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 | Aug 28, 2020 | Adoption, Childfree Life, Communication, Counseling, Deciding, Fertility, Parenting, Single Parenting, Videos & Podcasts
[smartvideo src=”https://www.dropbox.com/s/r2dp7ymlewt7jmh/Baby%20Decision%20Cafe%20Welcome.mp4?dl=1″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ responsive=true...
by Merle | Apr 3, 2020 | Counseling
Dear Clients and Friends, I hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well. We are all struggling to balance fear and hope, to find our new normal. Worrying about ourselves and our loved ones, securing food and supplies, working from home, especially with...
by Merle | Jan 13, 2020 | Childfree Life, Counseling, Parenting, Relationships, Single Parenting
Happy New Year! Welcome to Our Brainstorming Series to Help You Launch 2020. Which of these resonates with you? Click on the one that speaks to you and get started! It’s the New Year and I want to: Finally Decide Whether to Have a Child Launch Our Childfree Life Go...
by Merle | May 6, 2019 | Adoption, Childfree Life, Counseling, Deciding, Parenting
By Caitlin Gibson | Read original story at the Washington Post. They arrive anxious for an answer. Or maybe, finally, a sense of peace. They arrive because they haven’t been able to resolve the biggest question of their lives: Do I want to be a parent? And so they...
by Merle | Sep 5, 2018 | Childfree Life, Counseling, Merle in the Media
Scared to Have a Baby? New York Times reporter Hannah Seligson interviews me on millennials’ ambivalence about parenthood. She features my Baby Decision workshops and the book. The print version appeared in the Style section on 8/30/18, but the article also appears...
