What I Did — and Didn’t Do — in 2025 as a Childfree Not by Choice Woman And How it Can Help You, Too

2025 was a big year. Things were accomplished. Things were not. There were detours along the way. But as a Childfree Not by Choice (CFNBC) woman, this was the first year that felt truly different.…

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Why Support Groups Terrified Me — And What I Learned From Them

Support groups, community healing, and shared grief once terrified me. I was deeply cynical about group spaces and afraid of “drinking the Kool-Aid,” so for most of my life, I stayed away. I tried joining…

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Journaling Helped Me Heal After Infertility and Fostering/Adoption Loss

I didn’t begin journaling to process infertility grief. In the early days, it wasn’t even on my radar. I was still debating whether to foster again, still hoping a different agency might open a door…

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Resources for Living Childfree Not by Choice

When I first began looking for resources for living childfree not by choice, I thought I’d find shelves of books, communities, podcasts, and tools waiting for me. The truth? It took me over a year…

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Childfree Not by Choice: 5 Lessons I Have Learned After Letting Go of Parenthood

What does life look like when the dream of parenthood ends, but your story keeps going? That’s the question I’ve wrestled with—and here are five lessons I’ve learned along the way. For me, the end…

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