Involuntary Childlessness Support
Books
Childless Voices, by Lorna Gibb
Childless: A story of freedom and longing, by Sian Prior
Childfree After Infertility: Moving from Childlessness to a Joyous Life, by Heather Wardell
Complete Without Kids: An Insider’s Guide to Childfree Living by Choice or by Chance, by Ellen Walker
Do you have kids? Life when the answer is no, by Kate Kaufman
Finally Heard: A Silent Sorority Finds Its Voice, by Pamela Tsigdinos
Life without baby. Surviving and thriving when motherhood doesn’t happen, by Lisa Manterfield
Living the Life Unexpected: How to Find Hope, Meaning and a Fulfilling Future Without Children, by Jody Day
Motherhood Missed. Stories from women who are childless by circumstance, by Lois Tonkin
Reconceiving Women: Separating Motherhood from Female Identity, by Mardy Ireland
She I Dare Not Name: A Spinster’s Meditations on Life, by Donna Ward
Silent Sorority. A (Barren) woman gets busy, angry, lost and found, by Pamela Tsigdinos
Sweet Grapes: How to Stop Being Infertile and Start Living Again , by Dr Jean Carter and Michael Carter
Talks
Welcome to the Otherhood | Melanie Notkin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75RFZb7c33M
The Lost Tribe of Childless Women | Jody Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uufXWTHT60Y
Social Plankton: Why single non-mothers are the fuel of the future | Jody Day
https://tedxgateway.com/event/social-plankton-why-single-non-mothers-are-the-fuel-of-the-future/
Gateway Women masterclasses
https://gateway-women.com/masterclasses/
- ‘Why Your Story Matters’
- ‘Where is my home? Navigating the sense of not belonging that can be caused by the intersectionality of race and childlessness’
- ‘Finding community and connection as a childless woman’
- ‘Revolutionising your single holidays’
- ‘Reclaiming the childless holidays’
- ‘The childless menopause’
- ‘Childlessness and sexual intimacy’
- ‘Celebrating the spinster’
- ‘Coping with Mother’s Day’
- ‘Owning your single and childless identity’
- ‘Inspiring childless elders’
- ‘Finding your plan B after childlessness’
- ‘Diversity in childlessness’
Coping with Involuntary Childlessness webinar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei7A3YSH-6Y
Talkback: The invisible grief of involuntary childlessness
Internet Resources
Married and Childless
https://www.marriedandchildless.com/
· Australian couple in their 50s living with involuntary childlessness through infertility
· Blog about their lived experience as individuals and within their relationship as an infertile couple
· Australian CNBC community
· Working on a project about ageing without children in Australia
· Also run the Full Stop podcast (https://www.thefullstoppod.com/)
Gateway Women
https://gateway-women.com/
· Global advocacy and support network for childless not by choice women
· Started by Jody Day
· Free masterclasses on a variety of topics relating to childlessness (https://gateway-women.com/masterclasses/) - see talks section for topics
· Full of useful resources and links from all over the world
· Gateway elderwoman – exploring
Resolve – The National Infertility Association
https://resolve.org/learn/what-are-my-options/living-without-children/
· US based organisation
· Living without children section for involuntary childlessness information
World Childless Week
https://worldchildlessweek.net/
· Raises awareness for the childless not by choice (CNBC) community
· World Childless Week 12th – 18th September 2022
· Full of resources for blogs, podcasts, social support groups
· Resources are available for many countries worldwide
· Online Reignite Weekends
· Gateway Women’s year-long Plan B Mentorship Program
· GW membership community (https://gateway-women.com/community/)
Ageing Without Children
https://www.awwoc.org/
· UK based organisation providing information and support for those who are ageing without children
The Dovecote: Childless Support Organisation
https://www.facebook.com/thedovecote.org/
· Facebook based organisation supporting those experiencing involuntary childlessness
Facebook Communities
Childless & Childfree Women in Australia & NZ
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CCW40ANZ
Childless and Full of Life
https://www.facebook.com/groups/788607668329387
Childless, Beyond the Dream
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1375405826027694/
Childless Chicks (No TTC)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/315953338501557/
Childless couples not by our choice
https://www.facebook.com/groups/221994221542655
The Childless Life
https://www.facebook.com/groups/247563192340901/
Childless Not By Choice – Embracing Life
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2492537177500455/
Childless Not By Choice Singles – Friendship and Support
https://www.facebook.com/groups/527233584515634/?_rdc=1&_rdr
Childless Path to Acceptance
https://www.facebook.com/groups/childlesspathtoacceptance/
The Non-Mum Network