Podcast appearances and mentions of lesley pyne

In this episode, as we near the end of this current series of the podcast, we chat with Steph Phillips the founder of World Childless Week. World Childless Week is a relatively new initiative raising awareness of being childless not by choice. Steph tells us how the interest in this week, but also across the year, has increased dramatically over the last 2 years. We also talked about the differing terminology used to explain living without children and how Steph as learned to own the term ‘Childless'. The https://worldchildlessweek.net/ (World Childless Week )website encourages people to submit blogs and videos to get their voices and stories heard. Steph has noticed in recent weeks that this is gaining more momentum and people are wanting to take ownership of their childlessness. The COVID pandemic has highlighted the difficulties in the workplace faced by childless people – the discussions on Zoom about children, children seen on Zoom etc. However, the pandemic has also encouraged greater awareness surrounding mental health for example and Steph also sees this as a positive for sharing childless awareness. The sharing the commonality of childlessness has had a profound effect on Steph and others, providing validation and an outlet for grief. We also talked about finding the humour and laughter that can come with sharing stories and that it is possible to come through the dark days. We discuss the narrative surrounding childlessness and how frequent the insensitive comments are heard, such as ‘Have you thought about adoption'. This needs to change. Steph recommends https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dth5LNrJ7Dg&t=42s (listening to this webinar )- which will help to highlight what not to say to a childless individual. Did you know that there is more childless men than women? Men rarely speak out, but they need to be heard more. Steph talks about the desire many childless individuals have to leave a legacy and why it is important for us not to be forgotten. Steph now tries to leave a legacy in a different way – she may compliment someone on their leggings or let a car out in front of her. This small action can make their day and never hurts to be kind. Next steps, Steph hopes to make a difference in raising awareness of childlessness in the workplace. Steph welcomes submissions on any topic for the website. See below for more information on how you can do this. SOCIALS: https://www.facebook.com/WorldChildlessWeek (Facebook) https://twitter.com/ChildlessWeek (Twitter) https://www.instagram.com/worldchildlessweek/ (Instagram) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8trOFYmXCZY&t=1s (Releasing Our Grief through the Power of Words) (good to help people find the confidence to start exploring the cathartic power of writing): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzUpkis6TtU&t=35s (Legacy - Making Today Count) https://www.instagram.com/fertilitypoddy/ (Fertility poddy ) https://www.instagram.com/your_fertility_nurse/ (Kate) Other episodes we mentioned: Jessica Hepburn https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/doyouhavekids/ (Kate Kaufmann) https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/acceptance/ (Lesley Pyne) https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/yvonne/ (Yvonne John) https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/kellydasilva/ (Kelly Da Silva) https://www.thefertilitypodcast.com/worldchildlessweek/ (Jody Day )

Join us - Sarah, Michael and Berenice - as our guests turn the tables on us. We were not able to have an in-person party because of COVID and travel restrictions across the world, so we set up an open house with Jody Day, Robin Hadley, Sarah Roberts, Victoria Firth, Yvonne John and Lesley Pyne, with a special message from our podcast inspiration, Civilla Morgan.

Lesley Pyne-  Lesley Pyne: I believe that it is possible to have a fulfilling life as a childless woman. In my book ‘Finding Joy Beyond Childlessness: Inspiring Stories To Guide You To A Fulfilling Life’ I use my own life experience as a childless woman, those of 19 others, and my skills as a coach and NLP Master Practitioner to guide readers gently through the pain they’re feeling and out the other side to finding their joy again. I spent the first 50plus years of my life putting everything I didn’t want to feel in a box, including her grief following multiple failed fertility treatments and the loss of both parents. In the process of writing this book I dug deeply into the subjects she writes about including, grief, letting go, connecting you your body, self- acceptance and writing. I write writes openly about my challenges and how I have emerged as a different person, able to say confidently ‘I absolutely love my life, the adventures I’m having and I’m excited about what will happen next.’ Website: lesleypyne.co.uk Listen to another #12minconvo

Christmas is hard work at the best of times, but being part of this community only makes it harder. Yes, we get it and that's why we've done something different with episode 8 – The Alternative Kings and Queens speech. Because as Michael's mantra says ‘you're not alone', and we've channelled that into this episode with voices speaking from our community, big and not so big, to support you all. As you'll hear, the messages are filled with love, support, guidance and most of all, understanding. Yes, Christmas will never be straightforward for us, because it's difficult to be on the outside looking in, but we hope this episode will help you realise you're part of a community full of friends, love and shared emotions. And believe us, there was plenty of that as we made this episode for you. We hope you find it supportive and that Christmas is a time of peace and reflection for you. Our thanks to: Jody Day, Lesley Pyne, Andy Harrod, Civilla Morgan, Rosalind Bubb, Anna Barratt, Stephanie Phillips, Brandi Higgins Lytle, Helen Segal, Kate Kauffman, Tanya Trusler, Tessa Broad, Yvonne John, Sophia Andeh and Jennifer Parrish. We also welcomed submissions from those who did not want to share their name at this time, thank you for taking part.   Helpline details You can find lots of resources in our Toolkit here. UK: Contact the Samaritans on freephone 116 123, they're open 24 hours and are there to listen and Mind. USA: Suicide Prevention Canada: Canada Crisis Australia: Beyond Blue

In this episode we talked about Writing It Out with Tessa Broad who chatted to us about her experiences of writing Dear You and Lesley Pyne, author of Finding Joy Beyond Childlessness. Please head to our website to find out how you can win a copy of Lesley's book.

In this inspiring and uplifting episode of the Turning Point Project, author Lesley Pyne shares the three step process she discovered that helped her unlock more possibility and peace in her life than she ever thought possible. About Lesley Pyne Lesley Pyne is an author and blogger who believes that it is possible to have a fulfilling life as a childless woman.In her book ‘Finding Joy Beyond Childlessness: Inspiring Stories To Guide You To A Fulfilling Life’ she uses her own life experience as a childless woman, those of 19 others, and her skills as a coach and NLP Master Practitioner to guide readers gently through the pain they’re feeling and out the other side to finding their joy again.Lesley spent the first 50plus years of her life putting everything she didn’t want to feel in a box, including her grief following multiple failed fertility treatments and the loss of both parents. In the process of writing this book she dug deeply into the subjects she writes about including, grief, letting go, connecting you your body, self- acceptance and writing. She writes openly about her challenges and how she has emerged as a different person, able to say confidently ‘I absolutely love my life, the adventures I’m having and I’m excited about what will happen next.’Connect with Lesley: lesleypyne.co.uk/Thank you for listening, I hope this episode touched your heart. Please consider taking a moment to support this free project with a rating or review to help it reach and benefit other lovely people like you. Thank you!I love connecting with lovely people, so if you found this useful or have any insights or questions, connect with me over on Instagram, my introvert happy place: https://www.instagram.com/helenrebelloauthor/ Become part of our soulful Magical Life Movement at https://www.helenrebello.com About Your Host Helen Rebello is an author, intuitive mentor and founder of ‘The Magical Life Membership Circle’. She is on a heart-led mission to help 100,000 women open their hearts so that they find the courage to start living in a way that feeds their soul.Helen lives in the magical Malvern Hills in the UK, where she can often be found drinking coffee and eating gluten-free brownies! She believes that if we all learn to live in a way that lights us up, together we will create a brighter world.

"Your true colors...are beautiful, like a rainbow..." Billy Steinberg's lyrics were originally inspired by his mother but his song writing partner Tom Kelly recognised it's universal appeal and with a slight re-write, it became the song that Cyndi Lauper made famous the world over. Growing up in a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Ken Kidd could never truly be himself. Watching Cyndi Lauper perform True Colors on MTV showed him that it was OK to be his authentic self. Years later he describes his pride at watching the Rainbow Flag being raised above the Stonewall National Monument as he and other LGBTQ campaigners sang that same song. Lesley Pyne learnt to sing 'True Colors' with her local choir. It's a song that resonated with her more than she had ever expected. After six attempts at IVF, Lesley had had to come to terms with the knowledge that she wouldn't be able to have children. It wasn't easy. It has taken years of digging deep to work through the grief but now she helps others to find their true colours and firmly believes that they can be beautiful, like a rainbow. And in 1999, Caroline Paige, a jet and helicopter navigator in the Royal Air Force, became the first ever openly serving transgender officer in the British military. She rose above the extraordinary challenges placed before her to show her 'True Colors' whilst serving her country on the front line in the war on terror. Featuring songwriter Billy Steinberg and music from The Rock Choir Produced by Nicola Humphries.

Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by once again. It is truly appreciated. In this episode, I had the great opportunity to interview United Kingdom based childless not by choice advocate Lesley Pyne.   We discussed her 10-year struggle with childlessness before coming to terms with the fact that she would not have children. We talked about the fact that as women around the world who advocate for the childless not by choice community, this is not a competition.  We need to help where we are. In this interview, Lesley and I discuss her becoming a Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Master Practitioner, as she traveled her road of childlessness. We talked about how NLP helped her, and how she in turn uses it to help others. As our interview continued, we talked about whether or not NLP completely heals, and the fact that it is a great deal of help, though not necessarily something that completely helps.   We talked about how time heals to some extent, the journey through childlessness. In fact, Lesley, mentioned that she is now happy with her childlessness, which of course solicited more questions!  It was an interesting conversation. And I hope this interview is as helpful to you, as it was to me. Thank you so much Lesley Pyne for doing what you do, where you are.        Lesley Pyne's Contact Information: http://www.lesleypyne.co.uk/   My contact information: Website: www.childlessnotbychoice.net www.civillamorgan.com   Facebook: booksbycivillamorgan Twitter: @civilla1 Instagram: @civilla1 Pinterest: Civilla M. Morgan, MSM LinkedIn: Civilla Morgan, MSM Blab: @civilla1  

Welcome! Today’s guest is Lesley Pyne, who is a leading coach for childless women in the UK, helping them to heal and create fulfilling lives. After unsuccessful IVF treatments, she spent ten years hiding from the truth of her life. She trained in techniques that helped her learn to let go of the grief and sadness. Lesley now uses her story, firsthand experience and professional skills to help other women heal. She facilitates them in being able to have a deep understanding of their experience, so they can embrace an adventurous, fulfilling life. Lesley's warmth and empathy shines through. In this episode, you’ll hear: Lesley pursued pregnancy through six rounds of IVF and then determined that “that was enough.” She is childless through circumstance. It took ten years of healing before she found herself in the place to be comfortable talking about her experience. “Childlessness is the biggest gift in my life because without it I wouldn’t have the fulfilling life I have now.” Lesley shares the lengths that she and her husband went through to “give it our all and be able to look back with no regrets.” As women, we don’t always realise the limits on our fertility as we get older. During Lesley’s grieving process, she felt dark and alone for about a year, but she and her husband drew together and grew closer. She joined a support group and found powerful encouragement from sharing stories with the other members. The more that you share your story, the stronger you become. Lesley recommends to others that they believe that their life can absolutely be fulfilling, even without a child. She advises that women take advantages of the resources available and search out the help that is right for them. Making a difference and helping other women gives her meaning and purpose. Being in a choir helps, as does exploring different things and expanding her comfort zone. The major benefits of a childless life for Lesley are flexibility and freedom to do the things she wants and enjoys. Find more more about Lesley's work at www.lesleypyne.co.uk For more episodes of Unclassified Woman go to www.michellemariemcgrath.com  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe on Itunes and share with another woman who you feel would benefit. Thank you so much!

Today’s Guest I originally met today's guest, Lesley Pyne, at one of Corrina Gordon-Barnes' You Inspire Me meetups. I loved the sound of her business and how she combined her own personal challenge along with the technique that helped her heal into a business that allows her to help other women. Lesley's story is important, even if you're not struggling with childlessness. She shares how she found a safe environment to start telling her story, and how she took little steps to gradually build up from that. If you know that telling your story online and being vulnerable will be a powerful part of your business so you can connect with your ideal clients, then you need to listen to this episode. About Lesley Pyne Lesley Pyne supports childless women to let go of their dreams of motherhood and move on to finding fulfilment. She uses her first-hand experience in coming to terms a life without children and her professional skills in NLP and time line techniques to help other childless women. When you’re childless one of the greatest challenges is to work out who you are and how you fit into society. And it also feels like you’ve been hiding yourself and you’re afraid to show the world the real you, and maybe you’re not sure who the ‘real’ you is anymore. Her new programme ’Let Go and Move On: Six Steps to Finding Fulfilment after Childlessness’ helps women to stop hiding themselves and understand who they really are. What You’ll Learn Lesley's top tips on how to let go and find fulfillment in life How to find a safe environment to tell your story The facts about your fertility (hint: you'll probably be shocked!) How to heal the pain of childlessness How to take little steps to allow yourself to be vulnerable online Inspiring Women in Business Brené Brown Karen Knott Things We Discussed Lisa McLoughlin Timeline therapy Connect With Lesley Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn [SHP 56] How to Heal from Childlessness and Create a Life You Love, with Lesley Pyne http://wp.me/p3QOiq-J6 #podcast

Over the last 3 years of interviewing women on Dream Corner, I’ve come to observe that there are 3 main categories most guests’ find themselves doing what they do – personal circumstance(s), hidden dream and have meandered through various careers, eventually finding their passion, and thirdly those who’ve always know what they wanted to do […]