After five years I’ve finally been offered a long-term treatment for my skin condition. If blood tests are all okay, I’ll be starting immunosuppressants. (For my chronic eczema or potential TSW (topical steroid withdrawal)). It first got me thinking about how powerful ‘hope’ is for healing. Then I realised, more powerful than hope, is purpose.

A collection of tips, recommendations and resources to help you through your next eczema or TSW skin flare.

Eczema, TSW (topical steroid withdrawal) and other skin conditions can flare with no mercy. It can feel like your body is on fire, but weirdly you’re cold at the same time, due to losing all your heat through inflammation. Exhausted, flaking and desperate to try anything to reduce the itch or get more sleep? Here’s a list of practical things I did or bought, which really helped me, and you might want to consider if you haven’t already tried.

Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic skin condition. It causes dry, itchy, and inflamed skin. (No not just in children!) Eczema can be triggered by stress, diet, allergens, and weather changes. Living with eczema can impact most areas of life! Especially when flares are regular or severe. It might seem surprising if you’ve never had it, so let’s break it down.

Why do I specialise in helping those with skin conditions? Because for me, that’s where it all started. It’s why I started therapy. So, here’s my story, perhaps you can relate? (Trigger warning: Skin photos)

I’ve been thinking about anxiety lately, and how ironic it is. I feel like anxiety can be very ironic, in many ways. In this blog I have a look at the irony of anxiety, and where and why anxiety happens in terms of our brains and behaviour.