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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.
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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 you...
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 bet...
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 ...
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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 jour...
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 minds...
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 stru...
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 pers...
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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...
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 im...
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 i...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ab...
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 all...
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 ...
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 ...
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) - Jessic...
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