CHAMPION BLOG by Gayle Letherby
Much of my working life, as well as my personal life, has been spent reflecting on what it is like to be other than mother. I am a sociologist and over the last 35+ years I’ve been extremely fortunate to have had time and other resources to research and write about experiences that many people, including me, believe to be often misunderstood and misrepresented.
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AMBASSADORS BLOG by Anne Altamore
I have a love-hate relationship with the merry month of May. Here in Australia, the autumn leaves are littering the street, and the days are getting shorter, a sure sign that winter is not far away. It is also Mother’s Day and the month I was pregnant oh so many years ago.
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FOUNDERS BLOG by Stephanie Joy Phillips
Ever heard the phase “A reason, a season, a lifetime”. When we find friends within the childless community they can become buoys keeping us afloat in turbulent seas. We connect through our shared grief and the dark emotions.
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AMBASSADORS BLOG by Jody Day
One of the most anxiety-provoking aspects of ageing without children can be worrying about who will be there for us when we’re old, and potentially vulnerable. Whenever I bring this up with childless people, it seems this anxiety is never far from the surface.
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FOUNDERS BLOG by Stephanie Joy Phillips
A short time ago I did a meditation with Bindi Shah where she explored boundaries and the complications, but also the release, setting them in place can cause. In our pre-meditation chat I mentioned how I love boundaries, and I do, but that doesn’t mean they are always easy to put in place.
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