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Beyond Skin Picking & Hair Pulling is a podcast for high-achieving women who want freedom from their BFRB*; they want more authenticity, deeper confidence, to feel powerfully secure in who they are, so they can do more of what they love.
Hosted by Raffaela Marie - speaker, mentor, and creator of the STRENGTH Method - who overcame chronic skin picking, selective mutism, social anxiety, and depression, not by forcing willpower, but by healing from the inside out and addressing the true root causes.
Each episode offers a no-fluff look at healing from body-focused repetitive behaviours through the lens of self-confidence and authenticity. Raffaela blends psychology, neuroscience, and real-world experience to uncover what’s truly driving the urge to pick, and how to find lasting freedom from it.
Listeners walk away with tangible tools they can apply immediately to reduce urges, regulate emotions, and build emotional resilience. Beyond symptom management, this podcast helps you reconnect to your authentic self, feel grounded in your worth, and create lasting freedom from BFRBs*.
If you’re ready to stop performing, start healing, and build confidence that feels real, you’re in the right place.
*BFRB = Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours like chronic skin picking, nail/cheek biting, and hair pulling.
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115: Chronic Skin Picking is an Addiction, Not OCD
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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114: Why You Procrastinate The Things You Know Are Good For You
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May 26, 2026 |
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113: The Origin Of Intrusive Thoughts & How To Stop Them
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May 19, 2026 |
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112: Why Do I Pick More During PMS?
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May 12, 2026 |
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111: Embracing Authenticity to Freedom from Chronic Skin Picking | Yasmin's Story
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May 05, 2026 |
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110: 4 Most Powerful Growth Areas For Skin Picking & Hair Pulling
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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109: How to Rest Without Becoming Lazy
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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108: Why You Can't Slow Down + Somatic Practice to Show You How
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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107: 5 Steps to Create Safety, Intimacy & Depth in Your Relationships | Adam Hudson
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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106: Most Effective Practice to Heal Skin Picking & Hair Pulling
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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105: Why you pick even on a good day and how to stop
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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104: Willpower will NEVER work but THIS does
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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103: Why you still feel stuck after all this time
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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102: Hoping it will get better but it never does
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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101: The most damaging myth about chronic skin picking & hair pulling
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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100: 6 Life Changing Lessons About Chronic Skin Picking
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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99: Do You Have To Get Rid of STRESS To Be Free?
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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98: Why We Lose Hope About Healing From Skin Picking & How To Regain It
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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97: 6 Steps to Create Powerful Affirmations for Healing Skin Picking
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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96: Why "Healthy Habits" Are So Hard To Maintain
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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95: The Mental Trap That Will Ruin Your 2026
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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94: How NOT to Heal From Chronic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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93: Plan How You'll Heal From Chronic Skin Picking in 2026 (Science Based)
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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92: 3 Ways to Help a Loved One With Chronic Skin Picking or Hair Pulling
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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91: This is Why You Chronically Pick, Pull, & Bite
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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90: The Habit That Drains Your Joy
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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89: A hidden behaviour that's keeping you stuck in picking & pulling
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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88: You could be missing this vital piece to inner freedom
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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87: Is It Truly Possible To Be Free From Picking & Pulling?
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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86: How to Beat PMS & Menopause with Strength Training | Vanessa Kerr
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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85: "Just Stopping" Doesn't Work... Here's What Does
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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84: Why You Pick More in the Evenings & What to Do About It
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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83: Why Confident Women Still Struggle to Speak Up | Harriet Bratt
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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82: How to Use Somatics to Heal Your BFRB
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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81: The #1 Mistake Growth-Minded Partners Make That’s Sabotaging Their Relationship | Adam Hudson
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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80: Everything You’ve Been Told About the Ego Is Wrong
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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79: The 3 Ingredients Every Relationship Needs (Beyond Just Love) | Adam Hudson
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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78: Why the World Feels So Divided - The Real Reason We’ve Lost Compassion
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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77: From Burnout to Alignment - Emotional Intelligence for High Achievers | Zerina Derveni
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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76: Why Mindset Doesn’t Work And What to Focus on Instead | Blair Dunkley
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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75: Turning Self-Care from a Chore into Something You Crave
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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74: Use Breathwork to Release Emotional Baggage & Feel Grounded | Karen Theimer
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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73: Reclaiming Life after Decades with Skin Picking | Melissa’s Story
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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72: Friendship as an Adult - Why It’s Hard & How to Make It Easy | Adam Hudson
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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71: What's the Point of Personal Development Anyway?
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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70: Are You Really an Empath - or Is It Something Else?
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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69: Parenthood, Personal Power & the Myth of the Perfect Self - A Raw Conversation with Matt Lavars
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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68: How to Break Out of Toxic Patterns in Yourself, Relationships, and Work
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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67: Power, Presence & Polarity - The Real Meaning of Masculine and Feminine Energy | Adam Hudson
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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66: Why You Feel Worse After Trying to Be Better
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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65: How to Stop Pushing So Hard and Start Living with More Ease
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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64: Slowing Down Without Guilt - A High Achiever’s Guide to Reclaiming Peace
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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63: Your Relationship Blueprint - How Your Past Shapes Love And How to Heal It | Adam Hudson
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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62: When Focus Feels Impossible - How to Stay Grounded, Productive & Stop Picking
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May 27, 2025 |
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61: Your Voice Is the Bridge to Your Authentic Self | Angela Lanterman
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May 20, 2025 |
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60: Why Sugar Triggers Skin Picking (+ A Big Update)
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May 13, 2025 |
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59:The Fear of Being Seen & What Happens When You Stop Hiding | Adam Hudson
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May 06, 2025 |
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58: Understanding and Overcoming Intrusive Thoughts
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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57: Is Chronic Skin Picking a Form of OCD?
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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56: Why Skin Picking Gets Worse for So Many at the Start of the Year
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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55: Should You Try NAC for Skin Picking? The Truth About This Popular Supplement
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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54: Feeling like freedom from skin picking just isn’t possible?
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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53: Your Thinking Style Might Be Blocking Your Skin Picking Recovery
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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52: Is Depression & Chronic Skin Picking Just a Chemical Imbalance?
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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51: 3 Skills to Break Free from Skin Picking & Build Unshakable Confidence
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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50: The Sneaky Habit That’s Making Skin Picking Worse
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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49: Breaking New Ground - A Revolutionary Practice for Overcoming Chronic Skin Picking
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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48: Traversing the 6 Levels of Healing from Chronic Skin Picking
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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47: Finding Your Voice - Overcoming the Fear of Speaking Up
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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46: PART 2 Breaking Free - Escaping Dysfunctional Family Roles for Lasting Healing
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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45: PART 1 Breaking Free - Untangling Emotional Triggers and Taking Back Control
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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44: Is chronic skin picking genetic?
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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43: Building Real Confidence - Master These Skills to Thrive
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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42: Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, and Skin Picking: Raffaela’s Story
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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41: Year End Special - How to Set Goals That Stick for 2025
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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40: How to Handle Social Events Without Picking
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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39: How to Manage Increased Picking over Xmas
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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38: The 5 Types of Chronic Skin Picking
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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37: Should you try this popular therapy for chronic skin picking?
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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36: Feeling Your Feelings - Are You Doing It Right?
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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35: The unspoken fear of chronic skin picking
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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34: How to navigate passive aggression
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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33: 6 surprising signs you’re healing from chronic skin picking
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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32: How Close Are You to Healing from Chronic Skin Picking?
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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31: "Keeping Busy" - does it prevent skin picking or make it worse?
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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30: The Hidden Link - How Dysregulation Fuels BFRBs
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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29: The most simple and effective technique to stop picking
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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28: How to use distractions to heal from a BFRB
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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27: 5 Steps to heal a BFRB for good
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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26: Toxic Relationships with Laura Bloodniece
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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25: How to actually FEEL suppressed emotion
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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24: What NOT to do when you're having an "off" day
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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23: Live your life on your terms by becoming more conscious
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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22: Breaking the Cycle of Overwhelming Thoughts
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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21: How your relationships might be perpetuating your BFRB
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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20: Structure and organization and how it could be the MISSING PIECE in your healing journey
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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19: How to overcome perfectionism
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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18: What it looks like to heal from chronic skin picking
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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17: Powerful meditation for post picking/pulling session
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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16: Sick? Managing body focused repetitive behaviours when you're unwell
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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15: How to build unshakeable boundaries to break free from your BFRB
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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14: Preventing Relapse
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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13:The connection between your attachment style and BFRB
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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12: Guided self-care after a picking or pulling session
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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11: How to be rid of it - The intense highs and lows of healing
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May 28, 2024 |
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10: How to replace a BFRB
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May 21, 2024 |
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9: The human beneath addiction | Adam Hudson
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May 14, 2024 |
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8: ADHD and body focused process addictions (BFPAs)
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May 07, 2024 |
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7: Healing yourself and your child who picks their skin | Athena Niccolaides
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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6: How to help a child with a body focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB)
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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5: The struggle of INCONSISTENCY and how to conquer it
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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4: ACNE! You don't have to have perfect skin to be free from chronic skin picking
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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3: STRESS and how it's both the CAUSE and the CURE for body focused repetitive behaviours
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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2: Feeling stuck, toxic shame, and how you can FINALLY move forward in your healing
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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1: How understanding the origins of your BFRB will help you to transform your life
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Mar 04, 2024 |