
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
21 Miles: Swimming in search of the meaning of motherhood book Launch
Yesterday I attended the first event of Fertility Fest where Jessica Hepburn launched her book '21 Miles: Swimming in search of the meaning of motherhood'. The evening was chaired by presenter and...
When I talked to Michelle Marie McGrath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN19LvWQ3aQ https://www.michellemariemcgrath.com/56-yvonne-john/
Fertility Fest 13 May 2018
I am loving being on this journey. It is giving me the opportunity to explore different parts of me through different experiences and through other peoples eyes. So as much as I would not have considered myself as an expert this is a new persona that I get to...