About Yvonne John
Public Speaker | Author | Facilitator | Photographer
I am a British author and activist for the Childless women of colour. I wrote my book out of the anger for me and the other childless women who were not being heard or listened to by the circles we find ourselves in. ‘Dreaming of a Life Unlived: Intimate Stories and Portraits of Women Without Children’, was conceived out of love and understanding and born to give women like me the permission to unashamedly own our stories. I am a public speaker who has appeared on numerous radio and television programmes, including BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’. I am known as the leading voice for the women of colour’s experience around infertility, as well as creating an inclusive space for black women and women of colour to openly talk about their childless journey.
I am a graduate of the Gateway Women’s 2016’s year-long Plan B Mentorship Programme, a licensed Gateway Women workshop facilitator (GWS) and World Childless Week Champion. I work in the NHS and am also an accomplished photographer.
Events
I regularly speak at a range of events and podcasts about my journey and experience as a black childless not by choice (CNBC) woman in society and in the workplace.
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Latest on the Blog
My Guest blog for WCW: Finding True Love: A Guide To Romance… With Yourself!
I wrote a guest blog for World Childless Week where I reflect on finding love for yourself. I felt that on Valentines day with all it's promotions on celebrating relationships with other, it would be good to write about what self-love means for me and my journey...
You’re replying on your stick too much!!!
I went on a 9 ½ hour, 12.6-mile (round trip) hike to The Boiling Lake, a volcano-hydrothermal feature and the second-largest boiling lake in the world, located in southern Dominica. The terrain was harder than we expected. We had to climb muddy steep steps, weave our...
The Next Dawn, The Next Spring
There have been a number of amazing moments on my (childless) journey and this weekend was no exception. After speaking at Melanie Stidolph’s solo exhibition promoting her photo book 'Endless Reproduction' last October I was invited back to Cornwall to support Melanie...