The hidden reason for your acne might be…self love.
Whilst most of us are quick to reach for the latest viral skincare trend to fix what we’re seeing in the mirror… what if spending $400 on a face oil isn’t what your body needs? What if you would actually have a simpler skin routine and glow in a way that no face oil could ever achieve for you?
After working with clients for over 12 years, there are an overwhelming amount of instances of people’s skin clearing up — be it acne, rashes, eczema or psoriasis.
Why? Because in holistic therapy we work on the cause, on the whole, on the root issue that will show up on your skin.
So many people will look for a magical solution all over social media, whilst their body is screaming at them, they’re not listening.
The thing to understand is that your body is always communicating with you. Whether it’s back pain, insomnia, painful periods, IBS, or skin issues — your body has something to say.
We are a very avoidant society and addicted to the quick fix. We spend our days disconnected from ourselves and life as we scroll through our phones, we are always looking for the next dopamine hit, and we are numbed out.
We don’t want to look inward and face our own demons, and we don’t want to be told to stop doing something
when you heal the root issue of what the skin reaction is actually about, you don’t need to worry about forgetting the face oil or 432 supplements on your next holiday. Whilst many of us ignore it, there is very real science out there showing the undeniable link between trauma and diseases — whether it’s chronic people pleasing and MS, or abuse and cancer, it’s there.
For most of my clients who come to me with skin issues, under the surface is a whole host of stored emotions that are literally screaming to be released. And i can feel it in your treatment. I truly do.
To the point where angry, inflamed, and stressed acne is showing up all over your skin. Or the eczema between your legs is related to the shame from being emotionally abused as a child. Whilst your body is trying to get you to see it, at the same time, you’re wanting to stay hidden.
Read more about the emotional and skin issues connection
The inflammatory response that’s happening as a result of unconscious and/or subconscious stress from these traumas, self-shame, anger, guilt, resentment, and frustration is causing the ‘unfixable’ skin issues. So time after time, when the anger, trauma, etc., is released, and the client actually can fall back into self-trust, self-love, and feel safe to be seen and understand the benefits of a regular holistic facial… well, guess what happens to those issues? They clear up.
Feeling safe to be seen is something that a lot of women struggle with, and it can show up with physical manifestations so that we literally feel like we want to ‘hide’ ourselves in order to feel safe. This is often a result of childhood trauma (big or little), where you feel safer if you hide parts of yourself. Whether you felt like you had to hide your emotions and needs or that you felt like your experiences were always labeled as ‘wrong’ by your parents.
When there is a constant stress response going off in your body because of unhealed trauma, your nervous system often goes through serious wear and tear.
When your amygdala is constantly sounding the alarm bells because you don’t feel safe to be seen by others, that stress response is sending your whole body into a state of survival whether you can feel it or not. Many people these days have learned to live with such high levels of stress, normalising it and thus not being aware that their body is in a state of freeze, fight/flight, or fawn daily.
So before your unconscious stress turns into IBS, adrenal fatigue, and chronic acne… let’s get ahead of it.
Much Love,
Nirit
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