Founder of The Gluten Free Advocate & Coeliac Disease Podcaster, Ashley Iadanza: Live from The Celiac Cruise
15 March 2026

Founder of The Gluten Free Advocate & Coeliac Disease Podcaster, Ashley Iadanza: Live from The Celiac Cruise

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Episode 227
My guest on today’s episode is founder of The Gluten Free Advocate and fellow coeliac podcaster, Ashley Iadanza. We’ll talk about both Ashley’s and my coeliac disease diagnoses, how Ashley works with Celiac Cruise, creating her podcast, her mission with The Gluten Free Advocate and share perspectives of gluten free life.

What we’ll cover:
* How Ashley started working with Celiac Cruise 
* Ashley’s relationship with our girls 
* Connections made on a Celiac Cruise 
* Ashley’s coeliac disease diagnosis following her brother’s diagnosis 
* My coeliac disease symptoms 
* Men and coeliac disease 
* Being gaslit by health professionals 
* Issue with men running our medical system and women being dismissed 
* Ashley’s experience with coeliac disease at school 
* How coeliac disease impacts my day to day life 
* How my coeliac disease has impacted my daughters and their empathy levels 
* Conversations about coeliac disease with friends and family 

* How my relationship with Bec changed since my coeliac disease diagnosis
* How my coeliac disease diagnosis affected Bec
* How coeliac disease impacts not only the individual diagnosed but the whole family
* Why I started A Gluten Free Family
* Ashley’s background and how Ashley started The Gluten Free Advocate
* Ashley’s travels in Europe and finding blogs helpful
* Ashley creating the blog Eat Explore Love
* Ashley’s political campaigning in the US
* How a recent Celiac Cruise in The Bahamas inspired Ashley with social media content
* What the Celiac Cruise can offer those with coeliac disease and their family and friends

Links
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📬 Stay connected:
Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: hello@aglutenfreefamily.com.au 

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

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