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Unmuted: Therapy & People Without Children

"Kids? Nope! Mental Health? Yes!" Exploring the unspoken narratives of therapists and clients. Committed to making the field more inclusive and, dare we dream, celebratory of those of us without children.

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“I think I want kids, but my partner doesn't."

This can be incredibly difficult to sort out, but you are not alone!

Do clients without kids care if their therapist is a parent?

What's your assumption?

Why am I leading a workshop on Zines?

It's not just because I'm nostalgic for life in 1993

What is my vision, anyhow?

I did some homework and found out!

Craftivism for People Without Kids

I've been inspired and maybe you will too

Current reads and resources

What I'm loving right now

Research tips - how to hear from the community as well as researchers

If no one thinks to approach us, we're not included in the literature

A few books that changed my whole frame of reference

Once I read them, everything looked different

It's about the relationship!

Research shows that relational elements of therapy contribute to its success, not just the intervention or technique. What does this mean for nonparent clients?

Despite our training, bias creeps in to our clinical work

Parental status remains mostly unexamined by the mental health field