EP 83: Child-Free by Choice - The Conversation Every Working Woman Needs to Hear with Candice Harvey

<p>We talk a lot about working parents. We talk far less about the people who have chosen not to be one. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Candice Harvey — speaker, workshop facilitator, former HR leader, author and founder — to have a conversation that is long overdue. What is it actually like to be child-free by choice in the workplace, in friendships and in life? And what are the hidden challenges that nobody thinks to ask about?</p><p><br></p><p>This is not a conversation about which path is better. Both are valid and both come with trade-offs. It is an honest, warm and at times very funny conversation about identity, purpose, belonging, burnout, boundaries and what it means to build a rich life on your own terms, whatever that looks like for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Whether you have children or you don&#39;t, this one will make you think differently about the assumptions we make and the questions we forget to ask.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Topics</strong></p><ul><li>What people most misunderstand about women who choose not to have children</li><li>Why burnout does not check your parenting status before it finds you</li><li>The hidden wellbeing challenges of being child-free that nobody talks about</li><li>Why leaving work early for yourself can feel less legitimate than leaving for a child and what to do about it</li><li>How child-free people find purpose and legacy outside of parenthood</li><li>The most unhinged things people have said when told someone doesn&#39;t want kids</li><li>The real trade-offs on both sides and what you gain and what you consciously give up</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>About Candice</strong></p><p>Candice Harvey is a speaker, workshop facilitator and business owner with 15 years of experience in HR. She now helps people manage themselves — shaking up their thinking so they can behave differently and get different results. She is also the author of her debut book, The Shake Up.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><ul><li>Connect with Candice on ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/candiceharvey__" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Instagram⁠</a></li></ul><ul><li>Buy her book ⁠<a href="https://www.candiceharvey.com/the-shake-up-book " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Shake Up:  This isn&#39;t another self-help book. This is a shake-up⁠</a></li></ul><ul><li>Learn more about Candice&#39;s <a href="https://www.candiceharvey.com/corporate-workshops " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">⁠work and workshops</a>.⁠ </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> child-free, women at work, identity, purpose, burnout, wellbeing, boundaries, belonging, life choices, workplace culture</p><p><br></p>