
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 interview on Slam Radio
Some pictures of me hanging with Dee Natural and Gemi at Slam Radio last week. Dee invited me onto her show, Women's hour - Inspire to Empower to share my experience of dealing with the grief of childlessness....
My interview on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
Today has been a day that I would never have imagined happening. From that day in October 2014 when I heard the 2 words 'unexplained infertility' (from my Consultant), that turned my life upside down and sent me into a crazy spiral of grief, to today where I can look...
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/