Tramlines! Festivals and chronic illness
Tramlines is a Sheffield festival that is an amazing party in…
25th July 2022/by samCovid and an ostomy
After 18 months of avoiding the dreaded Covid, I got a positive…
18th January 2022/by samHello 2022 – chronic pain and negative thoughts
Hi guys,
Firstly, an apology. It has been three months since…
1st January 2022/by samFirstly, an apology. It has been three months since…
My head is full and my heart is heavy
"My head is full and my heart is heavy". This was the only way…
27th September 2021/by samAcceptance
I am in the middle of having therapy, it is trauma focussed…
5th August 2021/by samLooking after your stoma: helpful hints and advice
I am doing an event on Facebook premiere with Clinimed about…
12th July 2021/by samThe Gap
I wanted to talk a bit about The Gap. The Gap between what I…
28th June 2021/by samWorld IBD Day 2021 – I am not broken
It is World IBD Day today and to celebrate this day, I thought…
19th May 2021/by samWomen of Sheffield awards 2021
I was absolutely honoured and over the moon to win the Sarah…
22nd April 2021/by samFinally, an update!
Hey badasses, I am sorry for being absent for so long. It has…
21st April 2021/by samOf the panic
I am doing some creative writing workshops with the brilliant…
27th February 2021/by samYou can’t heal the wound with the knife still in it
I saw this tweet this week from showupforthis and it stopped…
23rd February 2021/by samHas anyone seen my motivation?
So we are a year into the Covid pandemic, who would have thought…
22nd February 2021/by samJim isn’t sat in his bed crying…
Hi everyone, how is this pandemic lockdown treating you? A bit…
27th January 2021/by samAcceptance of a life changed
I sort my medication out on a Sunday. I have one of those pill…
19th January 2021/by samNew art – wild swimming and skinny dipping!
For Christmas I commissioned a brilliant artist Philippa Walter…
19th January 2021/by sam