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05/12/2026
How often do you try to “push through” symptoms? ✋
We white-knuckle our way through work, social lives, and parenting, treating our IBD like a backpack we have to carry while pretending it isn’t heavy.
In my latest episode of , I’m joined by Bari Gratton, a Crohn’s patient and Yoga Therapist who lived that “push through” life until her body finally forced her to stop. 🛑
Bari shares her journey from three surgeries to finding sanctuary in yoga.
We dive deep into:
✨ The 5 Layers of Being: Why your IBD isn’t only physical and how to reconnect with your inner wisdom and bliss.
✨ Productive Rest: Why stopping or pressing pause isn’t a weakness, but is necessary. ⏸️
✨ The Power of “OMG”: Bari’s Take Steps team, Om My Guts, and how she’s building community through Girls with Guts and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.
I think this episode is a wake up call and a reality check to those of us who feel like our value is tied to our productivity. Instead, we need to remember that we deserve rest and joy.
🎧 Listen to Episode 201: “Yoga Therapy for IBD: Why Acceptance is the Best Teacher” wherever you get your podcasts, or head to YouTube for the video!
05/02/2026
👁️ Did you know that having puts you at risk for eye disease?
It feels unfair because we already deal with so much. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are immune-mediated inflammatory conditions, and the inflammation doesn’t stay in the digestive system. It can affect our eyes, too. 😔
In episode 200 of , I talk about how you can watch for eye problems and protect your vision.
Stuff you’ll learn:
❇️ The connection between IBD and eye disorders
❇️ An overview of the common eye conditions associated with IBD
❇️ Symptoms of these eye conditions and which are urgent
❇️ Risk factors for developing eye diseases
❇️ How eye conditions related to IBD might be treated
❇️ How to care for your eyes when you live with IBD
Get all the details on Episode 200. You can head to any podcast app, YouTube, or AboutIBD.com to watch, listen, or read a transcript!
Here’s the shortlink: https://bit.ly/AIBD200
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"We often take our eyesight for granted, and there doesn't seem to be a through line between our gut and our eyes. Eye disease might go unnoticed at first, unless you know that it can be connected to your IBD.”
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04/30/2026
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🚽The changes to disability access are devastating.
I don’t want to discount that. For me, the day that I won’t be able to do the parks may not be far off. I’m on the path for joint replacements and other medical needs as I enter into my mid-50s. (Yikes!) 🛵
But Disney is still one of the easiest places for me to go right now. If I need to step out of line to use the bathroom, staff has always been accommodating. In some places, they allowed me to get in the single rider line. In others, they allowed me to wait off to the side until the rest of my party made it to the front of the line.
Unlike concerts and festivals and pretty much everywhere else I’ve ever been, there’s not a line for the women’s. There’s enough stalls.
Maybe everyone is dehydrated? 😆 But for me, it takes off a lot of the pressure and anxiety around access because I have a jpouch and bladder issues.
Apologies international viewers: I’m not versed on how it is in other places. I do know that in my travels to the UK and the Mediterranean, bathroom access was a huge problem. I could only travel internationally after I had jpouch surgery.
Let’s continue to work toward getting more equitable disability policies and better toilet access in public spaces. Florida does not have a bathroom access law, but many other states do.
Check the laws in your state, and get involved with patient advocacy groups who lobby for better access, if you want to do that work and have the time and ability. 💜
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