Our Gracious Stateswoman
Jody Day’s “Living the Life Unexpected” Blog Tour.
We remember it clearly, it was fertility fest 2018, it was the Wednesday for CNBC community, it was the end of the formal part of the day and we were in the foyer establishing the beautiful friendships we now have. Berenice says something like ‘OMG, there is Jody Day’, to which both Vickie and I were oblivious too as we had only just starting immersing ourselves into the CNBC world from our small home in Australia.
We have since met on a number of occasions via Zoom and I’m sure our next in the flesh meeting will be a monumental one.
What we now know is that Jody’s work has been vital to our community and we both know many woman who have attributed Jodys work to their ability to find light in their life. It takes a strong woman to do what she has done, giving you a warts and all account of her own personal struggles and she does it with such grace. We could think of no better woman than Jody to be the figure head of our community and ‘Living the Life Unexpected’ is the the proof of this.
In her gently persuasive way Jody will take your hand and guide you through your grief, helping you make sense of what is going on around you and within you. Allowing you to shed the guilt and shame that comes with that grief.
The updated edition has a large amount of resources for us all and we mean all, regardless of gender, identity, culture, ethnicity, just have a look at his list.
Other Women’s Stories,
On the Single & Childless Experience
On Midlife & Elderhood as a Childless Woman
On Understanding and Supporting Your Grief
On Learning How to Be Kinder to Yourself
On Forgiving Your Body
On Meaning, Purpose, Happiness & Choices
On Creativity (and Dealing With Your Resistance to It)
On (Re)connecting to Source and Self Care
On Thinking About Changing Your Work or Career
For Heterosexual Couples
LGBTQIA+ Resources
For Women of Colour
For Women of Faith
For Childless Men
On Academic and Cultural Aspects of Childlessness
Jody’s work will give you the foundation skills to set you on the right path by giving you ‘HOPE’. That hope will come in many different, forms, hope that you will not be alone, hope that you will manage your grief and hope that you will live a fulfilling life, then the rest is up too you with all the skills Jody has given you…..So…..
Jump over to the link below for a sample of the introduction and first chapter;
https://www.dropbox.com/s/asysh9tfp92pvxg/LTLU%202020%20Free%20Sample%20-%20Covers%2C%20Intro%2C%20Ch1.pdf?dl=0
Then jump over to the link below to pre-order your very own copy;
https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/jody-day/living-the-life-unexpected/9781529036138
Or we’d encourage you to pop over to Jody’s blog (see below) and you might be able to win a signed copy.
https://gateway-women.com/living-the-life-unexpected-2nd-edition-world-blogtour-1-19th-march-2020/
Vickie and I also have a free signed copy of ‘Living the life unexpected’ to give away, if you sign up to our website you’ll go into the draw that we’ll conduct 22nd of March.
In closing, both Vickie and I are honoured to know Jody, her grace and wisdom leaves us both in awe of the hope that she instills in our community.
And like us, I’m sure your going to love her and her work.
Warm bits by Vickie, Cheeky bits my me :)
