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MY PUBLICATIONS

These are summaries of my thesis research which explored how women in Ireland make the decision to become a parent or not in 2017. 

https://perceptionsofpregnancy.com/2018/01/15/the-motherhood-decision/

 

https://perceptionsofpregnancy.com/2018/01/29/motherhood-as-rite-of-passage/​​

Irish Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy Winter Edition 2017 

'Decision Making Regarding Motherhood in Ireland: Making a Space in Counselling for Women's Voices'

https://iacp.ie/files/UserFiles/IJCP-Public/IJCP_Winter_2017-Art.pdf 

LINKS

These are links to websites that I think provide useful information on the parenthood decision.

www.findyourwaycounselling.ie

www.childlessbychoiceproject.com

www.gateway-women.com

www.fertilitynetworkuk.org

 

www.lifewithoutbaby.com

 

www.nurturecharity.org

 

www.savvyauntie.com

MY PRESENTATIONS

I have spoken about the parenthood decision at several conferences and events. I believe it is very important to raise awareness that there is a choice to be made and each person has to make the right decision for their lives. 

"Decision Making Regarding Motherhood in Ireland - Changing Family Formations"

Irish Social Policy Association Conference, Dublin, July 2018

"Choice as a Form of Resistance - Decision Making regarding Motherhood on Ireland"

- Sibeal Feminist & Gender Studies Network, University College Dublin, November 2017

"Decision Making Regarding Motherhood in Ireland: Making a Space for Women's Voices in Counselling" - Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy Conference, Kilkenny, October 2017

"Decision Making Regarding Motherhood in Ireland - Has Anything Changed?"

- Women On Ireland Research Network, Waterford Institute of Technology, June 2017

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