Not sure about having kids? There’s a coach for that

Having kids? In this economy? If you’re part of the ~30% of Americans unsure about starting a family, don’t fret.

Keltie Maguire spent years being ambivalent and unsure too.

“Why don't I just know which path is right for me? When's this going to happen? Am I broken? Is this something hormonal? Did something happen in my past to cause me to not have this desire?” she wondered. “It was almost like I couldn't choose either path.”

The more she thought about it, the more she realized others might need help making the life-altering decision too. So she made that indecision her business.

In 2021, Maguire, who is based in Munich, expanded her life-coaching business to include what she calls motherhood clarity coaching.

“I noticed that a lot of the questions I was asking my career and business coaching clients – like, what sort of life are you building? How do you ultimately want to feel? – could be applied to that question. And those were also questions I had been asking myself,” she told The Hustle.

Is that something people actually pay for? Yes, yes it is. Hundreds of them, in fact.

• Maguire’s offerings include 1:1 sessions, at a rate of $2.8k for four months…
  
• And group workshops — with sometimes as many as 40 or 50 attendees — that start at $59…
  
• In addition to the hundred episodes she’s produced of her monthly podcast.

She’s not the only one helping potential parents make tough calls: There’s clarity coach Ann Davidman, who has been guiding prospective dads and moms for 30+ years, and online courses, social media communities, and books on the topic.

“A lot of it is really asking questions. What’s working? What’s not working? What do they want more of in their lives? What kind of experiences are important for you in your life? Who are you as a person?” she continues.

“I think of it as creating the canvas or foundation on which this decision is laid.”

And if you’ve already started a family, don’t worry. There’s a workshop for you, too.

Maguire’s next offering is geared toward parents trying to decide if they’re up for round two.