Complete Without Kids by Ellen L. Walker

Most of these appearances involved performances by his dance company, but a significant number were solo or duo gigs, lecture/dialogs, or master classes.

The Walker’s website lists his name ten times on its exhaustive list of performances between 19 (see the link below to access this list) but that number far under-represents the actual number of appearances by Mr. No discussion of performing arts at Walker Art Center can begin without mentioning Merce Cunningham at the very top, first and foremost. This is the second click link at the end of the article for the first. Offering support, guidance, and thought-provoking questions, Complete Without Kids is a productive guide for any reader considering the childfree path.To mark the closing of the Walker for a year, we're running a series of articles by Richard Paske, musician and writer, about his experiences with the Walker performing arts programs. Financial, health, and personal benefits associated with childfree living.How to create balance and approach the leisure time allowed by a childfree lifestyle.Methods to cope with the pressure to have children from media, family, and friends in a healthy way.The unique set of problems that childfree adults face simply due to living in a culture that celebrates babies and traditional families.

She approaches the tough-decision making process of whether or not to have children from a biological, historical, and societal perspective, offering valuable information on: Recognizing that there is no one childfree adult, the author guides the reader through the positive and negative aspects of childfree living, taking into consideration the different issues faced by men or women, couples or singles, whether gay or straight.Īs a woman who is childfree by choice, Walker draws upon her personal experience while also offering the reader numerous interviews with other childfree adults, revealing behind-the-scenes factors that influenced their personal journeys. Walker examines the often-ignored question of what it means to be childfree, by choice or by circumstance, in a family-focused society. In Complete Without Kids, Licensed Clinical Psychologist Ellen L.

Complete Without Kids by Ellen L. Walker