How does living with eczema affect what you wear, how you socialize, and the way you see yourself? Journalist and eczema advocate Cynthea Corfah joins host Dylan Marron to share her experience with chronic eczema. She discusses the complicated line between genuine care and unwanted advice, the lack of eczema representation in Black skin, and the everyday work of preparing to be seen. She also explains how finding other Black women with similar experiences inspired her to create Black Girls With Eczema – and what it means to keep living, connecting, and “healing out loud” when healing isn’t linear.

How does living with eczema affect what you wear, how you socialize, and the way you see yourself? Journalist and eczema advocate <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cyntheacorfah/?hl=en">Cynthea Corfah</a> joins host Dylan Marron to share her experience with chronic eczema. She discusses the complicated line between genuine care and unwanted advice, the lack of eczema representation in Black skin, and the everyday work of preparing to be seen. She also explains how finding other Black women with similar experiences inspired her to create <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackgirlswitheczema/">Black Girls With Eczema</a> &ndash; and what it means to keep living, connecting, and &ldquo;healing out loud&rdquo; when healing isn&rsquo;t linear.

Skin is deeply personal, which is a strange thing to say about something everyone can see. Before people know your story -- or even your name -- your skin can become part of their first impression. 

 

On Skinquiries, host Dylan Marron explores what it means to live in your skin when you’re dealing with eczema and other visible or chronic skin conditions.

 

From the confidence it takes to show up during a flare to how it can impact relations, and the routines and decisions that shape daily life, Skinquiries shares personal stories about the many ways skin can affect how people move through the world.

Skin is deeply personal, which is a strange thing to say about something everyone can see. Before people know your story -- or even your name -- your skin can become part of their first impression.&nbsp;
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On Skinquiries, host Dylan Marron explores what it means to live in your skin when you&rsquo;re dealing with eczema and other visible or chronic skin conditions.
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From the confidence it takes to show up during a flare to how it can impact relations, and the routines and decisions that shape daily life, Skinquiries shares personal stories about the many ways skin can affect how people move through the world.

Skinquiries

The Everyday Work of Living With Eczema

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