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October 12, 2021 68 mins

There are so many topics and life experiences for women that have been silenced by society, including being childless not by choice. Which is something Jody Day is on a mission to change. As the founder of Gateway Women, a global friendship and support network for childless women, she is a voice for so many who are facing a reality they never expected in life. Jody's own life has followed an unexpected path as well. From ending a pregnancy when she was 20, to struggling to conceive years later, to watching her marriage end, to eventually coming to the realization at 44 that she would never be a mother, none of it went according to plan. And all the while she came to this childless acceptance she faced another unexpected part of life--grief. Known as the "voice of the childless generation" and the author of Living The Life Unexpected: How to Find Hope, Meaning and a Fulfilling Future Without Children, Jody works with women every day to help them accept and process their grief in order to keep going in their own unexpected lives. 


Links: 
IG: @laurabbehnke 
@thelifeactuallypodcast 
Website: laurabehnke.com 
FREE Guide and Workbook: Dating, Actually: The Anti-Dating-Guide Dating Guide 

Guest Links: 
IG: @gatewaywomen 
Facebook: @gatewaywomenuk 
Twitter: @gatewaywomen 
Website: gateway-women.com 
Book: Living the Life Unexpected: How to Find Hope, Meaning and a Fulfilling Future Without Children

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