I'm joined by Virginia Lensi, a professional ballet dancer from New York. Virginia lives with multiple food allergies however she is not defined by her allergies and has accomplished her dreams of becoming a professional ballet dancer traveling the world. We covered a lot of topics from traveling, dating, allergy anxiety and the cultural difference of her experience being brought up in Milan in comparison to New York. Also watch this podcast on May Contain YouTube channel which will be live at 12am today. If you are new to the May Contain Podcast, please subscribe so you don't miss out on any future episodes coming out this year. Follow May Contain on Instagram and Twitter @_maycontain | https://www.may-contain.com/

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Virginia Lensi: Professional Ballet Dancer not defined by her Allergies

I'm joined by Doctor Yas. She has a PhD in Immunotherapy and studied Food Induced Anaphylaxis for her Masters. It was so interesting speaking with Yas to get a much better understanding of food allergies.  We touch upon so many different topics on the podcast such as: What was Yas biggest learning studying Food Induced Anaphylaxis for her Masters? What is the Gold standard of allergy testing? Is the covid vaccine safe to take when you have a food allergy? What happens to your immune system when you have an allergic reaction?  The peanut vaccine and what we know about it so far... This episode is brought to you by Olsson Haircare, the only haircare range approved by Allergy UK. 100% Fragrance, Colourant and Paraben free. Allergy friendly, designed for sensitive souls. To get a FREE patch test head to www.olssonhaircare.com, add it to your cart and use code MAYCONTAIN which will reduce it from £4.95 to £0. You also get 20% off your first purchase should you find it suits you - no more wasted money! If you are new to the May Contain Podcast, please subscribe so you don't miss out on any future episodes coming out this year.  May Contain IG - https://www.instagram.com/_maycontain/

Food Allergies & Covid Vaccine with Doctor Yas

I'm joined by Marice Cumber, Founder of Accumulate Charity empowering homelessness through creativity. The charity now independently fundraises to provide creative workshops at eight hostels across London. These workshops, covering photography, film making, creative writing, illustration, textile printing and jewellery. I was absolutely honoured to have Marice on the podcast as she had such a positive influence on my life and her story of how she is got started is so inspiring. This episode is brought to you by Olsson hair care, which is the only haircare brand range to be approved by Allergy UK and is 100% fragrance free so it's less likely to cause a reaction. They are currently offering a free patch test  which is usually with 4.95 for completely free use the code  “May Contain” and also get 20% off their first purchase. Find out more here - https://olssonhaircare.com/shop If you are new to the May Contain Podcast, please subscribe so you don't miss out on any future episodes coming out this year. Follow May Contain on Instagram and Twitter @_maycontain | https://www.may-contain.com/

Empowering Homelessness through Creativity with Marice Cumber

I'm joined by Lauryn, Founder of Plantivore Kitchen sharing healthy plant based recipes. We met on clubhouse when I was searching for allergy blogger to connect with, it was great to finally get Lauryn on the podcast to share her story.   We touch upon so many different points on the podcast such as: ▪️Planted Based Diets  ▪️How she quit her job to follow her passion ▪️Top tips for growing an audience online ▪️How we both deal with being anxious, and what has helped us This podcast is brought to you by Healthy Nibbles, make sure to check out the free from allergy snack box (free from all 14 major allergens) Check out the allergy box here - https://www.healthynibbles.co.uk/collections/free-from-range If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please could you write me a review on iTunes? Follow me @_maycontain

Plantivore Kitchen with Lauryn

Kyle Dine is the founder of Equal Eats, Food Allergy & Celiac translation cards in over 50 different languages. I met Kyle at my first ever Allergy Free from Show in London a few years ago, it is great to finally get the opportunity to have him on the podcast to share his story. We discussed Kyle's experience traveling around Morocco and China with his allergies, and the story behind starting equal eats to help people translate how serious their allergies are when they eating out and travelling .  This podcast is brought to you by Healthy Nibbles, make sure to check out the free from allergy snack box (free from all 14 major allergens) Check out the allergy box here - https://www.healthynibbles.co.uk/collections/free-from-range If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please could you write me a review on iTunes. Follow me @_maycontain

Equal Eats Allergy Translation Cards with Kyle Dine

Sara Roberts is the Founder of Healthy Nibbles. I loved how open and honest Sara was on the podcast, I felt so empowered after hearing her speak about her life and different challenges she has faced and overcome. We spoke about the following topics on the podcast.  Mental health and how we cope with it Story behind setting up Healthy Nibbles and setting up an allergy free snack box The influence our parents had on us growing up Overcoming bullying and finding that inner strength Being an entrepreneur and the different challenges she has faced  Going to University and doing the first ever Event Management course This podcast is brought to you by Healthy Nibbles, make sure to check out the free from allergy snack box (free from all 14 major allergens) Check out the allergy box here - https://www.healthynibbles.co.uk/collections/free-from-range If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please could you write me a review on iTunes? Follow me @_maycontain

Founding Healthy Nibbles with Sara Roberts

Zak Marks is the founder of Ana Allergy Care, an anaphylaxis prevention and treatment system for public spaces. It was great to speak with Zak on the podcast, as there are not many guys online talking about their allergies. We discussed what it was like going to University for the first time, moving away from home, managing our allergies, our experiences of our first lads holiday and how we managed our allergies abroad. Finally the story of setting up Ana Allergy Care, from a University project to becoming his full-time job.   Please make sure to Subscribe to May Contain Podcast. Follow me @_maycontain

Starting Ana Allergy Care with Zak Marks

I'm joined by Jo Frost, most of you will know her as "Super Nanny'" Jo Frost is a global parenting expert and family advocate, bestselling author and television personality. It's such an insightful episode and brings so much value. We touch upon so many different points on the podcast such as: ▪️Parents dealing with a child who has allergy anxiety ▪️Social media and allergy bullying ▪️Supernanny Show ▪️Eating out with an Allergy ▪️How we deal with rude staff on Airlines ▪️Managing your allergy anxiety ▪️Bringing up your allergies and being unapologetic I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to speak with Jo and so excited to relaunch the podcast. If you've listened to the May Contain, I would appreciate it if you could take a minute and write me a review on iTunes.

Jo Frost

On this week's podcast special, I'm joined by my mum, good friend Matty & my girlfriend. We discuss everything from being in Lockdown, struggling with allergy anxiety abroad & the difference between going abroad with Matty & Mara. Allergy Mum makes a return to the podcast to share her experiences of how she managed my allergies growing up and answers some of your questions you've sent in. The wine was flowing in this episode, please be aware this is an explicit episode. If you are new to the May Contain Podcast, please subscribe so you don't miss out on any future episodes coming out this year. Follow May Contain on Instagram and Twitter @_maycontain | https://www.may-contain.com/

Lockdown Special: Anxiety, Tiktok & Allergy Mum Returns

On this week's podcast episode, its an emotional podcast episode sharing my journey so far, and what happened after all the dots aligned when I founded May Contain. I hope by sharing this personal podcast episode with you, it will help other people find their passion, but more importantly, believe in themselves. Please write me a review if you enjoyed this podcast episode. Please make sure to Subscribe to May Contain, so you don't miss out on any future episodes. Follow May Contain on Instagram and Twitter @_maycontain | https://www.may-contain.com/

Finding Your Passion & Purpose

I'm joined by Charles Burn, appeared on The Apprentice in 2017, entrepreneur, and is the Founder of an Allergy App called Allergi. It was great to have Charles on the podcast to talk about the inspiration behind his allergy app, and how he wants to help the customer find allergens more easily. We spoke about the importance of always bringing up your allergy when you eat out in a restaurant, why starting that dialogue is so important. Please make sure to Subscribe to May Contain, so you don't miss out on any future episodes. Thank you to everyone who's written me a review on iTunes. Follow May Contain on Instagram and Twitter @_maycontain | https://www.may-contain.com/

Creating an Allergy App, Eating Out & Always Start with Why with Charles Burns

I'm joined by Emma Amoscato, she is an author, writer, speaker and allergy mum! Not only this, but she is also an amazing allergy advocate and runs her own blog called Free from Farm House. I found this podcast episode with Emma really insightful to hear about the link between eczema and allergies, why she wanted to publish another allergy book aimed at children, & journey managing allergies for her two younger children. Make sure to Subscribe to May Contain, so you don't miss out on any future episodes. Follow May Contain on Instagram and Twitter @_maycontain | https://www.may-contain.com/

Publishing an Allergy Book with Emma Amoscato

I'm joined by Amanda Orlando from Everyday Allergen-Free Blog! It was amazing to get a chance to speak with Amanda to find about her allergy journey from going to University, eating out in different restaurants and finding a job that took her around the world! It was great to hear Amanda insight into how she managed growing up with so many allergies and how she navigated it throughout the years. Make sure to Subscribe to May Contain, so you don't miss out on any future episodes. Follow May Contain on Instagram and Twitter @_maycontain | https://www.may-contain.com/ 

Navigating your Food Allergy with Amanda Orlando

I'm joined by 8-time world record holder, five-time Olympian and one of Britain's most respected sport media personalities, Mark Foster. It was a great honour to have Mark Foster on the podcast to share his story about his good friend and athlete Ross Baille who sadly died from Anaphylaxis in 1999 shortly after having lunch following a training session. Since Ross’s tragedy, Mark has become a Patreon for the Anaphylaxis Campaign and made a TV appearance on Who wants to be a Millionaire to raise money for the Anaphylaxis Campaign.Make sure to Subscribe to May Contain, so you don't miss out on any future episodes. Follow May Contain on Instagram and Twitter @_maycontain | https://www.may-contain.com/

Ross Baille Final Moments with Mark Foster

In this week's episode of May Contain Podcast. I’m joined by my very good friend Aaron. It was great to have Aaron on the podcast to discuss what it was like growing up together, going on our first lads holiday, eating out with an allergy, and how we managed my allergies in my teenage years. A few years later both of his younger brothers got diagnosed with allergies, it was interesting to hear Aaron side of the story and how growing up with me gave him the confidence to help his younger brothers to not be defined by their allergies. Follow May Contain on Instagram and Twitter @_maycontain | https://www.may-contain.com/ 

First Holiday, First Night Out, and Everything in-between with Aaron Jones

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