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Beyond Skin Picking & Hair Pulling

Beyond Skin Picking & Hair Pulling

Written by: Raffaela
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Beyond Skin Picking & Hair Pulling is a podcast for high-achieving women who want freedom from their BFRB*; they want more authenticity, deeper confidence, to feel powerfully secure in who they are, so they can do more of what they love.

Hosted by Raffaela Marie - speaker, mentor, and creator of the STRENGTH Method - who overcame chronic skin picking, selective mutism, social anxiety, and depression, not by forcing willpower, but by healing from the inside out and addressing the true root causes.

Each episode offers a no-fluff look at healing from body-focused repetitive behaviours through the lens of self-confidence and authenticity. Raffaela blends psychology, neuroscience, and real-world experience to uncover what’s truly driving the urge to pick, and how to find lasting freedom from it.

Listeners walk away with tangible tools they can apply immediately to reduce urges, regulate emotions, and build emotional resilience. Beyond symptom management, this podcast helps you reconnect to your authentic self, feel grounded in your worth, and create lasting freedom from BFRBs*.

If you’re ready to stop performing, start healing, and build confidence that feels real, you’re in the right place.

*BFRB = Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours like chronic skin picking, nail/cheek biting, and hair pulling.

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Episodes
  • 113: The Origin Of Intrusive Thoughts & How To Stop Them
    May 19 2026

    You're not a freak.

    I used to feel like there was something deeply wrong with me because of the thoughts that would barge their way into my head at the most random, inappropriate moments.

    But judging yourself and trying to force the intrusive thoughts away has much the same effect as when we do the same with skin picking, hair pulling, and nail biting - it just makes things worse. Sometimes destructively worse.

    I hear you. I see you.

    Let's work on this together.

    What you'll learn:
    🌟Where your intrusive thoughts are coming from
    🌟The unexpected connection to chronic picking, pulling, or biting
    🌟3 questions to generate a powerful perspective shift and deep healing

    Here are the 3 questions from this episode. Save them in your phone for future reference:
    How does it make me feel?
    What does that feeling make me want to do?
    What is this behaviour protecting me from?

    💌Book your FREE BFPA* Roadmapping Call with me

    🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics

    📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist

    🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge

    🙋‍♀️Send me a message here

    My name is Raffaela Marie. I'm a holistic BFRB coach who has healed from 15 years of chronic skin picking myself and dedicated my life to helping driven women do the same. Through my podcast, free resources, and programs, I teach strategies to overcome urges, build emotional safety, and expand into authenticity. My approach goes beyond quick fixes, focusing on root causes and long-term recovery.

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    23 mins
  • 112: Why Do I Pick More During PMS?
    May 12 2026

    Yes, hormonal changes are the obvious answer.

    But let's not forget the medical gaslighting most women have experienced on this topic, AND the unconscious gaslighting we do to ourselves.

    What is it about all this that makes you want to pick, pull, and bite at your body with a whole new vigour every single month?

    I think you can feel it. There's something there that isn't being taken seriously that really deserves to be.

    It's time to understand what that is for you so that you can better care for yourself at every phase of your cycle.

    Honour your mind. Honour your body. This is how you can reduce picking, pulling, and biting.

    💌Book your FREE BFPA* Roadmapping Call with me

    🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics

    📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist

    🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge

    🙋‍♀️Send me a message here

    My name is Raffaela Marie. I'm a holistic BFRB coach who has healed from 15 years of chronic skin picking myself and dedicated my life to helping driven women do the same. Through my podcast, free resources, and programs, I teach strategies to overcome urges, build emotional safety, and expand into authenticity. My approach goes beyond quick fixes, focusing on root causes and long-term recovery.

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    23 mins
  • 111: Embracing Authenticity to Freedom from Chronic Skin Picking | Yasmin's Story
    May 5 2026

    Stories of success and healing are few and far between in the BFPA* community (*BFPA = BFRB + addiction science)

    And even when you hear about someone healing from chronic skin picking, hair pulling, or nail biting, there's a little voice that says...

    "It's not for me." "I'm not like them."

    That's because you're not getting the full story! You're not hearing the how behind the transformation.

    In this interview with one of my former clients, Yasmin, that's exactly what you'll get.

    You’ll not only hear her incredible story of healing and transformation, but also the actions she took and the things we worked on together in our sessions that made all the difference.

    Who knows, maybe simply through listening, you’ll gain important insight into what you can do to support your own healing as well.

    Listen in to feel inspired, uplifted, and grounded in your own power through just how real and tangible this healing journey truly is.

    🟢Connect with Yamin on Instagram

    🟢Email Yasmin at: hello@yasminloeffler.de

    💌Book your FREE BFPA* Roadmapping Call with me

    🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics

    📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist

    🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge

    🙋‍♀️Send me a message here

    My name is Raffaela Marie. I'm a holistic BFRB coach who has healed from 15 years of chronic skin picking myself and dedicated my life to helping driven women do the same. Through my podcast, free resources, and programs, I teach strategies to overcome urges, build emotional safety, and expand into authenticity. My approach goes beyond quick fixes, focusing on root causes and long-term recovery.

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    53 mins
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