Beyond Skin Picking & Hair Pulling

By Raffaela

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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.


Episode Date
115: Chronic Skin Picking is an Addiction, Not OCD
Jun 02, 2026
114: Why You Procrastinate The Things You Know Are Good For You
May 26, 2026
113: The Origin Of Intrusive Thoughts & How To Stop Them
May 19, 2026
112: Why Do I Pick More During PMS?
May 12, 2026
111: Embracing Authenticity to Freedom from Chronic Skin Picking | Yasmin's Story
May 05, 2026
110: 4 Most Powerful Growth Areas For Skin Picking & Hair Pulling
Apr 28, 2026
109: How to Rest Without Becoming Lazy
Apr 21, 2026
108: Why You Can't Slow Down + Somatic Practice to Show You How
Apr 14, 2026
107: 5 Steps to Create Safety, Intimacy & Depth in Your Relationships | Adam Hudson
Apr 07, 2026
106: Most Effective Practice to Heal Skin Picking & Hair Pulling
Mar 31, 2026
105: Why you pick even on a good day and how to stop
Mar 24, 2026
104: Willpower will NEVER work but THIS does
Mar 17, 2026
103: Why you still feel stuck after all this time
Mar 10, 2026
102: Hoping it will get better but it never does
Mar 03, 2026
101: The most damaging myth about chronic skin picking & hair pulling
Feb 24, 2026
100: 6 Life Changing Lessons About Chronic Skin Picking
Feb 17, 2026
99: Do You Have To Get Rid of STRESS To Be Free?
Feb 10, 2026
98: Why We Lose Hope About Healing From Skin Picking & How To Regain It
Feb 03, 2026
97: 6 Steps to Create Powerful Affirmations for Healing Skin Picking
Jan 27, 2026
96: Why "Healthy Habits" Are So Hard To Maintain
Jan 20, 2026
95: The Mental Trap That Will Ruin Your 2026
Jan 13, 2026
94: How NOT to Heal From Chronic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling
Jan 06, 2026
93: Plan How You'll Heal From Chronic Skin Picking in 2026 (Science Based)
Dec 30, 2025
92: 3 Ways to Help a Loved One With Chronic Skin Picking or Hair Pulling
Dec 23, 2025
91: This is Why You Chronically Pick, Pull, & Bite
Dec 16, 2025
90: The Habit That Drains Your Joy
Dec 09, 2025
89: A hidden behaviour that's keeping you stuck in picking & pulling
Dec 02, 2025
88: You could be missing this vital piece to inner freedom
Nov 25, 2025
87: Is It Truly Possible To Be Free From Picking & Pulling?
Nov 17, 2025
86: How to Beat PMS & Menopause with Strength Training | Vanessa Kerr
Nov 11, 2025
85: "Just Stopping" Doesn't Work... Here's What Does
Nov 04, 2025
84: Why You Pick More in the Evenings & What to Do About It
Oct 28, 2025
83: Why Confident Women Still Struggle to Speak Up | Harriet Bratt
Oct 21, 2025
82: How to Use Somatics to Heal Your BFRB
Oct 14, 2025
81: The #1 Mistake Growth-Minded Partners Make That’s Sabotaging Their Relationship | Adam Hudson
Oct 07, 2025
80: Everything You’ve Been Told About the Ego Is Wrong
Sep 30, 2025
79: The 3 Ingredients Every Relationship Needs (Beyond Just Love) | Adam Hudson
Sep 23, 2025
78: Why the World Feels So Divided - The Real Reason We’ve Lost Compassion
Sep 16, 2025
77: From Burnout to Alignment - Emotional Intelligence for High Achievers | Zerina Derveni
Sep 09, 2025
76: Why Mindset Doesn’t Work And What to Focus on Instead | Blair Dunkley
Sep 02, 2025
75: Turning Self-Care from a Chore into Something You Crave
Aug 26, 2025
74: Use Breathwork to Release Emotional Baggage & Feel Grounded | Karen Theimer
Aug 19, 2025
73: Reclaiming Life after Decades with Skin Picking | Melissa’s Story
Aug 12, 2025
72: Friendship as an Adult - Why It’s Hard & How to Make It Easy | Adam Hudson
Aug 05, 2025
71: What's the Point of Personal Development Anyway?
Jul 29, 2025
70: Are You Really an Empath - or Is It Something Else?
Jul 22, 2025
69: Parenthood, Personal Power & the Myth of the Perfect Self - A Raw Conversation with Matt Lavars
Jul 15, 2025
68: How to Break Out of Toxic Patterns in Yourself, Relationships, and Work
Jul 08, 2025
67: Power, Presence & Polarity - The Real Meaning of Masculine and Feminine Energy | Adam Hudson
Jul 01, 2025
66: Why You Feel Worse After Trying to Be Better
Jun 24, 2025
65: How to Stop Pushing So Hard and Start Living with More Ease
Jun 17, 2025
64: Slowing Down Without Guilt - A High Achiever’s Guide to Reclaiming Peace
Jun 10, 2025
63: Your Relationship Blueprint - How Your Past Shapes Love And How to Heal It | Adam Hudson
Jun 03, 2025
62: When Focus Feels Impossible - How to Stay Grounded, Productive & Stop Picking
May 27, 2025
61: Your Voice Is the Bridge to Your Authentic Self | Angela Lanterman
May 20, 2025
60: Why Sugar Triggers Skin Picking (+ A Big Update)
May 13, 2025
59:The Fear of Being Seen & What Happens When You Stop Hiding | Adam Hudson
May 06, 2025
58: Understanding and Overcoming Intrusive Thoughts
Apr 29, 2025
57: Is Chronic Skin Picking a Form of OCD?
Apr 22, 2025
56: Why Skin Picking Gets Worse for So Many at the Start of the Year
Apr 15, 2025
55: Should You Try NAC for Skin Picking? The Truth About This Popular Supplement
Apr 08, 2025
54: Feeling like freedom from skin picking just isn’t possible?
Apr 01, 2025
53: Your Thinking Style Might Be Blocking Your Skin Picking Recovery
Mar 24, 2025
52: Is Depression & Chronic Skin Picking Just a Chemical Imbalance?
Mar 18, 2025
51: 3 Skills to Break Free from Skin Picking & Build Unshakable Confidence
Mar 11, 2025
50: The Sneaky Habit That’s Making Skin Picking Worse
Mar 04, 2025
49: Breaking New Ground - A Revolutionary Practice for Overcoming Chronic Skin Picking
Feb 25, 2025
48: Traversing the 6 Levels of Healing from Chronic Skin Picking
Feb 18, 2025
47: Finding Your Voice - Overcoming the Fear of Speaking Up
Feb 11, 2025
46: PART 2 Breaking Free - Escaping Dysfunctional Family Roles for Lasting Healing
Feb 04, 2025
45: PART 1 Breaking Free - Untangling Emotional Triggers and Taking Back Control
Jan 28, 2025
44: Is chronic skin picking genetic?
Jan 21, 2025
43: Building Real Confidence - Master These Skills to Thrive
Jan 14, 2025
42: Overcoming Anxiety, Depression, and Skin Picking: Raffaela’s Story
Jan 07, 2025
41: Year End Special - How to Set Goals That Stick for 2025
Dec 31, 2024
40: How to Handle Social Events Without Picking
Dec 24, 2024
39: How to Manage Increased Picking over Xmas
Dec 17, 2024
38: The 5 Types of Chronic Skin Picking
Dec 10, 2024
37: Should you try this popular therapy for chronic skin picking?
Dec 03, 2024
36: Feeling Your Feelings - Are You Doing It Right?
Nov 26, 2024
35: The unspoken fear of chronic skin picking
Nov 19, 2024
34: How to navigate passive aggression
Nov 12, 2024
33: 6 surprising signs you’re healing from chronic skin picking
Nov 05, 2024
32: How Close Are You to Healing from Chronic Skin Picking?
Oct 29, 2024
31: "Keeping Busy" - does it prevent skin picking or make it worse?
Oct 22, 2024
30: The Hidden Link - How Dysregulation Fuels BFRBs
Oct 15, 2024
29: The most simple and effective technique to stop picking
Oct 08, 2024
28: How to use distractions to heal from a BFRB
Oct 01, 2024
27: 5 Steps to heal a BFRB for good
Sep 24, 2024
26: Toxic Relationships with Laura Bloodniece
Sep 17, 2024
25: How to actually FEEL suppressed emotion
Sep 03, 2024
24: What NOT to do when you're having an "off" day
Aug 27, 2024
23: Live your life on your terms by becoming more conscious
Aug 20, 2024
22: Breaking the Cycle of Overwhelming Thoughts
Aug 13, 2024
21: How your relationships might be perpetuating your BFRB
Aug 06, 2024
20: Structure and organization and how it could be the MISSING PIECE in your healing journey
Jul 30, 2024
19: How to overcome perfectionism
Jul 23, 2024
18: What it looks like to heal from chronic skin picking
Jul 16, 2024
17: Powerful meditation for post picking/pulling session
Jul 09, 2024
16: Sick? Managing body focused repetitive behaviours when you're unwell
Jul 02, 2024
15: How to build unshakeable boundaries to break free from your BFRB
Jun 25, 2024
14: Preventing Relapse
Jun 18, 2024
13:The connection between your attachment style and BFRB
Jun 11, 2024
12: Guided self-care after a picking or pulling session
Jun 04, 2024
11: How to be rid of it - The intense highs and lows of healing
May 28, 2024
10: How to replace a BFRB
May 21, 2024
9: The human beneath addiction | Adam Hudson
May 14, 2024
8: ADHD and body focused process addictions (BFPAs)
May 07, 2024
7: Healing yourself and your child who picks their skin | Athena Niccolaides
Apr 30, 2024
6: How to help a child with a body focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB)
Apr 23, 2024
5: The struggle of INCONSISTENCY and how to conquer it
Apr 16, 2024
4: ACNE! You don't have to have perfect skin to be free from chronic skin picking
Mar 23, 2024
3: STRESS and how it's both the CAUSE and the CURE for body focused repetitive behaviours
Mar 23, 2024
2: Feeling stuck, toxic shame, and how you can FINALLY move forward in your healing
Mar 12, 2024
1: How understanding the origins of your BFRB will help you to transform your life
Mar 04, 2024