Living

I don’t know how it has been for all of you readers, but this spring and summer have been the worst for seasonal allergies. Unfortunately for me, and I imagine...

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...

Finding the right doctor that you feel comfortable with, and trust is very important. Sometimes that be can a challenge. I recall when I was pregnant with my second child, my...

Eczema can have a major impact on a person’s sleep. My sleep is always broken and if I am lucky, I might get around 3/4 hours of sleep every night...

A life with atopic dermatitis is inconvenient, frustrating, and uncomfortable. It's so much more than that too, impacting small day-to-day things like what you wear, the products you use, the...

Waking up refreshed is often a luxury for the eczema warrior who’s scratching seems to ignite in the night. For me, I think that all the repression of my scratching...

Hindsight really is a wonderful thing. If I could turn back time I definitely would. When I was a child, my visits to the dermatologist would be quick and fleeting. I...

Ever tried to walk a tightrope over a sea of snakes and spiders crawling all over your skin? Neither have I! Haha. Socializing with eczema has often felt like that...

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...

I was having a bit of a difficult time deciding what to write about this month. I usually come up with ideas that I source from the website forums and...

Topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) has been a hot topic for a while now. I write about it often seeing as I am in the community. I grew up with eczema...

Apart from the new biologic treatments, I have pretty much tried every medication on the market to help with my eczema. I have chosen not to go down the route...

My chronic condition is painful both physically and emotionally and its very unpredictable. Sharing my pain to others is not always easy as I am not fond of focusing on...

It was a cold wintery January morning in Toronto, Canada. At 7:00 AM the sound of the alarm when off. Typically, I like to hit the snooze button (a couple...

While I have never been one to shy away from trying new skincare trends, I must admit when I first heard of snail mucin, my first thought was, “Oh, wow…gross...

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...

Food is one of those elusive factors that can be mysterious and yet so impactful if we are not careful about monitoring what we eat when we get flares. In...

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...

Stress is an inevitable part of life. Unfortunately, stress is also one of my eczema triggers. It’s probably the most difficult one for me to manage. I think that is...

I am sure you have heard that the wisest of things to remember about real estate is – “location, location, location.” Well, my mantra for the wisest of things I...