Under The Skin Podcast

Lauren was young, active, and full of life, until a simple UTI changed everything. She did everything right: saw her GP, took antibiotics, and went to hospital when things got worse. But within hours, her body was shutting down. Lauren was in sepsis, fighting for her life in ICU. In this powerful and emotional episode, Lauren shares how: •⁠ ⁠Her infection rapidly developed into life-threatening sepsis •⁠ ⁠She woke up in intensive care with no memory of what happened •⁠ ⁠S...

This was an emotional, raw and heartbreaking episode. Rebecca Whyte shares her powerful story of survival after becoming a victim of human trafficking, something she didn’t even realise was happening to her at the time As a young woman struggling with low self-esteem after years of bullying and difficult relationships, Rebecca could never have imagined how vulnerable she was to manipulation. At just 22, she met a man who would go on to destroy her life. He drugged her, forced her into heroin...

In this powerful episode of Under The Skin Podcast, Katie Watson opens up about her journey with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) - from years of being misdiagnosed with bipolar disorder, to finally discovering the truth behind her symptoms. Like so many others, Katie spent years feeling isolated, broken, and misunderstood. But through creating her online awareness page to help others, @katiewatsonpmdd (https://www.instagram.com/katiewatsonpmdd), she’s found a community that understand...

In this week’s episode of Under the Skin Podcast, I sit down with the inspirational Aesthetic Nurse, Kirsty Taggart as she opens up about one of the rawest parts of her journey. Growing up, Kirsty spent time in foster care. It’s a chapter she has never hidden, but rarely spoken about publicly - until now. So why share her story here? Because this is bigger than her. Too often, children in care are labelled, stigmatised, and underestimated. Made to feel as though their futures will never amo...

This episode is not for the faint-hearted, it’s for the women who’ve been judged, broken, doubted… and kept going anyway. At 36 weeks pregnant, Laura (@thefitpregnantchick) is still training, still showing up, and still being trolled online for it. Why? Because apparently, being pregnant and strong is controversial. But this story goes way deeper. In this honest conversation, Laura opens up about: Losing her brother at just 45 to cancer 💔 Navigating a cancer diagnosis in her family dur...