Gut Tales

Emma was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 2006, Crohn's disease in 2007, and eventually given the ultimate diagnosis of indeterminate colitis. Though, at times, inflammatory bowel disease seemed to get the best of her, Emma never gave up hope that life would get better. Emma is on a constant path to peacefully coexist with her illness and to heal herself through talking openly about her experiences, laughing, yoga, prayer, eating well, and loving herself. Emma is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is an Intelligence Officer turned Holistic Health Coach and Chronic Wellness Mentor. Emma resides in the state of Washington with her husband and two children.

Whether you are newly diagnosed or are a veteran of Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, you don't want to miss this hilarious, down and dirty, truthful life journey. Diagnosed at age twenty-four, Emma discusses what it feels like to crap your pants in your neighbor's front yard at 4am, the necessity of carrying a makeshift toilet in her car, and how important it is to listen to your body. Along with her gut-busting stories, Emma discusses the struggle inflammatory bowel disease brought to her life and how hard she has fought to overcome the associated mental, physical, and emotional difficulties it brings. In her book, Gut Tales, Emma Becker breaks the silence in her tell-all debut about the gut-wrenching truth of what life with inflammatory bowel disease is really like. Nothing is held back as you explore one woman's courageous journey to find peace and health despite her diagnosis.