I’ve actually shied away from researching acne. I remember being taught when I was in school that if you had acne (which I did) that there was some special diet or special potion that needed to be discovered to help it heal.

I was always left feeling like I didn’t have the willpower to follow a strict diet, or that I had some weird deficiency that was getting in the way of healthy skin. I was always worried when a patient wanted help with their acne because I was a secret “professional failure” that couldn’t figure out my own skin.

I finally studied the topic in-depth so that I could present it to my peers and was shocked at the re-wiring I had to do with what I had been told about acne. Almost everything I had been taught was wrong, and I actually had the power to support my skin.

In today’s podcast episode I share the 3 lessons I want you to know about adult acne, which will give you the tools you need to set yourself on a positive path. These 3 pieces of information changed my understanding of how to support my skin and informs my practice of how to guide adults who struggle with acne.

The three most important lessons I’ve learned about acne