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A HEALING COMMUNITY

FOR CHILDLESS WOMEN

However, you describe yourself. However, you got here.

Not being a Mum, really bruised your heart, in fact, it probably broke it.

We get it. We live with a similar heartache.

Yet here we are crafting humble, and often deeply satisfying lives without kids.

The Empty Cradle is a healing and support service for women who are childless-not-by-choice.  We support you to grieve the loss of motherhood and craft a life of connection, meaning and joy.

We offer online counselling and group programs, resources, community education and the power of a loving community, media and public speaking, professional education and training, and an advocacy voice for the lived experience of involuntarily childless women.

Come join us. As we make sense of this together.

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Our Founder - SARAH ROBERTS

Childlessness Grief Counsellor, Group Facilitator, Professional Trainer & Lived Experience Advocate

"An empty cradle does not mean an empty life. I know because I’ve been there"

With over 35 years of counselling practice, Sarah brought together a unique combination of involuntary childless lived experience, professional skills and academic inquiry to found the Empty Cradle.

Sarah describes involuntary childlessness as one of the sacred journeys of adult womanhood.

“At its heart, the loss of motherhood is a love story.  Every grieving woman has opened her heart to her unborn child, to the challenges of motherhood and the possibilities of new life. The depth of your pain mirrors the depth of your love”.

A creator, teacher and healer, Sarah is passionate about the human experience and what it means to live a good life.

Come join us, as we journey into wholeness, together

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Services and resources

Free Webinar Recording- World Childless Week 2024

Constructing worthiness – An intimate conversation between Gayle Letherby and Sarah Roberts Visit Website WEBINAR OVERVIEW Involuntary childlessness is a personal, social and cultural experience and the way it unfolds in our lives can feel devaluing.  We might not feel supported in both our heartbreak and thriving; nor feel welcome, safe or connected in relational…

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Reignite Weekend, Melbourne, 8 & 9 March 2025

Come, experience the life changing magic of Jody Day’s Gateway Women Reignite Weekend This workshop really is a balm for your tender heart and precious soul. Women in our community are just amazing!!! This workshop is lovingly co-facilitated by Sarah Roberts from the Empty Cradle and Judy Graham from Womenhood Counselling. For over five years,…

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Childlessness & Regret Group Program

Starting in March 2025 Express your interest today Needs a quick overview of the program here. Expression of interest is now open to receive information and go on the waiting list for applications starting Very much looking forward to sharing this life-changing group experience with you. Warmly, Sarah Roberts Express Interest Includes Includes Application and…

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ABC Article – World Childless Week 2024

Childlessness can cause a ‘deep existential crisis’. What you say about it matters. Some body copy about the article with the ABC and click the button below where you can read the article. Sarah Roberts Read Article

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Training: Advocacy

February to May 2025 Become an advocate The Empty Cradle A voice for the experiences and advocacy for issues affecting involuntary childless Australians. Enquiry

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Training: For The Health Care Sectors

February to May 2025 Professional Development, Consultation & Training Including counsellors, doctors, nurses, scientists, therapists, front line staff, anyone who is walking alongside involuntary childless women from a professional role. This could include Managers and Supervisors. Enquiry

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Training: Inclusion of non-parents in workplaces

February to May 2025 Non-parenting awareness raising Is your organisation inclusive of involuntarily childless non-parents? Is it assumed your staff are either parents or childfree by choice? If so, you might be excluding the diverse lived experiences of up to 15-20% of your workforce. How can we be more supportive and inclusive of our involuntarily…

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Training: Are You Inclusive Of Involuntary Childless People?

February to May 2025 When you engage with others, do you assume they are either parents or childfree by choice? If so, you might be excluding the lived experience of up to 15-18% of the adult population. That’s actually a lot! ​We are daughters, sisters, friends and colleagues. You might be unintentionally triggering our grief…

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Webinar: World Childless Week 2024

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Register Reignite Weekend Melbourne 8 & 9 March 2025

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