Blog
Welcome to my blog, where I share reflections on involuntary childlessness, identity, and the many ways we find meaning beyond motherhood. Here, I write openly about women’s wellbeing, inclusion, and the realities of living a life that doesn’t follow the expected path. My aim is to start honest conversations, challenge assumptions, and offer connection for anyone navigating life without children — by choice or by circumstance.
My guest blog for Gateway Women
I don't think I could feel more proud!!! http://gateway-women.com/the-black-woman-in-the-room/
My interview with Jody Day
Watch my interview at http://gateway-women.com/calendar/reignite-weekend-london-sat-28th-sun-29th-april-2018/
Best Speaker
I gave a planned speech titled 'The other side of motherhood' recently at my local Toastmasters club which saw me crowned as best speaker of the night. I choose to talk about the things I hate to hear (from others) as a childless women and on congratulating me on my...
BME Reignite Weekend April 2018
So I have completed my training with Jody and am on the road to running my own reignite workshops, the first one being in London on the 28th and 29th April 2018. I am both excited and scared but what an honour to be a part of this journey. Here's to the next chapter...
My Legacy
I listened to a training exercise by Jody Day recently where she talked about the difficulties that childless women face when it comes to finding meaning in our lives as we do not have children to share our wisdom with or pass down our belongs to. I know that for me,...
My word for 2018
“Please do not give up on hope…”
As you know I take every opportunity to share my experience of dealing with the grief of being childless. Recently I shared the difficulties that I have experienced as a manager, at a digital story telling event hosted by NHS England. After my presentation a lady...
Have you heard my news???
So I am sitting in a room (with a small group of people) when one of the ladies excitedly asks me "if I have heard her news?". I barely had a chance to reply when she quickly announced that 'she is going to be a grandmother'. I blinked as she continued to fill me in...
My Authors Podcast
A few weeks ago I bumped into an old acquaintance. We did the usual 'hello's', 'how are you?', 'what's new?' questions where I almost said 'ummmm nothing' as I couldn't image her being interested in my journey dealing with my childlessness grief. "Yea I've been really...
“When you don’t have the happy ending, you need to know someone’s there with you in feeling that pain”
A must read article in the Guardian... https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/02/the-desire-to-have-a-child-never-goes-away-how-the-involuntarily-childless-are-forming-a-new-movement
World Childless Week continues
As world childless week draws to a close and another week starts I wanted to share this video. Justine not only puts our position across so beautifully but I felt that this message needs to be heard over and over again every day of the year....
The Power of Vulnerability Q&A
I'm sitting under my hairdryer catching up on some reading and cam across a blog post from Jody Day (Gateway Women) from day 1 of the world childless week 2017 titled From Isolation to...