
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
The Silent Grief at Work
Inclusion is not only about who is in the room, but whose stories are given space to breathe. On 9 July 2025, I was invited by Clyde & Co to deliver a lunchtime session titled "The Silent Grief: Understanding and Supporting the Childless Not By Choice...
Climate Justice Begins with the Body: Reflections from the Museum Late Night Event
When I was invited to speak at the Climate Justice Museum Late Night event at Oxford’s Museum of Natural History, I’ll admit I paused. Not because I didn’t want to be part of it but because I wondered: where do stories of infertility, fibroids, and reproductive...
Reflections on the BICA 2025 Annual Conference
I arrived at Mary Ward House on Friday to the greeted by the hum of excited conversations. Though I missed the morning sessions, I stepped into a space already alive with shared purpose. This year’s British Infertility Counselling Association (BICA) conference was...










