Instead The Sometimes Complicated Choice of an Adventurous, Childfree Life

<b>A compelling memoir about opting for adventure instead of motherhood, and the lifelong outcomes of that choice.</b></p><p><i>Instead</i> captures Maria Coffey¿s adventurous life through her biggest decisions along the way, including the decision not to have children. It¿s a vivid travelogue, a love story, and a personal commentary on the risks and rewards of choosing unconventional paths.</p><p>After two traumatic experiences during her twenties ¿ a near-drowning in Morocco and her boyfriend¿s death on Mount Everest ¿ Maria determines to seize every day and explore the world. Mixed with her desire for freedom is a new fear of loss, which convinces her against parenthood. She falls in love with Dag, who shares her dreams, and they begin creating a life of adventure. There is one sna he wants children and thinks they could include them in their wild exploits.</p><p><i>Instead</i> follows Maria¿s trajectory as she shares her guilt-ridden relationship with her Irish Catholic mother; h