Following the screening of the film “Lunàdigas, or concerning childfree women”, a group of women in Latina gathers in the form of a circle to discuss together, giving life to a safe space where views can be exchanged, and experiences…
Starting from her own personal experience as a childfree woman, Paola Valenzano tells us as art is fundamental not only to come to terms with moments of pain and growth, but also for exploring and define oneself in the world.…
Starting from his profession as a psychiatrist, Leonardo reflects upon his own personal condition as a man without children, a point of reference for his nieces and nephews and for the comunity as a whole. He espresses his view in…
Franca Elisa tells us of her life from childhood and adolescence in Sicily in the 80s, raised in a family and social environment where feelings, death and sex are taboos, followed by her personal growth when she moved to Rome,…
In spring 2015, the Orlando Circle in Bologna, a feminist association for social promotion, invites Lunàdigas to reflect upon reproductive rights in contemporary Italy and the need to legitimize the position of childfree women. Vuoi ascoltare e leggere altre testimonianze?…
Carlo A. Borghi, author of the book “Monologhi impossibili. Le esclusive rivelazioni di 35 mitiche lunàdigas” (Arkadia Editore), introduced in this interview, retraces his family history and his own human and cultural background, telling us of the reasons behind not…
Luca, not ruling out the idea of fatherhood in the future, questions the traditional historical concept which sees having a family as a social duty fulfilling the life of an adult. He instead emphasises how he is more focused on…
Elena tells us of her experience as a mother with a 15-year-old son. She reflects upon how generally you are personally not prepared when you become a parent, mainly because of the partial and judgemental narrations around motherhood (and non-motherhood),…
