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Welcome to Season 2 of Gut Matters!

With a world full of tension, taking the time to focus on your health is increasingly important! Join me on this first episode of Season 2 with Sara Rawda to learn how holistic nutrition can be a great asset to improving your gut health.

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Join me in this last episode of the season as I speak with Daniel Leighton, an artist, a patient, and a extraordinary person who has turned the pain of his illness into exceptional pieces of art.

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https://www.danielleighton.com 

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I was misdiagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and paid a heavy price for 14 long years. Unfortunately, sometime doctors get the diagnosis wrong.  Join me with Dr. Phil Hassard and hear what other conditions can mimic IBD. Get educated. Be empowered.

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Have you ever wondered what naturopaths do and how naturopathic medicine can help you manage your health? Join me with Dr. Audrey Sasson as we explore the training, practice and role of naturopathic medicine in gastrointestinal health.

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Join me as I speak with Jess Diener, a Canadian psychotherapist who has had Crohn's disease since childhood. Jess offers great perspectives, shares her insights, and teaches others strategies to successfully juggle the competing roles of parenting, working, being a spouse and being a chronic disease patient.

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In today's episode, we are going to learn three different breathing techniques that will help us stay in a calm, relaxed parasympathetic state.

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We all know breathing is important...but only in the last several years have I learned about how important it is, the different ways we breathe, and ultimately how to incorporate breathing into changing what is happening in your body. Join me with Haim Dreilich, an expert in breathing and how to use breathing to benefit your health.

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In today's episode of Gut Matters, I interview Theodore Merriweather Jr., the Founder of Crohnsnomore.org, a foundation dedicated to raising awareness about IBD and offering alternative methods to reducing the pain and suffering caused by IBD. 

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The teenage years come along with testing lots of new behaviors from smoking and drinking to drugs and sex. When you're a female with IBD, things can get even more complicated. Join me as I speak with Dr. Susie Kane from the Mayo Clinic as we explore the teenage years with IBD and what to think about as teenage girls become young women. 

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Do you actually know how you feel when you are anxious, depressed or angry? Most of us use lots of words to describe emotions without actually knowing what we are feeling in our bodies. If you want to learn to control your pain and other GI symptoms, you need to be able to identify what's happening in your body. Join me and start to learn how to feel what you feel! 

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Do you believe your brain influences your gut symptoms? Can your brain actually drive what's happening in your body?  Scientific evidence suggests that the brain plays a significant role in how our bodies behave.  Our brains are very powerful but most people don't know how to use our brain to benefit our bodies. Join me and let's start to explore how what we think influences how our bodies behave. 

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If you listened to Episode 1, you know that I was misdiagnosed and spent 14 years battling a disease I didn't have. It led to 162 hospital admissions  and surviving two rounds of sepsis. Lindsey Greco did the opposite. She was told she was healthy when she wasn't - for 20 years! Hear her remarkable journey in this episode of Gut Matters! 

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Have you ever thought about using indigo naturalis, wormwood,  probiotics or cannabis as treatments for IBD? In this episode I talk to Dr. Rebecca Cherry  about ways to think about using these alternative therapies as part of treatment. 

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Ever wonder where chronic gastrointestinal pain comes from? Join me as I speak with Dr. Rebecca Cherry who explains where it comes from and what we can do about it.

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Language is a very powerful tool and yet we don't always use it well. Words can make or break bonds between people. The same is true for the bonds between doctors and patients. 

Join me as I speak with medical educator Heidi Drescher, and learn how to use the right words to benefit your health! 

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Join me as I speak with expert Dr. Maitreyi Raman from the University of Calgary to find out what we really know about the foods we eat and their impact on our gut health! 

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Join me as I shmooze with Mendy Pellin about life with IBD and gain insights from a Hasidic comedian.

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I believe that trauma is at the root of many chronic diseases. Join me as I speak with an extraordinary woman who changed the way a whole country manages medical trauma. 

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We have all unfortunately experienced doctors that don't listen and hopefully doctors who do listen. Join me while we hear from a patient whose life and health was complicated negatively by doctors and then turned around by the kindness of one good doctor who really cared.

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Fistulizing Crohn's Disease is a particularly challenging and complicated form of IBD. Treatments are often not effective. The pain is intense. Quality of life and personal relationships can be impacted. Join me as I discuss treatments and expectations  with Dr. David Schwartz, a world leader in this type of Crohn's Disease.

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Sexuality and intimacy can be challenging for any relationship. But when you add gastrointestinal conditions and symptoms, things can get very complicated. Join me to learn tips and strategies to develop a meaningful and satisfying sexual relationship between you and your partner.

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In this episode, Dr. Raymond Cross from the University of Maryland goes through treatments for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, focusing  specifically on biologics. Get educated so you can really partner with your doctor and medical team!

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When you have a chronic illness, telling people about it becomes part of life. Do you ever wonder who to tell, how much to tell,  how to tell and when to tell? Join me as I explore these issues and get some concrete guidance and strategies.

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In this episode, I speak with Lauren Berger, a psychotherapist who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease as a child. Hear about how her disease shaped her life and how she tackles mental health issues.

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In this episode, join me in speaking with Brad Schachter, musician, dad, husband and long time IBD patient. Learn from his perspective and his journey about how to live a happy, meaningful and successful life with IBD.

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In this episode, join me as I talk to Dr. Susie Kane from the Mayo Clinic about the realities of pregnancy and IBD. From procedures and medications, learn the information that you need to know! 

Here's a link to Dr. Kane's book:

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In this episode I will go through what you can expect on the journey of life with IBD from a psychosocial standpoint. I will cover five key stages including the diagnosis, initial therapy, remission, flares and long term management. Knowing what's ahead along the way can really make things smoother and easier.

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People have a lot of stress in life and more or less manage it. When it comes to illness, people have a much harder time adapting. In this first episode dealing with the psychosocial aspects of managing illness, I discuss the reasons for those unique difficulties. In future episodes, I will talk about ways to manage illness and still get the most out of your life.

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In this episode I talk about the male and female response to medical crisis and how that plays out in a marriage or relationship. I then offer some strategies to manage the crisis successfully.

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In this episode, I am speaking with Dr. Athos Bousvaros from Boston Children's Hospital about the psychosocial aspect of IBD and ways to make the journey easier.

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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Athos Bousvaros from Boston Children's Hospital and we will be discussing what Inflammatory Bowel Disease is, how often kids get it, what tests they need to confirm a diagnosis and what you can expect in your child's journey.

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In this episode, I speak with Dr. Phil Hassard from Ottawa, Canada and we discuss what Inflammatory Bowel Disease is, how it is diagnosed, and what people who get the diagnosis can expect.

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Everyone has a journey. 

In this episode, I tell my personal story of triumph over adversity. I explain why I built a healthcare foundation and podcast to empower those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and other gastrointestinal conditions to live their best life. 

I did it. You can too.

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