Losing mum stopped me having kids

Novelist Amanda Smyth and her partner were aligned on never wanting children, until, at 40, she felt a deep and non-negotiable desire to reverse that decision. She explains how she navigated the path that took her in a new direction

When she returned from celebrating her 39th birthday with friends, Naomi Holbrook settled down for a look at the photos. What she saw was so shocking, it was a moment that was to change her life forev

‘Nobody should apologise for not having children’

THE KNICKS WERE CLAWING THEIR WAY PAST THE CELT-ics in Game 1 of an NBA Playoffs match so intense, my two young sons morphed into courtside commentators operating at decibel levels usually reserved fo

As I push my pram, my baby sleeping, it takes me a moment to realise that someone is talking to me. Another mum, on the way to the same baby class, is asking how I am, and I stammer as I push my phone

Grief was the push I needed to live a better life