Living a life without children is an experience that brings complex emotions that are difficult to navigate alone. Many women who are childless face overwhelming emotions that can feel isolating and difficult to manage. The journey of living childless can be filled with unexpected challenges that impact your emotional and mental well-being.
Some of the challenges that childless women experience include:
- A deep sense of loss
- Isolation and loneliness
- Feel disconnected from the life you once envisioned
- Uncertainty about the future
- Strain on relationships with partner, family, and friends
- Coping with insensitive comments and social expectations
- Trauma from medical treatments, miscarriage, or stillbirth.
We also recognise that the path from wanting to have children to childlessness is a journey in it’s own right. It’s not a decision that is made overnight or is easy to make. Whether you’re looking into fertility treatments, considering adoption or fostering, or wanting to move forward, we’re here to help.
