Nadia, this is so deeply nuanced and perfectly outlined. It pains me that you experienced such a crisis. But can I also say, it shows such strength of knowing to recognise that your path was not the motherhood path. Many people go down the motherhood path because it thought of as more comfortable than the crisis you experienced. And then the difficulties ensue - as Orna Doath wrote about in Regretting Motherhood.

I'll be sharing this piece on my Childfree By Choice Twitter account. Thank you deeply for your perspective on this. YES, we can find happiness without being a mother.