“By the time I was a freshman in high school, I had developed painful, cystic acne. I had it all along my cheeks, my jawline, and my temples. Because I would try to pop my acne, my cheeks are where I have the most scarring. There wasn’t a whole lot of readily available education for me on acne at the time, and my dermatologist never talked to me about skin picking, so I kept doing it.
“I never had acne until I turned 30. It was adult acne from hormonal changes, and I completely panicked."
My acne got so much worse after pregnancy. I was devastated when I got acne. I was like - “I can’t be 20+ and have acne.”
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When I was 21, I started suffering from cystic acne. I had never had any acne before then. When I started experiencing acne myself, I started feeling very self-conscious.
Sarah Gill (35) is a body-positive activist, yoga instructor, and empowerment photographer who lives in Iowa. She takes us through her experiences with self-image and body positivity.
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