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The Things People Say

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

The things people say…

“Have you checked your vitamin D levels?”

“Have you thought about IVF?”

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In Our Stories Tags childless poetry, pronatalism, childless not by choice
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But

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Every one of your children

Was a baby

Was a pregnancy

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In Our Stories Tags childless poem, childless dreams, disenfranchised grief
16 Comments

Onaka Ga Suita

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

As a glass artist, I use my work to explore and manifest ideas.

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In Our Stories Tags childless art, disenfranchised grief, lost motherhood
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When Therapists get it Terribly Wrong

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Therapy is a space designed to provide a holding environment—one where we can gently turn towards those parts of ourselves that have been hidden from us.

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In Our Stories Tags childless invisibility, disenfranchised grief, shared stories of childlessness
11 Comments

The Story of Me

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Stage 1 the 70s

Brown and orange swirly fabrics, flares and Abba the first time around

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In Our Stories Tags childless miscarriage, infertility, childless not by choice
12 Comments

Is This What It's Like?

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Is this what it’s like to be a mother?

Feeling his beating heart against mine

Licks on my cheek instead of kisses.

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In Our Stories Tags childless poetry, childless pets, the love of a dog
7 Comments

Almost 55 and more doubtful than ever…

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Most likely two thirds of my life is over – that is, if I’m lucky.

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In Our Stories Tags childless grief, childless self doubts, rediscovering selfworth
7 Comments

The Unsuccessful Mother

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

They call them successes, babies smiling beneath clinic logos,
another miracle, another reason for someone like me to keep believing.

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In Our Stories Tags IVF rollercoaster, unexplained infertility, childless not by choice
10 Comments

No (so many)

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

No
New Arrival
Baby boy
Baby girl

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In Our Stories Tags childless grief, childless poetry, no children
6 Comments

Fake it till you Make it

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Someone once told me to pretend the role I need to play at that moment, to fake my feelings, or thoughts, or identity to placate the moment in order to avoid awkward truths.

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In Our Stories Tags hidden childlessness, disenfranchised grief, childless not by choice
10 Comments

White pumpkin

September 14, 2026 Stephanie Joy Phillips

I started dry pressing flowers

to help me to cope with grief.

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In Our Stories Tags disenfranchised grief, remembrance, childless not by choice
7 Comments
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