Katey, a dedicated healthcare professional with over nine years of nursing experience, has evolved into a skilled clinical nurse adviser. Beginning her journey as a District Nurse at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, she developed expertise in continence, stoma, and wound care over seven years. Her commitment to compassionate, high-quality healthcare earned trust and respect from colleagues and patients alike. For the past two years, Katey has served as a Clinical Nurse Adviser for Medicareplus International in the East and West Midlands, leveraging her extensive knowledge to support customers effectively. Continuously seeking growth and innovation, Katey positively impacts healthcare outcomes, one patient at a time.

Hannah Witton is an award-winning online creator and author. She has been a pioneer in the sex and relationships space on YouTube, often discussing the intersections with disability, chronic illness and life with a stoma. Since finishing her sex ed work at the end of 2023, after over a decade of content, she now focuses on consulting and mentoring other online creators as well as continuing to make content around fashion, books, work and parenting.

Hi, my name is Shane, I was born in 1971, in Somerset and grew up in Glastonbury. I spent many a happy day up and around the Glastonbury tor, without a care in the world.

In May 2017 I had an emergency operation due to a perforated bowel, I tried for a reversal in the September of that year, but things didn’t go to plan so kept my ileostomy for a few more years. I used this time to create a support group and charity.

After some hard soul searching, I decided to have my stoma reversed, the decision wasn’t an easy one.

Abigail Marie the Chef with IBD is a professionally trained chef with an Associates in Culinary Arts and a Bachelors in Food Service Management who was diagnosed with severe left-sided ulcerative colitis in 2014 a few weeks after a head on car collision. This diagnosis turned her life upside down, but since then she has learned how to navigate life with a chronic illness and aims to share her experiences with others on her blog. She addresses diet, lifestyle, stress management, and home work balance. Come along with her on this crazy and amazing journey with chronic illness!