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.
Courageous Courage
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 Ted Talk and training...
The Unseen Grief
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 predicted....
Podcast: A powerful conversation about race, racism and white privilege with Nova Reid
“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 Sophia Andeh,...
Grieving as a Black Woman
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 a...
Jody Day’s Living the Life Unexpected Blog Tour
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 edition...
Saying Goodbye
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...
Race and Religion with Ruth Levy Abramson
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...
Race and Religion
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 into...
Adventist Radio Interview
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 yesterday...
The F Word
Back in October Vanessa Haye, founder of Femelanin, emailed me the following message "I haven’t been able to get you out of my mind since I saw you perform at the fertility fest... I would love you to do the same for a fertility event I am hosting for black women on...
The Storyhouse, Chester Review
On the 14th November Cheshire Live wrote a review of the Stroyhouse Childless event tat took place on Sunday 10th November. To quote the article… “The event addressed societal expectations, insensitivity, and stereotypes - particularly the narrative that childless...
Storyhouse CHILDLESS on Sun 10 November
Jody Day and I will be at the Storyhouse in Chester on Sunday 10 November. Jody is the keynote speaker at the opening and will also chairing the wrap-up panel at the end where I will speak about my experience of involuntary childlessness for black women and women of...