Hello Brave Friends! This is story episode, #169, in which we talk about the underrated difficulty level of being a parent to a child with extreme allergies. When we bring home a newborn, all we want to do is feed them, nourish them and help them to grow. But what if everything we’re feeding them seems to make them irritable, gassy, rashy and miserable; and then we’re miserable.

Susanna Peace Lovell knew something serious was going on with her child, but was assured by doctors that her daughter would grow out of her allergies. In the meantime, she became an expert burper, wind remover and whittled away at her own diet to help protect her child. Yet things kept getting worse. Already exhausted at every turn, eventually her daughter was also diagnosed with Autism. Welcome to today's story episode: When severe allergies join the family.

I’m so glad Susanna is here and shared this story, which is actually from her fantastic book Your True Self is Enough: Lessons Learned on My Journey Parenting a Child with Autism. Which I highly recommend. She is a former highly dedicated connection circle leader for We Are Brave Together in LA for 3 plus years, and is now a co-host for our Ask Us Anything episodes. She’s just a joy to be around and has so much to share. I think you’re really going to love my conversation with the warrior woman, Susanna Peace Lovell. 

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