New Podcast: Exploring Food Allergy Families
I'm very excited about this announcement. Not only does it relate to topics I am passionate about, but it's also a resource that I think...
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Food Allergy Anxiety, Mindset, and Parenting Resources
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The Food Allergy Counselor
Food allergy anxiety, mental health, mindset, and parenting tips from
licensed therapist, Tamara Hubbard, MA, LCPC
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But How Are You *Really* Doing
For many of us, we're well into week three or four of social distancing and sheltering-in-place. So we've got this whole thing down...
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Resources for Navigating Coronavirus Anxiety
By now, phrases like "social distancing" and "flatten the curve" are commonplace due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. Bombarded with...
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Food Allergy Mental Health Thoughts & Thanks for 2019
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT 2019 IS ALMOST OVER?! As this year comes to a close, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past year and give...
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Food Allergy Thinking Traps Worksheet
Due to the positive feedback I've received for the Food Allergy Mindset worksheet I shared a few months ago, I've decided to publish...
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The Emotional Side of Food Allergy Treatments
Note: I'm not an allergist, so this piece should not be taken as medical advice. However, I'm a licensed clinical professional...
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Food Allergy Mental Health Worksheets You Can Use
Due to the positive feedback I've received for the Food Allergy Mindset worksheet I shared a few months ago, I've decided to publish...
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How to Find an Allergy-Knowledgeable Counseling Provider
You realize your anxiety levels are rising to a level that impacts your daily life, and nothing you're doing seems to be helping. An...
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Two Ways to Help Kids Build Food Allergy-Related Self-Esteem
We're all familiar with the term self-esteem, but it can be hard to describe it in a concrete manner. In the simplest of terms,...
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Food Allergy Awareness Week Day 7: Food Allergy Mental Health Worksheet
Day 7: PDF Worksheet To Use or Share! Today marks the end of Food Allergy Awareness Week 2019. I've covered a lot within the last seven...
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Food Allergy Awareness Week Day 6: Fight Food Allergy Fears
Day 6: Fight Food Allergy Fears w/Facts Fear is a present-oriented basic emotion that typically occurs as a response to a real or...
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Food Allergy Awareness Week Day 5: Problem-Solving with Food Allergy Fear
Day 5: The I.D.E.A.L Method Imagine this scenario..... Your daughter comes home from the first day of school saying she made a new...
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Food Allergy Awareness Week Day 4: Food Allergy Anxiety Resources
Day 4: Food Allergy Anxiety Resources Anxiety isn't necessarily a bad emotion. Neither is stress. They can be useful feelings, driving us...
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Food Allergy Awareness Week Day 3: Thinking Traps
[Check out Episode 11 of Exploring Food Allergy Families to learn more about food allergy-focused cognitive distortions or "thinking...
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Food Allergy Awareness Week Days 1 & 2
Day 1: Food Allergy Support Groups Being a member of a health-focused support group is now about as common as stopping at Starbucks daily...
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Food Allergy Mental Health Tips for FAAW
May is not only Food Allergy Awareness Month but also Mental Health Awareness Month! Since the Food Allergy Counselor website focuses on...
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5 Reminders for Parents of Kids with Food Allergy-Related Anxiety
Those of us who are food allergy-knowledgeable licensed behavioral healthcare providers will inevitably get calls from parents seeking...
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Coping with Food Allergy Tragedies
Another food allergy-related tragedy recently populated our social media feeds. This story involved a teenage boy, all set to graduate...
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Accessibility to Food Allergy-Knowledgeable Behavioral Health Professionals (Survey Results)
The food allergy community continues to express a need to focus more on the mental/behavioral health needs of individuals and families...
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Navigating Valentine’s Day from a Nut Allergy Mom (and Clinical Social Worker)
When I think of Valentine’s Day growing up I think of the fantastic heart boxes filled with gooey chocolates my dad would get for me, my...
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