When Fatherhood Doesn’t Happen: A Conversation About Male Childlessness With Dr. Robin Hadley
James and Claire discuss childlessness, identity, grief, masculinity, relationships, ageing, and the expectations society places on men with Dr Robin A Hadley
BBC Sideways, ‘Broody Men’
An exploration of men’s desire to be a father.
BBC Woman’s Hour, ‘Fatherhood’
Clare McDonnell and her guests discuss the role of fatherhood in men’s lives.
BBC World Service, Outlook, ‘Is Anyone Out There? Why I advertised for a Dad? Georgie Codd’
Georgie Codd has written a book about her experiences of growing up without a dad called ‘Never Had a Dad: Adventures in Fatherlessness.’
BBC Radio 5 live, Stephen Nolan Weekend Show, Male Childlessness
Stephen Nolan discusses the impact of circumstantial male childlessness with Dr Robin A Hadley
‘The Seymour’: Read by Chris Eccleston for The Working Class Collective
‘The Seymour – a small story and a window onto Working Class Life‘ – read By Christopher Eccleston My ‘on the fly’ written submission ‘The Seymour,‘ to the Working Class Fantastic Spaces project, ‘The Seymour – a small story and a window onto Working Class Life‘ – for the Working Class Collective. Thank you to Lisa […]
‘Working with Childless and Childfree Clients.’
‘Working with Childless and Childfree Clients.’ Margaret O’Connor (host), Robin Hadley and Jody Day discuss the topic of working with childless and child-free clients. In this episode, we discuss what pronatalism is and the impact of these pro-birth and reproduction attitudes and policies on those who can’t or don’t want to have children. We explore […]
‘Work-life unbalanced: Slings and Arrows’
‘Work-life unbalanced: Slings and Arrows’ World Childless Week, day 5,’ No Kids! Do you want mine? In many workplaces the divide between work and home has reduced as we continue to enjoy the freedom that working from home brings. We are able to spend more time with our families, our hobbies, and our pets. What […]
‘A Man’s Perspective on Childlessness.’
‘A Man’s Perspective on Childlessness’ MANUP?’s CEO, Dan sits down with Robin to discuss an often overlooked topic: childlessness from a man’s point of view. While society tends to offer more support to women in these situations, men are often left to grapple with their emotions in silence. Robin shares his journey—seeing his peers with […]
‘Childlessness and Men’
‘Childlessness and Men’ In this episode of The Male Fertility Podcast, Shaun, Ciaran and Robin discuss the complexities of being a man, and being childless-not-by-choice. We delve into how childless men are viewed and treated, as well as the societal expectations that weigh heavily on the shoulders of men from when they are young. Robin […]