‘The Seymour’: Read by Chris Eccleston for The Working Class Collective

‘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 […]

‘Let’s talk about Male Broodiness’

  ‘Let’s talk about Male Broodiness’ (links to episode transcript. You can subscribe to In/Fertility in the City Podcast wherever you get your podcast). Natalie Sutherland and Somaya Ouazzani explore the little known concept of male broodiness with Dr Robin Hadley. In/Fertility in the City is a podcast dedicated to exploring the complex relationship between […]

‘Putting Childlessness on the Workplace Agenda’

‘Putting Childlessness on the Workplace Agenda’ In this episode, I am speaking with Dr Krystal Wilkinson and Dr Robin Hadley around the topic of childlessness in the workplace and the absent narratives which need to be addressed. We discuss the fact that being childless not by choice is a stigmatised and taboo subject in the workplace […]

‘Men and the impact of childlessness’

‘Men and the impact of childlessness’ Key points of the episode:  ‘who inspired him growing up. The atmosphere in the house while growing up. The job he did for years, then retrained. Statistics (and the lack of for men) on childless people. A possible link to male health and well being. Future implications for men. […]

The Full Stop Podcast: ’Childlessness and Loneliness’

‘Childlessness and Loneliness‘ Dr. Robin Hadley, an independent research consultant and associate lecturer and Dr Joanne Lawrence-Bourne, founder of Natal Instincts Reproductive Psychology, shed light on the invisible pain of loneliness. In our conversations in our Full Stop online community and our personal experiences, we are very aware that loneliness can hit harder during holiday […]