Why should you buy the new edition? The updates are tremendous. I learned a lot from the first edition (published in 2013 and crowdfunded) and more from 2016’s edition. This new revision contains an exhaustive list of resources covering the demographics we find in the community from faith, colour, LGBTQIA+ and men too.
Read MoreGateway Women makes a mighty move!
My blog post about my experiences after two weeks in the new Mighty Network space for Gateway Women. It may help you to decide if you’d like to go over to the new Gateway Women home and I’ve shared a few tips so it’s easier when you make the move.
Read MoreAmazing people I know: Jody Day
Way way way back in 2012 I was trying to come to terms with life. When I saw the phrase ‘living a life unexpected’ I had to follow those words to their source and found Gateway Women.
Read More7 blogs that Walk In Our Shoes recommends you read this Christmas
It’s always good to share coping strategies and I love how the community pull together to share each other’s links.
Read MoreTere, a new story to read
What is it like to be childless in Chile? Tere shares her story with you and talks about the impact of Jody Day and Living The Life Unexpected.
Read MoreWhat's coming up on Walk In Our Shoes...
I am so excited about tomorrow evening, Tuesday 23rd. Our lovely friends at More To Life are holding a series of fantastic webinars and I'm honoured to be holding a very special Childless Hour chat after each event, starting at 8pm GMT ....
Read MoreHappy post Christmas!
It was only as I posted about my Christmas in the closed community of Gateway Women that I realised how I have started to take ownership of Christmas. We've once again spent the week by the seaside, this hasn't always worked for me but I did a few things that helped and I wanted to share them here.
Read MoreLoneliness and Infertility, written for the Jo Cox Foundation campaign on loneliness
My experiences of loneliness come from involuntary childlessness. I am a mother to unborn children, after fifteen years of try to conceive and 6 rounds of IVF treatment. I have recurrent miscarriages. No amount of medical intervention or alternative treatments can fix that....
Read MoreInspiration: conversations
I set myself a challenge, to host a Twitter hour of my own to help raise awareness of involuntary childlessness and create a Twitter space which builds on the resources held by Walk In Our Shoes. Most importantly to get talking about this subject (often hidden away in private groups) on a public space.
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