Life-threatening food allergies affect individuals on various levels, from their quality of life and mental health to the threat they impose on their safety. There is a gap in existing research that examines how music therapy might help individuals address food allergy related anxiety. As someone who has lived with a life-threatening peanut allergy my entire life, I have experienced the many complications and challenges that one faces when it comes to navigating their way through the world. The purpose of this self-heuristic inquiry was to use songwriting as a means to explore my food allergy-related anxiety. I generated data by composing a total of four original songs, each of which explored a specific topic using a writing prompt, regarding my experience of living with a food allergy. Data analysis produced three main categories that provide insight into broad perspectives on my experience, or what I call, the big picture, experiences of the additional labour that living with an allergy requires, and the varied emotions that I experience in diverse contexts. I conclude with a creative synthesis; an original song that synthesizes insights derived from the research process. Finally, this paper concludes with implications for my music therapy practice which include insights about how I can utilize the tools that I have gained throughout this process to support individuals through music therapy who live with life-threatening food allergies.