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2nd Jun 20187th Dec 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

What people with IBD should know

1st May 20261st May 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

“Yes, yes” isn’t listening: My recent appointment and the reality of medical trauma

20th Mar 20261st May 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Can you lie on your front with a stoma?

16th Mar 20261st May 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Endometriosis and the gut: The frustration of the diagnostic overlap

5th Mar 20265th Mar 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Uncovering the shared brain circuits of PTSD and chronic pain

26th Feb 20262nd Mar 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

IBD and food fear: What the latest research tells us

Female in meditation
23rd Feb 20261st May 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Why we need to talk about the mental impact of chronic illness

Stages of grief
20th Feb 202627th Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

The stages of grief in chronic illness

9th Feb 20261st May 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Family planning, pregnancy & childbirth after bowel surgery

6th Feb 20266th Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Overcoming fear: Speak your truth for better relationships

5th Feb 20264th Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Braving the Big Talk – we don’t always need the “right” words

3rd Feb 20263rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

A different version of me: Why I stepped back and how I’m moving forward

28th Jan 202628th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Beyond suppression – copying nature’s IBD protection

15th Oct 202528th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Why vitamin D is important for people with IBD

4th Oct 202528th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

World Ostomy Day: More than just survival

17th Aug 202526th Jan 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

So, I became a meme: Advocacy and the risk of visibility

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When I was taking a picture of Loki's nap position, my phone thought he was a flower 🌷 This is what 9 days of puppies and little time for anything else looks like 😅 Now they both have names 🙈 I'd like to officially welcome Loki (dapple) and Aragorn (choccy) to the pack 💕 Name chosen!! Thank you all for your suggestions 🙏🏻 I still couldn't decide, so I ended up using an online wheel of names. I still had a shortlist of 7 🙈 This little chipolata came home with us yesterday and still doesn't have a name!! In celebration of #NationalPetMonth, I wanted to share a story about the little heartbeats that have anchored me through some of my hardest years. That escalated quickly... 😳 (this should have posted yesterday!). Walking home from my second #LineDancing class ✨️ When you live with an #ostomy, there's often a kind of vulnerability in the simple act of getting dressed. For a long time, my bedroom mirror was a place of scrutiny rather than reflection. I would look at my #stoma and my scars, and see a list of things I had to hide, or a body that felt like it had betrayed me. Monday was supposed to be a productive day. With the bank holiday, I had it all mapped out: design, record, and edit new yoga practices while the world was quiet. I finally got myself organised, grabbed a blanket, and found the one sun-spot in the garden to start my work. Just sharing my #IBD / #UlcerativeColitis diagnosis story from waaaay back in 2007! 😳 If you start reading my post and it doesn’t resonate with you, it’s not for you. And that’s OK! It’s not all about you…
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