by findingmyplanb | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog
October draws to a close, and with it, another Black History Month. Across the country, workplaces, schools, and communities have been celebrating Black excellence, resilience, and joy. There’s power in the visibility, the acknowledgment, the reminder that we have...
by findingmyplanb | Oct 25, 2025 | Blog
When I came across a LinkedIn post by Charmaine Simpson about the ‘Mississippi Appendectomy’ – the forced sterilisation of poor Black women through hysterectomies without their consent – I was reminded of the anger, sadness and disbelief I felt when I...
by findingmyplanb | Oct 17, 2025 | Blog
World Menopause Day is a moment to lift silence, shift narratives, and affirm that menopause is not just a physical transition, but also a site of deep emotional, social, and identity-shaping change.For many women, especially those who were unable to have the children...
by findingmyplanb | Oct 12, 2025 | Blog
The Weight of the Room Yesterday, I had the honour of being one of three keynote speakers at the BAATN Conference, where the theme was belonging. I went in wondering whether I’d pitched my talk in the right way. What unfolded left me wishing for more. What began as a...
by findingmyplanb | Oct 5, 2025 | Blog
When I was at school, Black history was squeezed into a neat little box. We learnt about slavery – I think (on reflection I can’t even remember if this was taught at school). I definitely didn’t learn about Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks while I was there, although...
by findingmyplanb | Sep 20, 2025 | Blog
As we draw to the end of World Childless Week, I won’t say “until next year” because these conversations don’t pause; they remain on our lips as we keep breaking the silence around our journeys of living without children. I sit back with joy as I reminisce on this...
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