Why Flare-Ups Aren't Failure: The Truth About Chronic Illness Grief
Transcript and more information: https://bit.ly/AIBD211 Flare-ups in chronic illness can reopen feelings of grief. Clinical psychologist Dr Antonia Repollet shares her journey with Crohn's disease a...
22 Sep 33min
How to Eat Well When Chronic Fatigue Makes Cooking Impossible With Nicholas Kelly MS, RD
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is thought of as a lung disease, but it affects the entire body. Amber Tresca speaks with Nicholas Kelly, MS, RD—a registered dietitian, public speaker, and cystic fibrosis advoca...
15 Sep 26min
Why Your Symptoms Get Dismissed (and How to Be Heard) — With Morgan Check, NP
Pediatric GI Nurse Practitioner Morgan Check shares her journey living with Crohn's disease, navigating a diagnosis change, emergency surgery, and motherhood. She uncovers the challenges facing women ...
25 Aug 39min
The Truth About How IBD Affects Families With Adam and Brandon Sikes
Adam Sikes was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at 18 and later with stage 1 colon cancer. Along with his son Brandon, Adam shares how his family supported him through decades of illness, surgery, an...
18 Aug 31min
Powerful Lessons: How Women Experience Life With IBD Featuring Alicia Aiello of Girls With Guts
Episode transcript and more information at: https://bit.ly/AIBD207 Alicia Aiello, president of Girls With Guts, shares her journey with IBD, which began in childhood. She discusses major surgeries, in...
11 Aug 49min
Hidden Ways IBD Affects You Over a Lifetime With Puja Khanna, MD
The truth about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is that it goes beyond the gut. In this first ever live recording of About IBD, Amber talks with Dr. Puja Khanna from Cedars-Sinai to explore the extra...
21 Jul 41min
How to Navigate ER Visits and Avoid Fragmented Care With Dr Stephen Lupe
Emergency room visits are a source of stress and can lead to fragmented care. Amber speaks with psychologist Dr Stephen Lupe to learn why inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients avoid the ER, the re...
7 Jul 35min
Brown Note: Helping People with IBD Find Hope and Support With Andrew Giffin
Amber Tresca talks with Andrew Giffin, a product manager in Toronto who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at 19 after years of symptoms in high school. Andrew shares his experience navigating three m...
23 Jun 36min
