My teacher thought, it would be smart, in our grade three
to give us each a seed to grow, and teach responsibility
Read moreStepping Stones
I am moving forwards.
Like the seasons and the tides.
Light on grief
The grief is not so raw today
Read moreA Life Unexpected
Keep that vision in your mind,
A rainbow miracle to hold.
If I think it, I can do it.
Isn't that what I've been told?
Read moreChildless Grief is a Living Loss
I’m curious about how this image resonates with all of you. At first glance, it might feel a little demotivational, and you might question, “Will I always grieve this intensely?”
Read moreIt's time to be heard - Call on me Sister
Having a family, children of my own, was what I always wanted for my life. "At least a couple of kids" is what I always said.
Read moreThe paradox of Infertility giving birth to Change
Infertility and childlessness are two very distinct words that evoke primitive anxieties. I almost feel sorry for them.
Read moreOpen Wave
Since the start of my journey in coming to terms with accepting my childlessness, I've used watercolour painting as a means of healing my soul.
Read moreThe Once Unthinkable Takes Hold
A decade or so after realizing my diva-like, fibroid-riddled uterus would never perform, menopause offered a welcome certainty after years of endless wondering.
Read moreOn hope and reimagining life
You know those moments that divide your life into who you were before and who you become?
Read moreMy glass is always refillable
My journey of acceptance as a #womanofcolour who is #childlessnotbychoice began in August 2017, approximately 19 months after officially ending all attempts to have a child of my own.
Read moreCalm After The Storm
I started Childless Voices online during the Pandemic, where childless women met weekly to sing on Zoom throughout lockdown.
Read moreWhat it Means to Aunt Honey
For those in the dark, may you find your light!
Read moreReady for a New Adventure
It’s been a gradual process, and has taken a lot of years, but I seem to have reached a point where the grief has faded somewhat.
Read morePaying back
I married a boy I’d gone to school with at 24. We planned to have children at 29, but instead we were separated by then.
Read moreThought Fragments
Thoughts are like clouds.
Read moreI've got you
For almost 15 years I felt like I was drowning.
Read moreFreeing Up Space
For the longest time, I held my losses close.
Read moreHope's Return
Is there an earwig in my ear?
Is there an insect in my ear? An earwig? He looked.
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