by Yvonne J | Feb 2, 2020 | Blog
A few months ago I had a conversation around race and religion with Dr Krista Cooper, Civilla Morgan, podcaster at Childless Not By Choice, and Haneefah Muhammad which I then extended to Ruth Levy Abramson. I connected with Ruth Levy Abramson recently after reading...
by Yvonne J | Dec 22, 2019 | Blog
As many of you know I’m interested in how race, religion, culture play out in our everyday with the emphasis on how much they impact on our ability to grieve the loss of motherhood. As a black woman I have my childhood memories that have influenced my journey...
by Yvonne J | Dec 5, 2019 | Blog
A few months ago Vanesa Pizzuto, presenter and producer at Adventist radio invited me onto her show, On The Go. Vanesa came across me via Sheridan Voysey, who I shared a platform with at Fertility Fests’ Fertility Fight Club at the Barbican back in April. So...
by Yvonne J | Dec 1, 2019 | Blog
Back in October Vanessa Haye, founder of Femelanin, emailed me the following message “I haven’t been able to get you out of my mind since I saw you perform at the fertility fest… I would love you to do the same for a fertility event I am hosting for black...
by Yvonne J | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog
On the 14th November Cheshire Live wrote a review of the Stroyhouse Childless event tat took place on Sunday 10th November. To quote the article… “The event addressed societal expectations, insensitivity, and stereotypes – particularly the narrative that...
by Yvonne J | Nov 7, 2019 | Blog
Jody Day and I will be at the Storyhouse in Chester on Sunday 10 November. Jody is the keynote speaker at the opening and will also chairing the wrap-up panel at the end where I will speak about my experience of involuntary childlessness for black women and women of...
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