Today’s theme for World Childless Week is that fact that Men Matter Too. The CNBC communities seem to be predominantly the domain of women. There are not as many men within the support groups and even fewer who speak openly … Continued
Today’s theme for World Childless Week is “Childlessness and the arts”. I am always fascinated to see the way in which people can express trauma and work through their emotional pain using art. It is something that I am in … Continued
Today’s theme for World Childless Week are letters of forgiveness. So, I’d like to explore the idea of “forgiveness” and how it fits into our lives. Often our need to forgive ourselves stems from guilt we feel due to using … Continued
Today’s theme on World Childless Week is our story. For many people this may be the first time that they have shared their story with the wider world. If this is the case for you then “well done”. It takes … Continued
Happy belated Canbace Day! WOW ….. you must be thinking why on earth didn’t the founder of Canbace celebrate Canbace Day in a much more visible way. Why didn’t I blog. Tweet, insta and basically make a huge fuss about … Continued
WhatNotToSay#14 looks at the comforting thought that we’ll never have any problems finding a babysitter on a Saturday night The trouble with this comment is that there is only one way to take it. It’s a dig. A cruel dig. … Continued
Grief has a terrible habit of turning bright visions into a faded vision. Way back in January I wrote a blog about the importance of having a shared vision. You can read about that here. This is part two …. … Continued
Navigating the ups and downs of life seems like such a gentle process. A calm meander through the gently undulating landscape of our grief. Whilst this can be the case, especially when you have reached a certain point in you … Continued
WhatNotToSay#11 is really personal for me as we look at being an aunt or uncle. In fact, I had a variation of this comment made to me only a couple of weeks ago. I’m not going to write any more … Continued
Sunglasses. I love them. Which is fortunate because my eyes are very sensitive to light, and I reach for sunglasses a lot sooner than many other people. In the past I have bought expensive sunglasses sometimes with designer labels. I … Continued