Brooke Abbott

Brooke is the creator of The Crazy Creole Mommy Chronicles, a brand she created to share her life as a single mother of color living with a chronic condition. Brooke is also the co-founder of IBDMoms, a non-profit advocacy group that provides resources and tools to mothers affected by inflammatory bowel disease as patients or caregivers. She has advocated, often representing the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, RISE.org, and The Digestive Disease National Coalition on Capitol Hill. She is also a member of the IBD Social Circle. Brooke has written for The Right Start blog, Single Mom Planet, Mommybites, The Toddler Blog, Mom.Me, and more. She is currently featured in Everyday Health, HealthCentral & inflammatoryboweldisease.net

Brooke has sat on advisory boards for Pfizer, Single Mom Planet Foundation, WEGO Health, The HollyRod Foundation & HealtheVoices. Currently, she sits on advisory boards for the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, & Pfizer. Brooke has been featured in The Phoenix Ostomy Magazine, US Weekly, LifeScript, L.A. Parent, Ostomy Connection, Prevention Magazine, and Women’s Health Magazine. Brooke & her child, Jax, currently reside in Santa Barbara with their dog, Winston.

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