Stephanie Joy Phillips
Stephanie Joy Phillips is passionate about raising awareness for the childless not by choice. After realising there was no national recognition of the community, she decided to start World Childless Week. "A large part of my twenties was spent in an abusive relationship and I took the contraceptive pill to ensure children would not be born into that situation. In my early thirties I met my husband to be but we didn't try to conceive until I was nearing forty. At the age of 39 we were told 'If he manages to get you pregnant it is highly unlikely you'll carry full term'. I knew in that moment, I would never be a mum". Stephanie also runs three childless Facebook groups: Childless Path To Acceptance focuses on support, Childless Chit Chat is a trigger free zone and Childless Perks!! is all about laughter and finding the positives of being childless without a parent saying 'I told you so'. Steph lives in Worcestershire, UK, with her husband and two rescue cats, Storm and Tea-Cup.
