May is food allergy awareness month! This is a great time to talk with friends about food allergies and how they impact our lives as food allergy families. Listen in on an interview I did with Kimberly at Build Your Best Family Podcast where we talked about some of the struggles food allergies place on our lives, how food allergies affect family culture & traditions and more.
Six Of The Best Ways To Teach Food Allergy Awareness and Empower Your Food Allergy Toddler
Empowering our food allergy kids is an important step in their journey, but how do we do it? Discover how I empowered my food allergy toddlers and how it has helped them become responsible food allergy kids that feel in control instead of like a victim of their food allergies.
Five Ways To Support Your Marriage After Your Child Is Diagnosed With Food Allergies
After 17 years of marriage (11 of them with severe food allergies), I’ve learned a few ways to support our marriage that relate to food allergies. Find out what they are in this post.
How To Host Kids With Food Allergies
Need a little mom inspiration for food allergy aware playdate activities? This post will give you 6 tips for hosting a child with food allergies.
Can My Child Have Anaphylaxis From Touching Their Allergen?
What are the facts about anaphylaxis and touching a food allergen? Read about skin contact risk and how it might affect your everyday life.
Lower Stress Cooking For Special Diets
Potlucks, BBQs and Food Allergies
Going out to someone’s house and explaining how to safely manage food allergies can be exhausting. Going to a potluck, BBQ or family event where the food and environment are unknown adds a whole new layer of stress. Sometimes I feel like it’s just easier to stay home. But after 10 years of living with food allergies, I also know that loneliness is real and can be just as bad as the food allergies themselves. Which is why I’ve started to intentionally work on going to more social events. In doing this, I’ve come up with a few things that help mentally and practically when going to potlucks & BBQs.