Jessica Mann

Jessica Mann was born in 1992 in South Africa, KwaZulu Natal. She immigrated to Gold Coast, Australia at the age of eight with her family. Diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in her late teens, Mann aims to eradicate the stigma associated with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by being a voice for those suffering in silence. Her first book ‘more than skin deep - the silent soul shaper’ is a very raw and vulnerable account of my experience suffering with this life-changing disease. It aims to normalise the daily struggles associated with someone battling, while also addressing its cascading effects into personal relationships and toxic patterns. It both portrays the critical severity of such a disease, while also making light of the embarrassing ones. 



Mann has written short articles for IBD blogs & websites such as Lyfebulb and Omnigon Care Solutions, but this is her first full-length memoir.