118. Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT on Navigating the Kids or Childfree Choice as a Couple

In this episode, Keltie is chatting with couples therapist, Elizabeth Earnshaw (a.k.a. @lizlistens on social media) all about how couples can discuss and navigate the choice to have — or not have — kids.

Liz shares:

How to start and have conversations with your partner about the Kids or Childfree choice.

Why curiosity is often the best starting point when it comes to a conflict of desires between partners.

How to handle fears and uncertainties about parenthood.

How trust — and your partner's past and present behavior — fits into this decision.

Her take on some of the most common myths regarding couples and the Kids or Childfree decision. (1:17) Meet Liz and her Kids or Childfree decision;  (5:06) Advice for talking about the kids topic in your relationship; (12:31) Liz's motherhood journey (20:00) The role of trust and fears; (38:48) True/false about common myths

About Liz:

Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT is a marriage and family therapist and the author of I Want This To Work and Til Stress Do Us Part. She is the founder of A Better Life Therapy and The Intensive Couples Therapy Institute. Elizabeth frequently speaks about the impact of stress on couples and parents and has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, US Today, and many international publications.

As mentioned in the episode:

Find Liz online at www.elizabethearnshaw.com.

She's @lizlistens on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and TikTok.