Chantel and Lisa welcome Mike Speyer as they discuss his experience with Crohn’s disease and his organization: The Yeard Project. The Yeard Project is a not-for-profit organization that Mike and his brother founded to raise money for Crohn’s and Colitis by growing yearlong beards and selling beard products! It is an excellent organization that raises money to send kids with Crohn’s disease to Camp Got2Go while gifting the world with excellent beards!

Chantel and Lisa share websites, organizations, resources, etc. that they trust and value when it comes to information about IBD. 

The following URLs for IBD organizations were mentioned in this episode:

Crohn’s and Colitis USA: ccfa.org 

Crohn’s and Colitis UK: https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/ 

GI Society: badgut.org 

Go here app: http://www.crohnsandcolitis.ca/site/c.dtJRL9NUJmL4H/b.9012887/k.8491/Washroom_Access.htm 

Girls with Guts: http://www.girlswithguts.org/ 

GemProject: http://www.gemproject.ca/

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) – Dr.Evans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Keqzt83KMVA 

Dr. Mike Evans’ Youtube Page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL-IWPkXQn3JYYYsPnpGlIg 

IBD Unmasked Comic: ibdunmasked.com 

The Yeard Project: theyeardproject.org 

Crohn’s and Colitis Canada: http://crohnsandcolitis.ca/ 

Gutsy Walk: http://gutsywalk.ca/Home.aspx

Mentorship Program http://gutsypeersupport.ca/gutsypeersupport

Make it stop for life campaign: http://www.crohnsandcolitis.ca/site/c.dtJRL9NUJmL4H/b.9222603/k.FE7B/Make_it_stop_For_life_Awareness_Campaign.htm 

CampGot2go: http://campgot2go.ca/ 

IBD Scholarship http://www.ibdscholarship.ca/EN/index.php 

Lisa and Chantel share their advice and experiences for navigating relationships with co-workers and healthcare professionals. 

Two Toronto based women discuss their experiences living with IBD. Lisa has Crohn’s and Chantel has Crohns and ulcerative colitis. Together they share their ups and downs battling IBD. Lisa and Chantel explore what it really means to have IBD; the moments that require true guts and the glorious moments too. Real and fun advice from two gutsy women.