Mental Health With a Chronic Illness
Mental Health With a Chronic Illness Mental health always exists. It fluctuates. To a degree, it is non-comparable from person to person. Something that I’ve learned over the years is that everybody’s feelings and experiences must be perceived in perspective to their own lives. What feels like a big problem…
Read more >Inside Out by Amber
Inside Out by Amber We are so thrilled to be able to share with this wonderful and insightful podcast series created by advocate for the IBD and ostomy community, Amber Davies. For a long time, Amber has used her social media platform to help raise awareness and break stigmas of…
Read more >Symptoms of IBD That Go Beyond the Gut
Symptoms of IBD That Go Beyond the Gut Hello all! I hope you’re keeping well and safe. This month marks 5 years since my stoma surgery so, I’d like to use this post to highlight how symptoms of IBD can affect far more than just your gastrointestinal tract. These symptoms…
Read more >2020 Stoma Friendly Summer Styles & Hacks
2020 Stoma Friendly Summer Styles & Hacks Hi all! So seeing as we’re slowly (slowly) regaining a part of ‘normality’ I thought I’d focus my post for this month on summer styles with a stoma to give some ideas, hacks and inspiration for outfits this summer whether you’re venturing out…
Read more >Inside Out by Amber | All You Need to Know About the Podcast
Inside Out by Amber | All You Need to Know About the Podcast Hello all! I hope you’re doing okay and holding on in there! In this post I’m going to chat a little about my new podcast, it’s called, Inside Out by Amber and it aims to discuss topics…
Read more >Barbie Butt: My Experience and Tips & Tricks
Barbie Butt: My Experience and Tips & Tricks Hello all, I hope you’re keeping okay! Today I’m going to chat a little about my experience of having Barbie Butt surgery as well as some tips and tricks that I’ve learned over the years for those who have or, might be…
Read more >World IBD Day | What Does IBD Mean to You?
World IBD Day | What Does IBD Mean to You? Happy World IBD Day lovelies! Although IBD forms a large part of my day to day, when the wonderful people at Pelican asked me to write about this one, it really got me thinking… I struggled to collect my thoughts…
Read more >Stress Awareness Month: Top Tips on Dealing With Stressful and Anxious Periods
Stress Awareness Month: Top Tips on Dealing With Stressful and Anxious Periods Although we now know that stress and anxiety aren’t the cause of illness’ such as IBD, we do know that illness’ such as IBD can cause added stress within daily living and in turn, that stress can have…
Read more >International Women’s Day: Women Don’t Poo & Other Lies
Despite what fairy tales and cartoons might portray of women releasing nothing but flowery smelling pink sparkles, us women do indeed fart, burp and poo (in fact, it can be worrying if you don’t but that’s a whole different story) and, these things don’t make us any less ‘feminine’, beautiful or worthy – they simply make us real.
Read more >Relationships & Dating With a Stoma
Topics surrounding relationships and dating are very important to discuss but equally, can be very personal topics and so different to each individual – annoyingly, as with many things, there is no ‘one size fits all’ rule book to follow. Everybody is unique and sometimes, you should just do whatever feels right to you in your own time. ⠀
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