Top 10 Self-Love Tips for 2020
2019 was the end of a decade and the start of a better one. 2020 is the year of being selfish when it comes to you and focusing on growing and making sure you’re your number one priority. In this month’s blog, I want to just touch on a few things you need to remember in 2020 that will benefit you.
Read more >Social Media, Awareness & Campaigning
It’s hard to imagine my life without social media, awareness and campaigning now but, believe it or not, there was a time not so long ago that I didn’t associate with those things. I won’t lie, I was pretty naïve when I was first diagnosed with IBD. At a young 13, I very much took it in my stride not really knowing the impacts it would have on my life. As a result, I didn’t do much research, I didn’t speak to anyone about it and I didn’t know there were other people out there going through a similar thing. Looking back, I wish I’d have known different…
Read more >Finding Confidence & Motivation Following Stoma Surgery
Regaining your confidence and motivation after surgery can take time. Remember slow and steady wins the race. Rushing your recovery can hinder your progress. Everything takes time.
Read more >Combating the January Blues
The partying and excesses of the festive season are over and for many, it’s back to work. It is no wonder that the first few months can feel to some like the gloomiest month of the year. Add that to the gloomy weather and cold temperatures. Christmas debts and failed New Year’s resolutions, so it’s no surprise people can find themselves feeling miserable and low at this time of year.
Read more >Winter Fashion with an Ostomy
Changing seasons can be difficult when it comes to dressing with a stoma. Just as you feel like you’re finding your feet with a trend and finding pieces that you’re comfortable in and find flattering – the seasons begin to change and you’re back to the drawing board and stressing in the mornings trying to piece a suitable outfit together.
Read more >A Guide to Surviving Christmas Dinner with a Stoma
Christmas is almost here. December is a month of indulgence and eating things you wouldn’t usually any other time of the year. Having had Crohn’s disease for nigh on 20 years and a stoma for those for nearly 6 years, I can be honest and say December fills me with a serious amount of anxiety regarding food choices.
Read more >Body Confidence After Stoma Reversal: Part 2
Body Confidence After Stoma Reversal Part 2. I had 3 ladies do my shoot with stoma bags! I am so proud of each and every one of them for different reasons. Jasmine, one of my closest friends joined in my first body confidence shoot earlier in the year, went from being such a shy, insecure girl to ‘I don’t care – I am fabulous, sassy and in my undies rocking Stanley the Stoma’
Read more >Vitamin E: The Essential Skin Vitamin for Winter
Winter can be a troubling time for your skin – with a combination of cold from the outside and dry heat from the indoors, it can cause your skin to dehydrate and become more susceptible to irritation. Enter Vitamin E, which works to tackle the winter skin blues.
Read more >Body Confidence After Stoma Reversal: Part 1
This month I am talking about Body Confidence. I am going to split this blog into two parts because I have so much to say on this subject. So as you all already know due to having Crohn’s Disease and having a stoma bag for a year I was left with two scars. One all the way down my stomach and the stoma bag scar on the right side of my tummy just below my belly button.
Read more >Dealing with Bag Leaks in Public
How do you deal with bag leaks in public? Louise shares her recent experience dealing with a major bag leak on the side of the road.
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