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  • Why This Exists
  • About Me
  • Frameworks
    • The Strength After Surgery Framework 
  • Journal
  • Contact

Journal

Living with a stoma stories. This journal is a living record of recovery.

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Srength And Recovery
Thoughts and Reflections

This is a space for honest reflection on training, healing, setbacks, progress, and the realities of rebuilding life after surgery. Some entries are practical. Others are personal. All are written in real time, without polish or performance.

The purpose of this journal is not instruction, comparison, or motivation. It’s transparency.  and this space exists to reflect that truth openly and without judgement.

You may find reassurance here. You may find perspective. You may recognise your own experience in the words. Or you may simply find comfort in knowing that you’re not navigating this path alone.

Entries are dated and shared as they arise. There is no schedule. No expectation. Just an honest account of learning to live, move, and rebuild strength with patience and respect.

Latest Journal Entries

Q3 2026: From Post-Surgery Strength to Performance

Q3 became the quarter where rebuilding strength turned into building performance. July was about post-surgery strength becoming athletic strength. August

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September 30, 2026

September 2026: From Recovery to Strength & Conditioning

September became the month where the different pieces of my rebuild started coming together. July was about post-surgery strength becoming

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September 30, 2026

The River Cannot Go Back – Kahil Gibran

It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear. She looks back at the path she

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September 11, 2026

August 2026: From Strength to Performance After Surgery

August became the month where strength started becoming performance. July was about post-surgery strength becoming athletic strength. August took that

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August 31, 2026

Recovery Journey Since My Hartmann’s Surgery

My recovery has been far more than simply getting fit again it’s been a complete physical, mental and personal reconstruction.

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August 4, 2026

January – July 2026 Seven Month Performance Review

Post Hartmann’s Surgery Performance Evolution – Days ~100–286 Post Surgery Executive Overview The first seven months of 2026 represent one

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August 4, 2026

Seven Months of Strength After Hartmann’s Surgery

My Seven Month Performance Evolution After Hartmann’s Surgery The first seven months of 2026 have been one of the most

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July 31, 2026

July 2026: Expressing Strength After Surgery

July became the month where post-surgery strength started becoming athletic strength. Not just rebuilding strength, not just proving that recovery

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July 31, 2026

June 2026: Sustaining Strength After Surgery

June was the month where everything started to feel more “established” again. Not just recovering, not just rebuilding, but training

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June 30, 2026

The Cup 

Here’s a little something from the one and only Bruce Lee that picks me up whenever I’m having an off

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June 9, 2026
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Disclaimer

The information shared here is intended to support understanding, reflection, and confidence during recovery. It is based on lived experience and general principles, not individual diagnosis or medical advice.

Every recovery is different. Bodies heal at different rates, and circumstances vary. Use what you find here as guidance rather than instruction, and always listen to your own body and the advice of your medical or healthcare team.

If something doesn’t feel right, pause. Rest is not failure, and moving more slowly is still moving forward.

This site exists to support your judgement not replace it.

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