Complete Without Kids by Ellen L. Walker

Walker was born on February 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia. Her books have been translated into more than two dozen languages.

Walker was the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was inducted into the California Hall of Fame in the California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts in 2007. Her novel The Color Purple (1982) won the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and she has also published volumes of poetry, criticism, and nonfiction and is considered largely responsible for the resurrection of the work of author Zora Neale Hurston ( Their Eyes Were Watching God).

Offering support, guidance, and thought-provoking questions, Complete Without Kids is a productive guide for any reader considering the childfree path.Alice Walker is an African American writer best known for her fiction and essays that deal with themes of race and gender. 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: The unique set of problems that childfree adults face simply due to living in a culture that celebrates babies and traditional families Methods to cope with the pressure to have children from media, family, and friends in a healthy way How to create balance and approach the leisure time allowed by a childfree lifestyle and Financial, health, and personal benefits associated with childfree living. As 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. 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. 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