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Ulcerative Colitis, Motherhood & Me
by Ulcerative Colitis Momma
Open, honest UK blogger sharing experiences of Ulcerative Colitis, Motherhood and Mental Health and wellbeing.
Episodes
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Self Care: A Better Week and a Better Outlook
Following the blip I had last week, I was amazed by the positive and caring response I had from work, which gave me a much better viewpoint and helped me to recognise when i need support and also helped me realise that people have my back. I talk about what self care means to me and how i use…
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Hitting the Wall: Knowing When Things Aren’t Right
TW: today’a episode is very mental health-heavy - listener diacretion is advised. This week saw my anxiety peak and I knew I had to listen to what my body and mind were saying, rather than trying to muddle through. I’m ok, i’m healing and taking some time to breathe and recover from some highly...
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Emotional vulnerability: Is it the time of year or am I just being too sensitive?
TW: mental health content - listener discretion is advised. This week marks two very difficult anniversaries of two very different losses and two very different responses to grief. I also wonder if this is the reason why I have struggled a bit this week or if I’m just very sensitive to how I...
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Nurture: Are Past Experiences To Blame for "New Job Blues"?
TW: Themes of mental health, depression, anxiety and past trauma (growing up with a parent with mental health problems) Listener discretion advised Three months into my new job and I still feel ... a lot. Spending more time working alone also has some influence on how I feel; mainly…
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Health Accountability: Good Changes but little anxious episodes
This week is Crohns and Colitis Awareness Week in the UK (I think!) and I share a brief story of my journey with IBD. I am also aware of little "anxious espisodes" that have occurred and why my Irrational Brain has been pretty annoying at times! I have also enlisted the help of a coach this week…
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Change and Imposter Syndrome: Why I Need to Give Myself a Break
Listener discretion is advised: content includes mental health, anxiety, low self esteem and low self confidence. New job has had be feeling a little like an imposter, but why? Is it truly self doubt or is it just adjusting to the change and how i miss my old work family. Apologies in advance for...
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Good Changes: A new job and a new mindset
Listener discretion advised - this episode contains content relating to mental health, anxiety and self-esteem. So this week saw me move into my new role, which has obviously sparked an array of feelings and emotions. However, i have been pleasantly surprised! Not only by the reception i have so...
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Time on my hands: When the week has taken a bit of a turn
Tw: mental illness, trauma, So this week hasn’t exactly gone to plan, struck down with Covid once again and off sick gives you plenty of time to think (and overthink!) it also means that my last few shifts in my current job have been reduced which means the transition to starting my new role is...
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The Underdog Mentality: How past experiences have shaped how I view myself
TW: as with most of my content, I talk openly about mental health and mental illness; depression and anxiety and growing up with a mentally ill parent and its impact on me as an adult. Listener discretion advised. I also discuss how this applies in my professional life as well as my personal life...
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The Saga of Snag Continued: Finally getting my surgery and making some big lifestyle changes ....again!
Listener discretion advised - themes of hospital admission and minor surgery The day finally came and Snag was given its marching orders, after overstaying its welcome for TWO YEARS! I talk about my surgery and the amazing team who looked after me Still waiting to start my new job, but still very...
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Changing Tides - New Horizons and New Feelings
So a quick update from the last episode and thankfully, no concerns and the brain fog has subsided! Tonight's episode I give a full roundup of what's been happening health-wise Also podcast-only exclusive on a new opportunity for me, that fills with me with a lot of excitement and a little bit of...
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Foggy and Forgetful: Symptoms or just Stress?
I’m baaaaack! Apologies for my lengthy absence from posting! Tonight’s episode I recap on my last esisodes and discuss the recent issues I’ve been having and what I think they could mean. HEADS UP content includes: mental health, reproductive health, menstruation and menopause. Listener…
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Pushing Through - Getting the help I need
TW: contains content around mental health, poor self esteem and anxiety - listener discretion advised. Following on to my last episode, I’m doing ok. I started to see a new therapist, so seeing how that goes and building that rapport in such a short time. How my confidence still seems to be...
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Stress or Anxiety? When Life Tests Your Mental Wellbeing
TRIGGER WARNING: discusses issues on Mental Health, Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Grief, Loss, Suicide - Listener discretion advised. Also contains some mildly explicit language Life has this way sometimes of mounting up problems and situations which ultimately challenge your recovery. I have had…
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When It All Hits You At Once: The Saga of "Snag" and Other Dramas
Please forgive my absence once more from the airwaves of podcasting! It's true what they say about things all happening at once, and in my case, the past couple of weeks have been no exception! With drama galore, the past couple of weeks have certainly been a challenge on my health, wellbeing and...
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Lacking Confidence: Why Low Self-Esteem Continues to Challenge Me
TW: body image, alcohol, depression, mental ill health, I pick apart how body image has impacted on my life and even how i continue to critique myself on my wedding photos. Why do i lack such confidence and why does it keep holding me back?
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Great Contentment - Is this just temporary?
What a couple of weeks it has been! Me and Big G finally tied the knot and now I’m faced with this whole new feeling of deep contentment. Is this just a temporary rush of hormones or is this something that will stay?
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It’s the Final Countdown! - The Big Day Approaches
The build up to the Big Day, my emotions, thoughts and feelings on how months have turned to days and how I’m feeling as the wedding fast approaches!
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All The Feels - But Not All Bad Ones!
Tonight's episode, I share how I am currently feeling and how my routine feels different at the moment, with some changes to my job role and the upcoming wedding plans. I talk about my current worries and how I know most are trivial and not worth worrying over - but I STILL worry about them...
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Emotional wellbeing: When things start to feel overwhelming
After a tough few weeks in work and with other factors going on in my personal life, I have found it very gruelling and testing on my emotional wellbeing. As always, listener discretion is advised as I do talk about mental health, anxiety, grief, loss, family issues, suicide and depressive illness.
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Big Changes: When Anxiety Tries To Challenge Me
It’s only a few short weeks away til the Wedding and suddenly the nerves are setting in! Work is being challenging and I don’t know which way is up these days. But still I have to keep moving forward. Anxiety is always hanging around like a creepy ex or a jealous friend and waiting for me to fall...
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Anxiety: The Awkward Friend Who Lives With Me
**TW: Anxiety and mental health - listener discretion advised. ** Tonight I wanted to focus more on how I live with anxiety and how it affects me in different ways and how it is not always necessarily a negative thing. I talk about how it’s affecting me currently and how anxiety can lead to...
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Big Plans Ahead
Most of my recent posts have been quite raw and emotional, so tonight I thought I would try and focus and redirect on to the positive things that are coming up in the pipeline
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A Brain Full of Bees
Hello again! Apologies for another lengthy absence! Tonight I try and fill in the gaps; whilst sharing how feeling so many feelings at once leaves me feeling like I have a brain full of bees. As always TW for content containing themes around mental ill health and grief - listener discretion...
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Ups and Downs: Living with overwhelming Feelings
Continuing on from recent posts about the loss of my estranged father and the cruel twist in my quest for closure; I explore how recent events have affected my thoughts, feelings and emotions. I look at other factors that drive me to keep moving forwards, and providing a healthy dose of…
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Finding Answers: Part 2
This follows on from my previous episode and the response I got from one of my relatives. TW: grief, loss, family relationships, mental illness, suicidal thoughts, depression - listener discretion advised - occasional explicit language
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Finding Closure: Looking For Answers
**TW: Grief, loss, mental illness, abandonment, family issues - listener doscretion advised** Those who have read my latest blog post will know how I discovered that my estranged biological father passed away. How i was not contacted by his family and subsequently removed from the family. Please...
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Too Many Tabs Open - Why We Need To Talk Before It Mounts Up
**TRIGGER WARNING** this episode discusses grief, loss, mental ill health and themes of anxiety - Listener discretion advised. This episode kinda follows on from my previous two, where things got a bit much for me last week and how I should have spoken up about my feelings before it got to this...
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Fizzy Head - Having Too Many Tabs Open!
**TRIGGER WARNING** Please be advised of the content at the beginning of this episode, where I recap the previous episode. This briefly talks about themes of suicide and mental health - Listener discretion advised. Tonight's episode talks about the concept of having "too many tabs open" in your...
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Friends For A Reason: For Ethan
*Trigger Warning* content includes suicide, mental illness and trauma. Content may be upsetting for some listeners, discretion advised. I never thought I would make an episode of this nature, but I felt it was important to share. I would like to dedicate this episode to someone who showed me so...
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New Year, Big Plans, Big Challenges!
Welcome to the new series of Podcast episodes! Happy New Year, here is my new podcast episode, which discusses the big plans for the year, the challenges and balancing the stress with the organising of what seems to be a hundred things at once! Arranging meetings, home improvements, financial...
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2021 Wrapped - My Year in Podcasting
**TIGGER WARNING** - Tonight's episode does discuss mental ill health, OCD, anxiety and maternal mental health - Listener discretion is advised. Tonight wraps up 2021 for me, including my first experiences of being a podcaster and how it has changed my approach to social media. I talk about the...
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Resolving stress, but why is my anxiety still lingering? Nature Vs Nurture?
**Tonight's episode contains themes of anxiety, depression and ill health which may Trigger some listeners. Listener discretion advised** Tonight I share my experience of seeing one of my favourite bands, Rise Against live in Leeds - and also how a pair of country bumpkins like us navigated the...
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A Worrier - how I am my own worst enemy when it comes to managing stress and anxiety
**TW: Mental health, anxiety, stress and low self esteem content - listener discretion advised** Tonight's episode follows on from the previous episode, where I talk about how stress impacts upon my overall mental wellbeing. I talk about the mounting pressures I place on myself and how I worry…
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Adulting and Stress: Keeping a Cool Head
Today's episode talks about how I manage stressful things and recognising when things are starting to get too much, before they are too much! Also please listen for a PODCAST ONLY EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT!
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Parenting - It's not always hearts and rainbows!
This episode I talk about my struggles with parenthood and how current issues with my health may have affected my tolerance levels. I also talk about how parenting changes and evolves and how I have adopted a lot of how my parents raised me, but also areas which have been discarded. I talk…
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Stress: Threatening to feed my anxiety
Good evening! Tonight's episode I look at how the past couple of weeks have made me feel stressed and how stress can affect my anxiety. Please note: Tonight's episode discusses anxiety, mental health, intrusive thoughts and stress - listener discretion advised. I am not a trained therapist or...
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Time Management - When there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day!
Apologies for my 3 week absence or so, life has been crazy busy lately! This episode explains about the current situation with my time management (or lack thereof!) and trying to keep everything balanced, without anything challenging my mental wellbeing. As always I go off on a tangent and if...
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Am I an Empath or Just Overly Sensitive?
In view of Mental Health Awareness Month, I wanted to talk about my experiences of being labelled as being over-sensitive and how it was used as an insult and how it made me feel like it was a weakness. TRIGGER WARNING - contains content discussing mental illness and past trauma. I explore the...
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Momma Friends and Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
On tonight's episode, I have enlisted the help of one of my dear mummy friends Rachael, where we discuss openly and honestly about our experiences with Maternal Mental Health and how our experiences with negative comments and language affected our transition into parenthood. TRIGGER WARNING!...
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Living with OCD
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about intrusive thinking, OCD and compulsions. I also talk about bullying and past trauma. I open up about my experience of having OCD and how I have internalised it for most of my life. Note: I meant to say 1.2% when I talk about the statistics! Apologies....
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Nursing In A Pandemic: One Year On
A late night episode where I talk about my experience of being a nurse in the midst of a global pandemic, and my worries for the mental health of Frontline workers once the pandemic is over.
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Maternal Mental Health and Me
**TRIGGER WARNING** contains details of childbirth, maternal mental illness and mental health issues. Please proceed with caution if any of these elements affect you. I talk about my experience with maternal ill health following a traumatic delivery and early days as a new parent and my mental...
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Welcome to my brand new podcast!
This segment is my introduction to the podcasting world. I talk about my existing blog and associated media. I will briefly (I like to talk!) speak about how I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and the impact it had on me as a new mum and the impact it had on my mental health. I also talk...
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Open, honest UK blogger sharing experiences of Ulcerative Colitis, Motherhood and Mental Health and wellbeing.
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