The Full Stop blog

Find updates, reflections, and guidance on topics related to involuntary childlessness and our episodes.

If you're exploring what it’s like to be childless not by choice, or are already engaged and looking for connection, this page is a supportive, welcoming resource. Start with the most recent entry and scroll back to find posts, or use the search below.

Berenice Howard-Smith 30/06/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 30/06/2019

Episode 1 show notes

We’ll be publishing show notes for each issue. They’re embedded into the RSS code which means they pop up in whichever player you use to listen to us. To make it easier to find more information, here’s a run down of the links for Episode 1 ‘Speaking Out’ which featured Jody Day as our special guest.

Berenice Howard-Smith 29/06/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 29/06/2019

Episode 1 Bonus show!

We promised you a thank you for all your support and here it is! Michael cast his magic talents over the extra content we recorded for episode 1. We’re sharing it with you today exclusively on our website

Berenice Howard-Smith 23/06/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 23/06/2019

Be our guest on the Full Stop podcast!

Do you love a great podcast? We hope you do! We’re busy arranging guest invites and thought it would be useful to share some pearls of wisdom we’ve gleaned from the podcast community and our fledging experiences.

Berenice Howard-Smith 15/06/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 15/06/2019

Resources for those grieving on Father's Day

We really do need to allow space for men to talk about childlessness not by choice. Here on The Full Stop we’re dedicating our August podcast to men when Michael will lead Episode 3.

Berenice Howard-Smith 01/06/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 01/06/2019

Listen to us on Apple and Android

Here’s the latest news on how to listen to The Full Stop, we’ll update with new platforms as we add them.

Berenice Howard-Smith 29/05/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 29/05/2019

Learning about syndication and podcasts

I’ve been spending some time today looking at different ways to get our content out to listeners so you can find us on Apple and Android devices.

Berenice Howard-Smith 29/05/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 29/05/2019

Episode 1 is recorded!

We have recorded this episode and you can listen to it from 9th June, right here on this website.

Berenice Howard-Smith 26/05/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 26/05/2019

Meet the Presenters - listen to The Full Stop podcast

We're super excited to share our first podcast recording for the childless not by choice community! It's the long-awaited intro podcast episode where we've shared five questions, in a kind of audio version of those 'get to know you' questions

Berenice Howard-Smith 29/04/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 29/04/2019

Full Stop starts! May recording

In our May recording we’ll be talking about logging in or going out. We’d love to know if you’ve been to an event, did it help?

Berenice Howard-Smith 26/04/2019 Berenice Howard-Smith 26/04/2019

Welcome to the Full Stop, a new beginning.

It’s easy to get carried away with tech when it comes to a podcast. How to record, what with and for us, the time zones as Michael is based in Australia. Well, we’ve ignored all of that and decided we’d go for it anyway!