Hey Reader,
Motherhood is one of those topics that’s often loaded with expectations, assumptions, and even silence. But what about the women who choose a different path?
On this inaugural episode of In Her Words, I sit down with my good friend Stacey Messier—a creative leader, artist, and community-builder—to talk about her personal decision not to have children, and how she’s redefined what motherhood means in her own life.
For Stacey, creativity, relationships, and community are her forms of nurture. As she beautifully put it:
“My creativity, the art that I make, my relationships are like children to me. It takes a lot of my energy to nurture and care for the people that I really care about.”
In our conversation, Stacey opened up about:
Why she chose a child-free path
Navigating family expectations and boundaries
How creativity can be its own form of motherhood
Her evolution as an artist, including community murals
Embodiment, creative flow, and carrying creativity into leadership
This is such a rich, heartfelt dialogue about honoring your truth, even when it goes against the grain.
Whether you’re navigating questions of family, creativity, or simply what it means to live life on your own terms, I think Stacey’s perspective will resonate deeply.
👉🏽 Listen now on your favorite platform:
I hope this conversation sparks reflection for you on the ways you nurture, create, and define a meaningful life.
With warmth,
Roberta