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Maybe Someday

Maybe Someday is a podcast about deciding whether to have a child in a culture that makes motherhood seem mandatory. Host Sarah Dobson speaks with guests about the personal and political dimensions of motherhood as she comes to terms with deciding not to have kids.

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47:46

Refusing to repeat the past (with Veronica Armstrong)

Maybe Someday ·

2019/06/13

Veronica Armstrong has a complex and painful family history. That history played an important role in her decision not to have children of her own. In this episode Veronica opens up about how her past influenced her choices to nurture and set an example as an auntie. Visit the episode webpage Follow Maybe Someday on Instagram Support the podcast by becoming a patron

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Reflection: Please believe me

Maybe Someday ·

2019/06/06

Sarah talks about a recent experience in the medical system, what it's like to live with a rare and progressive genetic disease, and how it feels to have your pain dismissed. Hang out with me on Instagram! Become a patron of the show and join the Maybe Someday community

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57:13

Taking charge of your own destiny (with Meng Wang)

Maybe Someday ·

2019/05/30

Meng Wang gave up her steady, comfortable dental practice in the city to work in the Australian outback. She travels long distances by road and air to visit remote communities in North Western Queensland, where she provides dental services to people in need. Meng has interned and volunteered as a dentist in 5 different countries, and she loves to travel off the beaten path. In 2018, after ten years of suffering, Meng was successfully treated for endometriosis. The procedure that would put an end to

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45:42

Healing difficult relationships (with Karen CL Anderson)

Maybe Someday ·

2019/05/23

Karen Anderson doesn’t remember a time that she ever wanted to have children. She just assumed she'd have them anyway. She thought she’d go to college, meet a guy, get married, and have kids. Cause that’s what you do, right? When she had an unwanted pregnancy in her senior year of college, she decided to have an abortion. Karen is now 56 and has been married for 21 years to a man who has three (now adult) children. When she met her now-husband and fell in love with him, it was such a relief for

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01:00:53

Queering parenthood (with Bon Jon)

Maybe Someday ·

2019/05/16

Bon Jon is a self-described queer feral cat. A few weeks ago, in a hot, cramped sound booth at the Vancouver Public Library, I sat down with Bon for a long conversation about gender, parenthood, and family. Bon identifies as genderqueer and goes by the pronouns they/their/theirs. I asked Bon to share some of their insights about gender and parenthood, family, and being childfree by choice—but as you’ll hear - Bon is a natural interviewer and they pretty much ended up interviewing me. What I loved so

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03:07

Season 2 preview

Maybe Someday ·

2019/05/09

The second season of Maybe Someday launches on May 16, 2019. Sarah talks about what you can expect from Season 2. Listen to Season 1: http://bit.ly/maybesomedaypodcast

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08:48

Reflection: A Part-Time Someone

Maybe Someday ·

2018/11/01

In this final episode of Season One, Sarah reflects on her relationship with her boyfriend's daughter. Learn more about all this season's episodes at: www.maybesomedaypodcast.com/episodes

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52:14

My So-Called Selfish Life (with Therese Shechter)

Maybe Someday ·

2018/10/25

Therese Shechter is a documentary filmmaker based in Brooklyn. Her latest project is My So-Called Selfish Life, a feature-length documentary about choosing not to have children in a society where motherhood feels mandatory. Find out more about the film at: myselfishlife.com

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40:19

Many paths to motherhood (with Sonja Overhiser)

Maybe Someday ·

2018/10/18

When Sonja Overhiser was diagnosed with a rare hereditary form of leukemia in her mid-twenties, she and her husband Alex had to rethink their plans for starting a family. In this episode Sonja and I talk about the different paths to motherhood and the choices we make to create our family. She shares the story of adopting of her son.

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05:19

Reflection: Am I Enough?

Maybe Someday ·

2018/09/27

Sarah reflects on her follow-up conversation with Myriam and what it brought up for her around making life-changing decisions.

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38:20

Catalogue Baby Part 2 (with Myriam Steinberg)

Maybe Someday ·

2018/09/20

Sarah catches up with Myriam Steinberg from Episode 1: Catalogue Baby. Myriam reveals some surprising news! To hear Episode 1, visit: http://bit.ly/MaybeSomedayEp1 For more information about Myriam, visit www.cataloguebabynovel.com

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05:33

Reflection: The Disappointment of Strangers

Maybe Someday ·

2018/09/13

In this episode, Sarah reflects on her conversation with Maggie Reyes and what it means to be childfree by choice.

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48:31

Childfree by choice (with Maggie Reyes)

Maybe Someday ·

2018/09/06

When Maggie Reyes got married, she and her husband both assumed that they’d start a family eventually. But every time they checked in with one another, the answer, for both of them, was ‘not yet’. Eventually they realized that their marriage would not include children. In this episode Maggie talks about her experience of being child-free and how it has changed her relationships with the people in her life. Become a patron of the podcast and join the Maybe Someday community:

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45:06

Devotion (with Carol Egan)

Maybe Someday ·

2018/08/30

In small-town Connecticut in the late 1970s, Carol Egan got pregnant—quite unexpectedly—at 18. In this episode Carol describes her experience being sent away to a home for unwed mothers to give birth, being forced to give up her child and fighting to get him back, and raising her son as a young single mother. Become a patron of the podcast and join the Maybe Someday community: www.patreon.com/maybesomeday Learn more about Carol by visiting www.carol-egan.com

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01:00:03

Little Corners (with Tammy Cannon)

Maybe Someday ·

2018/07/26

Tammy Cannon lives near Seattle, WA with her husband and three teens. In the early days, she was at home with her three children, who were all under the age of three. I wanted to talk to Tammy about the expectations she had for herself as she shifted from working at a job she loved to being at home with three young kids. She talks openly about the little corners of herself that feel like mothering might have gone differently for her in the beginning. Become a patron of the podcast and join the Maybe

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06:37

Reflection: Guides and Witnesses

Maybe Someday ·

2018/07/19

Sarah reflects on Nicole's observation (Episode 3: Guiding a Child's Becoming), what it meant to her growing up, and what it means to her now.

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48:23

Guiding a Child's Becoming (with Nicole Gulotta)

Maybe Someday ·

2018/07/12

Nicole Gulotta is a writer based in Los Angeles. There’s a myth that creative types, writers especially, are solitary creatures with vast amounts of time available to devote to their calling. Most of us need to juggle family and career and life on top of our creative work. Nicole understands this better than most - she writes and promotes her books while raising her young son. And she shares her wisdom about making time for writing by teaching how to ‘write in the margins’—in other words, how to

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03:24

Reflection: The Voice In Your Head

Maybe Someday ·

2018/07/05

All of us—mothers and non-mothers—have that voice in our head asking, "Am I good enough?" It's a question about worthiness, but it’s also a question about our place in the world. In this episode, Sarah reflects on what that question is really about.

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53:36

Discovering What's Essential (with Jen Riday)

Maybe Someday ·

2018/06/28

Jen Riday is a mother of six. She has a PhD in in human development and family studies, and runs an online business helping women heal their hearts and build self love. In this wide-ranging conversation, Jen shares how raising her children has helped her discover what’s essential. Become a patron of the podcast and join the Maybe Someday community: www.patreon.com/maybesomeday Learn more about Jen Riday and her very popular Vibrant Happy Women podcast: www.jenriday.com Listen to Sarah's interview on

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05:40

Reflection: The Ghost Ship

Maybe Someday ·

2018/06/21

How do we know what we'll regret? Sarah reflects on her conversation with Myriam Steinberg. Listen to Sarah's conversation with Myriam (Catalogue Baby): http://bit.ly/MaybeSomedayEp1 Read the original Dear Sugar essay: http://bit.ly/DearSugarGhostShip Have something to say? Get in touch: Email: sarah@maybesomedaypodast.com Instagram: @maybesomedayshow Facebook: @maybesomedayshow

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