13: The Best Life Ever with Andrea Glazier

Andrea Louisa Glazier is a native of the UK, has
lived in New Zealand and currently lives on the northern beaches in
Sydney, Australia. Andrea thinks she has the best life ever! She
wakes up excited, packs her bag for an adventure, heads down to the
beach, walks with her feet in the water, camera in hand, takes
photos, meditates, exercises, does whatever she likes, eats
breakfast in local cafes and the returns home and begins client
work around midday.  Around 5.30pm she picks up her camera and
returns to the beach to take photos of the sunset. It
wasn’t always this way. She used to live in London and
kill herself on the daily commute rushing to appointments and
working late. For twenty years she worked in the media as a TV
presenter, producer, director and journalist and switched to
starting her own business after suffering from adrenal-fatigue and
burnout after working 90-hour weeks. Andrea lives a
childfree life by conscious choice and is always ready to boldly
affirm her decision. Join us for Andrea’s story!
You will learn the following in this episode: The
niche of childfree women is a growing sector of the population and
a target market for many advertisers. Almost 25% of western women
over 40 don’t have children. Andrea made the choice NOT to have
children at age 11, and has been re-making that choice for 31
years. Andrea loves the freedom and control she has in her life.
She has never regretted the decision NOT to devote her life to
having and raising children. She has created a life that feels
“really good” and is deeply satisfying. People with children often
don’t understand how a childfree life can be equally fulfilling. To
Andrea, the whole idea of having a man, children, and the
conventional lifestyle seemed like a life lacking imagination. No
matter our choices, we all need to realise that people are entitled
to different priorities and paths to fulfilment. Andrea shares that
she did become pregnant once but decided not to continue when she
realised bearing children was not right for her. Andrea doesn’t buy
into the stereotypic myth of needing to procreate and that the
purpose of a woman is motherhood. Andrea shares details of the
population growth and strain on earth’s natural resources. She
believes all women should carefully consider the kind of world into
which they are bringing children. Andrea shares the purpose and
fulfilment in her life. Connect with Andrea and her stunning
photography on Instagram at andrea.louisa.glazier I would
love to hear your comments below. If you found this helpful and
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also benefit. Thank you!