The Wide Fit Shoe Survival Guide

The Wide Fit Shoe Survival Guide

Everything I know about footwear, arthritis and joint replacement recovery, in one place — not scattered across dozens of blog posts, but organised into a single, practical guide.

I built this because I wish it had existed for me. Eleven undiagnosed years, four joint replacements, and more painful, expensive mistakes than I'd like to admit — this guide is everything I learned the hard way, written down so you don't have to learn it the same way.

What's inside:

• My story — the eleven undiagnosed years, four joint replacements, and what nobody tells you about the connection between your joints and your feet
• How to actually measure your feet — properly, including what to do when swelling makes your size a moving target
• Why I trust German shoe brands — the real, century-old reason, and the one British exception I'll never give up
• The mistakes I made — including the shoe choice my surgeon was visibly unimpressed by, and why "just break them in" is dangerous advice for arthritic feet
• The practical side nobody talks about — how to actually get shoes on and off when bending isn't an option
• Where I'd actually start looking — an honest, no-nonsense brand shortlist, built from years of trial and error, not sponsorship
• What I'd tell my younger self — the closing chapter, for anyone partway through their own version of this story

Who this is for: anyone navigating footwear because of arthritis, joint replacement recovery, or feet that have changed shape because of something bigger going on in your body. If that's you, I wrote this with you in mind.

Written entirely from my own experience — not generated, not templated. Just what I actually learned, the hard way.

Format: 10-page digital PDF, delivered instantly after purchase.