What if the beauty & skin products (even the anti-aging ones) you put on every day were actually the reason you feel tired, look older, or that your period sucks every month?

Today we’re talking about just that – the hidden toxins in mainstream beauty, how clean products can be part of healing, and how your skin is a mirror for what’s happening hormonally.

If you’ve ever questioned what “beauty” really means—or how your skin reflects your health—you won’t want to miss this conversation.

Our guest is Elle Shelley Black, founder of SAME Skincare. After an emergency surgery and a devastating Stage 4 Endometriosis diagnosis upended her life, Elle began tracing the deep connections between hormones, daily self-care choices, and her skin.

What started as a personal quest to balance her hormones soon became a rigorous practice of elimination, optimization, and attunement—adapting her skincare to match the changing needs of her cycle. This journey led to the creation of SAME Skincare: a brand designed to educate, empower, and give women a personalized protocol for aligning their skin with their cycle, mood, and life’s changes.

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Insta: @sameskincare_

🖼️Our skin is our body's art piece.

Mimosas with Todd was inspired by my late mentor, Todd Murphy’s Dress Series, created through a channeled conversation with him.

That dialogue shaped the piece you see here. A delicate white bodice suspended above a skirt of mimosa branches, made as a cyanotype with the sun, and threaded with shimmering gold leaf.

  This piece reminds us that our radiance isn't manufactured in a bottle. Quite the opposite. It's natural, it's cyclical, it's sacred and worth protecting.

  As you listen, let this piece be an invitation to reclaim beauty on our own terms.



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✅CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

05:35 Understanding Endometriosis

09:59 Low-Tox Beauty & Skincare

15:40 Skincare & Hormonal Imbalances

25:09 Eliminating Endocrine Disruptors

26:46 Ovulation Art Piece

29:44 Creative Destruction Cycle

32:42 Managing Endometriosis Symptoms

39:57 Pain + Healing Resources

41:21 The SAME Wellness App

44:14 Biohacking with Art - SAME Skincare

About the Podcast

Tired of being dismissed or told your pain is “normal”? So was I.

I’m Meredith Ochoa—ANOTHER F#%ING ARTIST, photographer, author & generational cycle‑breaker. After 17 years of endometriosis I faced my shit, healed myself, and turned the journey into art.

🩸 Face Your Shit, Heal Yourself is a movement + a podcast: Raw talks on healing chronic pain, hormones, trauma, endo, autoimmune disease and more.

We expose medical myths and spotlight the tools Western medicine buries—functional medicine, Reiki, Ayurveda, Taoist & sacred‑sexuality practices, cycle syncing, biohacking, and beyond. Episodes drop every third Wednesday with mini art‑process drops in between.

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Authenticity is the first dose of medicine; art is the second. Even though I was lied to by big‑pharma‑loving doctors; I found the experts & practices who helped me achieve what I thought was impossible—this show introduces them to you.

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