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The Food Allergy Counselor

Learn how daily affirmations can help with managing food allergies, and begin developing your own.

What Uncertainty Is and How it Impacts You. The simplest definition of uncertainty is: Being uncertain or unsure about something. The...

Learn the difference between living in fear and experiencing fear when navigating life with food allergies.

Feeling burnt out from managing food allergies? Navigating food allergy burnout? Here are tips and insights to help you cope.

Discover if online health groups help or hinder food allergy management. Learn how to evaluate which online groups are best for you.

In a recent FAC post, we explored  what stress is and how it differs from anxiety , with specific mindfulness-based approaches for...

Learn how to develop a food allergy-focused growth mindset.

A common question asked in allergy support groups relates to how to move from fearing food allergies to confidently managing them. The...

Learn what stress is and how it differs from anxiety, as well as tips for making food allergy-related stress more manageable.

Learn a simple, yet effective strategy for managing food allergy anxiety and stress.

Struggling with anxious allergy thoughts? Learn how to defuse from unhelpful thoughts and gain a new perspective on them.

'Tis the season for holiday gatherings....and maybe increased stress, too?  The holiday season can feel like a stressful time for many...

Gain insight into the key points from a 2020 research study reviewing food allergy anxiety data from the past two decades.

Don't let fear-based messages about food allergy mistakes make you feel inadequate. Learn how navigate them with confidence.

Learn more about grief and have to navigate food allergy-related grief, especially after an allergic reaction.

Learn strategies to help you navigate unhelpful allergy beliefs as they pop up in your mind.

Learn about the T.R.A.C.E. tool to help you rebuild food allergy management confidence after anaphylaxis. (T.R.A.C.E. was developed by licen

We know that in order to gain confidence in our ability to manage our own or our child's allergies, we have to step outside of our...

Living with food allergies and other allergic diagnoses means experiencing emotional discomfort, since uncomfortable feelings such as...

Food Allergy Awareness Week (FAAW) 2021 may be over, but the education and advocacy efforts won't stop! Together, we will continue to...