Meet Hemali, a junior in high school who turned a curious question about her food allergy journey into a helpful tool that helps parents of newly diagnosed kids navigate their journey more smoothly than her own initial journey. Reflecting back on her own experiences, she asked herself, "What do I wish my parents had known when I was diagnosed with food allergies?" Taking this question many steps further, Hemali built an online place for new food allergy parents to learn from experienced parents about all sorts of diagnosis and lifestyle topics, while collecting the best resources available on ..read more

Do you wish you could skip the awkwardness of going out to eat and talking about your food allergies but still have the confidence to eat safely? Listen to the role plays, how to finesse the awkward conversations, avoid the common mistakes and order like a pro - speaking the language of the kitchen and removing any confusion along the way between the customer and the restaurant staff. Kayla King is a certified nutrition coach and past restaurant manager. She was diagnosed with celiac disease at 9 years old and always struggled with disordered eating and food anxiety growing up. She loves tra ..read more

Dr. Susan Eitel-Stack literally wrote the book on food allergies: Adulting with Food Allergies: Navigating Independence after Leaving Home.  She and her husband Ken have successfully raised two sons to confidently manage their multiple life-threatening food allergies and even Type 1 Diabetes for one of them. The knowledge, thoughtful insights, practical tips, and detailed tactics will leave your pages highlighted, underlined and marked to go back and re-read a few times. It is a reference guide full of the help she wishes she had along the way. What a gift to us. The treasure trove of w ..read more

Listen to this episode for a unique twist on living with food allergies. It's an unexpected path that will open your mind and leave you with fresh eyes on navigating your every day journey. This is not an episode filled with toxic positivity and platitudes.  No!  Instead we look at real examples, psychology and stories that you may relate to yourself, all while unpacking 20 unique gifts that have come from this daily struggle.  Leave us your thoughts and share any silver linings we missed on our social media pages (facebook.com/feedyourcan or instagram.com/feedyourcan) or emai ..read more

Finding and elevating your voice to protect someone you love is not an easy or comfortable task.  Add life-threatening food allergies to the mix and you realize this is a skill you must learn.  Michelle has had plenty of practice learning about advocacy and living it personally and professionally as well.   Michelle and her husband are raising a son who is deaf and raising a younger son with multiple food allergies.  Even before having kids of her own, Michelle worked as a special education teacher.  She has become a very skilled advocate and today works professionall ..read more

Dr. Will Russell is a physician who has grown up living with food allergies.  His story is not medically focused, but instead a recollection of his personal journey with food allergies from the first diagnosis at age 8 to how he navigates life today.  His wisdom through the years is noteworthy and he shares great advice along the way. He even recollects one experience that blew me away.  Take a listen! Visit feedyourcan.com for more life hacks and mind snacks on thriving daily with food allergies. Podcast Music:  Music by Twisterium from Pixabay ..read more

Lindsay Schultz, founder of Feed Your Can, recollects the good, the bad and the ugly with how food allergies have shaped her family's journey.  She opens up about the early struggles, starting back in 2013, where trauma and triumphs began.   She shares more setbacks than victories but you'll come away from the episode with a deeper understanding of how and why Feed Your Can took shape. Trigger warning:  Lindsay does share raw, emotional experiences reflecting back on a few emergency response moments from her kids' past anaphylactic reactions.  The main takeaways are hopefu ..read more

Being a teenager is hard enough, but then throw food allergies into the mix and it can be even more challenging.   Growth only happens from challenges though, right?  Listen to George's stories as he unpacks the good, the bad and the ugly of how food allergies have shaped him into a confident teen ready to navigate what life has to offer. Visit feedyourcan.com for more helpful life hacks and mind snacks as you learn to live fully with food allergies. Music by Twisterium from Pixabay ..read more

Feed Your Can podcast shares inspiring stories, interviews and every day life hacks where people living with food allergies talk about gaining back their power.   We'll interview inspiring guests, discuss practical tips, savvy life hacks and share healthy mind snacks.  Sometimes we just need to flip the script away from fear and look for another narrative. We'll show you how food and fun can coexist.   You may need to restrict your foods, but that doesn't mean restricting your fun!   We'll look at this struggle as the teacher and reflect differently on our struggles, becom ..read more