Laura Mugford-Hughes is a director, actor, and marathon runner living with Crohn's Disease. We discuss Laura's challenges of training and performing while navigating her autoimmune condition, the importance of listening to your body, and how finding the right support can make a difference. Laura also reflects on resilience, identity, and the things that have helped her stay positive along the way.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

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Natalie-Amber Freegard is presenter, speaker, and model who joins us in this episode to chat scars, post-surgical body confidence, and how it feels to be the change you want to see. Warning: in this episode Natalie discusses topics some might find distressing, including life-saving emergency surgery. There are many resources available at crohnsandcolitis.org.uk 

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

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Jordon Cox, AKA The Coupon King, sits down with us to talk about his life with Crohn's Disease, hospital stays, surgery, and how it all led to his incredible on-screen and off-screen couponing career.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

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Tiberius and his dad Nathan talk about the ups and downs of coming to terms with an IBD diagnosis, and Geraldine goes for a colonoscopy and lets us all hear exactly what the prep is like!

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

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In our seventh episode of Crohn's & Colitis UK - The Podcast, Geraldine & Luke have the pleasure of chatting with actress Laura Aikman who talks about her experiences with Colitis, and being open with friends & family about IBD while managing a career in Film & TV.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

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In our sixth episode of Crohn's & Colitis UK - The Podcast, Geraldine & Luke have a catchup on what's happened in recent months - spoiler, Luke had Crohn's related surgery! Also in the show, we catchup with Paralympic legend Ali Jawad who talks Crohn's, courage, and comebacks on the road to LA 2028.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

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In our fifth episode of Crohn's & Colitis UK - The Podcast, Geraldine & Luke have the honour of speaking to five-time Olympic Gold medallist and 'Dancing on Ice' star, Sir Steve Redgrave. Together, we talk about Sir Steve's experiences with having Colitis.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

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In our fourth episode of Crohn's & Colitis UK - The Podcast, Geraldine & Luke introduce you to fellow podcaster Princess Robinson and her story so far with Crohn's Disease.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

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In our third episode of Crohn's & Colitis UK - The Podcast, Geraldine & Luke introduce you to student and aspiring filmmaker Kai Samuels along with his Mum, Marie Samuels as we chat about Kai's journey with Crohn's so far.

Later in the episode, we're joined by Commonwealth Games Athlete Georgia O'Connor. Together, we talk about her experiences of living with Colitis while winning gold.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

https://crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

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In our second episode of Crohn's & Colitis UK - The Podcast, Geraldine & Luke introduce you to a fantastic live panel discussion hosted by The Book of Man and featuring top names who are opening up - and spreading awareness - about Crohn's Disease and Colitis. What are they? What are the symptoms? How can they be treated? And how can we normalise conversations among men about the health issues they face? 

This chat includes Sacha Dhawan, Tom Speight, Ali Jawad and Mesha Moinirad.

This panel was filmed in London, and is in support of the charity Crohn's & Colitis UK. More information about their amazing work can be found at crohnsandcolitis.org.uk

The Book of Man / Crohn’s & Colitis UK project was funded by Galapagos. None of the participants received any payment. Their participation is not an endorsement of any products.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK: The Podcast is an audio archive of people living with Crohn's & Colitis in the United Kingdom hosted by Geraldine Cooper and Luke Bligh.

https://crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/

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