Two months ago, Rebecca Zamolo had her colon removed, and eight years ago she was diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis. But today, she’s as strong as ever.

Zamolo is the subject of an upcoming documentary called Inside/Out: My Battle with IBD, a film that chronicles the young actress’s initial struggles with ulcerative colitis and the fight for normalcy that followed. Soon after her diagnosis, Zamolo’s doctors told her the only treatment option to combat her severe case of the disease would be to have her colon removed. A colostomy bag would preserve the health of her large intestine by avoiding it altogether.

“Now that I’ve had my surgery, my goal is to run a half-marathon,” Zamolo says in the trailer for her documentary. “If I can do this, then it’s going to really empower me.”

Just a handful of weeks outside of her surgery, she says the sensation of running without stomach pain is still a strange one. Although, her doctors still advise her not to strain the injury site. She faces significant risks for a hernia, which would mean another surgery.

But if she’s successful, she says, that’s one less barrier for people with colostomy bags and inflammatory bowel disease in general. Currently, just over one million people in the U.S. suffer from IBD.

“I hope people will see this and be inspired, informed, and understand that there are people out there with a bag,” she said, “and they’re still living healthy lives.”