Complementary and Integrative Health...Complementary therapies and an integrative health approach are often used to treat mental health conditions. Complementary therapies include nontraditional therapies – such...
Coping With Mental Health: Medications...Treating mental health conditions with prescription drugs is common. About 16 percent of American adults take medicine for a mental health condition...
Coping With Mental Health: Psychotherapy (Talk Therapy)...Psychotherapy is also known as talk therapy, counseling, or simply therapy. Psychotherapy is used to help with a wide range of mental...
Mental Health Myths and Facts...There are many myths and misconceptions about mental health. Because of the stigma around mental health conditions, it is important to know...
What Is Mental Health?...Mental health is the range of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that affect your well-being and how you relate to others. Just like...
How My IBD Content Has Changed Over Time...I first started talking openly about having inflammatory bowel disease in 2014. I had pouchitis, and I was sick of people not...reactionscomments
Artichoke and Asparagus Pasta Salad...Let me just put it out there – I LOVE pasta. I can honestly eat it for every meal of every day...reactionscomments
How Summer and Heat Impact My IBD and Ostomy...Even though the summer months are coming to an end, I still wanted to write something about how the heat impacts my...reactionscomments
Getting Out of Your Rut and Into a Groove With IBD...If there is one thing we can always count on with Crohn's disease, it is its unpredictability. We can be cruising along, doing...reactionscomments
My Healing Whole-Carrot and Ginger Soup...This recipe is for those who struggle to find something to eat during a flare that won't upset your stomach. It is AIP...reactions3comments
Cinnamon Bun Oatmeal Bake...It's true, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But, for many IBD patients, breakfast can be dicey. It can...reactions4comments
How Crohn's Birthed My Inner Self-advocate...My IBD diagnostic journey took several years longer than it should have. I started showing consistent symptoms in the fall of 2009...reactionscomments
Hoping For Remission...I've been prone to watery diarrhea most of my life, but it started becoming a real problem in 2013 when I lost...reactions7comments
Perimenopause and IBD: Just Another Setback?...Mood swings. Hot flashes. Night sweats. Difficulty sleeping. Constant fatigue. Desert-dry conditions in the nether regions. Doesn't this sound like I'm just...reactions2comments
Should All Patients With IBD See a Dietitian?...Navigating diet with Crohn's or ulcerative colitis can be a real minefield. There's only so much we can learn from food diaries...reactions1comment
"You Didn't Fail Those Medications, They Failed You."...I recently was giving an oral medical history to a new medical provider. This past fall, I was diagnosed with asthma, and...reactions5comments
Difficult Aspects of Life with UC...Living with an invisible, chronic disease like ulcerative colitis is no picnic. I am sure those of you reading this who suffer...reactions12comments
Does Your Diet Feel Extremely Limited?...As a certified health coach, I work with a number of individuals who suffer from Crohn's and UC. While most of our work...reactionscomments
Vegetarian Lasagna...Lasagna is one of those go-to comfort food meals that just hits you in the heart. But, if you aren't careful, it...reactionscomments
Important Questions to Ask Your GI Prior to a Colonoscopy...Colonoscopies and living with IBD go together like milk and cookies – you cannot have one without the other. It is highly...reactions2comments
