Posts categorised under Mental Health

September brings new starts for many people and change can be daunting. In this blog, we give you tips on adjusting to new routines, from looking after your mental health to stocking up on supplies.

Body dysmorphia is a mental health condition that sees people worrying about flaws in their appearance, which are usually unnoticeable to others. In this blog, Nathan talks about his experience living with a stoma and body dysmorphia.

In Nathan’s first blog of the year, he shares his top tips for getting into shape and how he started his fitness journey after stoma surgery.

It took Nathan many years to accept his stoma surgery and ileostomy, but he is now at ease with his life as an ostomate and openly discusses what it’s like to have a stoma, raising awareness for others who may be struggling as he did. In this blog he shares a few of the things that helped him come to terms with his ileostomy.

Steve reflects on life with a hidden illness and shares why being open about his stoma was the right choice for him.

Lockdown forced Nathan to reconsider his priorities and he’s since rediscovered the love he has for his home, his health and his family.