Category: Health
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What Is Body Confidence?
I was in a relationship for years with a man who I believe may have narcissistic tendancies. A man who emotionally abused me. First, came the love bombing. The constant adoration, the you are so amazing and look, so am I taking you on expensive holidays and dates (which to be honest, are not really…
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#SMSelfLoveClub – Week 3
So sorry this wasn’t up yesterday as planned, but I have had a bit of a busy week with Ste still in hospital (for his birthday too) and my own hospital appointment. I am also working hard on my uni stuff as I have an assignment due next week! If you haven’t already, please try…
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Sex With An Ostomy (and numerous other health issues)
So after doing the deed the other night I couldn’t help but lay there giggling. Luckily, it wasn’t a reflection on the sex which was, as always, very good, but I realised that between us me and Ste had ‘on’ two ostomy bags, a Peg-J tube and three heat pads. I see many people on…
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#SMSelfLoveClub – Week 2
Welcome to week two of The Spoonie Mummy Self Love Club! How are you finding it so far? The feedback and messages I have had have been brilliant and super positive which makes me really happy. I hope you are finding it useful, some of the questions aren’t easy to think about but that is…
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#SMSelfLoveClub
So here at The Spoonie Mummy, November is going to be all about self love. Finding some time for you, learning to appreciate what you do and who you are, looking after your needs and building some self confidence. My mental health hasn’t been great recently and I have noticed that I often put others…
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26 Questions To Help You Know Yourself Better
If you follow my blog you will know that I have had a rather tough few months. This in turn has triggered my anxiety and depression off and I have had a few ups and downs with my mental health. Stephie over at Colitis To Ostomy has been an amazing support during this entire time,…
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When Do You Know You Are ‘Done’?
So I’ve decided to write about something that has been playing on my mind lately. Truth be told I’m incredibly broody. Me and Ste have four children between us but none together. We haven’t really spoken about whether or not we want anymore but it’s a conversation, like any couple, we will need to have…
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My Periods and IBD by Guest Blogger Louise A.K.A. Crohnsfighting
This week I wanted to do a series of posts about periods and contraception. Often, our chronic illnesses can affect these but it isn’t an area that has been looked into and a lot of doctors do not understand how much our lives can be affected by them. I asked for people who could share…
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