<p>Behind the Pouch speaks to MJ Boaretto Pureza (@emjayuc) from Sydney, Australia. A graphic designer, illustrator and artist by profession, she is another ostomate who has not let her stoma define her but embraced life since undergoing her stoma surgery back in 2017. She uses her colourful and playful art and illustrations to help raise awareness and take a step towards reducing the stigma associated with ostomies and IBD.</p>

Behind the Pouch with Keith Thomas

Behind the Pouch is the podcast from abiggerlife.com and delivers a fortnightly dose of unscripted, unfettered chat with an ostomate from anywhere in the world. We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that a podcast can provide a platform for a whole new audience of ostomates to hear what 'a bigger life' means to someone else. We believe that a stoma shouldn't define you, it's just a small part of a bigger life. Like many of the ostomates that we speak to we do not take ourselves too seriously and, while the tools behind the podcast offer support and clinical advice, our podcast will showcase the people behind the pouch.