Helen Gallagher, 45, says she had hoped to start a family but 'time ran out'
A woman has drawn on her own experiences of coming to terms with not having children to launch an app to help other adults who are childless.
Helen Gallagher, 45, from Hinckley, Leicestershire, said she had hoped to start a family but "time ran out". She said she had launched her app - called Happy and Childless - to help people forge connections with other people who are childless.Ms Gallagher told BBC Radio Leicester: "About five years ago, I found myself separated from my husband and facing a childless life."I set up Happy and Childless, which started as a blog, then turned into a podcast, then I set up a life coaching business to support other childless people.
She said the app was designed like a dating or friendship app and allowed people to filter other users by location, interest and their reason for being childless."Even though you can be in a huge community of friends or family, it can be a really isolating place to be because people just don't understand the mixed emotions of being childless."I ended up being single at 40. There was sheer panic, there was the sadness of the lost dreams.
"I see so many women and men struggling with being childless. I had a real passion to share my story in the hope it will help other people."
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