Welcome to episode 16 of Inside Out by Amber. The podcast where I get to chat about poo and life with bowel issues or stoma bags with a range of wonderful guests.

In this episode, I chat to the wonderful Natalie Amber all about the modelling industry, body positivity, self-love, awareness and more in relation to her journey with Crohn’s Disease, life with a stoma and post-reversal.

Just some of the things that Natalie Amber discusses in this episode are her journey with Crohn’s Disease, a temporary stoma and reversal surgery, her career as a model and a dancer as well as other aspects of her journey that she’s worked on not only to develop her own mindset and attitude but, to help others with theirs too such as body positivity, self-love and all of that good stuff! She also touches on relationships, female empowerment, mental health and her views on disability representation and awareness. She also provides an abundance of useful recommendations, tips & tricks for gratitude, self-love, acceptance and body confidence.

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I really hope that you enjoyed the episode and took something from it. If so, please do leave it a review or find it on socials; @insideoutbyamber

Find out more from Natalie Amber here; https://www.instagram.com/natalie_amber1/

**A thanks to Pelican & Respond Healthcare for supporting this episode. You can find out more about them here; https://www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk/ // https://www.respond.co.uk/

For any further advice or support, please contact your healthcare professional(s) or, see to one of these wonderful charities; 

Crohn’s & Colitis UK; 

https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

Ileostomy & internal Pouch Association;

https://iasupport.org/

Colostomy UK;

http://www.colostomyuk.org/

BowelCancer UK;

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

*All music paid for via EpidemicSound subscription*

Welcome to episode 15 of Inside Out by Amber. The podcast where I get to chat about poo and life with Bowel issues or stoma bags with a range of wonderful guests.

In this episode, I chat to the brilliant Yvonne Holley, otherwise known as @crohns.mummy all about her experiences of pregnancy and motherhood with Crohn’s Disease and a stoma bag. 

Just some of the things that Yvonne discusses in this episode are her journey Crohn’s Disease and a stoma, how she balanced her treatments & surgeries with pregnancy, the differences between both of her pregnancies and balancing motherhood with a chronic illness.

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I really hope that you enjoyed the episode and took something from it. If so, please do leave it a review or find it on socials; @insideoutbyamber

Find out more from Yvonne here; https://www.instagram.com/crohns.mummy/

**A thanks to Pelican & Respond Healthcare for supporting this episode. You can find out more about them here; https://www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk/ // https://www.respond.co.uk/

For any further advice or support, please contact your healthcare professional(s) or, see to one of these wonderful charities; 

Crohn’s & Colitis UK; 

https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

Ileostomy & internal Pouch Association;

https://iasupport.org/

Colostomy UK;

http://www.colostomyuk.org/

BowelCancer UK;

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

*All music paid for via EpidemicSound subscription*

In this episode, I chat to the wonderful Billie Anderson (who never fails to amuse me with the sheer amount she does for the IBD and ostomy community). We discuss topics of confidence, negativity, the work place and dating.

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I really hope that you enjoyed the episode and took something from it. If so, please do leave it a review or find it on socials; @insideoutbyamber

Find out more from Billie here; https://www.instagram.com/billieandersonx/

**A thanks to Pelican & Respond Healthcare for supporting this episode. You can find out more about them here; https://www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk/ // https://www.respond.co.uk/

For any further advice or support, please contact your healthcare professional(s) or, see to one of these wonderful charities; 

Crohn’s & Colitis UK; 

https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

Ileostomy & internal Pouch Association;

https://iasupport.org/

Colostomy UK;

http://www.colostomyuk.org/

BowelCancer UK;

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

*All music paid for via EpidemicSound subscription*

In this episode, I am joined by the wonderful Moeed Majeed. Just some of the many things that we discuss include why Moeed decided to share his journey so intimately & where that has lead him as well as topics of fashion, comparison, positivity, 'swag bags' and body image while living with Crohn’s Disease and a stoma. 

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If you enjoyed the episode, please do hit download or, find it on socials; @insideoutbyamber

Find out more from Moeed here; https://www.instagram.com/moeedmajeed/

**A thanks to Pelican & Respond Healthcare for supporting this episode. You can find out more about them here; https://www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk/ // https://www.respond.co.uk/

For any further advice or support, please contact your healthcare professional(s) or, see to one of these wonderful charities; 

Crohn’s & Colitis UK; 

https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

Ileostomy & internal Pouch Association;

https://iasupport.org/

Colostomy UK;

http://www.colostomyuk.org/

BowelCancer UK;

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

*All music paid for via EpidemicSound subscription*

Every week I am joined by a special guest, but this week I am proud to welcome a particularly special guest... My younger sibling, Poppy.

If you or a loved one has a chronic illness, bowel disease and / or undergone surgery, you'll know all too well that it doesn't only affect the sufferer but, it impacts everyone around them in one way or another too.

Poppy, is nine years younger than me and has therefore only ever known life with me unwell. Poppy really wanted to get involved with the podcast so, I thought it would be great to chat to her and share her perspective of growing up as a sibling of someone with IBD and a stoma. In this episode, Poppy and I discuss a number of things including what she thinks the best and worst things are about having a sibling who lives with an illness and a stoma as well as any possible advice she has for other siblings or family members.

We hope that we can help other siblings and family members who may also have a loved one who is managing chronic illness or undergoing surgery.

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I really hope that you enjoyed the episode and took something from it. If so, please do leave it a review or find it on socials; @insideoutbyamber

**A thanks to Pelican & Respond Healthcare for supporting this episode. You can find out more about them here; https://www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk/ // https://www.respond.co.uk/

For any further advice or support, please contact your healthcare professional(s) or, see to one of these wonderful charities; 

Crohn’s & Colitis UK; 

https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

Ileostomy & internal Pouch Association;

https://iasupport.org/

Colostomy UK;

http://www.colostomyuk.org/

BowelCancer UK;

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

*All music paid for via EpidemicSound subscription*

In this episode, I chat to James Conlon about his experiences of living with Ulcerative Colitis, particularly focusing on topics of advocacy, body image, mental health and dating. Topics that needless to say, are pretty prominent to many of us regardless of our age, gender or diagnosis. I was really interested in chatting to James about these things from a male’s perspective and I’m proud to share this very raw and honest conversation with James.

**If these are topics that you feel might be unsettling for you to listen to at this moment in time then I suggest that perhaps you skip this episode and come back to it at another point. Also, I'd just like to reiterate that each individuals experiences are different but, I hope that you can learn, relate to or find comfort in James'.


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Find more from James here; https://www.facebook.com/james.conlon3 // https://twitter.com/JamesConlon_

**A thanks to Pelican & Respond Healthcare for supporting this episode. You can find out more about them here; https://www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk/ // https://www.respond.co.uk/

For any further advice or support, please contact your healthcare professional(s) or, see to one of these wonderful charities; 

Crohn’s & Colitis UK; 

https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

Ileostomy & internal Pouch Association;

https://iasupport.org/

Colostomy UK;

http://www.colostomyuk.org/

BowelCancer UK;

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

Keep up to date and get involved with the podcast over on socials @insideoutbyamber

*All music paid for via EpidemicSound subscription*

In this episode, I'm pleased to welcome another healthcare professional. This week, I chat to Consultant Dietician Sophie Medlin where she shares a breadth of insight and knowledge in the field of gut health nutrition while answering a host of your questions.

This conversation and the questions discussed, will be particularly useful for those with IBD and / or stomas however, provides some great general diet and gut health related advice and information too.

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Find more from Sophie here; https://www.instagram.com/sophiedietitian/ // https://www.citydietitians.co.uk/

**A thanks to Pelican & Respond Healthcare for supporting this episode. You can find out more about them here; https://www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk/ // https://www.respond.co.uk/

For any further advice or support, please contact your healthcare professional(s) or, see to one of these wonderful charities; 

Crohn’s & Colitis UK; 

https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

Ileostomy & internal Pouch Association;

https://iasupport.org/

Colostomy UK;

http://www.colostomyuk.org/

BowelCancer UK;

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

Keep up to date and get involved with the podcast over on socials @insideoutbyamber

*All music paid for via EpidemicSound subscription*

In this episode, I chat to Katie who is a Chronic Illness Coach that aims to help others with chronic illness find wellbeing. In this episode, we discuss Katie’s personal journey, the concept of wellbeing and a host of tips and tricks for implementing wellbeing into your day to day.

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I really hope that you enjoyed and took something from it. If so, please do leave it a review or find it on socials; @insideoutbyamber

Find out more from Katie here; https://www.instagram.com/katieemay1/ // https://www.ktmy.co.uk/

**A thanks to Pelican & Respond Healthcare for supporting this episode. You can find out more about them here; https://www.pelicanhealthcare.co.uk/ // https://www.respond.co.uk/

For any further advice or support, please contact your healthcare professional(s) or, see to one of these wonderful charities; 

Crohn’s & Colitis UK; 

https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

Ileostomy & internal Pouch Association;

https://iasupport.org/

Colostomy UK;

http://www.colostomyuk.org/

BowelCancer UK;

https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/

*All music paid for via EpidemicSound subscription*