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Around the time my first plaques popped up, seemingly out of nowhere, I began having trouble sleeping. I lay awake for hours at night and sleep wouldn’t come. When I...

When living with psoriasis, you might come across a few reasons to not exercise. When you might already be feeling low due to a psoriasis flare, it can become highly...

The easiest thing to do when my psoriasis is bad is to lock myself away in the house and pretend the world doesn't exist. This is not a great long...

We had a new member of our family with us this past Christmas. Although she is way too young (only a month old) to be excited about opening gifts under...

I was enjoying a nice, warm shower and thinking to myself "wow, I'm pretty clear right now, this is great!" Then my plaque psoriasis snuck up on me. Aside from...

Makeup counters are stressful, I get that. Especially, if like me, you get psoriasis on your face. But it's important to go in person. Makeup shopping online can never turn...

I live in Africa. Our summers are blisteringly hot and our winters are mild, compared to the rest of the world. This probably has a lot to do with being...

This week I received an alarming email. I suppose I was asking for trouble reading my junk email - but it was a quiet night and I was hoping to...

Not all fabrics “feel” good on your skin. Some fabrics are hard and rough and don't feel as soft to touch. Living with psoriasis makes me extremely conscious of what...

I have to be honest. When I get up in the morning, I am more likely to think - 'I need to get my stuff together!' than something along the...

If you have ever asked advice on natural healing in multiple facebook communities, then you have probably come across the recommendation that you go vegan for your psoriasis. There are...

Tis’ the season to be jolly, lalalala la la la la. Folks, my favorite time of the year has arrived: Christmas season. There has always been something truly magical for...

For quite some time, I have been trying to journal for physical and mental healing. When I make time, I do great and find myself releasing thoughts and opinions I...

One of the most frustrating parts of living with psoriasis can be when treatment options fail. This means they either don’t work or the condition comes back months, weeks or...

Something has been happening to me a lot recently and I'm not sure how I feel about it. It's no secret that my scalp psoriasis has been out of control...

In a couple of weeks, we are heading to Fort Lauderdale to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. We are staying on the beach at the same hotel we got married...

This has been an age-old question since I can remember. I have had psoriasis for 56 years. People have been telling me what to eat and what not eat since...

If you have scalp psoriasis, planning a trip to the barber or hairdresser can be a difficult experience. You might worry about what the stylist cutting your hair will think...

Open insurance enrollment for many employer-sponsored plans will soon roll out. This time of the year brings me and a lot of our chronically ill peers a lot of stress...

I was only 14 years old when I began my journey with psoriasis and looking back I wish I had someone to talk to that was experiencing the same thing...