As an allergy mental health expert, my emails share evidence-based information that you and your patients can apply in practical ways. At the same time, these emails are written in the same warm and relatable tone I use in all of my content. You'll feel as if we're sitting down, talking over a cup of coffee (or tea, since I'm not a coffee drinker)! And if you haven't visited my website, be sure to check out all of the evidence-based and life-impacting content that continues to help the allergy community find their *just right* balance between the overwhelm and quality of life. Subscribe so you don't miss any of this great content, including updates on my book (Navigating the Overwhelm of Allergy Parenting) to be published by Johns Hopkins University Press!
The Data About How Our Patients Feel
Hi Reader, Emotions....we all have them, right? If you've ever wondered what the data says about the emotions that parents and kids with food allergy experience, and what some of the psychosocial research is focusing on in order to address these big emotions, then my conversation with psychologist Lisa Lombard, PhD. and allergist Dr. Ruchi Gupta will interest you! In the podcast episode titled "The Data About Our Feelings", here are some of the topics we explored:
While this study has concluded, The Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research (CFAAR) continues to study crucial topics focused on living with food allergies, including but not limited to:
To listen to the data about emotions that parents and kids with food allergy experience, check out Episode 10 of Exploring Food Allergy Families via your favorite podcast app or on The FAC's website!
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The Food Allergy Counselor
As an allergy mental health expert, my emails share evidence-based information that you and your patients can apply in practical ways. At the same time, these emails are written in the same warm and relatable tone I use in all of my content. You'll feel as if we're sitting down, talking over a cup of coffee (or tea, since I'm not a coffee drinker)! And if you haven't visited my website, be sure to check out all of the evidence-based and life-impacting content that continues to help the allergy community find their *just right* balance between the overwhelm and quality of life. Subscribe so you don't miss any of this great content, including updates on my book (Navigating the Overwhelm of Allergy Parenting) to be published by Johns Hopkins University Press!
Hi Reader, If you've read the last couple of Allergy Counseling Zone emails, you already know that I'm in the full swing of fall conference season, presenting to both provider and patient populations throughout North America this fall. That means my conference prep is your gain! Having already looked at the impacts food allergy has on key development and functioning within individuals and families in the last couple of emails, let's look through the third and final lens: the systems lens....
Hi Reader, With October comes Halloween - and a flurry of thoughts swirling around in the minds' of parents of kids with food allergies. "How should we approach Trick-or-Treating?" "Should I even let my child Trick-or-Treat?" "If we do, how do we balance safety and fun?" The truth is, the answers to these questions come from a shared decision-making process between parents, their child, and sometimes even the allergist. (I highly encourage you to call your healthcare team to ask safety...
Hi Reader, I am so excited to share this incredible news with you.... My debut book, Navigating the Overwhelm of Allergy Parenting is finally happening, and will be published by Johns Hopkins University Press! Here's the official announcement being shared on Publisher's Marketplace: "Tamara Hubbard, MA, LCPC, international speaker and allergy mental health expert, has signed with Johns Hopkins University Press to author a book offering Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based guidance for...