130: Food Allergies, Inclusion, and Building Community with The Allergy Chef

About this episode

This episode discusses food allergies and the importance of inclusion in communities, featuring insights from The Allergy Chef.

If your family does not deal with food allergies, it can be easy to assume this episode is not for you. But after this conversation with Kathlena, The Allergy Chef, I think every parent will walk away with more empathy, awareness, and practical tools for helping all kids feel included. Kathlena’s stories are powerful, heartbreaking, and deeply hopeful. We talked about the hidden isolation many families experience and the surprisingly simple ways we can make our homes, classrooms, and communit...

People in this episode

Host: Katie Kimball

Guest: Kathlena

Topics covered

• food allergies
• inclusion
• community building
• parenting
• empathy

Keywords

• food allergies
• inclusion
• community
• parenting
• empathy
• awareness
• practical tools

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Allergy Chef

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