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Seamonster

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

I am a singer/songwriter and musician and in 2018 I released an album entitled Seamonster, inspired by my experience of being childless not by choice.

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In Moving Forwards Tags songs tell a story, childlessness portrayed in music
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My IVF Story

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

I am 50 years old. It’s been 7 years since my IVF treatment ended and with it a dream of having my own children. Going through IVF treatment is one of the toughest challenges I have ever encountered both emotionally, mentally and physically.

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In Moving Forwards Tags I lost my identity, finding the right support, starting to enjoy life again
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Rediscovering me

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

It first dawned on me that I would probably remain childless at age 43, although I still harboured a secret wish that it would happen.

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In Moving Forwards Tags harboured a secret wish that it would happen, rediscovering my mojo, remembering who I am
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Things I Learned About Being A Godparent

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Many people who discover that they’re unlikely to have children sadly also start to think that they can’t have any kind of meaningful contact with children. That’s not true of course.

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In Moving Forwards Tags a positive role in the lives of young people, a way to fulfill parenting insticts, not just a consolation prize
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Reflecting Upon Treasured Photos

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

This photo of my dear husband on the Atlantic shoreline of southwest Ireland is one of my favourites.

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In Moving Forwards Tags counterbalance the negatives, finding happiness in the small things
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But Here I Am

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

All I can feel is this big hole in me

Something is missing

Something got lost

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In Moving Forwards Tags I can have accomplishments, I can fix my heart, childless poetry
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How leaning into charitable activities helped me find meaning

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Here I am in my fifties finding myself in a place I never dreamed of–being involuntarily childless.

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In Moving Forwards Tags sadness is no longer an acute pain, charity work has helped me heal, I want to make a difference
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Finding My Spirit Again

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Prior to getting married, I was pretty ambivalent about having kids and spent my entire twenties enjoying life to the brim.

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In Moving Forwards Tags consumed with baby mania, the discovery of an understanding community, determined to discover new adventures
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Paralyzed

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

When we ended 6 years of struggle to conceive a child in February of 2020 I was devastated as well as relieved. But most of all I was paralyzed.

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In Moving Forwards Tags releasing emotions through song, a reflection, a diary, a way to move forwards
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The child that never was

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

They told me I was grieving, only I wasn’t sure what I was grieving for.

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In Moving Forwards Tags what was I grieving for, I was physically and emotionally drained, I took back control, my smile is no longer false
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Caught in the middle: childfree not by choice

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

Am I childless? Yes. I tried to have a child and it didn’t work out.

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In Moving Forwards Tags too many labels, finding who I am again
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The Pool Moment

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

here must be something wrong with me.

Am I dead inside?

Is there something wrong with me?

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In Moving Forwards Tags I didn't feel anything, enjoying the moment, singer songwriter
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My Story And Finding Acceptance

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

I always wanted to be a mom since about the age of 6. I never wanted a career but to be just a mom .

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In Moving Forwards Tags express yourself and find acceptance, it has not been easy
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How I moved forward by #RedefiningmyPlanA

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

#RedefiningmyPlanA is how I eventually found the strength to move forward after accepting that my journey (of trying to have a child of my own) was over.

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In Moving Forwards Tags looking for the best path forward, discovering the childless community, not just surviving but thriving
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How to be amazingly happy!

September 20, 2020 Stephanie Joy Phillips

How do you find a new ‘once upon a time’ after the ‘happy ever after’ never turned up? Victoria is on a quest to discover how you make a new life when you can’t have the one you imagined.

THIS FOOTAGE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR ONE WEEK - DON’T MISS OUT!!

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In Moving Forwards Tags comedy based on reality, sadness and laughter, storytelling through comedy
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