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Tag: Relationships

6th Feb 20266th Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Overcoming fear: Speak your truth for better relationships

5th Aug 202227th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Break-ups and fallouts post stoma surgery

6th Oct 202127th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Comments and accusations during meals out

17th Aug 202127th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Series wrap-Up | How my ulcerative colitis impacted my life

21st Jul 202127th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

IBD and sex

26th Jun 202127th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Series | How ulcerative colitis impacted my romantic relationships

1st Mar 202127th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Series | How my ulcerative colitis impacted my mental health

8th Jan 202127th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Series | How my ulcerative colitis impacted my recreational activities

27th Apr 202027th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Ostomy Online | Loving yourself

17th May 20153rd Feb 2026 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Has your outlook on life /priorities changed since being diagnosed with IBD?

14th May 201524th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Has IBD affected your relationship with friends and family?

8th Sep 201424th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Why I'm grateful for my IBD diagnosis

23rd May 201424th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

IBD survey results!

6th May 201424th Mar 2023 Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford

Dating with IBD or an ostomy

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… THANK YOU so much to everyone who has sent images or requested the information. We've had lots already and have many more on the way, so I'll be turning the comments off now. I think we have plenty to be getting on with 🥰 Activation warning ⚠️ Part 2: Morphine #overdose in-patient experience.
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