In episode 259 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with Patricia Faulks.
Patricia Faulks first came on the podcast in JCIP #92 to talk about her blog Just Me & Lilley, where she writes about being involuntarily childlessness, her life, her wonderful dog Lilley and issues affecting predominantly women but also men who are involuntarily childless.
She came on again in JCIP #167 to discuss her growing self-awareness of her mental health and well-being and uncomfortable conversations around mental health advocacy when it comes to involuntary childlessness.
Since we last checked in, Trish has moved house completely on her own and has also grown frustrated with some elements of the conversation around involuntary childlessness.
In this episode we discuss the mental health challenges of moving house as a childless woman of a certain age and her frustration at how the ‘childfree’ (a term which we disagree with), have hijacked parts of the conversation around aging without children.
We also discuss the anxieties she has living alone at her age without children or a reliable support network, feelings of insecurity and isolation and also fear if she were to have a fall or a health emergency, who would be there to help her?
As always, #itsokaytovent
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