by Yvonne J | Sep 25, 2020 | Blog
This morning I woke up to the following tweet on Twitter… A few months ago I received an email from journalist Vicky Allan; Jessica Hepburn (Fertility Fest and author of 12 Miles) recommended that she contact me. In her email Vicky said that she “was blown...
by Yvonne J | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog
As I think about World Childless Week starting tomorrow, Monday 14 September, it has dawned on me how far I have come since the start of my childless journey when I was told that I had unexplained infertility back in October 2014. The world of grief that I was then...
by Yvonne J | Jul 17, 2020 | Blog
I listened to one of Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table talks’ (Black America In Crisis) that motivated me to write this blog. I guess the conversation put words to some of the angry feelings that have surfaced recently, actually probably more like over that...
by Yvonne J | Jul 5, 2020 | Blog
As well as being involved in a number of conversations post George Floyd, the latest being on The Full Stop podcast with Michael Huges, Sarah Lawrence and Berenice Smith (watch out for the recording) I have also been reflecting on my experiences as a black woman. As...
by Yvonne J | Jun 7, 2020 | Blog
There has been a lot of media courage over the tragic and senseless death of George Floyd but watching the news on Wednesday 3 June, reporting on the protests in Hyde Park and Brixton was the first time I felt the tears rise up from my chest. Witnessing the outpouring...
by Yvonne J | Jun 2, 2020 | Blog
Well today, Tuesday 2nd June is day 14 post my hysterectomy… I sometimes feel like I should be whispering that “I had a hysterectomy” when I hear that I had ‘major abnormal surgery’. It has been such a long journey to get here and now...
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