Eoin joins the pod to talk about his story of addiction and sobriety. This is a two part episode.

TRIGGER WARNING- we do speak about suicide and drug taking*

I can’t thank Eoin enough for being so open and honest about his journey and what an amazing achievement to be six months sober! In this part we talk about Eoin’s childhood and how he got into drugs.

You can find Eoin here:

https://www.instagram.com/eoin.mcgrath1/?hl=en-gb

https://www.tiktok.com/discover/recovering-addict-eoin-mcgrath

TRIGGER WARNING: This ep does discuss suicide and self harming so please do not listen if this is something you are triggered by.

Amber joins the podcast to share her experience of living with type 2 bipolar as well as navigating seizures and dissociation and how it was a long journey to get her diagnosis.

A huge HUGE thank you to Amber for sharing her story x

This week Beth joins the pod to talk about her story with slow transit constipation and adjusting to life with a stoma. You can find Beth's insta here: https://www.instagram.com/palomathestoma/?hl=en-gb

Chloe joins the pod to talk about her sight loss story and growing up visually impaired. We talk all about adjusting to life with a prosthetic eye as well as a cane and being registered legally blind.

You can follow along with all the wonderful work Chloe's does here: https://www.instagram.com/chloelou_7/?hl=en-gb

TRIGGER WARNING:

In this part we talk about the awful assault that happened to Sam and how she has been majorly let down by the criminal justice system.

This week Samantha joins the pod to share her struggles with mental health, a suicide attempt as well as being sexually assaulted. An incredibly harrowing episode but one to raise awareness. I am so proud of Samantha for having the courage to speak so openly about everything.

A group Samantha mentions that has helped her hugely: https://www.iamhollymatthews.com/allmystuff/

If you are ever struggling please check out the following services for support:

https://thesurvivorstrust.org/

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helping-someone-else/supporting-someone-who-feels-suicidal/useful-contacts/

This week Israr joins the pod to talk all about her brain tumour survival story and what a story it is! This ep focuses more on Israr's recovery and her advice to those at the start of this diagnosis.

Israr is doing incredible challenges for Brain Tumor Research so please share and donate if you can!

Israr's Just Giving page- https://www.justgiving.com/page/israr-jan-parker-braintumourresearchiowultrachallenge?utm_campaign=lc_frp_share_transaction_fundraiser_page_donation_received_-_nth_donation&utm_content=693879b2-2416-4a88-85ec-56a03119f21d&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postoffice&utm_term=1705998563267

Sign the letter here- https://action.thebraintumourcharity.org/open-letter-health-minister?utm_source=website&utm_medium=banner_cta&utm_campaign=NBTS_launch_2024&utm_term=&utm_content=landing-page&_gl=1*1h132r1*_ga*MTQwMDg5MDMzNy4xNzEzMjA5NTc3*_ga_1119S81MP1*MTcxMzIwOTU3Ni4xLjEuMTcxMzIwOTYxMC4zMy4wLjE4MzMzNDkzMzc.*_gcl_au*NjAzMzQ5MDAwLjE3MTMyMDk1ODA.

Further podcast eps on Israr and links- https://konect.to/israrjan-parker

Instagram link- https://www.instagram.com/israrjp/?hl=en-gb

Poppy joins the pod to share her experience living with two chronic health conditions, FND and a neurogenic bladder. We talk all about these as well as being a parent when you suffer with chronic health. Poppy offers so much useful advice and this was so educational for me as an outsider!

Poppy's insta- https://www.instagram.com/survivingbladderlife_/?hl=en-gb

Shikha shares her bowel cancer story with me and offers a tonne of advice. A test can literally save your life! https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/tests-and-scans/FIT#:~:text=FIT%20(Faecal%20Immunochemical%20Test)%20is,necessarily%20mean%20you%20have%20cancer.

Shikha's links:

https://www.instagram.com/mycancercompanion/?hl=en-gb

https://mycancercompanion.squarespace.com/welcome