In this follow-up to our most popular episode on the decision to have kids or remain childfree, we expand the conversation to explore the culture, politics, and personal experience of care with award-winning journalist and author Elissa Strauss.
Elissa is the author of When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others and a writer for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Glamour, and more. In this episode, she shares deep insights into why care is undervalued in society—from parenting and caregiving to the structural changes needed to support those who provide care.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
✅ What care really means (beyond parenthood and childfree choices)
✅ How culture and politics shape our views on caregiving
✅ Why care work is undervalued—and how we can change that
✅ The emotional and financial toll of caregiving
✅ How we can build a society that truly supports caregivers
About Our Guest: Elissa Strauss
Elissa Strauss is a journalist, essayist, and opinion writer covering parenthood, caregiving, feminism, and social change. She has contributed to The New York Times, The Atlantic, Glamour, Slate, and was a CNN contributing writer. Her book, When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others, examines the transformative power of care and why we must rethink how we support caregivers in modern society.
🧡 Support care advocacy: Caring Across Generations
Related Episodes:
🎧 Episode 102: The Decision to Have Kids or Remain Childfree with Keltie Maguire (Part 1)
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