psoriasis Archives | nitika chopra

August 1, 2020

Here’s Why I Haven’t Written to You in 8 Months.

I have thought about writing to you countless times over the last 8 months. I have had mini drafts in my mind, thought through snippets of stories I was excited to share with you and tender moments that I knew you would want to know about. But it just hasn’t been the right time, until…
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December 18, 2018

5 Do’s and Don’ts of Managing Your Psoriasis This Winter

While winter can mean dry, uncomfortable skin for some, this time of year brings its own challenges for people living with psoriasis. To help, I’m sharing my top tips for managing this condition throughout the colder months. As someone who’s been living with psoriasis for more than 27 years, the winter season can be especially…
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September 25, 2018

I’m OK with My Choice Not to Have Kids — But Sometimes, Others Aren’t

I turned 37 years old this past April and as I felt my birthday approaching, I also felt that I was sinking into a new level of truth about where I’m at in my life. I’m surrounded by so many close friends who are getting engaged, getting married, and having children. As I look at…
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September 15, 2018

5 Beauty Essentials to Revive Your End-of-Summer Skin

Summer can be such a fun season! And as someone living with psoriasis, I also love some of the benefits that safe sun exposure can bestow. But as casual and carefree as the season is, it requires special attention to your skin — especially in the wake of too much greasy sunscreen, sweat, chlorine, humidity,…
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August 3, 2018

A Letter To My Body (And Maybe To Yours Too)

My dearest body… You’ve been with me since day one and there is so much we have been through together. There have been countless moments where I felt like you were on my side and is if we could do anything together with such grace and joy. Like the time I fell madly in love…
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July 28, 2018

5 Women Changing the Way We Think About the Skin We’re In

Growing up covered from head to toe with uncomfortable and unsightly patches of plaque psoriasis from the young age of 10 years old, the idea that I’d ever feel truly beautiful seemed impossible to me. How could I possibly be beautiful when I looked that way and had people stare at me with total confusion…
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June 2, 2018

Open Up If You’re Crumbling Right Now. You’re Not Alone.

Are you currently in a state where you feel as though you’re constantly crumbling right now? Like there is grief, sadness, loss and an emotional weight that might not even appear to have an exact starting point for why it’s showing up? I have been feeling this for about a month now and spent much…
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May 17, 2018

How To Glow From The Inside-Out This Summer

Until very recently I have always dreaded the summer. I know, so strange, but SO true. Growing up with thick white patches of psoriasis all over my body made me love the cooler months when I could get away with hiding my skin. So whenever April rolled around every year I felt the pending summer…
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