If your child has a food allergy, you already know that vigilance is part of the job. Feeding your child is a primal instinct as a parent, and when they have food allergies, it is so much more complicated. You read labels. You ask questions at restaurants. You make sure your child's epinephrine or rescue medications are available. You teach teachers, babysitters, grandparents, coaches, and friends what to do in an emergency. Often, no one takes it as seriously as you do and t

I hate to admit it, but I used to brag about being a perfectionist. For a long time, I thought it was a compliment. Being a perfectionist meant I cared. I worked hard. I was responsible. I got the best grades. I showed up. I tried so hard to do everything well. I thought perfectionism was part of what made me successful. After decades of living, studying, becoming a full-fledged adult, and becoming a clinical psychologist to boot, I see it differently now. What I once called