S6 E5 | Jody Day - Coping With Childlessness and Founding Gateway Women

In this episode of The Worst Girl Gang Ever, hosts Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham sit down with Jody Day, the founder of Gateway Women.  Having helped millions of women worldwide come to terms with involuntary childlessness, Jody shares her journey towards finding power in being infertile. She emphasises the importance of being gentle with yourself and dealing with the void left in your life after accepting childlessness.  This episode they discuss the process of grief and identity transformation, the backlash against women who choose not to have children, and the power of mindfulness and gratitude in self-care when dealing with the inability to conceive a child. In this episode you will hear:  Why Jody started Gateway Women How Jody has dealt with the grief of being childless Why grief is a process of identity transformation The power of mindfulness and gratitude in self care To find out more about Gateway Women head to https://gateway-women.com/ For more information about this episode head to https://theworstgirlgangever.co.uk/warriorship/ The Worst Girl Gang Ever is a real, honest emotive podcast that covers the heartbreaking subject of miscarriage, infertility and baby loss, expect honest conversations about unspoken experiences. Hosted by TWGGE founders Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham, this show is a chance to break the silence and really open up the dialogue around the topic of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. No more shame, no more taboo - let's ditch that for our children; the ones that will come, the ones that are and the ones that never came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices