{"id":5228,"date":"2025-10-02T08:18:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/?page_id=5228"},"modified":"2025-11-27T15:39:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T15:39:58","slug":"mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spacer\n    h-8    lg:h-0\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background-block relative overflow-hidden\" style=\"background-color: #f6f6f6\">\n        <div class=\"relative z-20\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"hero\">\n            \n    <div class=\"absolute w-full z-[39] pt-2\">\n        <div class=\"pt-2 container mx-auto relative breadcrumbs px-4 \">\n            <div class=\" flex items-center flex-wrap\">\n                <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Home.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">Home<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span>            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"hero-slide glide__slide\">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-purple-600-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1934c9ec20acdb52e9d77c2e6343ac13\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a58ca5\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mental health matters<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mental health touches every part of our lives. It shapes how we feel, how we connect, and how we cope. Living with a stoma can bring <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d868e\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>strength<\/strong>,<\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-purple-400-color\"> <\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a58ca5\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>resilience<\/strong> <\/mark>and <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d868e\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>real emotional challenges<\/strong>.<\/mark> From body image to relationships, isolation to confidence, mental health matters more than ever. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve created a <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a58ca5\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>hub of resources<\/strong>,<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d868e\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>stories<\/strong> <\/mark>and <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a58ca5\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>support<\/strong> <\/mark>to help you navigate the emotional side of life with a stoma.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1900\" height=\"1264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/mentalhealthheader.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/mentalhealthheader.png 1900w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/mentalhealthheader-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/mentalhealthheader-1024x681.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/mentalhealthheader-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/mentalhealthheader-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/mentalhealthheader-1536x1022.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/mentalhealthheader-600x399.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"glide-navigation-container\">\n        <div class=\"glide-navigation hidden\">\n            <div class=\"glide__bullets\" data-glide-el=\"controls[nav]\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"glide__arrows\" data-glide-el=\"controls\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-8    lg:h-16\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center lg:text-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a58ca5\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Ostomy voices that understand<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-center text-xl lg:text-xl\">Sometimes seeing someone who gets it makes all the difference. Watch ostomates share their <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d868e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">mental health journeys<\/mark><\/strong> talking through the tough moments and the breakthroughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Life with an Ostomy: Mental Health Behind the Bag\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w-B6w6oZVCc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-4    lg:h-0\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-4    lg:h-16\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/1-edited-e1758638602797.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5353\" style=\"width:520px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/1-edited-e1758638602797.png 986w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/1-edited-e1758638602797-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/1-edited-e1758638602797-150x70.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/1-edited-e1758638602797-768x358.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/1-edited-e1758638602797-600x280.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/2-e1758638381930.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5352\" style=\"width:1033px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/2-e1758638381930.png 1800w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/2-e1758638381930-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/2-e1758638381930-1024x207.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/2-e1758638381930-150x30.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/2-e1758638381930-768x155.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/2-e1758638381930-1536x310.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/2-e1758638381930-600x121.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-12    lg:h-20\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a58ca5\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Blogs from the ostomy community <\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-4    lg:h-12\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <div class=\"row\n                container mx-auto        px-4 py-0 lg:px-4 lg:py-0    \">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/image001-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/image001-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/image001-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/image001-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/image001-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/image001-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/image001-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/image001-600x1067.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/image001-scaled.jpg 1440w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Rebuilding confidence after stoma surgery<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p>If you\u2019re struggling with confidence after stoma surgery, please know you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/blog\/rebuilding-confidence-after-stoma-surgery-by-angelina\/\">\n                Read more            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/IMG_5881-scaled-e1758808307939.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/IMG_5881-scaled-e1758808307939-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/IMG_5881-scaled-e1758808307939-1002x1024.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/IMG_5881-scaled-e1758808307939-147x150.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/IMG_5881-scaled-e1758808307939-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/IMG_5881-scaled-e1758808307939-600x613.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/IMG_5881-scaled-e1758808307939.jpg 1440w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Chris&#8217; mental health journey<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p>For me I have improved my mental health to a good place, but it always feels like it is just in remission and could bounce back and affect me at any given time.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/gb\/blog\/my-mental-health-journey-by-chris\/\">\n                Read more            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/anxiety-scaled-e1759132865538.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/anxiety-scaled-e1759132865538-300x219.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/anxiety-scaled-e1759132865538-1024x749.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/anxiety-scaled-e1759132865538-150x110.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/anxiety-scaled-e1759132865538-768x562.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/anxiety-scaled-e1759132865538-1536x1123.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/anxiety-scaled-e1759132865538-600x439.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/anxiety-scaled-e1759132865538.jpeg 1920w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Managing anxiety with a stoma<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p>Not sure I\u2019m the person to be writing about managing anxiety with a stoma, sometimes I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m managing it at all.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/gb\/blog\/managing-anxiety-with-a-stoma-by-nikki\/\">\n                Read more            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/sept.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/sept-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/sept-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/sept-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/sept-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/sept-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/sept-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/sept.jpg 1920w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Kevin&#8217;s mental health journey<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p>My mental health hasn\u2019t been a straightforward journey; for me, it\u2019s had lots of ups and downs.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/blog\/my-stoma-and-mental-health-journey-by-kevin\/\">\n                Read more            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/mental-health-e1759402285742.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/mental-health-e1759402285742-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/mental-health-e1759402285742-1024x757.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/mental-health-e1759402285742-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/mental-health-e1759402285742-768x568.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/mental-health-e1759402285742-600x443.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/mental-health-e1759402285742.jpg 1430w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Why talking about mental health and stomas matters<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p class=\"wp-block-heading\">Louise is not afraid to admit that her mental health has been in the gutter for the last two years due to being bed bound from endometriosis and Buddy the cyst.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/blog\/why-talking-about-mental-health-and-stomas-matters-by-louise\/\">\n                Read more            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <div class=\"row\n                container mx-auto        px-4 py-0 lg:px-4 lg:py-0    \">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background-block relative overflow-hidden\" style=\"background-color: #712280\">\n        <div class=\"relative z-20\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-12    lg:h-20\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#4d868e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Real voices, real stories: podcasts on mental health<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-4    lg:h-8\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <div class=\"row\n                container mx-auto        px-4 py-0 lg:px-4 lg:py-0    \">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/8-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/8-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/8-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/8-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/8-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/8-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/8-1.jpg 1280w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Kevin&#8217;s emotional mental health journey with a stoma<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p>Kevin discusses the challenges he faced with his mental health after getting a stoma. He shares how he adjusted to this major life change and came to terms with living with a bag.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=crMm8ZVs3WE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Watch now            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/5-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/5-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/5-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/5-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/5-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/5-1.jpg 1280w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Nikki opens up about adapting to life as a new ostomate<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p>Nikki shares her journey of adjusting to life as a new ostomate, discussing her challenges with mental health and the process of coming to terms with her stoma.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L-0gRehQ28U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Watch now            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/13.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/13-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/13-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/13-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/13-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/06\/13.jpg 1280w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Chris opens up about his mental health struggles<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p>Chris opens up about mental health struggles and overcoming emotional challenges with a stoma. Not only this, Chris\u2019 wife, Rachel, makes a special feature as she shares her experience taking care of a loved one with a stoma.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H81gLCEZpNc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Watch now            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-12    lg:h-20\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a58ca5\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Breaking the silence on men\u2019s health<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-center lg:text-center text-xl lg:text-xl\">We\u2019re handing the mic to our<strong>&nbsp;ambassadors<\/strong> for a special podcast takeover. Get ready for our spin-off series, <strong>Beyond the Pouch: Men\u2019s Health Takeover!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-4    lg:h-4\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <div class=\"row\n                container mx-auto        px-4 py-0 lg:px-4 lg:py-0    \">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental.png 1280w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>E4 | Nutrition, hydration and strength<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <div id=\"expanded\" class=\"style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander\">In this final episode of our Men\u2019s Health Takeover series, we\u2019re talking about life after stoma surgery through the lens of food, drink, and getting back to exercise.<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w1InNTyaAfQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Watch now            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental.png 1280w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>E3 | Love, relationships and intimacy<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <div id=\"expanded\" class=\"style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string yt-core-attributed-string--white-space-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\" dir=\"auto\">Intimacy and relationships after stoma surgery can feel challenging, but you\u2019re not alone. In this episode of Beyond the Pouch, Ant, Keith, Mohammad, and Chris dive into the realities of dating, communicating with partners, and rebuilding confidence in your body and your relationships.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iUozB3mLpO0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Watch now            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental.png 1280w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>E2 | Mental health matters<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p>In this episode of Beyond the Pouch, we\u2019re tackling a topic that\u2019s often overlooked: mental health for men living with a stoma. Surgery and recovery can be tough, but the mental and emotional journey is just as important \u2013 and sometimes even more challenging.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f-qqJRHRvrY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Watch now            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ep1mensmental.png 1280w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>E1 | Starting the conversation<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p>In this episode, Ant, Keith, Mohammad and Chris sit down for an honest, open chat about something that doesn\u2019t get talked about enough: what it\u2019s really like to be a man living with a stoma.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-505IzW3HE4?si=dzeNZIvz-UlkyAgv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Watch now            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-12    lg:h-24\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"w-full mx-auto case-study-carousel-wrapper\">\n    <div class=\"case-study-carousel mx-auto\">\n        <div class=\"glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n            <ul class=\"glide__slides\">\n                                    <li class=\"glide__slide case-study-slide\">\n                        <picture class=\"lg:flex lg:items-center z-0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                                class=\"aspect-square object-cover\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Chris-150x100.jpg\"\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Chris-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Chris-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Chris-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Chris-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Chris-600x400.jpg 600w\"\n                                alt=\"\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/picture>\n                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                                <h4 class=\"relative z-20\">Life is far less stressful with the right stoma care products.<\/h4>\n                                <div class=\"relative z-20\"><h6><strong>Chris, <\/strong><strong>colostomate for 8 years, <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sydneystoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>@sydneystoma<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Anxiety, fear of leaks during the night, discomfort, and the constant need to stay &#8216;on alert&#8217; results in broken sleep. Change that with <strong>ModaVi.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>Get the <strong>sleep<\/strong> you&#8217;ve<strong> <span style=\"color: #4fbbbb;\">dreamt of.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/modavi\/#samplenow\" class=\"btn btn-primary relative z-20\">\n                                        Sample now                                    <\/a>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"glide__slide case-study-slide\">\n                        <picture class=\"lg:flex lg:items-center z-0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                                class=\"aspect-square object-cover\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Louise-150x100.jpg\"\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Louise-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Louise-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Louise-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Louise-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Louise-600x400.jpg 600w\"\n                                alt=\"\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/picture>\n                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                                <h4 class=\"relative z-20\">Being able to fold my bag up, and being able to do personal grooming whilst standing in the shower without having the bag in the way is great.<\/h4>\n                                <div class=\"relative z-20\"><h6><strong>Louise, <\/strong><strong>ileostomate for 16 years, <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/crohns.fighting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>@crohns.fighting<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<h5>Returning to intimacy after stoma surgery can feel like a huge step. <strong>ModaVi<\/strong> has been designed to support not just the everyday moments, but the deeply personal moments too.<\/h5>\n<h5>Feel <strong>confident<\/strong> getting up <strong><span style=\"color: #6f2a8d;\">close &amp; personal.<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/modavi\/#samplenow\" class=\"btn btn-primary relative z-20\">\n                                        Sample now                                    <\/a>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"glide__slide case-study-slide\">\n                        <picture class=\"lg:flex lg:items-center z-0\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                                class=\"aspect-square object-cover\"\n                                src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Summer-150x100.jpg\"\n                                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Summer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Summer-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Summer-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Summer-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/07\/Summer-600x400.jpg 600w\"\n                                alt=\"\"\n                            \/>\n                        <\/picture>\n                        <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                                <h4 class=\"relative z-20\">My first holiday abroad with a stoma, obviously I felt a bit insecure but with ModaVi it was so discreet with my bikini.<\/h4>\n                                <div class=\"relative z-20\"><h6><strong>Summer, i<\/strong><strong>leostomate for 4 years, <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/summers_stoma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>@summers_stoma<\/strong><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5>Whether it&#8217;s enjoying the water again, meeting friends, or booking that first post-op holiday &#8211; confidence is everything.<\/h5>\n<h5>No more <strong>hesitation<\/strong>, no more <strong>limits<\/strong>, just pure <span style=\"color: #df7fb4;\"><strong>confidence.<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/modavi\/#samplenow\" class=\"btn btn-primary relative z-20\">\n                                        Sample now                                    <\/a>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"glide-navigation-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"image-spacer\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"glide-navigation\">\n                    <div class=\"bullets\" data-glide-el=\"controls[nav]\">\n                                                    <button class=\"bullet\" aria-label=\"Go to slide 0\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\"><\/button>\n                                                    <button class=\"bullet\" aria-label=\"Go to slide 1\" data-glide-dir=\"=1\"><\/button>\n                                                    <button class=\"bullet\" aria-label=\"Go to slide 2\" data-glide-dir=\"=2\"><\/button>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"controls\" data-glide-el=\"controls\">\n                        <button aria-label=\"Previous slide\" class=\"prev btn btn-gradient\"><\/button>\n                        <button aria-label=\"Next slide\" class=\"next btn btn-gradient\"><\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-4    lg:h-20\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading text-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#a58ca5\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Need some help? You&#8217;re never alone<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer\n    h-4    lg:h-8\"\n>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <div class=\"row\n                container mx-auto        px-4 py-0 lg:px-4 lg:py-0    \">\n    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Samaritans_Logo-1-e1758794303191.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Samaritans_Logo-1-e1758794303191-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Samaritans_Logo-1-e1758794303191-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/Samaritans_Logo-1-e1758794303191.jpg 513w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Samaritans<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p><strong>How can they help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A 24\/7 emotional support for any distress or crisis<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samaritans.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Visit            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/MIND-Org-UK.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/MIND-Org-UK-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/MIND-Org-UK-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/MIND-Org-UK-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/MIND-Org-UK-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/MIND-Org-UK.jpg 940w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>MIND<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p><strong>How can they help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provide information, advice and local support\/routing<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                Visit            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card mx-auto\">\n            <picture>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/shout.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/shout-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/shout-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/shout-768x298.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/shout-600x233.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/GB\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/shout.jpg 900w\">\n        <\/picture>\n        <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h4>Shout UK<\/h4>\n                <div class=\"flex-1\">\n                                <p><strong>How can they help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provide a free, confidential and 24\/7 text support service<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"btn btn-gradient\" href=\"\">\n                Text &#8216;SHOUT&#8217; 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