of the Year 
       Award. Yet being childless is a subject not much talked 
       about--the focus tends to be on having families and 
       raising children, in rural, town, or city life. Let's talk
       about not having children, about what people like us do 
       with our time, about how we spend our money, and--most of 
       all--how we find purpose and fulfilment in our lives. 
       Never attracted to family life herself, Lisette 
       Schuitemaker began openly discussing why people didn't 
       have children and how that was for them, resulting in 
       intimate conversations with childless women and men and 
       surprising insights. Inspired to delve further, she 
       interviewed non-parenting people aged 19 to 91 across the 
       globe. She found that no story was like the other and that
       many had been waiting to be listened to with sensitivity. 
       She heard stories across the spectrum, from exhilarating 
       to painful, from people still on the fence to the 
       childfree who have always known starting a family was not 
       for them. Complementing her interview findings with a 
       worldwide survey and recent research, the author paints a 
       rich picture of the individual lives of childless and 
       childfree women and men. This book is for everyone who has
       not gone the way of parenthood, who has close family or 
       friends who lead self-directed lives without offspring, 
       and for all those who are still contemplating this 
       essential life choice. The stories in this book also 
       testify that not having children of your own in no way 
       means the joys (and trials) of children pass you by 
       altogether. This book shows that it is ok to celebrate not
       only the parenting way of life and the children who come 
       to those who love them, but also those who are brave 
       enough to follow the lesser known path of non-parenting"--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
520    ""An exploration of the self-fulfilling lives of people 
       who, by chance or choice, have no children of their own"--
       Provided by publisher"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Self-actualization (Psychology) 
650  0 Childfree choice. 
650  7 SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Healing / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Childfree choice.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01764587 
650  7 Self-actualization (Psychology)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01111481 
776 08 |iOnline version:|aSchuitemaker, Lisette, author.
       |tChildless living|dRochester, Vermont : Findhorn Press, 
       2019|z9781620558393|w(DLC)  2018060294 
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