by Yvonne J | Oct 11, 2020 | Blog
So I was browsing through Jody’s Childless and Childfree women role models hall of fame and came across Bell Hooks. #NomoRoleModel #BlackHistoryMonth Bell Hooks (1952-) is an American author, feminist, and social activist. Her writing has focused on the...
by Yvonne J | Oct 1, 2020 | Blog
5 weeks ago I started the Great Black Women in History course taught by Black History Studies and what has really struck me from the course is how instrumental black women were in shaping our legacy. Black women were strong and showed great resilience leading and...
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...
by Yvonne J | May 17, 2020 | Blog
Recently I took part in Nova Reid’s Courageous courage – BME edition 5-day interactive on-line training event. Yep the title itself sounds intriguing doesn’t it? Hearing Nova’s interview on the Project Love platform led me to come across her...
by Yvonne J | May 3, 2020 | Blog
Covid-19 has definitely taken on a life of it’s own. Such a powerful, unseen force that has turned our lives upside down. This unprecedented, unplanned, unwelcomed virus brought destruction – changing our lives in a way that we could not have expected or...
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