Eliminate Stress (a HUGE trigger for us) & Protect Your Peace and Healing.

I give 10 Tips in this episode for how to set healthy boundaries with friends and family so that you can ensure your health and healing continue improving.

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Shay is a fearless young TSW warrior that's also got Borderline Personality Disorder. 

Shay opens up about her TSW journey, her mental health and much more in this vulnerable episode.   

Tune in and share this episode with anyone you know how is struggling simultaneously with their mental health and their skin!  

Show Notes:

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Questions?

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Listen to 32 year old Cannabis farmer Luke Spaulding tell his experience going through Topical Steroid Addiction and Withdrawal.  

Luke's background: California native. Moved to Oregon and is in the process of building his Cannabis farm. Has a love and appreciation for agriculture and alternative medicines for healing.  

At one point during his 6 months of TSW, Luke was working on his farm in the heat and had to make a bed of dirt to lay on while giving orders to his farm hands because his legs were so bad that he could not walk. He actually even contemplated ordering a wheelchair since he wouldn't walk due to his legs being so inflamed, swollen and cracked behind the knees.  

Luke began his Topical Steroid Withdrawal February of 2022 but had been experiencing cycles of it without knowing it before that time.   

As a child he always questioned if it was ok taking all these steroids, but listened to his doctors and used them for years, putting them everywhere even on his face, eyes and entire body.  

When asked what he feels was his worst TSW symptom? Luke responded with it being lack of sleep and insomnia (I agree it's one of the worst for sure!)  

Luke believes that creating routines are immensely powerful and helped him a lot.  

36:00 - Battling insomnia

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The information provided on this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to substitute advice from your medical practitioner. If you have health concerns, please always seek the advice of a medical professional.

As my healing journey continues and progress is certainly being made, this weekend a comment was made that I think I need to address because more than likely, you've experienced a comment or two like this one and it's made you feel unworthy or undesirable. The event started when I shared with a few people this video of this brave beautiful TSW warrior which you can watch here: https://fb.watch/e4aCm3M_YZ/

After talking with my therapist about this just days after, I had come to realize what that comment really translated for me and how it's been comments like this, that value looks and beauty above more important things, that have shaped my view of myself and my sense of value. 

In this episode, I share my ah-ha moments of clarity that came from my therapy session dissecting this experience and the many others that we as a community of warriors experience regularly and we answer the question, What IS beauty really?

Hint: You ARE beautiful, before TSW, during TSW, and after TSW. 

Tune in as Leila and I discuss all things gut health and eczema elimination diet and learn how she was able to heal her TSW in just 3 months!!  

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Show Notes: 

Be sure to also check out these episodes that are related!

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Sleep! Anyone suffering with Topical Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome (TSWS) or any dry skin condition (Eczema, Atopic Dermatitis, Psoriasis) is no stranger to lacking sufficient sleep. They also probably will associate lack of sleep with increased anxiety, brain fog, irritability and itching.  

If you have not already listened to episode 10 "TSW Sleep Struggle: Tips For Insomnia" go check that out, but in the meantime, here are some additional tips you may have not thought of!

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Tracy is a world renowned formulator in the nutraceutical industry. He began his career while residing in Japan. While living there for several years he was schooled in organic chemistry and botanical medicine (Kampo Igaku) receiving a Doctorate in Pharmacognocy. He is the formulator of over 900 dietary supplements and skin care products and the developer of multiple patents in absorption enhancement technologies. Tracy is also an author of four books and has taught and lectured at worldwide symposiums and conferences including the Malaysia Health Symposium, The Anti-Aging Association of Korea, The League of Cities and Towns USA, Biotech China, and the National Nutritional Foods Association. Tracy has worked in C level positions for global nutritional companies for a majority of his career.

I have had the honor and privilege of knowing Tracy for a few years now and he never ceases to amaze me with his knowledge and passion for living the best holistic and healthy life possible and educating others on how to do the same. Tracy and I were on a company trip over New Years 2022 in Cabo, Mexico, where he and his wife saw me exactly one month into my TSW journey. I picked his brain, as I always try to do, and filled him in on this condition that is news to many who learn of it the first time. He gave me such valuable information and advice that I knew I needed to have him on this show to share his knowledge with you.

Some of the pressing questions we cover in this episode are:

After 200 days makeup-free, I was able to wear makeup! 

Finally... Confidence... but to my surprise... it didn't come from applying the makeup. 

Finally feeling proud of my skin for its progress and health and healing, and loving it WITHOUT makeup, feels amazing. Let me tell you some more in this episode. Tune in and be sure to subscribe.

SHOW NOTES:

July 6th 2022 will mark Grace being 2 years topical and oral steroid free!

Grace thought her skin was flaring due to going to the gym and using lots of cleaning products. This led her to discover TSW after watching a documentary on the skin condition.

First 6 months were hardest for Grace.

Used a hot water bottle when ice didn't work.

Mental battle is the hardest.

MW (moisture withdrawal) didn't work for her at all. She suggests to stay comfortable.

Used Sudocream in the beginning a lot.

Balmonds balm when skin was dry.

Washing face is KEY.

Every two days shower at least to keep skin clean.

Use rose hip oil, plain, no additives.

Slugging - put creams on and then vaseline on top.

What to do for mental health:

Medication for depression and anxiety.

Naturally tries to keep stress levels low. Meditating at night.

Deep breathing.

Triggers:

Hair follicle test - acidic foods, tomatoes, dairy

Eczema diet, cabbage soup, onions, plain potatoes

Nutritionally best one thing - milk thistle - GAME CHANGER

Biggest lessons:

Discovering what TSW was

Empathy for others

Advice

ITSAN website

Join the facebook page - ITSAN and support page

Another page for TSW cures

“Get in the ocean” people say, but it stings!

Red light therapy

Dont be scared

Lots of people heal in a year to two years

Parents - its your choice, but please look further into this and consider taking your children off these creams and medicines.

Adult eczema is not common .