by Merle | Sep 21, 2025 | Book Reviews, Childfree Life, Deciding, Environment, Fertility, Mind/Body, Parenting, Relationships
Welcome to our 2025 book recommendations page, which we update all year with new books in a range of topics related to childfree vs. parenthood decision-making. Our latest fiction and nonfiction picks delve into topics as diverse as parenthood environmental...
by Merle | Dec 13, 2024 | Book Reviews, Childfree Life, Deciding, Environment, Fertility, Mind/Body, Parenting, Relationships
(updated December 2024) Welcome to my 2024 book recommendations page, which I update all year with new books in a range of topics related to childfree vs. parenthood decision-making. My latest fiction and nonfiction picks delve into topics as diverse as parenthood...
by Merle | Aug 29, 2024 | Book Reviews, Childfree Life, Deciding, Fertility, Parenting
Congrats to Rose Diell, a talented new author whose first novel Fledging was just published, and features my book review testimonial as a promotional quote. Here is my full quick review: . Fledging by Rose Diell Renard Press, 2024 Riddle: How did the novelist tell a...
by Merle | Dec 8, 2023 | Book Reviews, Childfree Life, Deciding, Fertility, Mind/Body, Parenting, Relationships, Single Parenting, Videos & Podcasts
Here I’m happy to recommend the best 2022 and 2023 baby decision related books on topics like childfree living, fertility, pregnancy, motherhood and parenthood. I’ve updated this page with more book recommendations, on top of the previous books I...
by Merle | Jan 26, 2021 | Book Reviews, Childfree Life, Counseling, Deciding, Parenting, Relationships
By Merle Bombardieri, MSW, LICSW In the Decision Café, my private Facebook group for parenthood-decision-making (co-hosted with Katie Wilson), one woman posted, “I would definitely choose to parent if I could just be a dad.” Many other Café members echoed this...
by Merle | Apr 3, 2020 | Book Reviews
Overcome Isolation. Invite an Author and Her Characters Into Your Home! If you can’t listen to another minute of CNN, or need a break from Zoom screens, an upbeat book could be just what you need. Here is a list I compiled of comfort books. Some are upbeat and...
