You can listen to two World Childless Week champions tomorrow, Thursday 12th September, when journalist and radio presenter Bibi Lynch chats to Berenice Smith on Soho Radio. Here’s how to listen…
Read moreWhat is World Childless Week?
Did you see the wonderful interview between founder Steph and Heather from More to Life? If you didn’t, well pull up a chair, grab a cuppa and settle down to listen to Steph where she explains all you need to know about next week.
Read morePosts to inspire you: Letters From Our Hearts 2018
Posts to inspire you from 2018, on letters from our hearts, which is one of our most popular days. This year we’re asking you to write about forgiving yourself. You have until 10th September to write your letters and send them to us via the contact page in complete confidence. We hope you’ll be part of World Childless Week 2019.
Read moreWhy Our Stories Matter by Kate Kaufmann
The stories we tell ourselves and others give form and meaning to our lives. Psychologists know that how we make sense of what happens to us determines our well-being and emotional fortitude.
Yet when our fertile years are packed with disappointment, indecision, and strife, it’s hard to make sense of what’s happening. Our life stories aren’t following their proscribed paths. We’re different than people who are having kids. And often very, very alone.
Read moreFather's Day by Stephanie Phillips
Yesterday when I was in the middle of organising a newsletter for World Childless Week it suddenly clicked that it was Father’s Day for many countries this coming weekend. I realised the importance of acknowledging this day and the range of emotions it can raise for any man who is childless not by choice. Having focused on the history of Mother’s Day earlier this year I decided to follow the same pattern and look into the history of Father’s Day.
Read moreTake a Dance with Me
On Saturday I cautiously tiptoed, in my comfy shoes, into The Barbican for There’s More to Life Than Children. I spotted and overheard two ladies who appeared to be going to the same event and decided to follow them as I had no idea where I was going.
Read moreComfy Shoes by Stephanie Phillips
If you’d said to me a few years ago that I would be looking forward and feeling excited about attending a day about being childless I’d have given you a really weird look. I’d have thought you were insane and would have probably told you so.
But it’s now bizarrely true !!
Read moreKOSONG - childless women in Java, Indonesia
Chonie Prysilia recently contacted me to share her trailer for KOSONG; an animated documentary film about married women in Java, who are childless.
In Java (Indonesia) women are automatically blamed if children are not forthcoming in a marriage. They are not allowed the freedom to speak out, and are judged regardless of the situation.
Read moreMothering Sunday by Stephanie Phillips
Where do I start? It is a day that can lead to a complexity of triggers. In reality it is not one day but several weeks of constant reminders. Commercialism has taken over and is out of control.
Read moreFind Your Own Sparkle by Stephanie Phillips
Here we are on the 1st December, the official countdown to Christmas begins as advent calendars have their first day eagerly opened by kids across the world.
Read moreMeet the New Social Movement by Rachael Krinks
Policy makers and business people might want to check out the new social movement on the block as a demographic group of interest. The growing numbers of childless adults in Australia, the UK, the US and around the globe are making themselves heard.
Read moreHe can Fix My Childlessness by Stephanie Phillips
John Alex has claimed he can help me fix my childlessness.
Read moreI found the perfect sperm donor but I never got my happy ending by Bibi Lynch
I think it was 2010. I think it was spring. I think I was wearing double-denim. I know I was sitting on my friend’s sofa trying to buy sperm.
Actual sperm.
Read morePitching IVF against adoption is a failure (the Cafcass report) by Berenice Smith
On the 2nd November, the Daily Telegraph ran a report by Antony Douglas of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) that claims that ‘The ever-improving success of IVF has led to fewer children being adopted.’
Read moreLife Without Children by Meriel Whale
It’s not what I expected.
It’s not what I planned.
It’s not what I hoped for.
But it’s OK all of the time and sometimes it’s really good.
Read moreFertility Week #LifeWithoutChildren by Stephanie Phillips
As I lay in bed earlier this week I had a revelation that shocked me. On the morning of the same day I had contacted More To Life as I wanted to know if they would be interested in sharing a blog from me for Tuesday 30th October #LifeWithoutChildren which was part of Fertility Week.
Read moreSee-saws and roundabouts!
I’ve been dragging my feet for the last few weeks. Since World Childless Week ended I have felt numb, excited, relieved, emotional, overwhelmed, thankful and neutral.
Read moreJody Day's World Childless Week webinar
Jody Day from Gateway Women is a figurehead when it comes to giving us a voice. She is also a World Childless Week Champion and recorded an exclusive webinar which was introduced by Stephanie Phillips and included contributions from Champions Berenice Smith and Cristina Archetti.
Read moreThat's All Folks! Or Is It?
I’ve just had an image of Bugs Bunny fly into my head and I can hear him saying....
Read moreSsssshhhhh! Don't tell Steph!
We are sneaking past Steph whilst she’s talking to you…!
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