Holidays for some can be a very stressful time. Mark speaks with Dr. Katherine Tomasino, PhD, co-director of Behavioral Medicine for the Digestive Health Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Research shows a strong connection between the gut and the brain.

About Dr. Katherine Tomasino

Psychologist Kate Tomasino, PhD, is the co-director of the Behavioral Medicine for Digestive Health Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

She is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in behavioral medicine and psych gastroenterology.

She combines treatments like cognitive behavioral therapy and medical hypnosis to help patients cope with medical illnesses and diagnoses like inflammatory bowel disease, disorders of gut-brain interaction, and other chronic digestive health issues.