Ruth Corden co hosts the podcast Finding the Funny which in just over 2 years has had 1 million downloads. Ruth is childless not by choice and has struggled for years with PCOS and endometriosis and through those years so desperately wanted to have a family.In this episode we discuss Ruth's decision to finally stop trying and to move forward in life being intentional about finding joy. We also discuss being childless not by choice outside of the IVF journey and how the grief will always be wi...

Ruth Corden - What Hurts? What Helps? What Heals?

Happy and Childless is a podcast designed to help you move in to the next chapter of your life learning tips and techniques to help you create a life which is Happy and Childless. My mantra is “Human First Female Second” and I believe that my role in life is far greater than being a parent. I am passionate that there is an exciting next chapter and I will be speaking with like-minded women and men who give insights into their journey to happiness whilst living a childfree life.My aim is to be an example, demonstrating that through positive mindset, management of thoughts and taking action, a happy next chapter can be created and enjoyed.If you are ready to put yourself, your health and your mental well being first and you want to embrace your life again then this is the podcast for you.&nbsp;

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In this episode, I am speaking with Dr Krystal Wilkinson and Dr Robin Hadley around the topic of childlessness in the workplace and the absent narratives which need to be addressed.We discuss the fact that being childless not by choice is a stigmitised and taboo subject in the workplace and how the legitimacy of childlessness is a real issue compared to parenthood where policies and government legislation exist. It is essential that everybody's non work needs deserve to be addressed and ackno...

Work-Life Inclusion - Putting Childlessness on the Agenda

Sam Walsh is the founder of The Non Mum Network and has recently been on the front page of the Daily Mail and on Woman's Hour discussing the challenges of being childless in the workplace.In this episode we discuss the challenges faced being childless in the workplace and we talk about how we can raise awareness, educate and help those who are earlier on in their journey of being childless not by choice. We discuss how it is not the case of non parents vs parents but that we should work toget...

Samantha Walsh - Childless in the Workplace

In this episode we discuss how we both are feeling on the run up to Christmas and how we have coped over the years with holidays in general being childless not by choice. It certainly is a challenging and triggering time for so many for so many different reasons.We talk about the challenges but focus on how we have created our own magic again in life and Christmas!

Karin Enfield - How to Keep Shining This Holiday Season

This is the last episode of the 3 part series on grief with Karin Enfield de Vries. We discuss our lives now having transitioned through the worst of our grief and how we navigate the challenges that life throws our way and how we utilise all that we have learned through years of acceptancec, personal growth and healing.Karen talks so beautifully about how we must "tend to our gardens" and how when the storms hit and change the landscape we can recognise this as time for regrowth, inspired ch...

Ruth Corden - What Hurts? What Helps? What Heals?

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