Berenice Howard-Smith Berenice Howard-Smith

Community and Friendship

Meet Janine Ford and Cecilia Rebild who talk to us about community and friendship. They both live in Copenhagen in Denmark and talk about the wonderful friendships that can be forged from shared childlessness experiences and the meaning of friendship as we come to terms with not being parents. They are creators of a support network in Denmark, a vision they shared and acted on during the height of the pandemic.

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Berenice Howard-Smith Berenice Howard-Smith

Making connections, January 2021

In this episode, we’re talking about adapting to online communication and making connections. Who better than Helen Louise Jones who has been raising our spirits with singing through her Childless Voices project and Chanting Circles. The choir began before lockdown in the UK in March 2020 and she had to quickly adapt the delivery to keep providing support. We were also delighted to welcome Lisa Ann Kissane who talked about her love of books and how she’s encouraging our community to read through her website and Gateway Women’s NoMo Book Club which hosts online meetings to chat about the books she's recommended. If you’ve ever been triggered by a book then you need Lisa in your life!

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