It’s funny, I didn’t intend to get up today and put up the Christmas tree or decorate the front room. Nor did I imagine that I would then sit to write about it afterwards to share with you, our wonderful community, but it felt right to share this private moment with you. I wanted to show you all that you are making progress in small ways, even if you can’t see it.

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.

You’ll reach our friendly and supportive audience from the childless not by choice community. The podcast is accessible to everyone so we can draw more listeners into our network through great stories and content. Here’s how you can take part in our November and December episodes.

We are pleased to bring you our latest episode which is all about mental health. We must mention that I share my story which refers to suicide and you may wish to skip to 0.58 mins if you feel it could be difficult to listen to. We’ve provide helpline details on our Listen page and in the show notes across all the channels, please do not hesitate to contact them if you feel you need too.

We’re celebrating #Internationalpodcastday with a list of our favourite podcasts!

It felt like I had to take part. And then I was floored as I was asked to say a little about myself. I'm childless, is there more?

We’ll bring you more news about what we’ve been up to, who’s creating waves in the community and discussing what’s been in the news. Drop us a line if you have something you’d like to share with us.

News from The Full Stop podcast

Meet our presenter, Sarah Lawrence from After The Storm.

Win a copy of Finding Joy Beyond Childlessness by Lesley Pyne by signing up to The Full Stop Podcast newsletter by midnight BST on 31st July 2019.

“I didn’t know Michael until the podcast but I liked him immediately. He’s genuine, caring and bloody funny! I admire his ability to show his vulnerabilities and I’ve learned so much from him about the men’s side of being CNBC.” Sarah, speaking about co-presenter, Michael.

We want to make sure that when we’ve published the episodes, our community finds it. We want to be a voice for all, and out there are millions of people who might benefit from our words and the advice of our guests. Can you help?

We’ll be publishing show notes for each issue. They’re embedded into the RSS code which means they pop up in whichever player you use to listen to us. To make it easier to find more information, here’s a run down of the links for Episode 1 ‘Speaking Out’ which featured Jody Day as our special guest.

We promised you a thank you for all your support and here it is! Michael cast his magic talents over the extra content we recorded for episode 1. We’re sharing it with you today exclusively on our website

We really do need to allow space for men to talk about childlessness not by choice. Here on The Full Stop we’re dedicating our August podcast to men when Michael will lead Episode 3.