16/05/2026
Adventures of a Dermatologist 🇲🇦
Skin health is not all about skincare products (forget what every other dermatologist on here says!)
Sometimes it’s putting your phone down. Looking up. Letting yourself feel wonder and awe.
We spend so much of life distracted, overstimulated and rushing instead of seeing and feeling what’s happening around us. But don’t be fooled, chronic stress shows up on our skin whether we care to acknowledge it or not. (What. You’re not stressed? Really?? Reaaaaaally?!!!)
Over the last couple of years, I’ve become increasingly convinced that we need to spend more of our lives offline and be far more intentional about how we spend our time and attention. There is truly no point having great skin if you’re too stuck in survival mode to enjoy it. I believe this deeply, deeply, deeply (my patients know that I get nosy most about much more than their skin because I believe my role extends to helping them live their best lives and that means zooming out and looking at the bigger picture - sleep, food, relationships, work life balance etc). Although admittedly, it is a lot easier to practise mindfulness in magnificent, magical Marrakesh than back in the real world 🎈
