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Award-winning, monthly podcast for those who are childless not by choice, their friends, family and relatives supported by an online community open to all who are childless not by choice. We share hidden stories related to childlessness for any reason. We welcome known voices and new speakers.
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Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
LGBTQI+ and childlessness, September 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
In this episode we were joined by Victoria Firth and Meriel Whale as we continue to explore the unheard voices in our community. We wanted to learn about what it means to be LGBTQI+ and involuntarily childless. Please join Michael and Berenice on this powerful and moving episode with our two amazing guests.
Trigger: This episode discusses alternative parenting including adoption and IVF.
Victoria is a performer, theatre maker and director, born in Yorkshire in the UK. She makes plays that embrace the physical and playful. ‘How To Be Amazingly Happy’ was shown at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 and an extract performed at Fertility Fest in 2019, and explores how you find a new ‘once upon a time’ after the ‘happy ever after’ never turned up. We were delighted to welcome Victoria to The Full Stop podcast!
Meriel Whale is a counsellor and much welcomed return guest to the podcast. She works compassionately with people in great distress to help them to move forward with their lives and has a particular empathy with involuntary childless community.
Resources and reading
Penguin Random House LGBTQIA and Pride reading list
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USA: Suicide Prevention
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Australia: Beyond Blue
Covid-19 resources
European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (links to worldwide Government resources)
The International Association of National Public Health Institutes
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