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Here are some resources discovered over time, many I revisit time and time again. 
Grateful for all of the caring women who've had the courage to write and share about their experiences. Most included here are involuntarily childless women. And, many of these resources are rich with other resource recommendations themselves. This list of resources continuously grows... 

Online

Sites / Blogs 
  • gateway-women.com (Jody Day, U.K.)
  • blog.silentsorority.com (Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos, U.S.)
  • theroadlesstravelledlb.blogspot.com (Loribeth, Canada)
  • withoutissue.live (Deborah Sloan)
  • femmesansenfant.com (Catherine-Emmanuelle Delisle)
  • worldchildlessweek.net/home (Stephanie Phillips. U.K.)
  • https://fertilitynetworkuk.org/life-without-children/more-to-life-webinars
Instagram Pages
  • gatewaywomen
  • thedovecote.org_official_​
  • sindywithcare​

Videos
  • Tracey Ellis Ross is Living for Herself
  • Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are, Amy Cudy​

Books / Articles

​Books
  • Living the Life Unexpected, Jody Day 
  • Silent Sorority, Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos
  • It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine
  • The Next Happy, Tracey Cleantis
  • An Invitation to Self Care, Tracey Cleantis
  • The Beautiful No, Sheri Salata
  • A Year by the Sea, Joan Anderson
  • A Weekend to Change Your Life, Joan Anderson
  • This Messy Magnificent Life, Geneen Roth
  • Braving the Wilderness, Brene Brown

Articles
  • This Speech Proves Tracee Ellis Ross Is the Life Coach You Never Knew You Needed
  • 10 Tips for Healing from the Heartbreak of Childlessness, Jody Day
  • Creating Your Own Brand of Resilience Emerging from the Grief of Childlessness, Deborah Sloan
  • ​16 Goals to Set for Next Year that are More about Enjoying What You Have then Chasing What You Don't, Brianna Wiest  ​​​
Some background...
Silent Sorority​, written by Pamela Mahoney Tsigninos, is the first book I read on the experience of childlessness. I read it in less than a day. Reading this book felt like an awakening and marks when I first realized I was not alone. Not alone with the profound sadness and isolation I felt while struggling to accept that I would never be a mom. And not alone in taking washroom time-outs when out with friends bonding over parenting conversations, or when trying to avoid 'the question'.
Then, I came across Jody Day's Gateway Women website and her book, Living the Life Unexpected. Always thankful for this discovery. Jody has dedicated herself to creating a global network for involuntarily childless women and offers incredible supports in many forms - articles, newsletters, weekend workshops, an online program, a gallery of role models, reading groups, free webinars and an online community. The Gateway Women online community provides a safe place to read other women's stories, share experiences and find genuine understanding and warm support. ​I credit Jody and all she offers and shares for helping me move through heavy grief - and for opportunities to make precious new friendships and feel fully engaged in female group conversation again. 

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