5 Tips to Confidently Advocate for Your Food Allergies

Posted Posted in Adults, Food allergies, Jessica Pizzo

Food allergies are often misunderstood and stigmatized. The experience of living with food allergies in adulthood is challenging; even if you have been navigating your diagnosis since childhood. For many, it can be traumatic. Events like dinners with friends, work lunches with colleagues, and dating can quickly turn from joyful to anxiety-provoking. Your fears may […]

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Educating Our Elders: The Importance of Understanding Food Allergies

Posted Posted in Adults, Food allergies, Megan Herelle

Dealing with food allergies is challenging enough, but when you add intergenerational misunderstandings to the mix, the struggle can become emotionally overwhelming. Many parents of children with food allergies find themselves caught in a delicate dance of trying to provide protection and educating others, all while navigating family dynamics. In this blog, we’ll explore why […]

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Coparenting With Food Allergies: A Must-Read Guide For New Jersey Families

Posted Posted in Food allergies, Lauren Grossbach

When you’re co-parenting a child with food allergies, getting on the same page isn’t just about convenience – it’s about creating a safe, supportive environment where your child can thrive. Whether you’re co-parenting under the same roof or across town, alignment between parents shapes how your child experiences their food allergies and, ultimately, how they […]

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Raising an Infant with FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome): 8 Tips From a Child Therapist in Scotch Plains, NJ

Posted Posted in Food allergies, Kerry Isgur, Parents

Raising an infant is a journey filled with joys, challenges, and countless learning moments. When your child has Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES), the already difficult journey of parenting becomes even more challenging and complex.  What Is FPIES? Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) is a rare type of food allergy that affects the gastrointestinal system. […]

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Navigating Food Allergies: A Psychologist’s Guide to the Top 5 Misconceptions and Nurturing Mental Health

Posted Posted in Anxiety, Food allergies

Today, I want to discuss a topic often misunderstood: food allergies. As a psychologist and food allergy parent, I’ve seen firsthand and secondhand the emotional rollercoaster that comes with managing food allergies. So, let’s dive in together. We debunk some common myths. Explore the psychological impact. And find ways to support those walking this tricky […]

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Therapy for Food Allergies and Anxiety Comes to Branchburg, NJ

Posted Posted in Adults, Anxiety, Children, EMDR, Fawn McNeil-Haber, Food allergies, Trauma

Living with food allergies is a daily balancing act. It includes a lot of vigilance and anxiety. It’s a life filled with label-reading, meticulous meal planning, and emergency preparation. The fear of a severe allergic reaction can be constant. Indeed, it can shadow every meal, snack, and social event. Advocating for you or your child’s […]

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Why is Group Therapy Effective? A Scotch Plains, NJ Therapist Shares the Facts

Posted Posted in Adults, Food allergies, New Moms, Parents, Teens

Group therapy is a treatment in which people with similar conditions or goals learn from, and move toward better mental wellness together. Group therapy is one of the most effective treatments for healing and hope. The group setting provides a sense of community, support, and understanding that can be difficult to find elsewhere. The process […]

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Oral Food Challenge Part 2: Managing the Anxiety

Posted 1 CommentPosted in Anxiety, Children, Fawn McNeil-Haber, Food allergies, Parents

In part one of this two-part blog series, we discussed what an oral food challenge is and how you can prepare yourself and your child. Oral food challenges can be very anxiety-provoking for both the child with food allergies and the food allergy parent. Allergists think very carefully before recommending an oral food challenge. They […]

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Oral Food Challenge and Anxiety Part 1: Preparing Yourself and Your Child

Posted 1 CommentPosted in Fawn McNeil-Haber, Food allergies, Parents

What is an Oral Food Challenge? Oral food challenges are a diagnostic tool that allergists use to test for food allergies. Very simply, the patient consumes some of a potential food allergen under the supervision of a Board Certified Allergist. This allows the allergist to test for food allergies reliably and safely.  Blood and skin […]