My Kind of Life: Recent Episodes
Emily Nolan
My podcast, My Kind of Life, is organized in seasons. Seasons of my life when I was curious about certain things and went all in, per usual.
Season one and season two are about vulnerability and having brave conversations.
Season three is my social entrepreneurship project where I provide helpful resources to parents of children with food allergies and immune imbalances.
I invite you to pick and choose episodes as they apply to you and the season you're in.
I’ve always wondered how moms, especially of multiple children, can have a thriving career and a loving family. Jamie attributes this to figuring it out as she’s goes, seeking the feeling of aliveness, and being brave enough to live a full life with a vibrant, beating pulse.
I’m this episode, you’ll also hear us talk about:
- How it’s good to feel things—that’s how you grow.
- The importance of female friendships—and where/when they pick up where our partners may drop off. Why they’re vital to cultivate.
- What’s a good age to introduce music to children?
- Decision making out of love and purpose and not only the bottom line.
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There are hard things we should get our kids to do, and then there are the necessary hard things they have to do...but don't want to do. These types of "hard but necessarys" are different for every household. In Eli's house, her "hard but necessarys" are getting her children to brush their teeth. In my house, it's getting my son to tolerate shots after his run with environmental shots. And it changes with every season. So my question to one of the most followed licensed therapists and mother of three is, "How do we get our Children to do Hard but Necessary Things?"
In this conversation we explore all the paths on the "how to," and Eli throws in tips for how to do it all with a partner that might not be on the same "conscious" parenting path as you.
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I’ve been looking forward to this conversation with Amanda Bacon from Moon Juice on being a modern mom who also uses ancient practices. This is a really interesting practice, especially as modern convenience items and lifestyles are burgeoning before our eyes. In a world when convenience was once in a while, now it feels everyday. With illnesses, allergies, and autoimmune challenges becoming more prevalent, it begs us to ask, “What are we doing differently than just thirty years ago?”
This conversation is an exploration in applying ancient wisdom to our modern practices. What’s realistic? What’s idealistic?
Amanda shares a homesteading dream of hers, and confesses that it’s possibly just a dream…because she loves both the generation and growing of her thriving business and **family life.
I hope you enjoy this exploration we begin to excavate for curious minds.** Let us know what you thought about this episode. Please rate and review the podcast on Apple podcast.
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Gillian helps us get a little more creative with our kids lunchboxes while adding a bit more diversity into that boring, cold lunchbox. She also discusses how she handles having life threatening food allergies in a house that is “the spot” for her children and all of their friends to hang out.
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Just on the other side of his whole grain baking failures was a world of opportunity, waiting for him to fail enough to find it. Charbel started as a traditional pastry chef and got into whole grain pastries after working at Blue Hill Farms in NY.
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I do. I especially love when Charbel talks about failure and how his wife, Andrea, encouraged him not to give up. It was just at his breaking point that he discovered this new/ancient art of baking, and thank heavens he did. It makes me wonder, when I feel like giving up, what could be on the other side of giving it a just few more weeks of effort?
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I finally get a chance to sit down and chat with Danika Brysha, founder of Self-Care Society and treasured model friend of mine from “back in the day.” Danika and I have both overcome so many body challenges—eating disorders, orthorexia, body Dysmorphia and more. Now, in our new season of life as mothers, we dive into how we’re navigating raising healthy children without projecting our past body and eating challenges onto them. It’s a tricky topic and I hope our conversation gives you a few takeaways to help you along your journey.
A couple of my favorite things in this conversation are:
- When Danika talks about intuitive eating and how this philosophy and approach to health could be improved upon
- Body and food neutrality, and
- Getting back in touch with our bodies
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I think you might be surprised by this one. Three food allergy moms in different seasons of life rethink the “no nuts” policy in many schools.
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Oh man. Or should I say, oh mama? Ingrid D'Aquin is my personal life coach. In this episode, we jump right into the challenges modern moms have once they become mothers. Choosing work paths as a mother--navigating work from home, staying at home, or working outside the home. We talk about the importance of sisterhood, not competing with other women, and letting your spouse or partner parent in their own way. My favorite part of this episode is towards the end, when Ingrid talks about doing what matters to you. Not Instagram or an algorithm. Because we don't die with our followers. We die with the memories we made and the energy we created.
Note to listener: There are F* bombs and profanity in this episode. They felt essential so I left them in. If littles are around, you may want to pop your earbuds in.
On this episode Lindsey Gill of The Napkin Network, a non profit created to bridge the gap between moms in need and moms who want to help, talk about her work making sure every mother have what they need to provide for their children.
She also shared her story of being food allergy momma!
Elizabeth Ghia, a top interior designer, joined the show to offer ideas on thoughtful interior design for in home family health when considering allergies and irritations.
Allison Gross is a Registered Dietician and Nutritionist and she joined the show to talk about navigating indulgences.
On this episode Joyce Longfield, VP of Product Innovation for Good Foods Group, Chair Person of the Cold Pressure Counsel and mother of two, shared her expertise on healthy and safe solutions for packaged foods.
Hustle Like A Mom was created to redefine what it means to be a working mom, and help women that wish to align their personal and professional aspirations. On this episode, Pamela Peckerman shares tips for organization and how to structure our lives to be more effective moms and mompreneurs.
Neha Ruch, founder of Mother Untitled, joined the show to talk about how this community empowers women during a career pause or shift for family life. You can learn more by clicking here.
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Ara Katz about the Microbiome and the Immune System. Ara is the CO-CEO and Co-founder of Seed as well as a mother who has devoted her life to studying the human body and microbiome. This episode is very informative as we divulge in-depth what prebiotics and probiotics are and how they can be beneficial to our children with food allergies. We share measures we take to better care for our microbiome and what we have learned throughout this journey.
In this episode...
**(0:55) - Emily begins the episode with a story about a time she was navigating Oliver's food allergies. She shares what she learned throughout this process and how she chose to approach this oftentimes challenging journey.
(4:25) - Emily introduces Ara Katz.**
(6:00) - Ara informs us about what prebiotics and probiotics actually are and what they do for our bodies.
(10:40) - Ara explains more about what the PDS-08 (pediatric synbiotic) is that Seed launched, what it does, and how it is beneficial to a child's microbiome. She also goes into more detail about children's overall health and how this research helped create the synbiotic.
(15:00) - Emily and Ara discuss factors that can help avoid developing food allergies and how allergies can form. Emily shares how she is helping to build her son Oliver’s immune system to fight off his allergies. They go into the history behind allergies and what research now shows about our bodies and food allergies.
(25:35) - Emily shares about the precautions she took at the beginning of her son's food allergy journey and what she learned from this.
(27:35) - Ara shares more about the microbiome and how we can explain it to children. Ara goes into great detail about how complex the microbiome is and the things you can do to better care for it.
(33:35) - Emily shares her personal experience on why learning about the microbiome is important and how she has been able to apply this knowledge to improve her son's allergies.
(35:25) - Ara explains how probiotics in some things can be a gimmick and what to look for in products that are marketed, including “probiotics”.
(40:45) - Emily shares how she uses the Seed pediatric synbiotic for her son Oliver and what other supplements and ingredients she adds to make it the most beneficial for him. Ara recommends how she would use the product.
(46:35) - Emily asks Ara rapid-fire questions.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
Seed
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with the ever-delightful Hillary Tolle Carter, a mama of two beautiful boys, a food allergy advocate, and a Board of Governors member for FARE. Hillary and I have a conversation about raising children with food allergies and how challenging it can be for the caregiver, not just the child. We share our personal experiences on coping with this lifestyle and how it affects everyone involved. We give tips on how to manage and shift to a positive mindset to better navigate this journey.
In this episode...
(2:15) - Hillary tells her origin story of when she found out both of her sons had food allergies and shares her experiences. Emily and Hillary begin to get honest about their struggles with raising children with severe food allergies.
(5:25) - Hillary discusses the importance of grieving the life you thought you and your child would live before being diagnosed with food allergies or chronic illnesses. Emily and Hillary share their personal grief stories at the beginning of their diagnoses and how the diagnosis affected them as well.
(14:45) - Hillary shares more about what she does in her work around food allergy advocacy and how that helps her in her healing process.
(15:20) - Hillary and Emily discuss taking a career pause and the shift that comes with a food allergy diagnosis for their children. They share about pausing all things with the focus being on your family and child with allergies. Emily and Hillary talk about how to reframe this pause from a negative to a positive by researching and restoring their purpose/identity as advocates.
(21:40) - Emily shares her experiences building her food allergy course and how difficult it was to do this on top of all her responsibilities as a mother.
(24:40) - Hillary and Emily get vulnerable about how their marriages and relationships were impacted by their children's food allergy diagnosis. They share the importance of finding someone who supports you and how alone you can feel during this journey.
(29:05) - Hillary shares some ideas to begin caring for yourself as a mother raising a child with severe food allergies. She motivates parents to prioritize their own physical and mental health, relationships, setting boundaries, etc.
(33:45) - Emily asks Hillary some fun rapid-fire questions.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials Hillary Tolle Carter
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Meenal Lele about early allergen introduction and tolerance training to benefit parents of children with food allergies--and children not yet diagnosed with food allergies. Meenal is the author of The Baby in the Biome and devotes her life to helping parents of children with food allergies. This episode is informative as we discuss the microbiome and immune system and their effects on allergies. Emily and Meenal also share their personal struggles as food allergy mamas and how they overcame them.
In this episode...
(0:55) - Emily introduces Meenal to the podcast.
(1:45) - Meenal talks about early allergen introduction, what it is, and how to do it with young children.
(3:55) - Meenal shares about the product she developed, Lil Mixins. She tells us how Lil Mixins originated, what the product does, and how it can be beneficial to give to our children as early as four months old.
(7:30) - Emily shares her personal experiences raising her son Oliver and the challenges she faced navigating his allergy journey. Emily and Meenal discuss the baby-led weaning feeding method's benefits and drawbacks.
(11:35) - Meenal shares more about the correlation between how allergies are developed via skin contact.
**(13:25) - Meenal discusses the myths behind tolerance training and clarifies when and how to introduce foods.
(19:15) - Meenal goes into detail about her book, The Baby and the Biome****. She tells what we can find in her book based on her research.
(21:10) - Meenal and Emily discuss more on the immune system and how the things in our environment that we come in contact with can affect us. They give tips to help boost your immune system and offer beneficial tips that you can do for your body as well as your home/environment to stay safe and healthy. Emily and Meenal share personal stories on how they navigate their day-to-day lives to better help their children.**
(30:20) - Meenal tells what she is currently working on and the behind-the-scenes and what is going on in her mind. Emily gives us an update on what she is doing to better herself, as well as her son Oliver.
(34:00) - Meenal and Emily share ways to apply positive psychology and reframe your thoughts.
Resources:'Lil Mixins
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Lisa Gable, a Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Turnaround: How to Change Course When Things are Going South, former US Ambassador, and former CEO of Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE). Lisa has devoted her life to bettering those around her and shares her insight on how to turn your life around and find your identity in your walk of life, especially for those parents who have children with food allergies. Lisa reveals a personal story of resilience, patience, and radical acceptance she had to learn to navigate. We then apply her turnaround method to a caregiver who wants to restore their identity after a child’s health diagnosis and the many sacrifices we make to take care of another.
In this episode...
(1:00) - Emily introduces Lisa, and we learn about her incredible background and life experiences.
(3:35) - Lisa and Emily dive into the topic of how to overcome burnout. Lisa shares how her method originated and gives background on what led her to create it.
(6:55) - Lisa and Emily discuss how your energy and mindset can affect relationships around you and your personal life. Lisa shares how to apply her methods while sharing her own difficult life experiences.
(12:15) - Lisa takes the audience through her method step-by-step. She teaches us how to apply it to help map out the future and find one's own identity through life's inevitable obstacles. She gives her tips on how to manage it all through her own experience- what worked and what didn’t.
(16:40) - Lisa goes in-depth on how to apply her method to parents of children with food allergies and shares how they can utilize her “turnaround” philosophy to help better handle stressful situations.
(19:10) - Lisa shares how you can find more of her resources and how to connect with her.
Resources:Lisa Gable
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Merrill Debbs of the Red sneakers for Oakley Foundation about using epinephrine first and fast in an allergic reaction. The goal of this episode is for you to walk away with the confidence you need to save your child’s life in a food allergy situation. Merrill shares her heartbreaking story of losing her precious son, Oakley, (trigger warning–it’s at the end of this episode) the importance of advocating for your child with food allergies, and how important it is to practice and establish confidence in emergency situations.
In this episode...
(1:30) - Emily shares her experience when receiving Oliver's auto-injector and her struggles about when to inject when dealing with her son’s food allergy reactions.
(4:30) - Merrill gives her story of receiving the auto-injector and how stressful it was and how this inspired her to start the Red Sneakers for Oakley Foundation.
(5:50) - Emily and Merrill discuss finding confidence and not doubting themselves in emergency situations. They share how to create an action plan, how and when to inject, responses to anaphylaxis, and overcoming your worst food allergy fears.
(7:15) - Merrill shares if there is a wrong time to inject and how important it is to know the difference between food allergies and intolerances. She tells us about getting tested for food allergies and how to spot major and minor allergic reactions.
(9:25) - Merrill shares scenarios of when we should inject epinephrine and factors such as clothing to be aware of when injecting.
(11:15) - Merrill elaborates on the Red Sneakers for Oakley foundation and the programs they offer to help children become trained to inject and recognize signs of allergy reactions. She talks about what they are doing now to help spread the word, advocate for food allergies, and assist in emergency situations.
(16:40) - Emily and Merrill share stories of how to prepare for situations that would require an autoinjector like roleplaying to make everyone feel confident, prepared, and safe.
(20:30) - Merrill shares Oakley Debbs's story.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
Pediatric Food Allergy Course
Red Sneakers for Oakley
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I discuss the importance of radical acceptance and its benefits. I then follow up with a meditation to listen to when needing to move from a state of denial or emotional distress to a feeling of calm, peace, and radical acceptance of their current situation.
In this episode...
(2:15) - Emily elaborates on denial and how in crisis situations it can only make us feel worse.
(2:35) - Emily shares what radical acceptance is and why it is important.
(2:50) - Emily begins a meditation to help the audience let go of the past and begin the steps to radical acceptance.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
Pediatric Food Allergy Course
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Dr. Tina Sindher, clinical associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at Stanford. Tina focuses on allergy and immunology and shares her tips on managing and minimizing allergy symptoms. She gives her insight into what she learned throughout school and her experiences treating food allergy children at Stanford to help us become better informed on what is true when handling allergens and preventing allergies. She gives tips on what to do in our day-to-day lives to help our children and answers the burning question, “Why is the food allergy diagnosis happening so often now?”
In this episode...
(1:30) - Emily gives a brief background on Dr. Tina Sindher.
(2:15) - Dr. Sindher joins Emily in sharing what the “6 Ds” are and how they impact our children’s food allergy development.
(5:45) - Dr. Sindher and Emily discuss how to navigate life after an allergy diagnosis as far as what to avoid and how to become immersed in the environment.
(9:15) - Dr. Sindher and Emily talk about and compare the outdoor vs. indoor environment in different scenarios. They share the good, the bad, and the gray area of all environments and what to look for that can be harmful or beneficial to our children’s well-being.
(15:00) - Dr. Sindher shares with us how much we can actually control our immune system and food allergy reactions. She tells us what we can do in our day-to-day lifestyle, diet, and environment that impact our child’s health. Emily shares some things she likes to do with her son Oliver as well.
(18:30) - Emily and Dr. Sindher explain the link between allergies and the microbiota. They go into detail on if we can reverse generational loss that impacts our children.
(20:50) - Dr. Sindher concludes by giving her optimistic hopes for food allergies in the future.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials Pediatric Food Allergy Course
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Thomas Silvera, founder of the Elijah-Alavi Foundation. Thomas shares his son Elijah's story in order to bring awareness to creating safe environments for children with food allergies. He shares how important this issue is and gives tips on how to build confidence as a parent as well as ways to ensure your child is safe when not in your presence. Thomas advocates for ways to take control of and build confidence in living with food allergies. We discuss more on what the Elijah Law is and what laws can protect our children with food allergies.
In this episode...
(2:15) - Emily gives a brief history of Elijah’s Law on food allergy safety for child daycare programs.
(5:00) - Emily welcomes Thomas to the podcast. Thomas shares his family's story and background.
(6:30) - Thomas tells us how we can best set up safe environments for our children with food allergies when outside of the parents' care (school, businesses, parties, etc.).
(13:25) - Emily shares her personal experience of checking in with Oliver's school on their food allergy response and safety measures. Thomas shares why we should not feel bad for this, how often we should check in, things we should review with admin as parents, and advice on keeping relationships positive.
(19:00) - Emily and Thomas share the importance of creating a checklist to create safe environments in your child with food allergies' daycare or school.
(25:30) - Thomas shares what the Elijah Foundation is doing now to expand the law and how we can help implement legislation in other states.
Resources:
https://www.elijahalavifoundation.org
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Christy Gardner, RDN about breastfeeding versus formula feeding and how this impacts food allergies for children. Christy Gardner is a Registered Dietitian focusing on pediatric nutrition. With her work in pediatric hospitals, Christy helps mothers get answers to their questions about their breastfeeding journey to make it most beneficial for their children.
In this episode...
(0:50) - Emily starts the episode by sharing her story of when her son Oliver's food allergies developed and how this affected her breastfeeding journey.
(2:55) - Emily introduces Christy Gardner to the podcast and tells what Christy has done throughout her career in pediatric nutrition.
(4:10) - Christy begins by explaining what the dietary rules are for parents offering their breast milk and how beneficial breast milk can be as well as formula. She explains the process of breast milk being donated and what to look for when using donated breast milk to ensure it is safe.
(8:30) - Christy answers the burning question of if parents should remove allergens from their diet when breastfeeding their children with food allergies.
(11:15) - Christy tells us what signs we should look for in children ages 0-6 months who have not had solid food yet. She goes into what to do to help differentiate and diagnose signs of reactions.
(16:15) - Emily shares her experiences on the food allergy journey and working in partnership with her healthcare team.
(18:00) - Christy weighs in on breastfeeding and if she sees it as beneficial for children with food allergies and how long you should breastfeed for optimal advantage.
(22:00) - Emily tells about her breastfeeding experience and her advice from her journey.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Christy Gardner. Christy is a registered dietician specializing in pediatric nutrition. She has worked in pediatric hospitals and has done nutrition research on pediatric food allergies. She uses science-based evidence to help patients and tells us how to best help our children with food allergies.
In this episode...
(1:05) - Emily discusses how different food allergies present themselves in different ways.
(3:00) - Christy informs us about the less common food allergies: EOE, EGID, and FPIES.
(8:00) - Christy explains how to approach diagnosing what kind of food allergy your child has and how to begin this journey. She shares what to expect in the beginning stages of the diagnosis and what tests will be done.
(11:20) - Christy explains what is going on in children's bodies when different allergies present themselves.
(15:15) - Emily and Christy explain how speech and occupational therapy can be beneficial for children with food allergies and dietary restrictions.
(17:15) - Emily shares her own personal experience working with her son Olivier and how she incorporates creative ways to help him with his food allergy journey and keep it positive.
(19:20) - Christy explains if we can use the autoinjector in emergencies with less common food allergies.
(20:15) - Christy talks through how these less common food allergies can affect the food-allergic child's future and if there is a possibility for the child to outgrow them. She also explains if there is a treatment or cure for these.
(27:20) - Christy informs us about possible studies, challenges, and trials for children to participate in to better assist their food allergy journey as well as how to join them.
(29:45) - Christy wraps up by telling what she currently offers and how you can set up virtual visits with her.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Rabiya Karamali, an outstanding Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) grad from UPenn, positive psychology instructor, mindset coach, and fellow food allergy mama about post-traumatic growth. This episode goes through all the stages of grief, finding flow, and how to positively overcome the obstacles that being a caregiver to a child with food allergies presents.
In this episode...
(0:40) - Emily shares a vulnerable story about how difficult her journey was when she discovered her son Oliver’s food allergy. She confesses the struggle and what she did to get out of the “doomsday” mindset. She segues to how she began her food allergy course, Fear to Freedom.
(6:30) - Rabiya starts the conversation by sharing her journey as a food allergy mama and how she came to positive psychology.
(8:55) - Rabiya explains the differences between traditional and positive psychology and shares which practices in positive psychology she found to be most beneficial for her and her son who has life-threatening food allergies.
(14:00) - Emily and Rabiya discuss the idea of coming back to the present moment and using breathwork to relieve stress and fear.
(15:50) - Rabiya shares the statistics, research, and studies that support the application of positive psychology.
(17:45) - Emily discusses the concept of food curiosity and finding ways to make food fun even with food allergies. She also shares about her relationship with food and how she uses that experience to create positive a positive relationship with food for her son Oliver.
**(22:40) - Rabiya walks us through her pillars of positive psychology. Rabiya and Emily discuss the process of grieving in the food allergy journey.
(31:10) - Rabiya and Emily give their advice to newly diagnosed food allergy parents. They speak on resilience and getting through moments of wanting to give up.
(37:00) - Rabiya shares some of her favorite practices, teachings, and books from positive psychology for food allergy parents.
(41:15) - Emily and Rabiya discuss their postpartum journeys and protecting mental health with boundaries.
Resources:**Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I ask Dr. Courtney Blair, board-certified allergist and immunologist, every question you could think of when your child is first diagnosed with food allergies. This episode is an informative master class for anyone looking to become well-informed on the topic of food allergies and what that diagnosis means for our food-allergic child. This episode aims to be a resource you can come back to over and over again throughout your child's journey with food allergies.
In this episode...
(1:00) - Emily tells a story about when her son, Olivier, was diagnosed with food allergies. She speaks about the complexities and complications of this journey, and how she felt going into it on day one.
(5:25) - Dr. Blair tells us what happens in a child's body when they have an allergic reaction and explains how complex the immune system is. She also explains the difference between food allergies and food sensitivities.
(10:40) - Dr. Blair shares common signs of food allergies, what to be aware of, and advises the audience on what to do to become better informed on what to look for.
(17:45) - Dr. Blair explains how to use the autoinjector and how to measure the severity of the situation based on the conditions of symptoms and the environment.
(25:00) - Trauma is processed in the body and our food-allergy children are no exception. Emily and Dr. Blair discuss dealing with the trauma of an allergic reaction and the psychology of oral immunotherapy. They share their tips on the most beneficial way to respond to allergic reactions not only for themselves but also for the child. They also discuss how to help cope with this trauma after the situation has passed.
(33:45) - Dr. Blair suggests some food allergy responses may be handled at home--it may not always be an emergency room visit. She also explains more about what is done in the office to test for food allergies.
(40:45) - Dr. Blair explains the allergy testing process so we can know what to expect. She carefully explains how to understand the results.
(45:20) - Dr. Blair then tells what the next steps are after you receive the allergy test results. She explains what Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) is as well as suggests her thoughts on when you should start this journey...as it is a huge commitment for the child and family.
(50:35) - Dr. Blair advises us on what to look for when selecting an OIT program for your child. She tells what questions to ask, what research to do beforehand, and how to look into what the facility offer.
(53:30) - Dr. Blair gives us, "real talk," and lets us know the reality of OIT and how to prepare and decide if it is the best route for you.
(55:20) - Dr. Blair gives her thoughts on whether it is beneficial to address the root causes of inflammation and gut health with a child who has food allergies.
(59:55) - Dr. Blair and Emily share the products they recommend for food or environment allergy children and how to best care for the skin.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Grace Ganel, a licensed acupuncturist, about complementary care for food allergy children as well as general practices in acupuncture. Grace gives some history behind acupuncture to better inform us on what it is and how it can be beneficial to our children and the caregiver.
In this episode...
(1:05) - Emily begins the episode by giving a background on who Grace Ganel is.
(1:45) - Emily and Grace start their conversation about discussing what acupuncture is and what to do outside of acupuncture to make the most of its benefits. Grace also gives some information on her experience and background.
(7:10) - Grace shares about the clearing method known as Way Chi Clearing and discusses what we can do to protect our bodies against things such as inflammation and viruses.
(14:00) - Emily gives advice on doing less and how this can help your overall well-being as well as your children's. She talks about overscheduling and the stress this can add to everyone.
(14:40) - Grace tells of how little we can do to be more intentional. She reaches on the mind, body, and spirit and how these come together to merge as one.
(17:00) - Emily applies this to food allergy children and how everything becomes interconnected. She tells her beliefs on incorporating complementary care and how helpful it is.
(17:40) - Grace goes into detail on food allergy children and how the internal mind connects with the physical body. She shares what she does as a complementary provider to help these children.
(19:15) - Emily and Grace share about the fear and trauma that comes with having food allergies not only for that child but also for their parents.
(20:20) - Grace shares what complementary care can be most effective for what that child and parent are looking for as well as when you should begin this care.
(24:05) - Emily shares how she likes to differentiate identity from getting linked to having food allergies. She tells of how she does this and why she finds it important.
(26:10) - Grace tells you where you can follow her and find more of her content.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
Three Treasures Wellness
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Dr. Gabriella Safdieh, founder of Nabella Health (formerly at Parsley Health) and integrative medicine physician. As the mother of three children, one with food allergies, Dr. Safdieh gives her advice on what we can do to optimize our children's immune and gut health.
In this episode...
(2:00) - Dr. Safdieh gives her advice on what we can do to best optimize our child’s health.
(4:30) - Dr. Safdieh reveals what she does to cultivate her children’s gut health and boost their immune systems.
(6:00) - We learn what foods Dr. Safdieh encourages minimizing in a child’s diet and how we can test our children’s gut health.
(7:30) - Children with food allergies and sensitivities and dysbiosis.
(9:00) - Dr. Safdieh explains what to be careful about in the functional medicine world.
(9:45) - Dr. Safdieh circles back on foods and additives to minimize to promote optimal health.
(10:40) - Avoid the restrictive mindset of “What we can’t eat”, especially for children. It ends up being more traumatic. Instead, we can highlight, “What can we eat?”
(13:00) - Dr. Safdieh discusses functional health and our school systems. She gives us a list of questions to ask our children’s school to keep it a healthy environment.
(15:30) - Dr. Safdieh and Emily talk about what children should be doing for mindfulness, like yoga and meditation, chewing their food, and taking deep breaths before meals. We also discuss why this is important to switch on the restful state of our autonomous nervous system. Our goal should be to bring stress levels down.
(19:15) - Emily shares a story about teaching her son to practice “his brave muscle” and why that’s important in overriding stressors like fear of food and environmental allergies.
(21:15) - Emily asks Dr. Safdieh about probiotics, prebiotics, and maintaining a healthy gut. She asks, “What do we really need to give our kids, and what’s too much?”
(24:00) - What about a Vitamin D supplement for children with food and environmental allergies? How do we test our children’s vitamin D levels?
(30:15) - Dr. Safdieh shares her cold and flu prevention ideas for children.
(31:50) - We learn about how acupuncture can boost our immunity–including children.
(35:00) - Unhealthy relationships and codependency with food and trying to find a balance in the modern world.
(36:30) - Can we do anything as pregnant mamas to encourage health in our child in utero? Yes! Dr. Safdieh shares a personal story about minimizing stress and high-intensity exercise. She also talks about the different ways to birth a baby and how that affects our children’s immune systems. She adds information about antibiotics all while reassuring us that some of these things are just out of our control.
(39:40) - Our microbiomes are completely shifting. They can look different from one year to the next.
(41:00) - We learn from Dr. Safdieh about vaginal seeding for children born via c-section.
(42:30) - Dr. Safieh suggests taking the approach of listening to all doctors’ opinions to some degree, educating ourselves constantly, and then applying what works for us.
(46:00) - Is it too late to begin healing our immune system and gut health today?
Resources:Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
Pediatric Food Allergy Course
In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Jessica Iclisoy from California Baby about healthy skin barriers and their relationship to developing food allergies and eczema. This episode’s topic is a vital piece to the puzzle in helping us develop our child’s developing immune system and overall safety, which is our ultimate goal.
In this episode...
(2:30) - Emily shares her son’s food allergy diagnosis story and the connection between dry skin and the immune system.
(4:30) - Jessica talks about creating healthy skin barriers and why it’s so important for children.
(5:30) - Jessica talks about the intuitive skincare routine she established for her kids as a new mama. She also talks about how she discovered known carcinogens in children’s skincare products that she used on her kids, before establishing California Baby, which was marketed to her as natural and organic.
(8:30) - We learn about how most soaps strip our children’s skin of their lipid layers that keep environmental and food allergens out.
(9:45) - Jessica talks about the launch of her company, California Baby, and what they put in their products. She also mentions how “greenwashing” can be so confusing for a consumer.
(11:00) - Jessica shares her life’s mission to create safe and natural products for children and families.
(13:40) - We learn what Jessica’s skincare ingredient red flags are and how important it is to educate consumers and parents.
(16:50) - Jessica reveals the process that packaged products have to go through–like sustaining high temperatures–in order to be shelf-stable.
(19:00) - California Baby’s manufacturing process is revealed to us.
(21:00) - What to look for on labels when your child has eczema.
(24:40) - Emily talks about an absolutist mindset versus the mindset of doing better while advocating for your child and learning the entire way.
(27:00) - Emily and Jessica agree that when we educate ourselves, we can free ourselves from the identities we cling to out of fear, like being the food allergy kid.
(28:45) - Jessica dishes on the best skincare routine for a newborn child to age 4.
Resources:
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
Pediatric Food Allergy Course
California Baby
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Show Notes
On this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Monica Auslander Moreno, Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist and Founder of Essence Nutrition in Miami, FL. She talks about navigating food allergies from her personal experience as a food allergy mama. In this episode, we also discuss filling nutritional gaps and the role some foods play in psychological nourishment. Be sure to listen in until the end of the episode, where Monica gives us her strategy of how to dine out when your child has food allergies.
In this episode...
(2:30) - Monica answer’s Emily’s question about navigating labels and giving packaged snacks.
(4:30) - Monica dishes her favorite go-to snacks for toddlers.
(6:00) - Emily and Monica talk about cross-reactive allergic proteins like cashew and pistachio, and latex and banana.
(8:00) - Emily gets advice from Monica about how to keep her kid at the table when eating so that they’re not complaining that they’re hungry after the meal. Monica emphasizes routines, inviting toys to the table, and giving children food options.
(11:45) - Monica gives advice on how to positively engage our partner and other caregivers that help us feed our child.
(14:00) - Monica gives her opinion on filling nutritional gaps when your child has food allergies.
(16:30) - Emily and Monica talk about encouraging food curiosity and the benefit of using foods that are physiologically nourishing and not necessarily focused on filling nutritional gaps.
(19:00) - Benefits of breastfeeding with food allergy kids. Also, exposure to the environment, dogs, vitamin D, and dirt.
(20:30) - Prebiotics and probiotics. What are they?
(26:30) - Emily shares her story of breastfeeding and her child getting diagnosed with food allergies. She talks about what the doctor told her to do, and how he gave her formula with allergens in it. Emily did not accept this as an option for her family. Hear more about what direction she went in.
(29:15) - Monica confirms what we have to do as a mama (and our diet) when breastfeeding a child with food allergies. You don’t need to take the allergens out of your diet if you're breastfeeding your child with food allergies unless they have a dairy allergy. As always, consult your doctor before making any changes to your diet or your child’s diet.
(32:00) - Monica shares that in the absence of a diagnosed food allergy or digestive issue, you do not need to eliminate any food group.
(34:50) - Monica shares how to dine out with a child with food allergies and her favorite food allergy apps.
(39:25) - Emily gives her tips for traveling with a toddler who has food allergies.
(41:10) - Emily asks Monica, “How do we stop projecting our fear of food allergies onto our children?”
Resources:
Essence Nutrition
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
Pediatric Food Allergy Course
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In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Tara Stiles, best-selling author and Founder of Strala Yoga. Tara is going to teach us how to soften ourselves to lower our heart rate and anxiety as well as impact our child’s well-being, including in emergency scenarios. She takes us through two simple practices we can do every day to apply more ease into our already hectic and stressful daily lives.
In this episode...
(3:00) - Tara introduces her philosophy on softening and feeling better.
(8:00) - Emily encourages us to practice softness, especially in emergency situations, because it lends us to think more clearly, think of options, and communicate clearly and calmly.
(11:25) - Tara explains what Wu Wei is and why she wants it to be the most popular slogan in wellness. “Use what you need, rest what you don’t.”
(13:45) - Tara takes us through a standing and sitting softness exercise.
(22:45) - Emily recaps the softening practice and offers tips and takeaways.
(27:00) - Emily’s son, Ollie, makes his podcast debut.
Resources:
Strala Yoga
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials
Promo Code:
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In this episode of Whole-Body Health©, I chat with Amanda Kranski, EMT, firefighter, and Infant Swim Resource (ISR) instructor. Amanda is going to walk us through how to respond to emergencies like a child’s anaphylaxis with confidence and calm (we hope). We’ll get the cliffs notes version of how emergency responders train for emergencies, and how we can apply those practices in our home when our children have an emergency.
In this episode...
(2:25) - Amanda tells us what she learned and practiced daily as a firefighter and EMT to cultivate her well-trained emergency mindset.
(3:30) - Amanda explains the “function and fix it mode.”
(6:00) - Amanda reminds us of the ABCs (Airway, breathing, circulation) in emergency response.
(7:00) - Emily talks about how denial of the food allergy diagnosis prevented her from educating herself on how to protect her child.
(11:20) - Amanda explains how we can manage multiple personalities and distractions in an emergency scenario.
(13:20) - Amanda answers how to get the emergency action plan across to family members or caregivers who aren’t taking your child’s food allergies seriously.
Resources:
ISR Swim
Pediatric Food Allergy Essentials