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The Food Allergy Brain
The Food Allergy Brain is a podcast hosted by Mia Silverman, the food allergy advocate behind Allergies with Mia. The show explores the intersection of food allergies, psychology, and human resilience. Through thoughtful conversations with leading psychologists, researchers, clinicians, and advocates, Mia brings emerging science, expert insight, and lived experience together in one space.
The mission of The Food Allergy Brain is to offer grounded, accessible education for individuals and families navigating life with food allergies, while addressing the emotional, cognitive, and social realities that often go unseen. By centering both research and real-world experience, the podcast aims to empower listeners, reduce stigma, and deepen public understanding of the mental and emotional dimensions of the food allergy journey.
Episodes
11 episodes
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 11: Lex Decker
Content warning: this episode contains discussion of eating disorders. This week on The Food Allergy Brain, Mia sits down with Lex Decker, the creator behind NYC But Gluten Free, one of the most vibrant and trusted gluten-fre...
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The Food Allergy Brain Episode 10: Dr. Manisha Relan, MD
This week on The Food Allergy Brain, Mia sits down with Dr. Manisha Relan, a pediatric allergist and immunologist who sees patients of all ages and has been one of the OG allergy voices on social media since 2019.Dr. Relan shares how she...
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 9: Thomas Silvera
This episode is sponsored by Abe's Muffins! Shop at abesmuffins.comThis week on The Food Allergy Brain, Mia sits down with Thomas Silvera, co-founder of the Elijah-Alavi Foundation, a public health ad...
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 8: Q&A with Mia
This week on The Food Allergy Brain, Mia goes solo for a highly requested Q&A episode, answering your most burning questions about what it's really like to live with over 50 food allergies through the lens of mental health, relationships, a...
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 7: Jenna Gestetner
This week on The Food Allergy Brain, Mia sits down with Jenna Gestetner, known online as Jenna X Health, a 23-year-old content creator and patient advocate living with MCAS (mast cell activation syndrome) and several other chronic conditions. W...
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 6: Congressman Maxwell Frost
This week on The Food Allergy Brain, Mia sits down with Congressman Maxwell Frost, who represents Orlando, Florida, and is the youngest member of Congress and its first Gen Z representative. What many people don't know is that Congressman Frost...
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 5: Jenna Tso, LCSW
This week on The Food Allergy Brain, Mia sits down with Jenna Tso, a licensed clinical social worker based in California who specializes in food allergies, chronic illness, and anxiety. Jenna brings both professional expertise and live...
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 4: Dr. Linda Herbert, PhD
This week on The Food Allergy Brain, Mia sits down with Dr. Linda Herbert, Director of Psychology Research and Clinical Services in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Children's National Hospital and NIH-funded researcher. Dr. H...
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 3: Dr. Elizabeth Hawkins, PhD
In this episode of The Food Allergy Brain, host Mia Silverman (Allergies with Mia) sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Hawkins, a psychologist specializing in food allergy-related anxiety and trauma, to explore the emotional realities of living with l...
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 2: Dr. Zachary Rubin, MD
In this episode of The Food Allergy Brain, host Mia Silverman (Allergies with Mia) sits down with Zachary Rubin, a double board-certified pediatrician and allergist-immunologist with a large and influential social media platform, to ex...
The Food Allergy Brain Episode 1: Dr. Amanda Whitehouse, PhD
In the first episode of The Food Allergy Brain, host Mia Silverman (Allergies with Mia) speaks with Dr. Amanda Whitehouse, PhD, psychologist and food allergy mom, about how food allergies affect the nervous system, mental health, and e...