About this episode

Kate Montgomery shares her transformative journey from self-rejection to self-acceptance while dealing with Crohn's disease.

From Crohn’s disease and years of self-rejection… to learning how to fully accept, trust & love her body again 🤍 In this episode, I’m joined by Kate Montgomery to talk about her journey with chronic illness, body image, an ostomy bag, and the mindset shifts that completely changed her life. We talk about: Being misdiagnosed for years before finally discovering she had Crohn’s diseaseWhat it was like living with constant pain, symptoms and feeling disconnected from her bodyThe fear, shame ...

People in this episode

Host: Sophie Kate

Guest: Kate Montgomery

Topics covered

• chronic illness
• body image
• self acceptance
• mindset shifts
• ostomy bag
• self rejection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crohn’s disease

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