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Crohn's & Colitis UK - The Podcast

Episode 10: Natalie-Amber Freegard on Scars, Body Confidence & How Feels To Be The Change You Want To See

Season 1, Ep. 10

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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