Medicine,throughthelensoflivedexperience.
I'm a doctor who also lives with Crohn's Disease. After lifesaving ostomy surgery at 27, I turned the lessons my illness taught me — resilience, patience, endurance — into a way of supporting chronically ill people around the world.
A doctor. And a patient.
I'm a doctor, advocate, writer, educator and mentor. I live with Crohn's Disease, and underwent lifesaving ostomy surgery at the age of only 27. I use the lessons in resilience, patience and endurance my illness has taught me to support other chronically ill people around the world.
I am unique because I have personal lived experience of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease) and I am also a medical doctor who understands the way healthcare systems and policy can help or hinder patients with chronic illness.
The book I'm writing about my journey.
My upcoming book about my journey with Crohn's Disease and how I've applied the lessons I've learned to my life and career as a doctor.
A warm, honest account of resilience, recovery and finding a full life alongside chronic illness — written for patients, carers, and the clinicians who walk beside them.
Available for keynotes and speaking engagements.
I am an experienced public speaker, available for keynote addresses and other public speaking opportunities — discussing the intersection of medicine, policy and chronic illness through the lens of personal lived experience as a patient, and through my professional experience as a doctor. My special interest is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), and chronic illness more broadly.
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Support for people navigating chronic illness.
My mentoring and support service is for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, people with ostomies, and people living with chronic illness. It is warm, non-judgmental, and shaped by both medical training and lived experience — a space to be understood without having to explain from the beginning.
Reach out about mentoringResources on IBD & life with an ostomy.
Educational resources and links to information about Inflammatory Bowel Disease and life with an ostomy.
Video series & story
Video series & story
A playlist of my videos on life, medicine and living with an ileostomy.
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Living My Best Life
Living My Best Life
My story, featured by Crohn's & Colitis Australia.
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Life with IBD & an ileostomy
Life with IBD & an ileostomy
A window into daily life, honest and unfiltered.
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Let's work together.
Enquiries about speaking, mentoring and book news are always warmly welcomed. I read every message myself and will get back to you.