Let’s Talk with Lottie Drynan
Today’s episode is with the absolutely delightful Lottie Drynan. Lottie is best known for her “bloat friendly wardrobe” and first began her online journey sharing her struggles with IBS, anxiety and an eating disorder. Realising that there was a whole community of women who lived with chronic illnesses and battled with bloating, body image and everything in-between, Lottie made it her passion to provide support and uplifting messaging to her online audience to show others they’re not alone. Lottie’s open and honest approach to women’s health has enabled her to create a safe space and loyal community where there’s "no such thing as too much information”. The heart of her content revolves around empowering women to better understand their bodies and feel good within themselves.
In 2018, Lottie created the hashtag #mybloatedwardrobe and it soon became viral, being used by thousands globally, highlighting a fun approach to finding clothes that make you feel both comfortable and confident.
Seeing the success of her authentic messaging and values, Lottie saw a huge increase in her social media following, which led to her confidently turning her passion into a business, leaving her job and launching ‘You’ve Gut This’; bringing a community to over 250,000 combined followers, including a private Facebook support group with monthly events. Just a few months later Lottie self-funded and released a wellness journal that sold out of pre-sale copies within two hours and has since been shipped to over 6,000 loyal followers.
Winning ‘Chronic Illness Blogger of the Year’ in 2020, featuring on national radio, multiple podcasts and events Lottie has every bit of passion and energy needed to help women feel better in their bodies and minds.
We chat on
Lottie’s experiences around living with gut symptoms which took over eight years, before receiving a diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome or IBS.
How Lottie manages having an invisible illness, and triggers such as stress and anxiety.
How sharing her IBS experiences online has lead to creating an incredible online community and movement.
The highlights and impact Lottie has created through her hashtag #mybloatedwarddrobe and You’ve Gut This
All about body confidence when you’re living with chronic condition and how Lottie stays positive, even when she doesn’t feel amazing
Lottie’s top tips for creating a bloat friendly wardrobe.
Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Let’s Talk, Period with Lottie Drynan, Chronic Illness Advocate and Founder of You've Gut This. If you loved hearing from Lottie and want more from her, you can find her on Instagram at @lottiedrynan or @youvegutthis. You can also head to You've Gut This' website for resources and to shop merch too! You can do this here . If you want to keep updated with all things Let's Talk, Period. you can follow us on Instagram at @letstalkperiodau.
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