Back in 2011, when I first launched this blog, I was grappling with a series of questions.

Will I have kids?

Do I want kids?

How am I going to have kids if I’m single and I don’t want to go it alone?

How will I feel if I don’t have kids?

I was 40 back then.

Now I’m 54.

And I have my answers.

I don’t have kids.

And I feel … sometimes relieved, other times sad.

I can’t predict which feelings I’ll feel and when but days like Mother’s Day – this Sunday in the UK -have the potential to push a few buttons.

Especially as I am motherless now as well as childless.

So this is how I plan to take care of myself:

I will celebrate the inner mother, the nurturer in me.

I will celebrate the inner child and make sure she feels seen, heard and enjoys some play.

I will make sure I spend time with others rather than on my own.

I will make the most of this one precious life and enjoy the freedoms that come with not having children and not having parents.

I will spend time in the Great Outdoors, connecting with Mother Nature.

If you’d like to read more on this topic, you can do so over on Substack, where I posted: Navigating Mother’s Day as a Childless and Motherless Woman.

I’ve now moved all my blogging to Substack but I wanted to post here ahead of Mother’s Day in case any of my lovely loyal readers have missed the switch to Substack.

It would be wonderful if you could join me over there. My Substack is called From Midlife With Love, a perfect follow-on from this blog, From Forty With Love.

I also wanted to let you know about some workshops I’m hosting in coming weeks. They are:

How to Stop Emotional Overeating and Find Your Healthy Weight for Life on April 1

How to Stop People-Pleasing and Be True to Yourself on April 4

How to Attract Healthy Love on April 15

You can explore the workshops and sign up via this link.

Thank you and see you over on Substack!

Katherine x