by Yvonne J | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog
The Childless Collective Summit starts on Thursday! Will you be there? If you haven’t already heard, the Childless Collective Summit starts on Thursday 18th March presenting 28 amazing speakers over 4 days. Each presentation is free to watch for 24 hrs & you...
by Yvonne J | Mar 14, 2021 | Blog
Yesterday I was a panelist on the Gateway Women masterclass webinar about coping with Mothers day with Jody Day, Karin Enfield, Melanie Dagg and Sarah Lawrence. https://bit.ly/3qEBBAs We had a great conversation around what we do to manage the triggers that...
by Yvonne J | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog
I’ve been on an emotionally difficult journey with my body over the past 2+ years so much so that there have been moments where I have found it hard to look at my reflection in the mirror. I struggled to see how my body could be beautifully, flawed, I struggled accept...
by Yvonne J | Feb 14, 2021 | Blog
It’s been a while since I last posted and, in some ways’, I feel like I’ve been experiencing writer’s block. In reality I think I’ve just lacked a bit of inspiration coupled with ‘being busy with life’. A minor accident yesterday has relegated me to resting today so I...
by Yvonne J | Dec 13, 2020 | Blog
I don’t know exactly when you walked into my life Maybe you were pushed or did someone drop you off. Maybe you were there all along and I just didn’t notice All I know is that you weren’t invited No letter, no call, no “Hello” I looked up one day and you were there...
by Yvonne J | Dec 6, 2020 | Blog
As most of you know I recently “crossed The Bridge” (a term for those of us who have attended The Bridge Retreat). One of the sessions on The Bridge was called ‘World Grief’ where we were encouraged to write, draw – essentially do...
by Yvonne J | Nov 25, 2020 | Blog
I recently attended The Bridge Retreat hosted by Donna Lancaster and Gabi Krueger. At some point earlier in the year, and after hearing others talk about retreats, I had the urge to attend one myself. Apart from anything else this year has been a revealing one, one...
by Yvonne J | Oct 27, 2020 | Blog
So there have been some interesting conversations on the news this morning where Prince Harry talks about his experience or maybe awaking of his white privilege and unconscious racial bias “life with Meghan made me aware of unconscious racial bias”....
by Yvonne J | Oct 23, 2020 | Blog
Amy Ashwood Garvey (1897-1969) is the Jamaican born feminist, playwright, Pan-Africanist activist and ex wife of Marcus Garvey. Amy was a director of the Black Star line Steamship Corporation, and along with her former husband Marcus she founded the Negro World...
by Yvonne J | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog
So we looked at Black Women in Britain as part of the Great Black Women in History course I’ve been attending, that sadly ended on Wednesday. Now I like to dance and was so trilled to learn about Claudia Jones who is known as the mother of Notting Hill Carnival....
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