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Alex is the founder of ethical travel case company OneNine5.  This is the first time he is talking about his journey with Crohn’s Disease.   You can find a little treat and links/instagram pages at the bottom of this interview! When were you diagnosed with Crohn’s? It was 2003, I was 14 years old and […]

Throughout the summer of 2020, up and down the U.K. Brits stood on front door steps or hung out of windows, raising the alarm through cheers and whoops, car horns and clapping, in honour of those on the frontline working tirelessly to save lives in the first few months of this pandemic. A weekly occurrence […]

Isabella Beresford is 26 and lives in the South West of England. She teaches meditation and runs a female empowerment clothing brand called, Indigo Lily; using her platform to share important messages on the female form. I interviewed her about the impact of meditation, women’s bodies and female empowerment.  How and why did you turn […]

Courtney-Jade is 23, from Bath and lives with her fiancé Adam and dog Susan. She was diagnosed with Scoliosis aged 14, IBS aged 21 and Overactive Bladder Syndrome (aka OAB) aged 22. I interviewed her about her experience managing three chronic conditions and all the incredible work she’s doing on social media. Tell me about […]

Hi all! My name is Georgia; I am 20 years old and I have a permanent ileostomy. My final year of secondary school was not like my friends. At the start of Year 13, aged just 17 years old, I began experiencing significant rectal bleeding and was passing mucus. I was constantly tired, and I […]

TW: Mental health, anxiety, depression, trauma. One thing I never counted on was the mental implications of a physical illness. When I was diagnosed with UC, I’d been flat bound for nearly three months. I wasn’t eating properly, I couldn’t stand on my own and spent most of my time either in bed or on […]

Lauren was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2018. Here she talks about her experience with the condition for the first time. While she’s still searching for a magical medicine to make her feel better, she has found the community to be a lifeline in getting her through the ups and downs of living with a […]

“Are you a runner?” This is a question I’ve heard multiple times in my life, and while I enjoy running (and health and fitness in general), I haven’t been able to run for about 15 years because of my UC. My body has some weird reaction to it. I break out in painful, itchy hives.  So, […]

From not being taken seriously, to having over 10 surgeries before the age of 30; Anna takes us through her pregnancy and recovering from permanent ileostomy surgery. Read her story below. TW: One graphic image that includes a clear stoma bag – intestines and poo.

Jenny McGibbon is a freelance graphic designer from Scotland. She created a chronic illness platform, This Thing They Call Recovery to reach others within the community. Jenny offers realism, support, humour and comfort to the thousands of people all over the globe suffering with a chronic condition. Here we talked about everything from managing her […]