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In this season 8 finale of Don't Feed the Fear, Dr. Atul Shah joins me to talk about the medical and psychological sides of food allergy treatment. As the founder of NY Food Allergy & Wellness and creator of the FATE approach to food allergy tolerance enhancement, Dr. Shah has spent more than two decades working with patients and families navigating diagnosis, treatment, desensitization, and the pursuit of greater food freedom.

Together, we explore why building physical tolerance is only part of the story, how fear and past experiences can remain even as treatment progresses, what psychological healing can look like alongside medical treatment, and how clinicians and families can keep quality of life at the center of the conversation.

This episode brings together many of the themes explored throughout the season: treatment options, informed decision-making, fear, hope, agency, tolerance, and what it really means to move toward greater freedom with food allergy.

Follow Dr. Shah:

• YouTube: @NYFoodAllergyWellness
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• Facebook: NYFoodAllergy
  https://www.facebook.com/NYFoodAllergy/
• Instagram: @newyorkfoodallergy
  https://www.instagram.com/newyorkfoodallergy/
• TikTok: @nyfoodallergy
  https://www.tiktok.com/@nyfoodallergy
• https://www.nyfoodallergy.com/
• https://www.nyfoodallergy.com/game (FREE Food Allergy Game)

Dr. Shah's books:

https://a.co/d/00igH6WP

Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Special thanks to Kyle Dine for permission to use his song The Doghouse for the podcast theme!
www.kyledine.com

Find Dr. Whitehouse:
-thefoodallergypsychologist.com
-Instagram: @thefoodallergypsychologist
-Facebook: Dr. Amanda Whitehouse, Food Allergy Anxiety Psychologist
-welcome@dramandawhitehouse.com