Changing the Narrative:
Empowering Women
Living Without Children
What began as personal grief over involuntary childlessness evolved into a driving force for change.
Today, I am an author, activist, and facilitator who champions the stories and identities of women who longed for motherhood but whose paths unfolded differently — raising awareness and understanding of their experiences, transforming deep loss into solidarity, and silence into spaces of connection, healing and belonging.
A little about me…
The question “Do you have children?” once filled me with dread. For years I laughed it off, hiding the pain that followed my diagnosis of unexplained infertility. Processing that grief changed everything — it led me to Gateway Women, a community for women who are childless by circumstance, and helped me find my voice.
From that healing came my first book, Dreaming of a Life Unlived: Stories and Portraits of Women Without Children — a collection born from love, truth, and the determination to make our experiences visible.
A Little About Me…
Today, I am an author, activist, speaker, and facilitator creating spaces where women who longed for motherhood — especially Black women and women of colour — can speak openly about loss, belonging, and identity. I’ve shared my story on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and numerous platforms, helping to change the narrative around the untold experiences of women living without children.
As a trained facilitator, psychodynamic therapist, and graduate of Gateway Women’s Plan B Mentorship Programme, I facilitate workshops, retreats, healing circles and conversations that transform silence into connection and grief into collective healing.
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Blog
Where is My Home? – Gateway Women Masterclass Webinar
Free, live and recorded, the GW Masterclass takes place on Zoom on Saturday 5th March, 2022 at 8am PST, 9am MST, 10am CST, 11am EST, 6pm GMT, 7pm CET. Neither your face nor your voice will be visible nor will form part of the recording, but you can ask questions. To...
Tutum Journal
Magazine issue 4 is out now and I'm on the cover! Meet the cover stars spanning three generations across five continents: Tracey B. Wilson, United StatesYvonne John, United KingdomPenny Rabarts, AustrailiaSue Fagalde Lick, United StatesTanya Hubbard, United...
Childlessness in Literature
A few months ago I was asked if I’d take part in Chester’s Story House Literature book review session about Childlessness in Literature. Well you know me enough to know that I said yes. The session was to be chaired by Dr Dawn Llewellyn, with Andy Harrod - a PhD...