Ep 20: Parenting, Marriage, and More with Megan Lavin of Allergy Awesomeness | Food Allergy Talk

On this episode of Food Allergy Talk, I welcome Megan Lavin of the recipe site www.AllergyAwesomeness.com She is a published cookbook author of The Allergy Mom’s Lifesaving Instant Pot Cookbook. Two of her four kids have multiple food allergies and asthma, and her oldest has a rare allergic condition called eosinophilic esophagitis or EoE. You can find her and her many top-8-free recipes and tips on day-to-day living with food allergies on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and TikTok. Today we will discuss with Megan, her children’s first reactions and how she first managed learning not only her role as mother but as a caregiver to children with life-threatening food allergies, and how she juggles that role as a wife in addition to helping the community. Also in this episode:grief in its many forms living with food allergy from diagnosis, exclusion, losing once safe foods, and more. Tips for working successful with your spouse on heavy decisions regarding the care of a life-threatening condition.Having a support system. Preparing children for independence. Walking children through the trials of this life-threatening condition and how to talk to them about their future regarding professions, hopes, dreams, and navigating those with food allergy. E-Cookbooks: https://allergyawesomeness.com/recipe-e-book/The Allergy Moms Lifesaving Instant  Pot Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/Allergy-Moms-Lifesaving-Instant-Cookbook/dp/1624147607/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=allergy+moms+lifesaving+cookbook&qid=1654553833&sr=8-1 Marriage + Food Allergies YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De1BM06u4m0&list=PL0F_0NWsbWk6amQbyufU_wBfnxGuxKWz_&index=2Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allergy_awesomeness/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllergyAwesomeness/Private Facebook group: Allergy Awesomeness Info Sharing GroupListen online anytime: https://foodallergypi.com/the-food-allergy-talk-podcast/ or on any podcast player.Read My Articles on WebMD: https://blogs.webmd.com/food-allergies/lisa-horneThe Everything Nut Allergy Cookbook: https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Lisa-Horne/190009636The Food Allergy Talk Podcast: https://foodallergypi.com/the-food-allergy-talk-podcast/Food Allergy P.I. Blog: https://foodallergypi.comX: @foodallergypi & @fatalkpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodallergypi/ and https://www.instagram.com/foodallergytalk/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foodallergypiEmail: [email protected]