I AM MOM Parenting Podcast

During this four part series on food allergies, we educate parents on all aspects of navigating life while having a child with food allergies.   In this second episode of the series, we have a fun and brilliant conversation with Kathlena, known as The Allergy Chef™.

In this episode, be sure to listen for:

·      How Kathlena gained awareness of food allergies after her second kid was born allergic to dairy

·      The time she did a 30 day sugar detox for her family and what the results were

·      Why she wants doctors to start looking at food allergies as a connection to kids moods and behavioural issues

·      Kathlena’s story of growing up being sick and extremely obese

·      How food allergies impacted the gut health of her and her kids

·      How a chiropractor helped her to discover that she was intolerant to certain foods and that they were affecting her gut health

·      How the food and agriculture industry is contributing to unhealthy children

·      Why Kathlena finds joy in creating simple recipes that shouldn’t exist, with real ingredients.

·      Her 3 step process to combat any food allergy. 

·      Step 1:  Grieve the loss. 

·      Step 2:  Feed your sweet or savory tooth to tell your brain there are still options.

·      Step 3:  Pull yourself up and start making recipes that work.

·      Why blaming yourself as a mom is the worst thing you can do

·      How her four kids in their late teens and early 20’s are doing now with their food allergies

·      What RAISE stands for.  Hint:  She didn’t want to leave anyone with a restricted diet out.

·     Quotes from the episode:

   ·    “I connect food to people.”

·      “Here’s your prescription for a pill for every ill.  That’s not normal.”

·      “Change one food a week for fifty two changes a year!”

·      “We should be able to walk into a grocery store and trust that what’s in there will not harm us.”

About the Guest:

Kathlena has over 200 food allergies & intolerances, and can't drink most water.  She has four kids who also have food allergies and special diets, none of them the same. After growing up sick and obese and being told she had 30 days to live, she made it her mission to help the food allergy and special diet communities thrive.  Five years from her lowest point, she and her team at Free & Friendly Foods help people with (and without) food allergies create safe and delicious meals.  They have published several cookbooks, started a bakery in California, done local and nationwide outreach, developed hundreds of free recipes and resources, and much more.  Kathlena hosts a groundbreaking membership website called RAISE that offers allergy resources, including a search bar that allows you to search recipes by over 70 different filters based on allergies!  Wow!

You can use code iammom50 for 50% off the first month of membership at https://raise.theallergychef.com/ . That code is good for 1 year. 

Some of the Benefits of Joining RAISE are:

·                 Allergy Seminars

·                 Cake!

·                 Corn Free Courses

·                 Custom Recipe Filters for More Than 40 Allergies & Diet Types

·                 Easy Cooking Videos

·                 Expert Interviews

·                 Guides

·                 Hot Seat Consultations

·                 How To Videos

·                 Printables & Shareables

·                 Product Reviews

·                 RAISE TV

·                 Safe Products Lists

About the Hosts:

About Dimple Arora – Founder of Mindful Evolution

Dimple Arora is the founder of Mindful Evolution (ME) — a parenting movement that aims to empower parents and their kids towards positive transformation and life changing results...one thought, one emotion and one choice at a time.

Dimple is an expert in women and teen empowerment and specializes in helping individuals reduce the debilitating effects of stress and anxiety using mindfulness, nutrition, EFT tapping and other energy psychology modalities. Dimple is a Certified Life Coach, EFT and NLP Practitioner, Holistic Nutritionist and Energy Therapist. She holds degrees in mathematics, business, and education and was previously employed in the corporate world and as a high school math teacher.

You can book a complimentary coaching call with Dimple on her website at https://www.mindfulevolution.ca and connect with her on social media. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dimplemindfulevolution

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dimplemindfulevolution

About Shaista Fatehali – Founder of Thrive Kids

Shaista Fatehali is the founder of Thrive Kids BC where she works with children and families to help nurture connection, empower a sense of self - worth and discover what is needed for individual families to thrive. Shaista is a speaker and the author of the children’s book BACK HOME; which has received accolades nationwide. She is a certified children’s and parent life coach and works with clients to build soft skills such as interpersonal awareness, effective communication, emotional agility emotional regulation, problem solving, transition planning and mindfulness . As a teacher and mother of two young girls, her true passion lies in giving her children, her students and clients the tools to reach their most true authentic selves.

To book a complimentary call with Shaista or to learn more about Shaista and the programs she offers at Thrive Kids BC, please visit her website at https://thrivekidsbc.ca/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/thrivekidsbc/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thrivekidsbc

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrivekidsbc/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaistakabafatehali/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6UbuEK9ErHTqafEZ9ufB8w

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