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
World Childless Week
I am very excited to be a champion for World Childless Week, 10th to 16th Sep 2018. Why not sign up for the latest news on World Childless Week
Coping with Other People’s Opinions
I listened to Jody Day's webinar 'Coping with other people' for the We Are Worthy summit recently. Jody mentioned and discussed scenarios regarding coping with other peoples opinions, you know the opinions of family and friends that leave us voiceless and wanting to...
Fertility Fest…. 2 weeks on
"...You have to take the pain and ask yourself how am I going to turn this into something positive..." Fertility Fest This year was the second time I have attended Fertility Fest and the first time I was invited to take part. I must admit I remember feeling so excited...