The Outfit I Will Never Wear Again
The dress was pure, unadulterated glamour: little silk flowers intricately hand-sewn onto an hourglass corseted bodice, embellished with hundreds of twinkling Swarovski crystals. My mega-watt smile as I turned slowly this way and that in the mirror to admire it was almost as dazzling; I was awash with joy and excitement. Perhaps the shock liquidation of […]
I’m In The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine: When Fertility Treatment Fails
Yesterday, I was out and about with my partner Andy at Croydon Food Festival, when a message popped into my Facebook messenger inbox. Followed by another. Then another. All were from women who, like me, had suffered the agony of failed fertility treatment. They were reaching out to share their stories and to thank me […]
I’m In Closer Magazine: The Tragic Cost Of Failed IVF
I was contacted recently to ask if I’d be willing to share my story in Closer Magazine, on the topic of failed IVF and the potentially disastrous effect it can have on a marriage. Whilst it is a painful and highly personal topic, I immediately agreed as I think it is important to speak about […]
Mum’s Not The Word
Recently, thanks to the mind-boggling magic of social media, a talented photographer called Denise Felkin came onto my radar. She was searching for childless women for a piece she’s working on: a photographic compilation of Non-Mums entitled Mum’s Not The Word. Incidentally, I was searching for women without kids for my Non-Mum Network, a Facebook group for […]
The Non-Mum Network
Ageing raver: I love the glitz and glamour of clubbingalmost as much as the music itself Anyone who has the dubious pleasure of being acquainted with me in real life will know that I love to party – the whole process of pondering which outfit to wear for weeks in advance…which accessories…perhaps buying a blingy […]
I’m a guest on Mike’s Open Journal Podcast
G’Day Non-Mums! How are you all on this dull February morning?Now, those of you who know me personally and not just via the blog will already know that I’m something of a motormouth. I have a tendency towards being pretty full on: turbo-charged and as nutty as a tray of Ferrero’s at the Ambassador’s Reception. Some […]
Finding Your Purpose: The Journey To Stardom
Do you ever look up at a starry sky on a clear night and feel overwhelmed by your utter insignificance? In the great scheme of things, you are a speck of dust, existing for merely a millisecond in the history of time. I remember the exact moment in my life that this felt most apparent… […]
An Evening with The Eve Appeal
My regular blog readers will know that women’s reproductive health and gynae cancers are matters close to my heart, having shared my cervical cancer experience and subsequent infertility with you here on my blog and also via the Huffington Post. So I was particularly proud and excited when the invitation to attend an event at The […]
Mummy Mission
My second blog, Mummy Mission, was a short-lived infertility blog; the blog may have been short, but the journey was looooooong (7 years to be exact)…….. www.mummymission.blogspot.com Sam x Sam’s other blogs: […]
We’re All Broken
You are the star in the theatre production of your life; whether you’re the extrovert lead in a high-octane, all-singing all-dancing performance, a stand-up comedian using humour as your armour or an autonomous one-man show: it’s your gig. How you live it is entirely up to you.For the most part, we get up and at […]