We Are All Capable of More Than We Think With Brian Greenberg

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12/03/17

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What are your goals? Are you taking steps each day to move towards those goals? Brian Greenberg, endurance athlete and president of Chronically Better You tells us how he moved from goals after surgery—getting out of bed and making his own lunch—to training for an Ironman in 2018. People with IBD know the value of structure and Brian explains how he has learned to manage his life with Crohn's disease and an ostomy through careful planning and setting goals. 2:35: Why sitting still actually makes Brian feel worse. 3:18: Why a routine is important 4:33: What's a Half Ironman? 6:41: How to set goals, no matter if they're big or small 10:20: Why a schedule is important 13:05: On being a model patient 13:57: What happens when you miss a training day? 18:30: What Brian thinks when he looks at his training schedule or during a race 20:02: A nightly routine that helps reduce stress 24:19: The biggest motivating factor in Brian's life 27:19: Shout out to our partners for the help 29:49: Why it's best to do you and to not compare to others Find Brian Greenberg at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianG_CBY
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https://www.instagram.com/ChronicallyBetterYou/
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Find Intense Intestines Foundation at:

We Will Beat IBD Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-will-beat-ibd-podcast/id1065350104?mt=2
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Find Amber J Tresca at:

Verywell: https://www.verywell.com/ibd-crohns-colitis-4014703
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Intro Music: The Jazz Piano - Bensound.com - www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Outro Music: Soul Food - Purple Planet Music - http://www.purple-planet.com

Previous Episode

Growing Up IBD with Brian Greenberg

November 2, 2017

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31m

Being diagnosed with IBD as a child presents special challenges for kids and for parents. Learn how Brian Greenberg of Intense Intestines Foundation dealt with a Crohn's disease diagnosis at a young age and transitioned from being a child reliant on parents to help manage his IBD to learning how to manage it all himself.

2:15: Brian spent a lot of time in detention as a kid!

3:15: The hardest part of going to school with IBD.

5:00: Brian's first resection: at 21.

7:00: Deciding to get an ostomy and what that meant for the future.

9:00: How an ostomy and a Ken butt made life better.

11:00: The misunderstandings that can happen when your peers don't understand about IBD.

14:00: Why do people not just ask about why a person may appear sick?

16:00: How Brian manages to stay active with Crohn's disease.

16:30: How being active can help with the mental aspects of coping with IBD.

17:34: Why distractions can actually be beneficial at times.

19:00: One of the things Brian has done that maybe is a little risky. But super fun.

19:40: How Brian managed an aggressive medication schedule in the 90s.

20:20: Brian's experience in transitioning from parents managing everything IBD to him managing it himself.

Find Brian Greenberg at:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianG_CBY https://twitter.com/ChronicBetterU
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/BrianG_CBY/ https://www.instagram.com/ChronicallyBetterYou/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChronicallyBetterYou/

Find Intense Intestines Foundation at:

We Will Beat IBD Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-will-beat-ibd-podcast/id1065350104?mt=2
Web: http://www.intenseintestines.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IntenseIntestines/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NtenseNtestines
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intense_intestines/

Find Amber J Tresca at:

Verywell: https://www.verywell.com/ibd-crohns-colitis-4014703
Blog: http://aboutibd.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aboutibd
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aboutIBD
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/aboutibd/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/about_IBD/

Intro Music: Badass - Bensound.com - www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Outro Music: The Lounge - Bensound.com - www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

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2017 Year End Wrap-Up

January 4, 2018

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33m

Welcome to the year-end wrap up show! I put together clips from my first 14 shows that drop the heaviest knowledge bombs about how life with IBD affects us, our careers, our relationships, and our stress levels.

Do you have an IBD Elevator Speech? I got you, here's where you can learn to create yours after you listen to Brooke Abbott give hers: https://www.verywell.com/how-to-create-your-ibd-elevator-speech-1942452

Find Christy Stone, Crohnie Bologna, at: