You Have to Have Joy With Sara Ringer
With an invisible illness such as IBD, it can be challenging to protect your quality of life. Patient influencers often push themselves in the service of others and that may seem strange to those that...
27 Jun 201845min
I Have Power With Megan Johnson
How can we help new ostomates better adjust to their stoma? Megan Johnson, who you might better know as The Front Butt YouTuber, had a unique journey on the way to becoming a permanent ileostomate due...
11 Jun 201854min
You Have To Do Your Research With Vegan Ostomy
It's estimated that half of people who have an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) try complementary and alternative medicine to treat their disease. Eric Polsinelli of Vegan Ostomy describes how he trie...
20 Mai 201840min
You Get Tired With Shawntel Bethea and Brooke Abbott
The healthcare space isn't a level playing field. Minority populations face complex challenges when it comes to accessing and receiving care, which is why April is designated as National Minority Heal...
8 Mai 201843min
This Is Just The Beginning With Michael Tresca
Take a journey back to 1999, when cellphones were a rarity, dial-up internet access was still used, and Amber had her first surgery of the 2-step j-pouch process. Amber's husband Mike, a writer and co...
3 Apr 201852min
Amber Answers the IBD Advocacy Tag Questions
Megan Johnson of The Front Butt YouTuber has presented 5 questions for people with IBD to answer and then tag someone else using #IBDAdvocacyTag. It's a great way to get to know people in the communit...
20 Mar 201832min
You Have To Be Happy Within Yourself
Pregnancy and birth are different for women with IBD. There are not only challenges that come from the disease itself but the lack of awareness about IBD during pregnancy can lead to less than optimal...
6 Mar 201840min
When IBD Gets Married With Jaime Weinstein
Getting married is a joyful time in one's life. Until you have to bring your IBD and body image difficulties along when you shop for your wedding dress, that is. Learn how Crohn's disease affected Jai...
19 Feb 201848min
