Equipped for Life Podcast Episode #113: How to Respond to Reproductive Anxiety in Dialogue

Melissa McGinnessPodcast, Practical Dialogue Tips

We spent the last episode defining reproductive anxiety and identifying Gen Z’s top concern related to it. In this episode, Emily Geiger and Dr. Rebecca Carlson discuss other smaller concerns wrapped up in reproductive anxiety and advise pro-life people on how to respond to someone who is affected by reproductive anxiety.

MP3 Download | 41:38

Chapters:

  • 00:07 Intro and recap
  • 02:59 Financial concerns about pregnancy
  • 06:41 Physical concerns about pregnancy
  • 11:26 Concerns about childbirth
  • 15:57 Concerns about parenting
  • 20:32 How do we respond?
  • 28:42 Concrete example for reducing maternal mortality
  • 33:23 No, pro-lifers don’t just want more babies
  • 37:35 Creating a parallel situation
  • 41:22 BONUS Sound check shenanigans

Related Links:

EFL#112: Reproductive Anxiety is Influencing Your Conversations

EFL#104: Are Women Being Denied Care? (w/ Secular Pro-Life’s Monica Snyder)

ERI Blog on Trot Out a Toddler

California’s progress with decreasing maternal mortality 

US Maternal Mortality

Study on Americans Living Paycheck to Paycheck

Research on Cost of Child Care