How childlessness grief can reappear later in life

Key points

• Childless women can feel grief return at key life moments, according to childlessness grief counsellor Sarah Roberts. South Australian Allison Macaulay-Dear, 62, said she felt pain when her best friend became a grandmother.
• Roberts said the grief can follow the timeline of the child never born, with pain points during menopause, retirement and ageing.
• She said finding meaning outside parenting, such as through community groups, can help people cope.