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Aug 26, 2020 · Today we’d like to introduce you to Madeleine Tibaldi. Thanks for sharing your story with us Madeleine. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there. I’m lucky enough to have been exposed to yoga very early on- I took my first yoga class at age ten and it immediately became the highlight of my week.
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- Meditation can be a helpful tool
- There’s no one-size-fits-all approach
- Nothing is permanent
Eczema has been causing my skin to erupt in a bright red rash since the time I was an infant. I enjoyed a few blissful years in my late teens when my symptoms vanished and I thought I had outgrown the condition, like at least
of kids with eczema seem to do. But a few years later, it returned with a vengeance. My face was covered with a scaly rash, and my eyelids swelled so much that they crusted shut. That’s when eczema began to really interfere with my self-esteem and took a significant toll on my mental health. It’s taken a long time to make peace with the chronic nature of the disease and develop strategies to reduce its impact on my physical and emotional well-being. But living with eczema for this long has taught me some important lessons about the disease and life itself. Here’s what I’ve learned from living with eczema for 25 years.
Meditation can be a surprisingly effective eczema management tool. I discovered this firsthand when the agonizing itch of a flare was making it difficult to sleep, and I decided to try yoga nidra (a type of guided meditation that induces deep relaxation). The meditation made it
easier to drift off at night, even while I slept in cotton gloves and socks to avoid waking up with bloodied scratch marks. After my first session proved successful, I started incorporating other guided meditations into my daily routine. This has helped me detach from my physical discomfort and get control over negative self-talk. It has also taught me to be more patient with myself. If meditation sounds overwhelming, I would recommend starting with a 5-minute guided meditation on a free meditation app. My personal favorite is
I’ve spent years (and thousands of dollars) seeking remedies for my eczema throughout my life. My experiments with every treatment on the market, including elimination diets, lotions and creams, acupuncture, weekly injections, supplements, and immune suppressants, have taught me one thing, though: There’s no one “right” way to treat eczema. A “mira...
Living with eczema is a rollercoaster ride. There are moments when my skin is so clear and itch-free that I forget about the condition altogether. Other times, the itch interferes with almost every aspect of my life. The highs and lows have taught me that nothing is permanent when it comes to eczema and life should be lived in the moment. When I experience periods between flares, I try to appreciate all of the things my clear skin allows me to do. Swimming in the ocean without my skin burning, feeling confident at social events without hiding my face, and being able to fall asleep peacefully become experiences worth celebrating. Still, I know that eczema is lurking and will one day disrupt my life again. And while I endure nights of insomnia due to scratching and yet another frustrating flare, I try not to fall down the rabbit hole of feeling worthless and living in fear. I remind myself that, like times before, this
pass. Living with eczema has taught me to let go of trying to control every aspect of my life. While I wouldn’t say I’m grateful to have eczema, I
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Madeleine Tibaldi is known for The Daphne Project (2021) and Spiral Farm (2019).
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By Madeleine Tibaldi. Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson will have soon visited all 11 residential colleges to discuss the culture of care and encourage students to relieve stress in safe ways, especially as it pertains to drug and alcohol usage, he said.
Today I am stoked to welcome LA based yoga teacher Madeleine Tiabldi to the Spiritual Spiral Podcast. Maddy currently teaches full-time over at Sweat Yoga in Downtown LA as well at Hot 8 in Koreatown.
