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In this week's chat about choices, psychologist/researcher Dr. Katharine Dahlsgaard and your host Dr. Whitehouse explore what we can do about the emotional side of food allergies, exploring when everyday anxiety crosses the line into specific phobia and how to address it. Dr. Dahlsgaard walks us through her research demonstrating that exposure therapy, including the proximity challenges, like smelling or being close to an allergen, to help recalibrate fear responses.

We discuss balancing safety with bravery through the healing lens of being “safe enough,” address the overlap of food allergies with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), and unpack the essential life skill of functioning even while anxious.

-Dr. Katherine Dahlsgaard | Psychologist | CBT Therapist
-Instagram: @braveisbetter
-Scale of Food Allergy Anxiety (SOFAA) | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
-Want to help your patients with food allergy anxiety? Do proximity challenges!
-Cognitive-behavioral intervention for anxiety associated with food allergy in a clinical sample of children: Feasibility, acceptability, and proof-of-concept in children - ScienceDirect
-Episode 4 with Kelly Chambers, discussing her experiences as a Food Allergy Bravery parent: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2371319/episodes/15580765

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-thefoodallergypsychologist.com
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-Facebook: Dr. Amanda Whitehouse, Food Allergy Anxiety Psychologist
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