Redefining Womanhood: Childless, Not Less with Lana Manikowski

Redefining Womanhood: Childless, Not Less with Lana Manikowski
Host: Melissa Crook | Guest: Lana Manikowski

In this tender and affirming episode of The F.E.E.L Podcast, host Melissa Crook welcomes back author, speaker, and advocate Lana Manikowski for a heartfelt conversation about redefining womanhood and reclaiming joy after infertility. After ending a seven-year fertility journey, Lana found herself navigating grief, identity, and the question: So now what?

Her answer? A life lived unapologetically—with purpose, connection, and compassion. Lana shares how she became the resource she once needed, founded the nationwide Other’s Day Brunch for women who feel unseen on Mother’s Day, and carved out space for those walking a different path through womanhood.

✨ “Even if you think your experience is something no one else could possibly understand, there are people out there you can connect with.” – Lana Manikowski

Together, we explore:🌿 What it means to live a full life beyond motherhood💔 The emotional toll and aftermath of fertility treatment🧩 Finding identity and self-worth outside traditional narratives🫶 Creating supportive community spaces like Other’s Day Brunch🌈 The power of storytelling and living truthfully

Whether you’re childless by circumstance, choice, or heartbreak, this episode is a tribute to your resilience—and a reminder that your version of womanhood is whole, worthy, and radiant.

💛 Ways to Engage:At the end of each day, write down a win for yourself. Whether it’s completing a difficult project, choosing rest over productivity, or simply showing up for yourself—celebrate the progress you’re making. And when you can, do the same for another woman walking her own path.

🔍 Keywords:childless not by choice, infertility awareness, women without children, childfree lifestyle, Other’s Day Brunch, redefining motherhood, female empowerment, healing after infertility, living unapologetically, infertility emotional support, childfree healing journey, Lana Manikowski podcast, resilience after loss, women’s community spaces, motherhood alternatives

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Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 4:05 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 13:15 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 22:01 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 25:15 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 42:47 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 51:36 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 55:45 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 1:03:48 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 1:11:43 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 1:12:42 )

Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis

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