Welcome to SassyAndGutless: A Gut-Honest Space for Healing, Humor, and Hope
Hi, ya'll!
Hey, ya'll!
I'm Betsy - a wife, mom, therapist, PhD candidate, Jesus-lover, and a post-menopasual delight. In May 2025, we can add one more important label...a women without a colon.
Yep! You can get the whole thing removed (total colectomy)! Last year's partial removal (resection) just didn't cut it. So, this year, we went back for what my doctor affectionately called to as "the final chapter." You can't even make this up!
After decades of colon issues, which we will get into in so much detail, I was diagnosed with colonic inertia. My large intestine just pooped out.
What this Blog is About
This is space for us to tell the messy, miraculous, mildly mortifying truth about living with chronic illness, mental health struggles, and all that life throws our way!
As a licensed therapist and a recovering perfectionist, I’m here to talk about:
💩 Digestive drama (unfiltered, obviously)
💬 Mental health and counseling tools that actually help*
💡 Finding identity and purpose after your body says “Peace Out”
🙏 Faith that stretches, aches, and grows
😂 Humor as medicine—and sometimes survival
Who This Blog Is For
This space is for:
- Anyone navigating medical trauma or invisible illness
- Therapists who are also human
- Moms, wives, professionals, and Jesus girls trying to hold it all together (but sometimes let it fall apart)
- Everyone who’s ever felt broken, lost, or—let’s be honest—like they’re full of crap when they’re actually… not
If you've ever been thought "if one more person tells me to take fiber and Miralax", welcome! If you have ever cried yourself to sleep because you had an impossible medical decision to make, welcome! If you want to be inspired, educated, and have loads of fun along the way...you belong here!
Let's get gut-honest! Do you have the guts?
With load of love and just enough sass,
Betsy
aka Sassy & Gutless
*Listen, I know that I will share and provide helpful information. However, I am not a prescribing physician and not your professional therapist. Please seek medical advice for your personal situation!! This website and the contents contained in the website are a reflection of my journey, thoughts, beliefs, etc. Feel free to share with your doctor and set a personalized plan for your healing and wellbeing!