Rachel Turner Wellness - IBD Crohn's Colitis Health & Energy Coach

10/02/2026

Letting go of the fight can feel unsettling at first. Almost irresponsible. But sometimes what the body responds to isn’t effort — it’s being heard.

That alone can change the tone of everything.

10/02/2026

February feels like an in-between month for me.
Not lost.
Not “starting over”.
Just moving away from versions of myself that no longer fit.

Old ways of measuring success.
Old urgency.
Old reflexes to over-function, fix, or hold everything together.

There’s conflict in that.
And there’s relief too.

I’ve noticed I’m meeting old health stories more softly.
Trusting myself more.
Letting life work with me instead of trying to manage it.

This month feels less about becoming something new…
and more about releasing who I’m no longer being.

If you’re in a similar space — not behind, just between — you’re not doing it wrong.

The pause is the work.

Conflict and relief can coexist.
You don’t need to rush either.

🤍

03/02/2026

Living with IBD can quietly train you to stay on high alert. Scanning. Interpreting. Bracing.

There can be a strange relief in noticing that you don’t have to monitor every sensation to be safe.

Not fixing. Just softening.

PS - you are an incredible soul. 💓

29/01/2026

Sometimes the shift isn’t dramatic.

It doesn’t come with certainty or confidence. It’s just a quiet moment where the fight eases — even slightly — and the body is no longer treated like something to overcome.

Nothing is solved in that instant. But something important changes.

21/01/2026

14/01/2026

When the body feels under threat, symptoms make sense.

This work is about removing the threat — not fighting the message.

08/01/2026

If managing IBD has started to feel like a full-time job, this space is an invitation to soften.

Healing doesn’t come from forcing the body — it comes from creating safety.

05/11/2025

✨ A little gift before the year ends ✨

November’s Tap Heal Thrive is FREE — and it’s my final one of 2025.

If you’ve been meaning to join one, this is your sign.

An hour to release tension, reset your energy, and feel safe in your body again.

🗓️ 27th November
💻 Live on Zoom
🔗 https://www.rachelturnerwellness.co.uk/tht

Let’s finish the year grounded, peaceful, and clear on what’s next. 💫

24/10/2025

My October 🍂

A month that reminded me how much life can hold at once.

I’ve shared space with clients across the UK, USA, Canada, Spain, Bahrain, the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, Poland and Sweden.

Said goodbye to a furry friend and to the summer sun.
Welcomed the shift in season, the darker skies, the slower pace.

Started The Artist’s Way, filled pages with doodles, soaked up wisdom from , meeting up with a dear friend in the process.

Dipped in cold water, rehabbed CrossFit injuries (thank you, ), and celebrated the people I love.

Tried a new kind of healing from

Saw my name in a book for the second time.
Became part of a beautiful new program from .fit , released YouTube sessions, welcomed the first students into Ready to Recover, and held space for so many 1:1s, groups and quantum sessions through Acasma.

This month has been a mix of gratitude, love, joy, anxiety, grief, excitement, exhaustion, and doubt—sometimes all before lunch. 🤯

But through it all, my body stayed well.
And that still blows my mind.

Because years ago, when I was sick, I couldn’t have imagined this kind of ordinary, extraordinary fullness.

The lessons from those days still guide me:
to rest when I need to,
to feel it all,
to remember that healing is not a finish line—it’s a rhythm.

Here’s to the rhythm of October. 🌙

15/10/2025

I’m so honoured to share this — I’ve been featured in the new book “The Colitis Comeback: Break Free From Ulcerative Colitis.” 💫

Created by Marc McLean, this book brings together real stories from people who refused to accept “incurable” as their truth — and found their way back to health.

Marc and I first connected on his podcast, and our conversation became a full chapter. It’s raw, real, and full of the belief that the body can heal when we reconnect with it.

If you or someone you love is living with IBD, this book is a powerful reminder that healing is possible.

📖 Out now on Amazon — https://amzn.eu/d/drxdZiE

May it inspire you - fire you up - be the catalyst for your life beyond IBD 💪

11/10/2025

I spent most of my childhood drawing, colouring, painting — probably living in my own little world.

It was where I made sense of life and everything in it.

I adored those years in the art block as a student, staying late into the evenings and covering 6ft boards with oil paint. I even used to draw my dreams when I could remember them.

Then came adulthood.
My heart wanted to be a children’s illustrator, but my mind said it would never amount to anything. So I got “sensible.” I built a grown-up plan, swapped brushes for spreadsheets, and spent decades in the corporate world without a pastel in sight.

That’s when I started breaking away from my true self —
abandoning creativity as wasteful, unprofitable, frivolous.
I called it maturity. My soul called it denial.

Looking back, I can see how that disconnection paved the way to the serious diagnosis I received in my twenties.

Over the years, my little artist has tried to return — especially when I’ve been in need — but I’ve never fully known how to bridge the gap between me and a blank page again.

Lately, though, the signs keep coming. Loud and clear.
It’s time.
So I’ve promised to create something each week, even if it’s messy or awkward or “not good.”

Why am I sharing this?
Maybe because some of you feel that same pull — a quiet nudge to reconnect with who you were before life told you to be practical.
Maybe this will spark a thought, a memory, a tiny rebellion toward wholeness.

Today’s doodle was about gratitude — pouring out of my heart for everything life has given me, the ups and the downs.

Here’s to being messy.
To not knowing where it will take us.
But knowing our cells will hum with delight while we try. 🎨✨

08/10/2025

Just had a little moment of gratitude sitting here in my office — pup on my lap, heart full. 🐾

Grateful for this space I get to work from.
For the beautiful humans who’ve found me from all corners of the world.
For the journey that keeps unfolding as I trust myself more, follow what delights me, and let go of what’s “normal.”

For the curiosity that keeps pulling me toward what lights me up (and somehow lights up my clients too).

And for this little four-legged soul who loves me through it all — distracted, messy, or in flow.

And yes… even for Colitis — the catalyst my mind, body, and soul needed to wake up, grow, and transform.