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- Category: News
- Effects of DGBIs on the SMI Community
- The Brain-Gut Digest Fall 2025
- Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: Understanding the Unique Female Experience From A Biopsychosocial Approach
- The Brain-Gut Digest Summer 2025
- The Brain-Gut Digest Spring 2025
- IBD and Pregnancy: Pre-natal Planning, Flares, Emotional Distress, and Multidisciplinary Care
- Disorders of the Gut-Brain Interaction: A Cross-Cultural Concern that CAN be Treated!
- Disorders of the Gut-Brain Interaction: You Don’t Have to Suffer Alone
- GI Psychology and The Atlantic Discuss Clinical Hypnosis for IBS
- GI Psychology Director, Dr. Ali Navidi, talks to the Washington Post
- Category: The GI Psychology Blog
- How Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy Works for IBS
- Calming the Gut–Brain Axis: How Hypnotherapy Helps Ease GI Symptoms and Pain
- Evening Rituals to Calm Your Gut and Your Mind
- How Short-term Therapy Can Create Long-term GI Change
- A New Lens on Health: GI Behavioral Health and Whole-Person Healing
- The Emotional Toll of “Pushing Through” Symptoms: Understanding the Hidden Burden of Invisible Illness
- What Causes IBS? Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms and the Gut–Brain Axis
- The Hidden Side of IBD: Vitamin Deficiencies That Impact Flares & Fatigue
- Managing IBD and Anxiety: Calming the Gut–Brain Axis to Break the Vicious Cycle
- Therapy for IBD: It’s Not “All in Your Head,” It’s About Healing Your Whole System
- From Meetings to Meals: Managing Functional GI Disorders in a 9–5 World
- Living Cautiously Without Living Small: Navigating Autoimmune Life
- Gut Instincts and Burnout: Can Stress Cause Chronic Gastrointestinal Problems?
- Symptom Tracking Without Obsession: GI Behavioral Health with Compassion
- Invisible Illness at Work: Should You Tell Your Boss About Your GI Disorder?
- Flare Day Strategies: Caring for Your Body and Mind
- Reframing Pain in Functional GI Disorders: Positive Language Techniques for Health Professionals
- Trauma, Gut–Brain Interaction, and the Power of Integrative GI Care
- Safety Is the First Step: Why Creating Calm Supports Chronic Pain Relief
- Why Some Pain Lingers: Understanding Central Sensitization and Pain Relief
- “Can Stress Cause Gastrointestinal Problems?”: Understanding the Gut–Brain Connection
- Five Therapist-Approved Tools for Managing GI Anxiety and Brain–Gut Disorders
- IBS and Anxiety: Understanding the Gut–Brain Axis and Why Symptoms Loop
- Understanding the Gut–Stress Cycle: How the Gut–Brain Axis Triggers GI Symptoms (and How to Interrupt It)
- Trauma, the Nervous System, and the Gut
- Is It Anxiety, a GI Condition, or Both?
- When to Refer a Patient for Gut-Brain Therapy
- From Daydreaming to Healing: Understanding the Power of Trance States in Hypnosis
- Gut-Directed Therapy in Eating Disorder Recovery
- Twelve Days to a Calmer Gut: Holiday Strategies for GI and Stress Relief
- Bloating, Cramping, Urgency: Managing IBS Symptoms with Confidence
- Grief and Chronic Illness: Processing the “Old You”
- When Resting Feels Like a Waste of Time: Reframing Rest as Treatment
- Beyond the Biologics: Why Mental Health is Essential in IBD Treatment Plans
- Not Just in Your Head: The Science of Mind-Body Medicine for Chronic Pain
- Your Child Was Just Diagnosed with IBD: 10 Things to Do in the First Two Weeks
- Prenatal Planning with IBD or DGBIs: What Your Care Team Should Know
- Is It Time to Rethink Your IBS Treatment Plan?
- The Volume Dial of Pain: How Hypnosis and Awareness Can Turn It Down
- Post-Flare Recovery: Supporting Your Nervous System and Mental Health
- When Eating Hurts: Understanding GI Discomfort After Meals
- “But You Don’t Look Sick”: The Emotional Toll of Living with IBS
- Gut-Directed Hypnotherapy and IBD: Is It Right for You?
- How Telehealth Is Expanding Access to Gut–Brain Therapy Nationwide
- Gut-Directed Therapy for Kids: What Parents Need to Know
- Helping Your Child Overcome Constipation
- Therapy for IBD: It’s Not “All in Your Head,” It’s About Healing Your Whole System
- Dating with IBD: Boundaries, Body Image, and Confidence
- Prepping for Your First GI Appointment: How to Feel Confident, Organized, and Heard
- Sleep, the Brain, and the Gut: Why It Matters for Kids with GI Issues
- Superhero Stomachs: How Kids with IBD Have Extra Strength
- Self-Compassion for Flare Days: Why How You Talk to Yourself Matters Just as Much as What You Eat
- ARFID and the Gut-Brain Axis: What Parents and Adults Need to Know
- What is IBD? A Kid’s Guide to Understanding Your Gut
- How to Explain IBD to Friends Without Oversharing: A Guide for Kids and Teens
- Constipation in Kids: What Parents Need to Know
- My Calm Kit: What to Pack for School on Tough Belly Days
- Helping Kids with IBD Heal: A Look at Gut-Brain Therapy for Teens
- The Crohn’s Symptoms No One Talks About
- Nutrition and Mental Health in IBD: Building a Relationship With Food You Can Trust
- The Science Behind the Gut-Brain Axis and Its Role in Digestive Health
- Visceral Hypersensitivity: What It Is and How to Treat It
- The Role of Family Support in Pediatric GI and Mental Health Care
- IBS and Sleep: Why Rest Matters More Than You Think
- When Tummy Aches Are More Than Just Tummy Aches: Spotting Signs of Functional GI Disorders in Children
- Helping Kids with GI Issues Cope with School and Social Stress
- IBD in College or Grad School: Coping With Stress, Flares, and Feeling Left Behind
- IBD and Body Image: Navigating Changes with Compassion
- Understanding Chronic Pain Through the Spoon Theory: A Tool for Better Communication
- Finding Calm in the Chaos: How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Can Help You Manage Gut-Brain Symptoms
- Finding Your IBD Care Team: Why Psychological Support Should Be Part of the Plan
- Managing Anxiety and GI Symptoms in Pregnancy
- Medical Fatigue: How to Manage the Emotional Burnout of Long-Term Illness
- Health Trauma and the Gut-Brain Axis: What Patients Need to Know
- How Mental Health Affects IBD Flare-Ups
- The Role of Gut-Directed Therapy in IBD
- Talking to Your Employer About IBD: Rights, Accommodations, and Advocacy
- How CBT for IBS is Different from Traditional Talk Therapy
- Living with IBD: Managing the Emotional Weight of a Chronic Diagnosis
- Parenting with IBD: How to Show Up for Your Kids While Caring for Yourself
- Healing from the Inside Out: Q&A with Dr. Tiffany Duffing and Dr. Robynne Chutkan
- From Fight or Flight to Feeling Safe: Rewiring the Pain Response
- Traveling with IBD: Tips to Help You Feel Comfortable, Confident, and Flare-Free
- What Is IBS, Really? Understanding the Brain-Gut Link
- Calming the Gut: Everyday Tools to Ease Stress and GI Symptoms
- Managing IBS at the Office: When Your Gut Disrupts Your Workday
- No, It’s Not Mind Control: Debunking Myths About Clinical Hypnosis
- Stress, Inflammation, and IBD Flares: Understanding the Hidden Cycle
- Welcome to GI Psychology: Where the Brain-Gut Connection Meets Compassionate Care