# What childless Gen Xer Katrina Strickland wants those stuck in today's baby-making vortex to know

An episode of [Good Weekend Talks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1501054889), 29 May 2026, 34 min.

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There's a profound grief associated with not having kids if you really wanted them, one that's rarely acknowledged, even less understood. But there's also an unexpected joy when you come out the other side. In today's conversation, Good Weekend senior writer Katrina Strickland discusses the ups and downs of her own path into childlessness with Good Weekend editor Melissa Stevens. They traverse what medical developments have given young women today, the potential downsides - and what those worried about the decline in global fertility rates should be paying attention to. They discuss, too, what Strickland wants Millennials and Gen Zs to know: it will be ok, however it turns out for you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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