What I Do Now:

Board Member, Food Allergy Fund, non-profit focused on underlying causes of food allergies.

Speaker, Guest Teacher, Research Advocate for the food allergy community.

Why I wrote a book: I was an English teacher long before I was a mother, but children changed my life in ways I hadn't foreseen. My son Eden was seriously allergic to seven of the "Big 8" food allergens. So I devoted myself to learning about this vexing modern epidemic. I began narrating my family's food allergy journey to support the food allergy community and to unpack the universal experiences of food and family: I began as a blogger and then I wrote my memoir, FEEDING EDEN: I continue to support the food allergy community by writing, speaking and teaching.

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A Dolphin with a Soft Spot: Asthma

As a first, my family went to Atlantis this year for Spring Break. Several fellow food allergy parents had told me that it was particularly equipped for handling food allergies. So if anyone reading this post want to know more about Atlantis please email me at [email protected] – I’m happy to answer questions. Aside from the eating […]

Asthma: Wonky Weather & Wise Words

Wonky weather here in NYC recently. Last week, the temperature rose by nearly 20 degrees, dropped, then the skies “precipitated,” and finally cleared. As my husband predicted, “We are all about to get very very sick.” And “we” did. So for my son that meant an asthmatic flair. Wherever you live, the winter brings its […]

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A Dolphin with a Soft Spot: Asthma

Asthma: Wonky Weather & Wise Words