Inspirational wellness: growing

August 2, 2017

I don't know that involuntary childlessness is the tree we have to cut down and the rose is our strength but nature has a funny way of surprising us.

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March 2, 2020

Win a signed copy of ‘Living The Life Unexpected’ by Jody Day - newly updated and extraordinarily diverse.

March 2, 2020

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.

March 2, 2020

July 27, 2019

We can't deny the impact of our Plan B

July 27, 2019

The troubling narrative I’ve seen in parts of our community is that we’re excused of eco crimes because we have no next generation and, more disturbing is that we’re doing our bit because we’re not having children, mixing up the narrative between childfree and not by choice. If you’ve endured the heatwave that’s spread across Europe this year, watched water levels drop last summer or seen photos of polar bears stranded on melting ice flows, then be certain that this isn’t about the next generation. This is us, right now.

July 27, 2019

June 15, 2019

Support for childless men on Father's Day

June 15, 2019

Support for #childless men on #FathersDay If you’re part of our community, you maybe well understand that it’s incredibly difficult for men to talk about childlessness and infertility. Social standards don’t appear to have changed to the degree that society can accept that men will be childless by circumstance and many endure a private turmoil. And it’s not just the painful comments around ‘jaffa’ and getting the right woman (all things we’ve heard).

June 15, 2019

May 6, 2019

Coping with Royal baby news

May 6, 2019

Our carefully balanced emotions can easily be upset by baby news. At the time of writing this, a baby was due to be born in the Royal Family to Prince Harry and his wife Megan. We may have been here before with other newsworthy people and I’m going to predict it’s the lead story in most world news. I don’t begrudge them a baby and hope that all is well. It’s rarely the baby that’s the problem but attitudes that surround the news.

May 6, 2019

April 29, 2019

The Full Stop podcast

April 29, 2019

I'm very excited to announce that I'm going to be joining Sarah Lawrence from After The Storm and Michael Hughes from Married and Childless and fellow World Childless Week champion, as a presenter for a new monthly podcast called The Full Stop…

April 29, 2019

April 22, 2019

Finding islands: Fertility Fest 2019

April 22, 2019

It’s a big deal thinking about going and an even bigger one when you decide to book a ticket, nevermind walking in the door, alone or with a friend or partner. I know.

April 22, 2019

April 10, 2019

Who is really the Fool here?

April 10, 2019

Did the buttercream in a Victoria Sandwich remind you of that time you realised you may not be a mum? Did you find the missing answers to not being a father in a chocolate Swiss roll? Nope, us neither.

April 10, 2019

April 3, 2019

Invitation to a webinar

April 3, 2019

Join Berenice, founder of Walk In Our Shoes with Steph Phillips, founder of World Childless Week and conversation with Sarah Lawrence from After the Storm and Helen Segal who runs workshops called 'Grieve with Love and Kindness’. Helen taught art for 13 years and is a graduate of Integrative Art Therapy and a qualified teacher. She’s also a member of Gateway Women. She’ll be sharing her advice on creative ways to heal with us.

April 3, 2019

March 25, 2019

How to cope with Mother's Day when it feels like it's too much

March 25, 2019

With miscarriage being the most common complication of pregnancy, ending 250,000 of pregnancies in the UK, it’s not just those of us who are childless not by choice or going through fertility treatment who find this tough. It’s also really hard for those who have lost their mum too or have a painful or non-existent relationship with them.

March 25, 2019

March 20, 2019

Gateway Women makes a mighty move!

March 20, 2019

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.

March 20, 2019