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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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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 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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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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Alternative Ways to Teach Kids About Food Allergies
Have you ever thought about how your child learns best? Maybe your child has been lucky enough to have a teacher that identifies learning...
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Siblings Without Food Allergies - Their Perceptions
As a licensed professional counselor trained in family therapy, I am always curious about how various factors impact family systems. The...
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Food Allergy Parenting Errors - Mistakes are Part of the Journey!
Written By Guest Blogger: Lori Moussapour, MA, LMSW (Originally posted on www.ToEmpowerU.com; republished with author permission)...
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When Family Members Don't Follow Food Allergy Rules
It's hard when friends don't understand or follow your family's food allergy rules, but it's even harder (and more disappointing) when...
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Navigating the Emotional Seas of Food Allergies
As a parent, there are days that are etched in your mind forever. The days your children were born. Their first words. Their first steps....
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