Food Allergy Talk

Ep 6: Stephanie Sorkin, Food Allergy Book Author & Community Advocate | Food Allergy Talk

February 20, 2022 Lisa Horne of Food Allergy P.I. Season 1 Episode 6
Food Allergy Talk
Ep 6: Stephanie Sorkin, Food Allergy Book Author & Community Advocate | Food Allergy Talk
Show Notes

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/stephsorkin

Instagram: 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

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