- This past weekend was a long weekend -- Family Day -- here in Ontario. You can read my past whines/rants about Family Day and its wince-inducing name here. ;) Thankfully, media coverage was mostly limited to lists of what's open and what's closed and suggestions for fun family activities (which can be difficult enough to read about -- but at least there were no (or few) rhapsodic meditations on the importance of family, etc.). Dh & I mostly stayed at home to avoid the crowds of parents & kids that we knew would be everywhere.
- Between avoiding the mobs of happy families ;) and all the bad weather we've been having lately, I've had the chance to get caught up on some great reading & listening. ;) A few things I've found:
- Sarah Lawrence from After the Storm recently guest blogged at Gateway Women about childlessness and menopause after a hysterectomy.
- The always articulate & thoughtful Pamela (Silent Sorority) was the a recent guest on Civilla Morgan's Childless Not By Choice podcast recently. Listen to Pamela & Civilla here and then check out some of the other great guests and topics that Civilla has featured on her podcast, as well as the other resources available through her CNBC site.
- Kathleen Guthrie Woods, who writes at Life Without Baby and 52 Nudges, talks about living and thriving as a childless woman on Episode 50 of the Women Gone Vibrant podcast with Alexandra Epple.
- Berenice Smith of Walk in Our Shoes recently hosted a webinar for More To Life, a UK-based group providing support for the involuntarily childless. She talked about how she uses creativity to help her work through her grief about childlessness -- in particular, her Walk in Our Shoes website. She's aiming to feature 100 shoe/feet photos & stories on her blog by 2020!
- Today is sunny (but with a cold wind)... but the forecasters are calling for freezing rain (AGAIN) tomorrow night!! :p
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Odds & ends: Recent childless/free reading & listening
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These are some great resources! I'm glad you had a chance to find them for us :-)
ReplyDeleteHere's to better weather and just plain old days.
The great weather we have been having, and everything that has been going on at this busier time of year for us, has meant I haven't managed to keep up with these podcasts etc. Thankfully, I can come back here for the references when I get a moment, because I fully intend to listen. It's so great that so many are now so active in this sphere, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteYes!! :)
DeleteThanks for the shout out and for summarizing all the great conversations and posts. So nice to hear all our voices. Takes me back to the podcast we did years ago with Cristy and Mo: https://blog.silentsorority.com/infertility-communitys-black-sheep-women-dont-achieve-motherhood/
ReplyDeleteWasn't that fun?? I can't believe it was that long ago!
DeleteDear Loribeth, thank you for sharing all these useful links :-)
ReplyDeleteI hope the sun stayed and that you are not too cold!