When I started this blog, I was unaware of any childless resources. I began writing because I wanted to provide support to others struggling through the battle. I wanted to make sure that no one ever felt alone on this childless not by choice journey. Because the isolation during our ten-year infertility battle was often unbearable.
As I’ve blogged, I’ve connected with fellow childless (via the virtual world). I’ve learned that, despite feeling alone for so long, there are childless resources available. There is a vibrant childless not by choice community, with fellow childless warriors who are ready to love, encourage, and support you on this complex journey.
CHILDLESS RESOURCES
Ready to find your tribe?! Well, click the links below to connect with others who truly get it…
Blogs / Websites
Canbace Life – Supporting people going from childless overwhelm to Creating A New, Beautiful And Courageous Existence
Childless By Marriage – For those who don’t have children because their partners are unable or unwilling
Childless Not By Choice – Blogs, forums, a podcast, and more…
El Duelo de Maia – Cuando quiero tener hijos y no puedo – Site written in Spanish
Finding my Plan B – The Black Women in the Room
Gateway Women – United by and beyond childlessness
Infertility Honesty – Childless Not By Choice Infertility Survivorhood
La Vida Sin Hijos – A childless not by choice blog written in Spanish
Life Without Baby – Filling the silence in the motherhood discussion
Marriage Without the Carriage – Childless By Circumstance
Married and Childless – Surviving the trauma of being a childless couple
More to Life – Fertility Network UK contains a section dedicated to “Life Without Children”
No Kidding in NZ – An Infertility Survivor’s Thoughts on Life Without Kids
NoMo Book Club – The Online Book Club for Childless Women
Perinatal Loss & Involuntary Childlessness Alliance – A safe place for your heart to pause, to heal, to grow strong again.
Pill Baby: Motherhood Missed – A mental health website for childless women
Saltwater and Honey – Infertility, Miscarriage, Childlessness, & Faith
Single, Childless, Over 40 – Finding my voice, sharing my story, & changing some mindsets
The Childless Mother – Dealing with infertility and finding happiness
The Childless Stepmom – An advocate for wisdom & growth
The Gut Link – Writing a brave new ending
The Not Mom – By Choice or By Chance
The Road Less Travelled – Living childless/childfree after infertility & loss
The Stepmom Letters: To the Other “Childless Stepmoms” – on gradybird blog
Tutum Global – Celebrating and Elevating Childless Women
Walk in Our Shoes – Raising awareness of involuntary childless through a combination of feet selfies and story telling
World Childless Week – A global awareness week for the childless not by choice community
Podcasts
Childless Not By Choice – Blogs, forums, a podcast, and more…
Happily Ever After (Without Children!) – 16 total episodes; I was interviewed in Episodes 6 & 7
The Full Stop Podcast – Inspired by you. Featuring you. Made for you.
Closed Facebook Groups
*With each of these groups, you must answer a few questions and be accepted to join.
Beyond Infertility & Childlessness: Healing and Finding Your Life’s Path
Childless Christians (I am an admin for this group.)
Childless Homemaking and Homesteading
Childless Support (No Longer TTC)
The Childless Mother – Saferoom
Books
Do You Have Kids? Life When the Answer is No.
Finding Joy Beyond Childlessness
Products
Personalized Cause – Olive Green Personalized Awareness Ribbon Lapel Pin
COMING SOON! Products with the olive green Childless Not By Choice Awareness Ribbon will soon be offered in The Not So Mommy… Shop!
Learn more about the Childless Not By Choice Awareness Ribbon here.
Read about my infertility & childless not by choice journey here.
I hope you found this page useful. I know that these resources are far from exhaustive.
If you have a blog, website, podcast, closed Facebook group, book, or product that you would like to be considered, please email me at notsomommy.com@gmail.com with the following information: Your Full Name & Email Address; Name of the Resource; URL Address; Brief Description of the Resource; and the Category where you want the resource displayed. (Submission does not guarantee addition, but all will be considered.)
Updated: 7 July 2020
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