Listen in every week as I invite you to step away from fear of judgement and shame, and to step into your truth and reclaim your sense of power and alignment to change what you believe is possible for happiness and fulfilment on YOUR terms as I share tips, tricks and techniques that I have developed and have empowered me as I have fought to reclaim my life from a chronic illness spanning more than a decade.
135 - Four years since my hysterectomy - grief, relief, and living without choice
Four years ago last week, I had a hysterectomy. Not because I chose to, but because my body left me no real choice.
In this week's episode, I'm sharing something deeply personal - the grief, the relief, and the complicated mess of emotions that comes when chronic illness takes decisions away from you.
This isn't about being inspirational. It's about being honest.
If you're facing a hysterectomy, managing chronic illness, or dealing with grief over choices your body made for you - this one's for you.
You're not less of a woman. You're not less brave. You're just living your life as fully as you can with what you've got.
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6 Jan 2026
134: What Chronic Illness Actually Is (and Isn't)
In this episode, I'm going back to basics and defining what chronic illness really means – because there's a lot of rubbish out there about what having a chronic condition means for your life.
What it IS:
• Any health condition lasting longer than 3 months that typically can't be completely cured
• Includes ME, diabetes, fibromyalgia, MS, IBD, endometriosis – and yes, anxiety disorders too
• Means managing something ongoing, with some days harder than others
• Affects us physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially
What it ISN'T:
• A full stop on your life or dreams
• The same experience for everyone •
Always visible to others
• Something to feel guilty about
• A sign you're broken or less-than
When I was diagnosed with ME in 2009, I was told I'd never run again. Since then? I've completed two marathons. Because chronic doesn't mean static, unchanging, or over.
You get to define what living well looks like for you – not your doctor, not well-meaning friends, not outdated ideas about chronic illness. YOU.
Want to dive deeper? I'm creating a FREE mini SHIFT programme to help you take back the life chronic illness stole from you.
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30 Dec 2025
133 - Body image and chronic illness: rejecting new year pressure
New Year, New Pressure? Let's Talk About Body Image & Chronic Illness
We're in that strange space between Christmas and New Year, and the "New Year, New You" messages are everywhere. But here's what I want you to know: you don't owe anyone a body transformation.
When you're living with chronic illness, your relationship with your body is already complex. Your body might cause pain, limit what you can do, or change in ways you didn't choose. And then society starts shouting about how you should be "improving" this body that already feels difficult enough to inhabit.
Here's the truth: Your body is already doing extraordinary work just keeping you going. Those medication-related changes? The scars from surgery? The mobility aids you use? They're part of your story, not failures to fix.
This New Year, I'm giving you permission to opt out of body-focused resolutions.
Your body isn't a New Year's project. It's your home, and it deserves your compassion, not your criticism.
Want to dive deeper? I'm creating a FREE mini SHIFT programme to help you take back the life chronic illness stole from you.
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