Non-baker, non-mother, non-thin, non-funny. Novel THE HOLLOW SEA about childlessness, the sea & mythology out now. #ACE #DYCP funded for Book 2. Agent @SusanW1F
May 19, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
1. It’s #mentalhealthawarenessweek so I thought I’d share some of the results of a survey I did with just over 100 #childlessnotbychoice people last year for a project I was working on. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2020. A thread.
2. Not that these results will be any surprise to those of us living with #involuntarychildlessness but judging by some comments I’ve seen on social media recently, they may be enlightening to certain other people.
Jun 23, 2019 • 22 tweets • 8 min read
1. Being childless-not-by-choice has been the loneliest experience of my life. The loneliness is almost as bad as the childlessness. A thread. #LonelinessAwarenessWeek#childlessnotbychoice2. What I wouldn’t give to be able to enjoy baby showers without feeling crushed and utterly alone, to be able to hold my friends’ babies without becoming overwhelmed with grief, to chat with other parents at the soft play centre or the playground.
