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...
by Yvonne J | Apr 5, 2020 | Blog
“When you’re accustomed to privilege equality can feel like oppression”, Jody Day 2018 As you all know I’ve been having a lot of conversations around race so you won’t be surprised at how excited I was to come across the Project Love platform thanks to...
by Yvonne J | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog
LTLU: ‘Living The Life Unexpected’ – Blog Tour I remember the first time Jody and I had a conversation about this topic. Jody had asked me why black women were not connecting with her regarding being childless. At the time I couldn’t comprehend why this would be...
by Yvonne J | Mar 1, 2020 | Blog
I am so proud to announce that Jody Day is having a ‘Living the Life Unexpected: World Blog tour to celebrate the release of the 2nd edition of her book Living the Life Unexpected, which I was fortunate to have the opportunity to also contribute to. The recent...
by Yvonne J | Feb 23, 2020 | Blog
Well the hospital have not called me today so my operation is defiantly going ahead…. I’ve been on this journey for about 2, 2 ½ years and remember bursting into tears when the consultant in front of my told me that my only chose for dealing with my fibroids (and very...
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...
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