Get Your Skin Out: Activist Holly Dillon on Living Well with Psoriasis

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🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Activist and Hollywood producer Holly Dillon was diagnosed with psoriasis when she was just 14 years old and, at 20, was told by a doctor that there was no help for her–that her body had “failed.” Devastated but not deterred, Holly launched Get Your Skin Out, a visual campaign and online community of people sharing about their skin disorders, and looking beautiful doing it. As we step back in skin history, we examine the lives of Benjamin Franklin and Elizabeth Siddal, suspected psoriasis patients, who wrote extensively about how their symptoms affected them. We see they faced many of the same challenges people do today.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Our Skin, a personal discovery podcast.
0:05.0	I'm your host Holly Fry and it is wonderful to have you here with us.
0:09.8	Connection is what this show is all about.
0:12.3	Specifically, connecting about things
0:14.4	that we're sometimes afraid to talk about.
0:17.0	Today, we're going to be exploring the ups and downs,
0:19.4	past and present, personal and universal troubles
0:22.4	we have with our skin.
0:24.7	Our skin is our most visible organ.
0:27.0	What happens on our skin affects the rest of our lives,
0:30.2	especially when dealing with a chronic condition.
0:33.0	Getting diagnosed with one of these, like psoriasis, can be overwhelming,
0:37.0	but you're not alone.
0:39.0	Each episode features a personal story of resilience and grace.
0:43.3	But our personal stories are threads
0:45.2	in a larger tapestry.
0:46.8	And there are lessons for us in the history
0:48.8	of how we treat our skin and the progress we've made together. Caring for our skin is caring for ourselves.
0:55.0	Whether you're seeking inspiration for your own journey
0:58.0	or curious about the history of our skin,
1:01.0	you'll find empathetic, transformative conversations here. of Our
1:05.0	guest today is Holly Dylan.
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