Ep 6: Stephanie Sorkin, Food Allergy Book Author & Community Advocate | Food Allergy Talk

Food Allergy Talk

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome our special guest, Stephanie Sorkin, author and food allergy advocate.

Stephanie lives in New York. She has authored several books including Nutley the Nutfree Squirrel, Am I a Unicorn, Frenemy Jane the Sometimes Friend, and Chocolate Shoes with Licorice Laces.

She has 3 children with various allergies, and she herself has seasonal and environmental allergies, as well as a childhood mollusk allergy.

In this episode we talk about:

· Her youngest daughters first allergic reaction

· Investigating to determine allergens

· OIT and SLIT

· Canola oil allergy related to mustard and testing for rapeseed

· Peanut oil allergic reactions

· Parents intuition and investigating

· OIT experience mentally, emotionally, and physically for egg allergy

· Possibility of EoE with OIT

· Outgrowing some allergies and daily dosing for OIT

· Functioning and quality of life after successful OIT

· Failing food allergy challenges

· Attending an overnight camp with food allergies

· Experiencing allergic reaction at an ice cream shop

· Having a safe experience at an allergy friendly ice cream shop

· Importance of children with food allergies to gain independence and experience a full whole life

· Mental health and self confidence in being different with food allergies

· Importance of carrying epinephrine auto-injectors everywhere, at all times and in all places

· Importance of always carrying two epinephrine auto-injectors and to remember “epi first and epi fast”

· Books Stephanie has authored, proceeds go to charities, and cover topics of food allergy awareness, self-esteem, being different, bullying and more!

Find Stephanie on Twitter and Instagram.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephsorkin
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephsorkin/

Buy her books on Amazon, WalMart and Barnes & Noble or your local small locally owned book store.
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Stephanie-Sorkin/e/B00E72EW3S%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

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