One of the many things you discover in a life with no children is people’s huge misconceptions of what it’s like not to have children! I can only speak for myself, and the few people I know that aren’t part of the parenting world, but trust me it’s definitely not endless travel, lie-ins and nights …
This Mother’s Day I thought I’d talk about what where my head is regarding my own childless journey 6 years on from freezing my eggs and how society could help with some of the pain experienced by the childless not by choice community. Saying Goodbye For those of you that have followed my journey since …
Here’s my top 10 tips and observations, as I pause to reflect on my own Covid-19 journey The Power of Positive News and Connections – Negative news sources, or energy from others can be powerful sources of poor mental health. With so much sad news over the past 18 months its been even more important …
For most of my life, this would have been a fairly straight forward question, but being childless has forced me to re-think so many aspects of my life. If I’m being completely honest, I’d probably not given legacy much thought until the last few years. Perhaps like many, until we get to mid life it …
On the many occasions I’ve sat down and wanted to write this, I’ve hesitated. But recently, I’ve began to question why? There are obviously many reasons why one might resist sharing experiences and feelings in such a public way. The biggest one being fear. Perhaps I have a fear of judgement, but this doesn’t make …
The longer the current restrictions remain in place the more the different pressures we are facing become evident, but none so obvious as those craving alone time, compared with those, like myself, that are missing company so desperately. I’ve recently been listening to ‘Alonement’, a fascinating pod cast by writer and podcaster Francesca Specter. In …