We Found Love in a Hopeless Place | Featuring Erin Gaudreau

<p>Please welcome special guest Erin Gaudreau -- friend, lawyer, business manager for Miss Massachusetts, and all around fabulous human! Erin offers insight about her Crohn's Colitis and Ulcerative Colitis and also discusses the dynamics of managing a romantic relationship through chronic illnesses.</p> <ul> <li>How our body weight affects doctors' diagnoses and treatment of our illnesses.</li> <li>How stress impacts our health and triggers our illnesses.</li> <li>How doctors can work together as a team to offer holistic care.</li> <li>Talking about our illnesses (read: poop!) with others.</li> <li>How "healthy" food is different for different people.</li> <li>Advocating for ourselves regarding our invisible symptoms.</li> <li>How we should include accessibility into more of our DEI conversations.</li> <li>How to communicate about our illnesses in romantic relationships, and the stages of that communication and support.</li> <li>Erin also discusses her fiance's illneses: Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Iritis.</li> <li>How boundaries are different (and sometimes impossible) for people with chronic illness.</li> <li>How chronic illness impacts family planning and pregnancy.</li> <li>Most importantly, there is hope and love for all of us!</li> </ul>