Struggling with your sense of self-worth sucks and is a frequently consequence of being childless not by choice. So it’s lovely to see all the #IAmMe photos that are popping up all over my Facebook news feed and on Twitter. … Continued
Before I share my response to “You don’t know true love until you’ve had a child” I’d like to explore what love, and by extrapolation true love, really is. Love is hormonal, indeed a number of hormones, (something tangible that … Continued
Today is Men Matter Too day in WCW. So why do we matter? Men are sometimes perceived as the second class citizens of the childless not by choice community. We are not vocal, and do not express our feelings as … Continued
POTENTIAL TRIGGER WARNING: I do write briefly about my young god-daughter inspiring me to write some children’s poetry. There are no images in this blog as this is all about the written word! Poetry has always played an important part … Continued
Today is all about writing “letters from our hearts”, specifically letters to our unborn children. Whilst I have written my letter to Grace, I am not sharing it today. Instead I want to align this blog with my Ethos of … Continued
TRIGGER WARNING: Some people may not consider me to be truly Childless Not By Choice because my 7yr old son, Angus, died 22 yrs ago from the severe disabilities that he had from birth. Since my divorce from Angus’ mother … Continued
I can hardly believe where the last year has gone. It’s only seems like a few weeks ago that Andrew and I were working so hard in the background to help make World Childless Week 2017 the success that it … Continued
In last week’s “Existence can be hard” blog I focused on “never” being a very long time. I explained how by believing that you will “never” heal or find acceptance you are preventing any tiny, unknown seeds of hope that … Continued
Sharing the way that you are embracing your #CanbaceLife not only helps you celebrate your successes, it can inspire other people who have not yet started to Canbace. If you would like to share how you are living your #CanbaceLife … Continued
When you are in the midst of overwhelming despair and teetering on the brink of the abyss it seems impossible to believe that healing and acceptance is attainable. You KNOW deep down that you will never get over the devastation … Continued