013 - Crohn's, Coming Out, Confidence & Croissants - Daniel Duckett
In this episode of The Survival Project, I’m joined by Daniel Duckett. Daniel lives with an ostomy, is an award-winning pastry chef based in Belfast, and is an openly gay man who has rebuilt a full, confident, and creative life after years of chronic illness and complex surgery.
Daniel’s journey begins in his teens with ulcerative colitis, evolving diagnoses, repeated hospitalisations, failed treatments, and life-altering surgeries. Over decades, his health shaped not only his body, but his identity, relationships, and sense of self. In this conversation, Daniel speaks with honesty, humour…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.