The Food Allergy Brain Episode 12: Dr. Kaitlin Proctor, PhD

Send us Fan MailThis week on The Food Allergy Brain, Mia sits down with Dr. Kaitlin Proctor, a licensed pediatric psychologist, program manager at the Multidisciplinary Feeding Program at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Proctor works at the intersection of food allergies and ARFID (avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder), and she co-launched a pediatric psychology allergy program to bring mental health support directly into the allergy space.Dr. Proctor breaks down what makes allergy management so emotionally heavy, the tightrope parents and kids walk between safety and freedom, and why a parent's anxiety (and their resilience) can both pass to a child. She also gives one of the clearest explanations you'll hear of what ARFID actually is, why having a food allergy can raise the risk of developing it, and the signs clinicians and parents so often miss. Mia opens up about her own lifelong food allergy anxiety, and the two get honest about the mental health crisis in the allergy community and where to find real support when it feels out of reach.Find Dr. Kaitlin Proctor, PhD: Google Scholar & LinkedIn (Search up "Dr. Kaitlin Proctor, PhD"Find Mia Silverman (Allergies with Mia): Instagram & TikTok: @allergieswithmia Website: allergieswithmia.com