30/04/2026
Gah this time of year was tricky for me.
I love May because it’s my birthday month 🎂.
But it would always feel tainted by that feeling that summer was coming.
Whilst everyone else got excited about the heat I would feel this inner dread. Anxiety.
“I hope it doesn’t get too hot I need my make up to stay in place to cover my skin”
“A hot day is going to make the acne on my back flare up”
“I am not going to” **insert a list of fun summer activities I didn’t want to go to, incase my skin flared up the week of.
I felt so restricted and at times very alone with it. I felt like I was the only person dealing with it on the level that I was.
If this is you this summer my heart goes out to you. I promise you, no one else sees what you see or feels how you feel about your skin.
It’s something we highlight with ourselves because we see ourselves daily but it is not the first thing others notice about us.
If I knew back then what I know now I would have not let it stop me from doing so many things.
Just know it doesn’t define you. It will change. It’s a very small part of what makes you, you.
Lots of love,
Steph x
