Tips for Managing Oral Food Challenge Anxiety; Guest: Fawn McNeil-Haber, PhD [Ep. 14]
Exploring Food Allergy Families
English - April 19, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBMental Health Health & Fitness food allergies parenting mental health families nutrition special needs tamara hubbard food allergy counselor counseling peanut allergy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It's common to feel nervous or anxious in anticipation of an oral food challenge (OFC). On this episode, fellow allergy-informed therapist Fawn McNeil-Haber, PhD and I will discuss navigating oral food challenge anxiety. We will specifically explore:
Tips to encourage readiness for kids, teens, parents and adultsAnxiety management strategies to practice Tips to help determine anxiety versus allergic reaction sensationsStrategies to navigate nerves during the actual OFC appointmentHow far in advance to tell your child about an OFC Answering the question "How does the allergist know what's happening in my body?"The importance of having a mantraA fun idea parents can prepare for the actual appointmentTake advantage of two allergy-informed behavioral health clinicians discussing strategies to navigate oral food challenges! And please feel free to let us know if this episode resonated with you by leaving a rating or review, by sharing this episode, or by connecting with us.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Download the Oral Food Challenge Prep worksheets created by Tamara Hubbard, LCPC in the Worksheets section of the Food Allergy Counselor website: https://www.foodallergycounselor.com/foodallergyanxietyworksheets.html
Tips for Managing Oral Food Challenge Anxiety - blog post on the Food Allergy Counselor blog: https://www.foodallergycounselor.com/blog/tips-for-managing-oral-food-challenge-anxiety
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Visit the Food Allergy Counselor Directory & website for food allergy-related mental health resources and an allergy-informed therapist directory: www.FoodAllergyCounselor.com
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