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Healing Her IBS
Episode 53: Love and IBS; Loving Yourself When Your Body is Loud
Send a textThis Valentines day I am recording a special episode for the women out there with IBS who want and need to know how they can love themselves even when their bodies are loud and frustrating. Even when things are not going well, you can still nurture the most important relationship in your life, your relationship with yourself (and especially your body).Listen in today to learn loving practices and how those translate to IBS healing.Find the full transcript for this episode and other resources...
2026-02-13
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 52 – What Esther Perel Taught Me About IBS + Trusting Yourself
Send us a textThe other day my husband and I were eating lunch and I was telling him about a dream that I had had and how it was connected to my life currently and a certain problem I have been wrestling with in my business. Today I’m going to explain my dream, my conversation and this podcast recommendation so that I can illustrate to you the importance of choosing the right practitioner to help you heal and seeing where you can trust yourself as well. Today’s episode will dive into how to na...
2026-02-04
13 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 51: Can Poor Sleep Cause an IBS Flare?
Send us a textWelcome back to Healing Her IBS and we are returning today to our mini-series on IBS flares and what can cause them. In our previous episodes, we’ve explored stress and hormones as two very common triggers for a flare.Today we will get deep into sleep- which is an often overlooked culprit.If you have recently had an IBS flare and you’re not sure what caused it, enjoy today’s episode because this information gives you the power to understand your body more profoundly and will allow you to...
2026-01-28
14 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 50: Why Does IBS Get Worse During My Period?
Send us a textIf you have IBS or have mostly recovered from IBS and you are a woman, I can bet that you have noticed a connection between your menstrual cycle and your IBS symptoms. There is absolutely a connection here and in today’s episode we are going to discuss what that relationship is and what you can do to support yourself. This is episode 2 of my series on different causes of IBS flares, our reproductive hormones are definitely at play for recurring symptoms of IBS. Find the full transcript for this episode and other re...
2026-01-21
10 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 49 Can Stress Cause My IBS Flares?
Send us a textI’m so excited for today’s episode because I was inspired to start a little series on the important concept of IBS flares, because I have been through one myself recently and I know many of you have been through them as well. The whole concept of healing or recovering from IBS can be a controversial issue and even one that isn’t fully understood. Can we ever really heal our IBS? In this series we’ll dive into this topic of recovering from IBS and still having the occasional IBS flare...
2026-01-14
15 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 48- Healing IBS Means Rewriting Productivity.
Send us a textToday's interview is with Lisa Zawrotny is a Productivity + Life Coach and host of the Positively Living® Podcast on a mission to redefine productivity with compassion. She helps overwhelmed clients ditch hustle culture and design shame-free, personalized systems that lead to sustainable success without burnout or sacrificing what they love.As a coach certified in time management, stress management, ADHD support, and positive psychology, Lisa blends evidence-based strategies with a deeply human, heart-led approach.Lisa’s “joy list” includes road-tripping with her husband and teens, binge-watching shows, and making music w...
2026-01-07
41 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 47:45 Years, One Turning Point
Send us a textI turned 45 years old this month! As I was thinking on what I wanted to write and talk about today as I am approaching this somewhat of a milestone birthday, I realized that I have shared very little of my background and story with my podcast listeners and that you may be curious to know more about me personally.Today in celebration of surviving 45 years and being in a beautiful place in my life, I thought I would share more intimately and vulnerably about who I am, where I’ve come fr...
2025-12-31
29 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 46 Saying Yes to IBS
Send us a textThe other day I was lying in bed, deeply warm and under the covers and I could feel how cold it was outside of the bed. I was just getting over having a really bad cold that knocked me out for a few days and as I was waking up I could feel my head pounding, the beginning of a really bad headache. I desperately wanted to go back to bed because I knew it was too early to get up and I was still tired, but I also knew that I wouldn’t...
2025-12-24
15 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 45: Can An Anti- Inflammatory Diet Help Your IBS?
Send us a textEpisode 45 is an interview with Ashley Malik, a therapist and specialist in anti inflammatory eating for women in perimenopause. Check out these free resources for busy working moms who want to know how to get started with anti inflammatory eating.21 Day Anti-Inflammatory Meal Plan: https://ashleymalik.com/21-day-anti-inflammatory-diet-pdf- Anti-Inflammatory Snack Guide: https://ashleymalik.com/healthy-after-school-snacksSupport the showErin Maillo helps women with IBS who are sick of being sick reduce triggers, zap flareups, find peace and get their...
2025-12-17
49 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 44: A New Way to Heal IBS -My 10 Week Group Program
Send us a textHello and Happy December-thank you for listening in to the Healing Her IBS podcast-I appreciate you being here with me today. Today’s episode is very exciting for me because today we are going to be talking about my new group program that is opening for the first time in January 2026 and I have been wanting to do a bit of a deeper dive into why this program will be a powerful tool for healing your IBS in this New Year and also go into more details about what exactly we will be fo...
2025-12-10
16 min
The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo
IBS Recovery, Reinvention, and the Search for a Sane Life with Erin Maillo and Lisa Manzo
In this episode of The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo, health coach and IBS recovery specialist Erin Maillo shares her journey of healing, motherhood, reinvention, and the bold decision to start over in Italy. As a mother, creative, and lifelong seeker, Erin has spent years moving between countries, careers, and identities while managing the weight of family addiction patterns and the pressure to be perfect.After years of overworking and feeling crushed by expectations, Erin chose to pursue a life that resembles sanity. Now she helps women recover from IBS through a compassionate, holistic approach while navigating...
2025-12-08
30 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 43: Is Gluten Bad If You Have IBS?
Send us a textWelcome back to Healing Her IBS. Today we’re talking about one of the most confusing topics in the IBS sphere: gluten. Maybe you’ve wondered at some point —“Why does gluten seem to make my symptoms worse?”And maybe you’ve gone back and forth… One week gluten feels totally fine, and another week — suddenly you’re bloated, uncomfortable, running to the bathroom, or your stomach feels like it’s in knots.So what’s happening? Is it the gluten? Is it your gut? Is it stress?Let’s get curious and talk thr...
2025-12-03
13 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 42: When Will I Heal My IBS?
Send us a textI think a lot of women who have had or still have had IBS struggle with the timeline of having this disorder—maybe asking yourself:When will I heal? When will I get better? This struggle is so real and visceral and truthfully there is no one answer fits all for every woman—a truth that can sometimes kill the motivation to keep going.Lately I have made an observation while speaking to real women who have healed their IBS. They say that the key to healing is being patie...
2025-11-26
10 min
You Can Quit Smoking
EP24: Quitting When Smoking is Your 'Bad Girl' Identity - Erin Maillo
Erin had dangerously high standards for herself, leading to an internal conflict where smoking became a form of rebellion and freedom, her 'bad girl' release. Because the habit was so tied to this identity, quitting felt like losing her outlet. Erin shares the powerful lesson she learned: the key to lasting freedom is finding balance. She found the sweet spot between self-compassion and accountability, demonstrating how embracing both sides of yourself can lead to a breakthrough.About Erin:Erin is a mother, wife and health coach who is currently living in Italy...
2025-11-25
25 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 41-Camille's Story-Recovering from IBS After 15 Years
Send us a textIn this episode, Erin sits down with Camille to talk about her 15-year journey with IBS. Camille shares the early signs that something was wrong, how her symptoms impacted her daily life, relationships, and confidence, and what it felt like to live in constant fear of her body. Together, Erin and Camille explore the emotional, mental, and physical toll of IBS, the search for answers, and the moment everything began to shift. This conversation is an honest, hopeful look at what it really means to navigate chronic digestive symptoms — and how self-awareness, acceptance, an...
2025-11-19
36 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 40: My IBS Heroine's Journey Story
Send us a textSo many of us try to heal IBS like heroes — we go to war with our bodies, chase the perfect diet, and think if we just do enough, we’ll win. This is the way we are raised and what we are taught “works” —we must work and strive to get better. But healing, especially from something like IBS, isn’t a hero’s journey. It’s a heroine’s journey. It’s not about conquering. It’s about unveiling something unseen or something lost. Today, I want to walk you through the stages of the Heroine’s...
2025-11-12
14 min
Healing Her IBS
Announcement- Preparing for the Holidays with IBS Workshop
Send us a textErin announces her first workshop helping women to prepare for the holidays with IBS. It will take place November 12th at 12pm noon EST USA time. Send email to be included in the list! erin@healingheribs.comSupport the showErin Maillo helps women with IBS who are sick of being sick reduce triggers, zap flareups, find peace and get their lives back. For VIP one on one support, apply for Erin's Healing Her IBS Program here: https://healingheribs.com/work-with-erin/
2025-11-06
02 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 39-Healing Her IBS-Jennifer's Story of Healing Again
Send us a textIn this heartfelt conversation, Erin sits down with Jennifer, a fellow woman navigating life with IBS, to explore what it really means to heal from the inside out. Jennifer shares her personal journey — from the onset of her symptoms during perimenopause to the emotional and physical challenges that followed.Together, Erin and Jennifer discuss the connection between stress, perfectionism, and gut health, and how learning to slow down, listen to the body, and practice self-compassion became central to Jennifer’s healing.This episode is a remi...
2025-10-29
48 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 38 -IBS and the Heroine's Journey
Send us a textI was listening to a podcast the other day where the host described the concept of the Heroine’s Journey and how it was different from Joseph Campbell’s classic Hero’s journey . I had heard and studied already a bit about the Hero’s Journey, but the concept of a Heroine’s Journey was new to me and I was immediately fascinated to how I felt it connected with IBS. Once I researched and read more deeply on what the Heroine’s journey was the more I thought that this was exactly w...
2025-10-22
17 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 37 Interview with Jennifer Ragazzo -Healing Reimagined
Send us a textErin Maillo interview Jennifer Ragazzo about her IBS story and how she eventually healed and helps other women as well to heal gut issues getting to the core of what women have trouble digesting, physically and spiritually. You can follow Jennifer on www.jenniferragazzo.com and also check out her podcast : The Daily Surrender.Connect with Jennifer On Instagram: http://instagram.com/jennifer.ragazzoSubstack :http:// jenniferragazzo.substack.comWebsite: http://jenniferragazzo.comSupport the showErin Maillo he...
2025-10-15
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Healing Her IBS
Episode 36: The Missing Piece to Healing IBS-The Nervous System
Send us a textWelcome back to Healing Her IBS. Today we are going to continue the conversation we started to get into last episode and dive a bit deeper into this connection between IBS and the nervous system. Last episode we discussed how diets don’t really heal your IBS even though there is a huge emphasis put on food. So today we’ll dig deeper into the nervous system connection so you can understand what it’s role is and I’ll give you a few really good practices that you can start implementing right away tha...
2025-10-08
12 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 35: Why Diets Don't Heal IBS
Send us a text Today we’re diving into a question I hear a lot: Can your diet heal IBS? The truth is complicated but for the most part it’s a no, diets don’t heal IBS. They can be an incredible tool, but they’re not the cure. And when we rely only on food as the answer, we can actually end up more anxious, more restricted, and further away from true healing—which sadly I have seen a lot. Let’s talk today about the science of why food affects IBS, what role it actually can p...
2025-09-24
11 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 34: How Did Your IBS Start?
Send us a textToday, I want to take you back to where my IBS story really began. It wasn’t just about stomach pain, bloating, or food sensitivities — though all of that came later. For me, it started with one of the most transformational — and most traumatic — experiences of my life, which was the birth of my son in 2017. I want to tell you this story because I believe it illustrates how sometimes the origins of our IBS can be hidden in clear day because we don’t quite understand what IBS and why it starts in the fir...
2025-09-10
14 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 33: Healing from Within -Interview with Jodi Geline
Send us a textDeep dive interview with IBS survivor, Jode Geline on her story of healing from her IBS, which she suffered with for nineteen years.Support the showErin Maillo helps women with IBS who are sick of being sick reduce triggers, zap flareups, find peace and get their lives back. For VIP one on one support, apply for Erin's Healing Her IBS Program here: https://healingheribs.com/work-with-erin/
2025-04-23
33 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 32: Tools Or Weapons
Send us a textToday’s episode is close to my heart because I think this is the episode that I would have needed most when I was trying to heal my IBS. Also, I think the information and mindset shifts I’m going to share today would have probably been the most difficult for me to grasp at the time. If you are approaching healing your IBS as a project, or you are approaching it too tightly or too loosely, this approach could be the number one impediment to your healing, and you may not even be a...
2025-03-26
08 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 31: Do You Need Probiotics?
Send us a textThe question of if how and when to incorporate probiotics is most certainly a hot topic when it comes to healing IBS. Most of us know that when it comes to healing our IBS, we do want to focus on the health of our gut and that having probiotics and prebiotics in a healthy ratio is an essential part of a functioning gut. What is more confusing is if we truly do need probiotics, what kind and from what source. Should we be supplementing with probiotics or try to get them from what...
2025-03-12
07 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 30: Asking For What You Really Need
Send us a textToday I want to speak about participating in celebrations or holidays when you have IBS and asking for what you really need from others. I’ve wanted to cover this topic that is really impactful for women who suffer from IBS and are just sick of being so sick. I know it’s difficult to know how to deal with your IBS during these events and how too it can bring up the opportunity to ask for what you need directly. It can be really hard to ask for the things that we want...
2025-03-05
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 29: Healing Her IBS Back Again
Send us a textHello again, everyone listening. I’m happy to be back recording today after quite a decent break from podcasting the Healing Her IBS show. Today I want to talk with you about what prompted this break for me and also what is bringing me back here again, more renewed and ready to record and share. I also want to speak with you about some of the changes that I am hoping and planning on making in this new year of podcasting and this new year of exploring how to heal your IBS....
2025-02-26
07 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 28: Taking a Break
Send us a textHey everyone, welcome back to the Healing Her IBS Podcast. Today, I'm taking a moment to address something important. I've been thinking a lot lately about the direction of this podcast and where I want to take it. To truly serve you, my listeners, I've decided to take a temporary break from creating new episodes. I know this might come as a surprise, but it's a decision I've made with careful consideration. Over the past six months, I've poured my heart and soul into this podcast, sharing my knowledge, experiences, and my p...
2024-12-18
03 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 27: Personalized Habit Change Protocols
Send us a textIn last week’s episode we spoke about the importance of discovering your true why for why you want to change or establish a habit before you go into a deep dive of the details of that habit change. If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode, I recommend you go back and listen to that one before continuing with today’s episode. Today we are going to talk about the importance of overcoming skepticism and truly believing in your goal for habit change before committing to it. This topic is one that...
2024-12-11
07 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 26: How To Change a Habit
Send us a textOn the Healing Her IBS podcast, we’ve already spoken a lot about different aspects of your life and how they could be contributing to your suffering, or to healing your IBS.We’ve talked about the importance of quality sleep and fiber, getting enough protein and the importance of taking care of yourself to the best of your ability, managing stress and addressing the gut-brain axis connection through mindfulness and self-compassion. One of the missing pieces for so many of my clients and women with IBS is how to start doin...
2024-12-04
07 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 25: Asking for Help With Your IBS
Send us a textIn Episode 22 of the Healing Her IBS podcast, I spoke about the specific practice of using cod liver oil and heat to manage some of my bad bloating and stomach pain. I mentioned having a conversation with my husband about needing to do this practice and asking for his support so that I could get away by myself for twenty or thirty minutes to just breathe and have this hot blanket on my tummy when I was in pain. I realized as I was describing this practice and it’s high efficacy for my...
2024-11-27
07 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 24: How to Tackle Thanksgiving with IBS
Send us a textThanksgiving is coming up for those Americans that celebrate, and for many of you who do indulge in this food feast holiday while suffering with IBS, what should be a time to come together and be with loved ones, can turn into a truly intimidating event. How can you navigate this day to the best of your ability when you are worried about the consequences of eating or not eating the foods that you love? Today we are going to talk about a few different esse...
2024-11-20
08 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 23: What Are Your IBS Triggers?
Send us a textWomen who have IBS have spoken to me at length about their IBS triggers. Sometimes you know what it is that sparked your IBS syndrome, or your symptoms. Other times what triggers your IBS can seem a mystery that you need to figure out. Even if you have no clue as to what has activated your IBS, there are a few different areas that you could explore that could give you insight into what’s giving you those really bad IBS episodes and what you can do about it. Today we’ll discuss the...
2024-11-13
10 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 22: How Heat and Cod Liver Oil Can Help IBS Constipation
Send us a textDealing with the symptoms of IBS can be so annoying, time consuming and frustrating to manage. Depending on what type of IBS that you have, the symptoms can vary in degree and presentation. Many women deal with constipation and bloating as the major symptoms of their IBS. Until you’ve experienced these symptoms yourself, it may sound like it’s not that big of a deal. For those who have had these problems in their lives, you know what a big deal it can be. But what can you do about it? There are...
2024-11-06
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 21: How You Eat Matters for IBS
Send us a textMost often what we are focused on when it comes to nutrition and health is what we are eating. We focus on what we should and shouldn’t eat to be at maximum health. Especially for those with IBS, there are so many rules we hear about around what foods are triggering for IBS. You hear about what to cut out of your diet, or how potentially your IBS was caused by certain foods that you do or don’t eat. Of course there is some truth to this belief. But there is also...
2024-10-30
08 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 20: Should You Diet If You Have IBS?
Send us a textDieting, or attempting to lose weight while you are also trying to manage or heal your IBS is a complex situation When I was trying to heal my IBS, I was also about a year postpartum and had about 25 pounds of weight that I wanted to lose after having my baby. When I was first in healing m IBS mode, I was also trying to lose that weight at the same time. After a while, I realized for myself that it was hard for me to focus on both goals at the same t...
2024-10-23
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 19: What Are the Top Sleep Tricks for IBS?
Send us a textIn Episode 13 we discussed the importance of sleep and how it’s connected to IBS. I heard from several listeners who were very interested in this subject and have asked to hear more about specifically how to get better sleep. Today we will get into the nitty gritty of sleep habits, not talking so much today about the why of getting good sleep to heal, but the how of getting good sleep. If you are desperate to heal and you struggle to get the sleep you know that you need, today is going to...
2024-10-16
06 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 18: Should You Track Your Food?
Send us a textThe question of whether you should track your food or not is a personal decision that has a lot of variables to it. Tracking your food when you have IBS can have great outcomes for you, but it can also do quite the opposite—depending on who you are and what your history with eating and IBS is. In my own life, I can see how food journaling at times was very helpful and necessary for me in reaching certain health goals and I can also see how in other time periods, it was...
2024-10-09
07 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 17: Why Doctors Aren't Helping Your IBS?
Send us a textOne of the biggest shocks that I had when I was diagnosed with IBS is that my doctors couldn’t or wouldn’t help me. It took me a long time to accept this fact as it seemed counter intuitive to me. I had health insurance through my job — I was diagnosed with IBS through this health system, and yet when it came time to offer me a path to health, there was almost dead silence. I spent a great deal of time questioning why the doctors wouldn’t or couldn’t help me and tod...
2024-10-02
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 16: Should You Drink Alcohol If You Have IBS?
Send us a textAlcohol is such a tricky subject to tackle. I really wanted to address the subject of alcohol and at the same time I thought maybe it would be smarter to just ignore it. If you have IBS, you may have heard already that alcohol may trigger your symptoms or could be contributing to your IBS. Maybe you have also thought that you don’t care if it’s contributing to your IBS, or you don’t want to know whether it is or not. Whether you don’t drink, drink in moderation or drink a...
2024-09-25
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 15: What's Dysbiosis Got To Do With It?
Send us a textWhen you have IBS, what you really want is to get better as soon as you can. I think that the second most common curiosity for IBS sufferers is: What caused this pain? What is going on in my body? Why? \You wonder if you did something wrong or why some people can go on with their daily normal lives, while you are in so much discomfort. And it often doesn’t make sense as to why this syndrome was put upon you. Dysbiosis may be part of the reason you are exp...
2024-09-18
06 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 14: How to Heal IBS in Small Doses?
Send us a textWhen women are being honest they say that they know what they should be doing, they just don’t do it. Everyone knows that we should be drinking more water, eating vegetables, and exercising if we want to have great health. But for whatever reason you don’t make all the habits stick in the long term like you wish you would. And you can’t figure out why. And you can’t figure out the how. Part of the problem is how you think about changing important habits and your motivation...
2024-09-11
08 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 13: The Sleep Significance For IBS Sufferers
Send us a textIf you think that there couldn’t possibly be a link between your sleep and your IBS, you may be surprised to hear that you are incorrect. Ideally, it’s reassuring to know there are so many areas of your health that can are connected to your gut. If gives you more strategies that could potentially help you.With gut issues, we must look far and wide for what might be contributing to our pain. Getting the rest and recovery you need is related to your gut’s ideal functioning. Today’s episode we’ll ta...
2024-09-04
07 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 12: Is Protein the Missing Puzzle Piece to Healing IBS?
Send us a textWomen with IBS spend a lot of time thinking about food. Most of the time you just want to have a healthy diet where you can eat the things you love without feeling sick afterwards. Or you want to eat the things you know support your body. Or ideally both! You want this simplicity without causing constipation or bloating or diarrhea. When you have IBS, food choices can take center stage because of the obvious connection to the digestive system. Food also has the power to heal, especially when you have IBS...
2024-08-28
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 11 Five Ways to Conquer IBS With Joy
Send us a textWhat does joy have to do with healing your IBS? A lot, in fact —which I hope is good news regardless of where you are with your gut. If you are already a person investing in your own pleasure, learning that joy plays a role in you getting healthy should encourage you to keep going in that direction. Keep making your happiness a priority even though it can be hard to do. For others, seeing joy as a healing mechanism is a stretch because IBS is so frustrating and can be debilitating. IBS...
2024-08-21
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 10: Should You Consider Taking a Fiber Supplement?
Send us a textWhether or not to consider taking a fiber supplement is an individual decision that may or may not be right for you. Like so many things IBS related, what works or doesn’t work is so personal. You wish there was a silver bullet that worked for everyone, but unfortunately health just isn’t that way. I used a fiber supplement when I was healing from my IBS as I was finding it difficult to meet my daily fiber goals. However, for many women taking a fiber supplement can upset the stomach and make...
2024-08-14
07 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 9: Are You Getting Enough Fiber to Heal Your IBS?
Send us a textIf you suffer from IBS, the topic of fiber has most likely been swirling around your world for some time now.If you have been wanting to heal your IBS and exploring different ways to do so, getting prebiotics through fiber is an important first step that’s often overlooked. When I first started trying to heal my gut issues, I rolled my eyes at the concept of eating more fiber and how it could help me. I honestly thought it was too basic a strategy and I thought I already ate we...
2024-08-07
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 8: One of the Most Powerful Ways to Heal Your IBS
Send us a textDid you know that the things that are good for your overall health are also good for healing your IBS? Regular exercise is one of these top tier strategies. I’ve spoken with so many women who have had IBS for a while and all say that, without a doubt, physical activity helps decrease their IBS symptoms. It helps keep things fluid … in a good way. And I agree!So, if you know it helps you, why is it so hard to consistently exercise?There are a lot of things that...
2024-07-31
06 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 7: Befriending Yourself When You Have IBS
Send us a textBeing good to yourself during the process of healing from IBS can be one of the most challenging aspects of managing this illness. When you have IBS, there’s a lot of mind chatter that comes right along with the frustrating physical symptoms. In my life, a lot of this mental back and forth was very negative and unhelpful. While you can’t instantaneously control your IBS symptoms or get better immediately, you can learn how to be an ally to yourself in the process. You can learn how to listen to your symp...
2024-07-24
06 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 6: How Fast Can You Heal Your IBS?
Send us a textThe concept of time can be tricky when wanting to heal your IBS. When you are feeling the constant IBS symptoms, you just want it to go away already. You want it gone yesterday. Logically you know that healing takes time, but how much time should it take? What can you expect? Though there is no one time frame to fit all, there are some strategies that you can use around this time question that can help you heal faster. These strategies will help you see the long game and help you...
2024-07-17
07 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 5: How To Conquer Food Fear
Send us a textWhen you have IBS, food fear is a real thing. When you are suffering and you know there are foods that make you feel sick, the thought of eating a meal can send you into a little panic-or into a big one! You avoid certain foods; you restrict certain foods. Maybe you are specifically told to eliminate many foods. Restricting too many foods limits the diversity of your diet. It limits the essential nutrients your body needs to be well and to heal. But what can you do when you’re afraid to br...
2024-07-10
09 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 4: Will the Low FodMap Diet Help Your IBS?
Send us a textOne of the first strategies that I implemented to help heal my IBS was to focus on what to eat — or, better said, what NOT to eat.In the IBS community, many foods are labeled as bad, so it was a normal response for me to consider that what I was eating was both the cause and solution to my IBS misery. It is true that what you eat is part of the solution but not the whole solution. You’ve most likely heard of the Low FodMap diet. Many women stay on it f...
2024-07-03
08 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 3: Can Talking About IBS Help You Heal?
Send us a textWomen with IBS tell me they feel alone. With friends or even a therapist, it seems like IBS isn’t something people want to hear about. I can relate. As I’ve shared my podcast with close friends, I realized that they didn’t even know I had IBS! When my IBS was diagnosed and at it’s worst, I was shut down, closing myself in and scared. I did not have anyone to talk to about IBS. If you are lucky, you have at least one person in your life that you can open...
2024-06-26
04 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 2: Is the Stress of Your IBS Making it Worse?
Send us a textHave you ever heard that stress in your life is contributing to your IBS? Has a doctor ever told you that your IBS is just in your mind? Have they told you to de-stress more and that would fix your issue? Because that happened to me a lot and it literally made me want to scream. So, I’m not here today to tell you your IBS is in your head or that stress alone is causing your IBS. But I am here to say that I have learned that for me personally I k...
2024-06-19
06 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 1: One Woman's Harrowing IBS Story
Send us a textMany things led me to share this audio space with you on Healing Her IBS. My name is Erin Maillo, I am a health coach, a mother and educator. And, I have struggled with IBS for 6 years, especially just after the birth of my son in 2017. Did your IBS start with a specific event like that? Today, I can thank the Universe and my personal journey in saying that I am almost entirely healed from IBS. When I do have recurring issues, I have a tried-and-true set of emotional and physical practices that ge...
2024-06-12
08 min
Healing Her IBS
Episode 0: Healing Her IBS Trailer
Send us a textHealing Her IBS is hosted by Erin Maillo, IBS Wellness Coach for Women, who successfully manages IBS in her own life. This show offers both practical and emotional strategies for dealing with the often-confusing diagnosis of IBS. Each episode delves into the complexities of IBS, offering valuable insights into its potential causes, symptoms, and potential healing solutions. Her goal is to empower you with knowledge, daily tips and tricks, and a deeper emotional awareness to help you regain control of your digestive health. Join the conversation as we explore the necessity of self-care...
2024-04-03
01 min