We Are Worthy to be seen, to be heard, to be acknowledged and respected. Today is the day to raise your voice and roar. A day to celebrate how strong, unique and wonderful we are.
A day to say “I AM WORTHY” - just for being me!
Be Seen - Be Heard
We are worthy as individuals to be seen and heard not just for seven days but every day, across each and every year. Unfortunately this appears unlikely to happen unless we find the courage to instigate these changes ourselves. Two initiatives have been started by people within our community, that you could support and participate in are:
If you have a project that World Childless Week can support, or have instigated a positive change for our comunity, I’d love to hear from you. Your story to “Be Seen and Be Heard” could uplift and encourage others to also take that first step towards creating positive change.
It can take courage to speak up, or live full, when judgment and hurt may make us want to withdraw. How do we find courage when we may also feel vulnerable? How can we find self-compassion if we recognise we’re not ready or it’s not safe enough to speak up? Join Judy Graham, Naomi Geidel, Sarah Bradley and Melanie Mackie for this heartfelt discussion as they share stories of finding courage and compassion in our childless lives.
Acceptance is an often misunderstood concept as it relates to grief and childlessness. Practicing acceptance doesn't mean that you feel good about being childless. It means you are learning to exist with your grief. Join Sarah Jane Smith for a guided Self-Compassion Meditation practice with the theme of acceptance. This practice is open to all levels of experience with meditation, no experience necessary.
Living without kids still carries taboo, stigma and negative stereotypes. These societal beliefs are often ingrained in us, from messaging we hear both as children and as we navigate our own experience of being childless. In this panel discussion Katy Seppi, Aisha Balesaria, Helen Robertson, Alisha Saavedra and Tiffany J. Marie chat about how to deconstruct the messages we've been told and how to cultivate self-worth on our own terms.
Join Maria Hill, Stephanie Joy Phillips, Yvonne John, Sarah Bradley, Catherine-Emmanuelle Delisle and Helen Louise Jones as they talk about Queen energy. How it emerges from a combination of natural wisdom, world experience, the grieving process, and the end of traditional social models. It is not the ceremonial queen that we see today, not the power behind the throne queen of the past. It is the full whole embodied feminine in all of her glory and capability, and wisdom.
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