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.
Recent Talks
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Blog
Another book signing
Its been great hearing from my friends who have purchased a copy of my book. They have enjoyed reading the stories and are even have their favourite ones. Its so touching to see their reactions especially when they ask me to sign their copy too. What Joy!!!
Celebrating with Jody Day
My book had a play date yesterday at our quarterly GW workshop. Jody was the ever proud Aunty!!! Thanks Jody, without you and GW none of this would have been possible xxx
An interview with Kristin Neff
A fellow GW met and interviewed on of her heroine, Kirstin Neff, recently. The article titled 'How to be kind to yourself' provides a great insight into self compassion and being nicer to yourself, lets face it we could all do with being nicer to ourselves!!! You can...