It's our seventh birthday. In this special episode, Berenice, Michael and Sarah listen back to clips from the very first Full Stop episode, reflect on how our own childless grief has changed over seven years, and talk honestly about the community that has grown up around the podcast.

How do you respond when someone says something thoughtless … again? How do you say no to the baby shower without the guilt spiral? And how do you stop tensing up every time you walk into a room? In this warm, funny and deeply practical episode, Berenice and Michael are joined by Sandy Langhart-Michelet, community builder, HR professional and author, for an honest conversation about boundaries, scripts and what it really means to protect your heart as a childless person.

World Childless Week is an annual event that aims to give a voice to the childless community. It was started by Stephanie Joy Phillips who joins us on this episode who talks to us about lack of representation for childless individuals and how World Childless Week raises awareness. The event has grown over eight years, supported by Ambassadors who help organise and promote the week.

Join us as we talk about sex and how being childless affects mental health, perception and worth. We discuss the triggers, the challenges and misunderstandings that come with not being a parent and how this life-changing journey has impacted intimacy.

Sarah Lawrence hosted this episode and asked some amazing questions which inspired Steph, Jody Day, Robin Hadley, Rod Silvers, Vicky Page, Anne Barratt, Karin Enfield De Vries, Yvonne Maier, Bibi Lynch and Yvonne John to talk about what World Childless Week means to them and the community. We also lingered on the big issues that challenges us and themes to tackle for the future.