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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Vacationing with Food Restrictions

Vacationing with any kind of food restriction is always tricky. And by tricky I mean, at times, scary. Before my family leaves on our annual spring vacation, I’m leaving my wisdom gained after 8 years of managing Eden’s allergies: How to Take a Spring Break Vacation or “Staycation” with Food Allergies When my son Eden […]

An Overnight … Really

We are going to Philadelphia to sightsee for exactly two days and one night. Below is a photo of some (but not all) of the food I’m packing to accommodate Eden’s food allergies. To be clear – I am NOT complaining. The abundance of food products that address even his multiple allergies is incredible as […]

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Vacationing with Food Restrictions

An Overnight … Really