Our Childless Mothers Connect Blog offers an on-line haven for communication for women without children, either by choice or circumstance. Here is where we can share our stories, struggles, triumphs, discoveries, resources and offerings with one another. Men and Women with children can also feel free to give helpful information and resources, as well as share products and services that may be of benefit to our community…
Let the sharing begin!
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Mission of Discovery on Higher Ground
You never know when you are going to sit next to someone super special on a flight. R.J. Gallagher of Aspen, Colorado said in this article he wanted to put his headphones on when CMomA’s Community founder Dr. Marcy Cole sat next to him and said hello. But sometimes ya just gotta trust your gut to say hey, and it’s a good thing she did. Many people know... -
Christine Moers: When Our Kids are Stuck
For CMomAs who choose to adopt, and the supportive people around them, we have found Christine Moers to be a wonderful educator and resource for parents adopting children who may require additional understanding and supportive strategies to help them heal, and thrive developmentally. We hope you’ll be as moved by her authentic presence and in-the-trenches-experienced compassion as we are! -
Being Sovereign and Single
I want to share this wonderful article by my friend and colleague Kristine Carlson, co-author of the “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” series. Her personal story is one of traumatic loss, followed by recovery and inspired exploration of her truest nature and most expansive self. -
Insulation
Every phone call, chat with a friend, experience of the week, had me considering how I insulate my life from what’s real, from what’s important—from vulnerability. -
Mike Tyson, McDonald’s, and the Long Road Home
It wasn’t that we were unprepared: we had taken numerous pre-adoption courses, and read countless pages on what to expect. It was that it was time to go from theory to reality. And this is transition is almost never a smooth one. -
Ready for Not Mom Summit 2016?
We are delighted to spread the word about the second annual NotMom Summit! It expands on the successes of last year’s international conference for and about women without children by choice or by chance. -
It wasn’t our plan, it was better
Every joy, heartache, and adversity we experience has a deeper purpose in our lives. In some way, they all work together for our good. It’s an easy notion when all things means a flat tire, or a backed up sewer drain. But when all things becomes a terminal illness, or a lifelong disability, do we still believe that all of these things are working together for our good? -
Baba Marta: Celebrating Hope for Spring, and Hope for a Child
In the spirit of their children’s home country, the Callaways are not only celebrating a special holiday, and not only creating unique meaning for it, but they are also inviting prospective adopting families (and their communities) to join in the celebration! -
The Most Important Part of Adoption
We spend so much of the conversation talking about how great the parents are who are adopting. We often treat adopted children like second-class family members, who should just be thankful that someone decided to go with Plan B. Our minds must change about the motives of adoption. We must believe that each child who is adopted, is someone who was merely waiting on their family. A displaced member of a loving family, who pursued passionately to find them. -
The best path to tomorrow
I rarely do things for myself. It’s an idea I bought into long ago. Others come first, I come last. So in a fit of burnout last November I signed up for a silent retreat and hoped I’d make it there.
