Do you feel like your body has failed you or have you been able to forgive, accept and love you body again? Has your relationship suffered and fallen apart or have you found strength in each other? Does the aspect of being childless for any reason play on your mind in connection to new relationships and physical intimacy?
Self love and self hate embrace all parts of our identity and it’s time to explore them.
This webinar was hosted by Jody Day: psychotherapist, author of ‘Living the Life Unexpected’, founder of Gateway Women and World Childless Week Ambassador. She leads an open and honest conversation exploring all aspects of intimacy with or without a partner.
Jody is joined by: Karin Enfield, Yvonne John, Kate Kaufmann, Bibi Lynch, Katy de Jong, Victoria Firth, Bindi Shah and Katy Seppi.
World Childless Week ambassador’s Catherine-Emmanuelle Delisle, creator of Femme Sans Enfant and CNDAmd therapist and Kate Kaufmann, author of Do You Have Kids? Life When The Answer is No explore together how to “Embrace the Identity of Oneness.. even if it sucks sometimes” as childless and single women.
You can find the links to everything they discuss here
I came into young adulthood with an invisible metal suit that came between me and my body.
I’m single and I’ve never had sex to get pregnant. I’ve never cuddled up to someone in a post coital glow and said, I wonder if we just created something.
The following results are in response to the survey section on sexual intimacy
Every farmer who goes out planting expects to come to a time of reaping. His effort of weeding, cultivating, watering, fertilising is aimed at reaping.
I’m getting married the coming Saturday. After two years organising and 3 times change (of the date), it’s happening, a white wedding.
We sat on his sofa, music playing softly in the background. I had so many butterflies in my stomach but also a terrible big lump of fear. Of guilt.
In this podcast episode Civilla Morgan of Childless not by Choice speaks with Christy Jordon of Finding Hope Today.
I’d like to share my favourite picture (attached) with other childless women. It’s called Night With Her Train of Stars and I found it in a box at a car boot sale about 25 years ago.
Every week I wait for the weekend,
Since weekdays are busy work days.
For years I keep telling myself each week, "Maybe this time".
Intimacy is more than just sex
Sex is more than penetration
It has taken me a long time to realise that
Join The Full Stop podcast - Michael, Sarah and Berenice - as we talk about sex and how being childless affects mental health, perception and worth.