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Last year I was asked if I would appear on the channel 4 show Body Fixers, I considered it but decided it wasn’t right for me. The name of the show goes against many of my morals and the ethos behind this blog, the idea that you need to fix yourself to look like other […]
I finally feel that I have enough energy to post about how things have been for me recently. I have posted about feeling down and anxious and seeing a counsellor but things have got worse and the last week has been the toughest time of my life. Ive felt things slipping for a while, work […]
I joined Slimming World 12 weeks ago, this week I was asked how I could talk about a major diet industry whilst encouraging body positivity and I thought it was a really interesting point and it got me thinking. So I haven’t always had the best relationship with my body, I was a size 8 before […]
When I first had a stoma, the nurse told me that lots of people name theirs and it helps them to come to terms with it. I believe I wanted to tell her to f**k off, though I held my tongue. I just wasn’t ready to have that conversation. I am comfortable with my stoma […]
One of my favourite parts of everything to do with So Bad Ass is that I get to do talks all over the world about IBD, ostomies, disability, parenting and body positivity and so when I was asked by our local Scouts group if I would come in and talk to their Cubs about disability, […]
In November last year, I did something ridiculous, like really, really stupid. I can’t believe I actually did it! Two weeks after having a MASSIVE double hernia operation that cut me from sternum to pelvis, fixing an incisional hernia that had come out and got twisted and stuck and a parastomal hernia that involved completely […]
Before I had kids I was a size 8. After I was anywhere from a 12 to an 18. It was a shock to see my body change so much and I hated it. When I hated my body, I thought fat couldn’t be sexy, or beautiful, or attractive. I’d been taught that fat people […]
I started this year with two hopes, no surgeries and no house moves. I did both! Two massive ops and one house move! I thought it only right to have a look back at how 2016 treated me, to be honest, it wasn’t great, there were some extremely dark and sad times, but there were […]
For the past three years since I started on this whole surgery journey and things took such a toll, I have been self employed. I have been a freelance writer that’s funded the growth of this blog. I’ve also been extremely supported by my husband, both emotionally and financially. As a self employed person, when […]
Oh blimey! I am so overwhelmed and proud to let you know that I am now one of Crohns and Colitis UK’s Community Champions. “Crohn’s and Colitis UK’s close community is our biggest strength and we would not be able to continue our fight against Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) without the support of those who are making […]