Nina Ajdin

A decade ago, if you told me that walking barefoot could help my eczema and overall well-being, I probably would have laughed. But as someone who’s lived with atopic dermatitis...

Living with eczema or TSW (topical steroid withdrawal) can be extremely mentally and emotionally draining, as well as extremely unpredictable. Having more stability and consistency can provide more sense of...

One of my fondest memories of my grandmother – who passed away at a young age – is of flowers, plants, and a beautiful garden. Within that, the most prominent...

Most of us know that there is a link between stress and eczema. This is not exactly a new idea. But Western medicine tends to disregard the link. And I...

Living with eczema and/or TSW (topical steroid withdrawal) oftentimes feels like trying to navigate in a storm that never seems to end. The ongoing itching, red and burning skin, lack...

Eczema has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. The cycles of scratching and itching, red and flaky patches, and all the other uncomfortable...

One of the most difficult parts of dealing with conditions like eczema or TSW (topical steroid withdrawal), has been the visibility piece of it, in my experience. The sheer fact...

As far back as I can remember, going to any doctor’s appointment has been an incredibly anxiety inducing and uncomfortable experience for me. Typically out of all doctors, I tend...

As human beings, I believe we all have some level of fear of losing control in our lives. This comes right along with fear of the unknown and uncertainty. While...

I’ve dealt with some form of skin condition my whole life. Whether it be one of the several different types of eczema or TSW (topical steroid withdrawal) much later in...

Just as with anything in life, but particularly the more unpleasant experiences we go through, such as eczema and TSW (topical steroid withdrawal), having support from those close to us...

As someone who deals with eczema and TSW (topical steroid withdrawal) daily, you’d think I’d be used to dermatologist visits quite often. But the truth is, since going through TSW...

Although having an eczema rash on just about any part of the body isn’t pleasant, to say the least, there are certain areas that are worse for me than others...

In the eczema and chronic illness community, we have a tendency to refer to ourselves as “warriors” (myself included). But lately, I’ve been thinking about this and coming to a...

Compassion fatigue. I had heard the term before, but never quite fully resonated or understood it – at least, not like I have in the recent months. The past several...

In 2021, I faced one of the scariest challenges of my life. I had to have surgery to have the highest stage pre-cancerous cells removed from my body. Since then...

Much of my life has been spent on truly traumatizing and painful experiences that continue to haunt me to this day. That is, in addition to dealing with eczema and...

Something I have been working on cultivating for some time now, especially recently, has been the practice of self-compassion. So far, this has been one of the most important and...

Navigating relationships tends to be a bumpy road overall, and certainly has been for me most of my life. Unfortunately, dealing with a very visible skin condition like eczema and...

In the previous two parts of this series I had the pleasure of sharing Becky Visser’s story about deciding to change treatment and starting Rinvoq. In case you missed it...