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Your undies might not be the first thing that comes to mind when considering your skin health around your stoma or surgical wound, but they can have a very critical part to play in keeping your skin healthy. Lets uncover why?   When it comes to our skincare routines, we often focus on the products we apply directly to our skin, the lotions, moisturisers, or scrubs etc but have you ever considered the role of the fabrics you wear in promoting skin health? Fabric wicking, a remarkable feature found in many modern textiles, offers significant benefits to our skin. So let’s delve into the world of fabric wicking and learn exactly why it is essential to your skin health. Understanding...

January is self-love month. Self-love means different things to different people but it's based around having a great appreciation for yourself and doing things in your life to nurture this and encourage physical, emotional and spiritual growth. I'm sure, if you're a social media user, that you frequently see social media channels flooded with self-love quotes, mantras and people telling you to "love yourself", but in reality, it often isn't that easy

How are you feeling this January? It’s easy to expect everyone to feel a sense of renewed possibilities, with the motivation to be healthier and hopeful. All we are met with is adverts for gym memberships, self care products and sales galore. Some may be feeling depressed, anxious, or just not their best, and that's ok. We all have difficulties in our lives whether it be financial, an illness, or relationship troubles to name but a few. 

Welcome to our Day 10 (the final day of our "10 days of self-care") & thank you for putting you first & joining us. Our focus today is to enjoy the fresh air outdoors, after looking into why spending time outdoors can improve your health.

Welcome to our Day 9 (the penultimate day) of our "10 days of self-care" & thank you for putting you first & joining us. Our focus today is to disconnect from our screens, so we will keep this fairly short & sweet!

Welcome to our Day 8 of our "10 days of self-care" & thank you for putting you first & joining us. Our focus today is to discover more on ostomy exercise.

Welcome to our Day 7 of our "10 days of self-care" & thank you for putting you first & joining us. Today, we are going to be exploring nutrition and finding out the importance of nutrition with an ostomy, as well as sharing some links to existing blog posts we have on food & drink.

Welcome to our Day 6 of our "10 days of self-care" & thank you for putting you first & joining us. Today, we are going to put some time aside to rest and discover journaling which has been found to be a great form of self-care, and the benefits of journaling. We are sending you the warmest wishes for 2023! Let's keep getting  ourselves set up in the right way for the year. 

Welcome to our Day 5, also New Years Day, of our "10 days of self-care" & thank you for putting you first & joining us. Today, we are going to put some time aside to rest and discover the importance of rest, although as I'm sure a lot of people will know reading this, often, we find out why rest is important when it's too late! 

 Welcome to our Day 4, also New Years Eve, of our "10 days of self-care" & thank you for putting you first & joining us. Today, we are going to have a go at something we mentioned in our "Listen" post yesterday: Meditation. Our focus is to find out what meditation is, why meditation can be beneficial and to also try a 1-minute mini-meditation, focused on relieving stress.