Bella Mackie has spoken about her decision with Greg James not to have children, after years of private discussions
The author said she once expected motherhood to happen, but anxiety, panic attacks, agoraphobia and OCD made pregnancy and parenthood a daunting prospect
She was particularly hurt by online comments suggesting she had denied Greg happiness
Mackie said the couple eventually decided they did not want children strongly enough to proceed, rather than treating parenthood as an automatic next step
Speaking to Elizabeth Day, she also criticised the sexist assumptions often directed at women without children.