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In this video, I talk about how important taking breaks, saying no & seeking professional help for stress, physical & mental stability and caregiver burnout...

Dear Krystal, It’s kind of weird to write this because all the way along our journey, I’ve never really felt like I would change much. In fact, I’ve always felt...

Once you've lived with a chronic illness for a while, you get a lot of compliments. People admire you for dealing with the things you're obligated to deal with simply...

It's time once again to reflect on the year gone by and set intentions for the one ahead. When it comes to new year's resolutions, many of us tend to...

"adapt or die. as many times as we’ve heard it, the lesson doesn’t get easier. the problem is we’re human. we want more than just to survive. we want to...

Have you ever had a doctor who treats your IBD and means the world to you, and now they can no longer see you? I have. I’m going on my...

This year has been hard. I honestly can't say it's been a good year. It's been a long one. It's been a complicated one. I can't say it's been a...

Have you ever been in such a tight spot physically, emotionally, or financially that you find different ways to justify splurging on something you normally wouldn't buy, use, or do...

This past weekend I did an interview and one of the questions asked what advice would I give to someone who is new to dating with IBD. When it comes...

Being a teacher has its pros and cons. Cons are that you deal with student’s behavior that can be challenging. But the pros are having summers off, a good pension...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can cause significant pain in the body, leading many people who live with the condition to seek out ways to manage their pain. While doctors may...

In general, New Year’s is a time for people to make resolutions for themselves, start over with a clean slate and try to better themselves. People look forward to the...

For more than half my life, I have joked that I am a soccer mom in training. Going back to my days in high school and college, I never left...

I beg you… to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a...

Being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis changed me in a lot of ways. Mostly, I think, for the better. For instance, I’m more honest and open with my husband. I have...

Holidays can be a fun and happy time of the year, but for many people, it can also be very stressful. To be honest, this can happen at any time...

The pain in my stomach at times was unbearable. I felt like my stomach was going to pop from all the air that was inside of it. I hated when...

Traveling with Inflammatory Bowel Disease can be tricky and very complicated. Traveling internationally even more-so. It can be hard and intimidating at first. Enough to make you really question yourself...

The United States is currently in an epidemic that is often referred to as the “opioid crisis.” This has led to a change in the availability and access of opioid-containing...

Many people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can manage their pain using over-the-counter or prescription pain medicines, physical therapy, and exercise. But some people experience “breakthrough” pain. This is pain...