Food Allergy Teen Mental Health: Finding balance & when to ask for help
We want to address teen mental health as it relates to food allergies. Sometimes it feels like the world dealt you a crap hand of cards. You can’t hang out with friends without preplanning. You can sense your parents are trying to keep their stress and frustration about managing your food allergies a secret, but you hear their whispers. You really want to date but thinking about the whole kissing situation gives you anxiety.
Let’s face it, being a teen is hard, being a food allergy teen can sometimes feel impossible. That’s why we are talking about how to find balance and ask for help as a food allergy teen.
- How do you know if how/what you are feeling is normal?
- Who can you turn to if you can’t talk to your parents?
- How do you find balance and not let anger be your go-to mode?
Watch our discussion about teen mental health
Panelists
- Sophie Malik, Zestfull Teen Editor
- Tamara Hubbard, LCPC
- Amanda Orlando, Author & Food Allergy Advocate
- Sydney Hankin, Director of Operations, Securing Safe Food
Moderator: Kortney Kwong Hing, Co-Founder The Zestfull & The Itch Podcast Co-Host
You may also like our panel about whether restaurants should cater to individuals with food allergies.
