Welcome to Episode 12 of the Allergy mom podcast, an interview with Daniel Kelly of May-Contain. I came across Daniel’s instagram and loved the images he shared from his May Contain Allergy Magazine – a project that he designed that took the epi-pen out of the medical context to make it more relatable and engaging for young people.

About Daniel & May-Contain:

Daniel Kelly is the founder of May Contain; an Allergy Blog and Podcast breaking the stigma of allergies. He is also the host of an allergy podcast on iTunes of the same name and has amassed a widely engaged allergy audience through social media (IG: @_maycontain). Recently Daniel became the First-Ever Youth Ambassador for Anaphylaxis Campaign. 

• First-ever Youth Ambassador for the Anaphylaxis Campaign Charity – https://www.hud.ac.uk/news/alumni/anaphylaxis-campaign-youth-ambassador/
• Created an allergy magazine at Univesity that went viral within 24 hours – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsKWESXh3tQ
• Daniel felt his podcast was the way forward to break down the stigma of allergies
• He gave his first-ever talk at St Johns College, Cambridge University – Amazing experience and story
• His blog May-Contain is one of the fastest-growing allergy blog in the UK

Topics Discussed in this Episode:

• Dan shares his allergy journey and how he’s been led to advocate for this community through his university project, blog and podcast
• The increased prevalence of allergies in the UK and Europe
• Living and travelling with food allergies
• Advice for teens (and their allergy moms and dads) as they move into high school and the years of growing independence
• Educating others for empathy to create awareness and caring for individuals with food allergies
• Daniel’s scariest food allergy incident story – a delayed reaction 
• Eating in restaurants with severe allergies
• Educating your friends on what to do in the event of a reaction – “Keep calm and carry on” with seeking medical attention
• Daniel’s advice for allergy moms and dads as someone who grew up as a child with severe food allergies

Stay Tuned:

That is Episode 12! Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast if you haven’t already– there are so many amazing interviews and topics coming out in the next few weeks that I don’t want you to miss including:

• TIP vs OIT
• Get Zestfull with Kortney Kwong Hing (Allergy Girl Eats) 
• Heather Brooker, Emmy Award-winning journalist and host of the Motherhood in Hollywood Podcast