Lesley

Inspirational Story – Liz Ascham

By Lesley / August 23, 2016 / 4

Love life and strive for happiness is Liz’ six word memoir and, having read her inspirational story it describes her perfectly. Discovering, at 24 that she’d already gone through the … Read more

Other than Mother

Other than Mother – Guest post by Kamalamani

By Lesley / August 1, 2016 / 0

I had always warmly anticipated motherhood, yet it wasn’t to be. I had always warmly anticipated motherhood, yet it wasn’t to be. At 31 I realised I wasn’t to become … Read more

What does grace mean to you?

By Lesley / July 14, 2016 / 6

What is grace and what does it mean to you? To be honest until a few months ago grace was one of those abstract concepts that I’d heard of but … Read more

childless

Three years, 105 blogs and two things.

By Lesley / July 7, 2016 / 6

Three years ago last weekend this website went live and I started to stand up and be counted as a childless woman. Three years feels like a big milestone and … Read more

Worried about the future at the expense of today?

By Lesley / May 26, 2016 / 8

I was recently asked whether, as a childless woman I’m afraid of dying alone. The rationale for asking was – well you don’t have children (or siblings for that matter), … Read more

Inspirational Story – Gladys Perez-Mojica

By Lesley / May 5, 2016 / 2

I met Gladys at the NotMom Summit in 2015 I’m pleased to share her inspirational story here. Her 6 word memoir is ‘Rising from fire, ready to thrive!’ and this … Read more

Four things I learned from Brené Brown in Vegas

By Lesley / April 7, 2016 / 26

Have you ever made what seem like great plans and then just beforehand you suddenly wonder what on earth you’ve let yourself in for? That was me recently. If you … Read more

Inspirational stories – Judy Wingrove

By Lesley / March 21, 2016 / 17

Some people make such an impact on our lives that we are never, ever the same. Judy is one of those. Thanks to Judy many childless women and men in … Read more

When it’s Time to Let Go of the Dream of Motherhood by Lisa Manterfield

By Lesley / March 14, 2016 / 5

This week I have a guest blog for you from Lisa Manterfield, the creator of LifeWithoutBaby.com I really enjoyed reading Lisa’s new book ‘Life Without Baby: Surviving and Thriving When … Read more

Inspirational Story – Christine

By Lesley / February 5, 2016 / 6

The reasons for infertility are many and varied and each Inspirational story uncovers a new one. There are fewer factors that assist with healing and, in common with many others, … Read more

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