Other Than Mother - Choosing Childlessness with Life in Mind - Paperback

by Kamalamani (Author)

Choosing to have children is a private decision with global consequences. Other Than Mother explores the decision-making process around not having children. It is in three parts: Part I "The Worldly Winds" explores the backdrop to deciding whether or not to have children, including the cultural changes brought about by a rise in voluntary/intentional childlessness. Part II "A Private Decision with Global Consequences" explores the pros and cons in the decision-making process, including ecological and environmental considerations. Part III "New Horizons and Baby-sized Projects" explores living with the decision.

Author Biography

Kamalamani is an Embodied-Relational therapist, supervisor, facilitator, mentor and writer based in Bristol. She has been practising Buddhism for the past twenty-one years and was ordained as a Buddhist in 2005. See www.kamalamani.co.uk