In this podcast episode, Megan Riehl, PsyD, discusses symptoms and solutions in GI psychology, building educational tools for patients and physicians on GI psychology and more. •    Intro :02 •    Welcome to this episode of Gut Talk :23 •    The interview/about Riehl :33 •    Riehl on early influences on her career. :48 •    Growing up, how did your family system influence you? 2:12 •    How did you get into psychology, and who were the people that influenced you to go into this field? 3:45 •    How did you become interested in GI psychology?  5:27 •    Chey and Riehl on risk-taking behavior and building the GI psychology program at Michigan. 7:29 •    Were there other fields you were considering as a subspecialty in psychology? 10:23  •    Is there something physiologic about gastroenterology that makes the path to psychology more appropriate than other specialties in the health care system? 13:33 •    Can you explain the difference between a GI psychologist and a general psychologist, and what types of patients will benefit most from GI psychology? 16:12   •    Do you get inappropriate referrals from clinicians, such as patients with compliance and adherence issues or lack of belief in the validity of their diagnosis? 19:33 •    Do you think the term ‘GI psychologist’ is limiting, and have you thought of different words or terminology we can use to refer to this type of work? 22:20 •    Berry, Chey and Riehl on potential benefits, risks and the impact of digital therapeutics on behavioral health. 24:37 •    Berry and Riehl on the issues facing patients’ ability to access GI psychology, and how digital therapeutics can potentially address these issues. 28:04 •    What are the main types of interventions in GI psychology, and what do they do? 31:48 •    Riehl on her upcoming book, Mind Your Gut: The Whole-body, Science-based Guide to Living with IBS, co-written with Kate Scarlata, RDN. 36:09 •    Thank you, Megan 38:40 •    Thanks for listening 38:55 Megan Riehl, PsyD, is a GI psychologist with expertise in psycho-gastroenterology and the management of GI conditions. She is the clinical director of the GI behavioral health program at the University of Michigan, where she has a full-time clinical practice, leads GI behavioral health trainings and provides peer consultation. We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to [email protected]. Follow us on X, formerly known as Twitter, @HealioGastro @sameerkberry @umfoodoc. For more from Megan, follow @DrRiehl on X, formerly known as Twitter.  Disclosures: Berry and Chey report no relevant financial disclosures. Riehl reports she is a co-parent owner of GI OnDemand with Gastro Girl, Inc.