Ep 6: Stephanie Sorkin, Food Allergy Book Author & Community Advocate | 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/stephsorkinInstagram: 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 Listen 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]