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I have an announcement to make. It is one that I am sure you all have dealt with before yourselves. The very type of announcement we with atopic dermatitis dread...

For a while now, I have been experimenting with my diet. If you like, I have kept a mental food diary over the years, and I like to think I...

If I develop rashes during the winter season, the worst things that I typically will deal with in regard to eczema are dryness and deep, cracked bleeding wounds that come...

To humidify or not to humidify is the question! And it’s a question I have asked myself a lot over the winter. This year brought the greenest, mildest Christmas I’ve...

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...

I didn’t think I could be called “thin-skinned” until my eczema blossomed and triggered flares beyond previous compare! Among my personality traits, resiliency has been mentioned more than once. Having...

As an eczema patient of over 30 years, when it comes to testing out different skincare and treatment options for my eczema, there are a few criteria that I go...

Atopic dermatitis is a variable condition. It can even look completely different between individuals. When it comes to the things that can trigger an atopic skin reaction, that statement also...

I have always considered myself a creative person. For as long as I can remember I have always made films and created paintings and drawings. I also make music in...

When trying to experiment with a new diet for your eczema my best advice is to do your research and to learn from the success and challenges of others. There...

I find myself reflecting on my life and experiences of recovery a lot during this time of year. For good reason, though: I celebrated 3 recovery birthdays in June. The...

Wearing shoes all day can limit you from grounding yourself and feeling the energy of the healing earth. Your feet are full of surprises. They have a complex network of...

All of us here are familiar with the itchiness having atopic dermatitis brings. For myself, atopic dermatitis is not my only “itchy” diagnosis. Today I am going to share with...

This blog is inspired by a question that was posted in our community forums asking about how to care for your eczema while on vacation. Here I will share my...

Today, I came across a post on my social media that posed the question, “True or false, is gaming a good form of distraction for eczema sufferers?” I found the...

Eczema takes a toll. Emotionally, mentally and most of all, physically. I think, in many cases, there is no avoiding it. I do, however, think that keeping an “attitude of...

If anyone has suffered from eczema for long periods of their life, or in my case, pretty much all my life, they will be all too aware of how this...

Recently, I've gotten back into using my red light machine, also known as RLT (red light therapy). Medical-grade RLT machines are touted to be great for skin, amongst a plethora...

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...

I have been thinking a lot about aging lately. More specifically, aging skin. Early in the new year, I will hit a significant age milestone: 30. I find myself wondering...