Beyond Skin Picking & Hair Pulling

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.

  1. 5D AGO

    93: Plan How You'll Heal From Chronic Skin Picking in 2026 (Science Based)

    Most people set really crappy goals for the new year and wonder why, by mid-March, they seem to be no further than they were on January 1st. I personally don't love the idea of New Year's resolutions, but I absolutely love goal setting and teaching others how to do it effectively because goal setting is a skill that will genuinely transform your life! In this episode, I share with you: The top 3 areas you need to focus on to heal from chronic skin picking, hair pulling, and nail biting in 2026.How to turn them into personalised goalsAnd the absolutely vital components of goal setting you must learn to ensure you follow through, stay consistent, and actually create the change you wish to see.Everything I share with you in this episode is science-based methods and skills that I'm constantly using in my day-to-day life. Without them, I wouldn't be who I am today, and my clients wouldn't be getting the incredible results that they do. Listen in to set yourself up for real change in 2026! 🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics 📩 Join my Email List to receive weekly support 📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist! 💪Click here to apply to STRENGTH 2026! Applications close 31st December (15 spots available) 🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge 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.

    26 min

  2. 12/23/2025

    92: 3 Ways to Help a Loved One With Chronic Skin Picking or Hair Pulling

    Trying to get them to “just stop” isn’t working. In fact, it’s probably making things worse. There is a right way and a wrong way to support someone with a chronic body-focused repetitive behaviour (BFRB). Unfortunately, there isn’t much information out there explaining what the right way actually is. That’s why I created this episode. It’s short, because supporting your loved one effectively is much simpler than you might think. You may even discover a thing or two about yourself while listening! 🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics 📩 Join my Email List to receive weekly support 📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist! 💪Click here to apply to STRENGTH 2026! Applications close 31st December (15 spots available) 🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge 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.

    12 min

  3. 12/16/2025

    91: This is Why You Chronically Pick, Pull, & Bite

    It's not because of genetics, or because you lack willpower, or because you're just a malfunctioning human being. It's because you didn't learn this one vital skill. This skill lies at the core of why you pick, pull, & bite and learning it is the most powerful and effective path to healing you can take. Listen in to find out what this skill is, why you never learnt it, and how you can truly start! 🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics 📩 Join my Email List to receive weekly support 📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist! 💪Click here to apply to STRENGTH 2026! Applications close 31st December (15 spots available) 🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge 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.

    18 min

  4. 12/09/2025

    90: The Habit That Drains Your Joy

    You'll be surprised how this is also making you pick, pull, and bite at your body... Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we lost that zest for life. Rather than waking up looking forward to the day, we wake up not wanting to get out of bed, dreading what the day might bring, or feeling an underlying sense of urgency, like we're already behind. Here's what the solution is not... It's not doing more and trying harder, or quitting your job, selling all your belongings, and moving to a cabin in the woods. The solution is not so drastic or dramatic. In truth, it lies in learning how to slow down despite the never-ending to-do list. It's easier said than done, but when you learn the simple yet powerful practice inside this episode, it will feel so much more achievable than ever before. Oh, and it will help you to reduce picking, pulling and biting. Listen in to find out how and why! 🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics 📩 Join my Email List to receive weekly support 📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist! 💪Click here to apply to STRENGTH 2026! Applications close 31st December (15 spots available) 🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge 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.

    17 min

  5. 12/02/2025

    89: A hidden behaviour that's keeping you stuck in picking & pulling

    When you STOP venting, you'll take huge steps towards accessing freedom from chronic skin picking and hair pulling. And when I say "venting", I mean the cathartic act of complaining or offloading about your problems onto a loving and listening ear. We've all done it/do it. Don't even try to deny it! I struggled with chronic skin picking for 15 years, and venting was one of those hidden behaviours that was holding me back. Is it doing to you what it did to me? Find out in this episode what venting really is, how it might be affecting you in BIG ways, and how to transform this cathartic yet limiting behaviour into healthy communication, wholesome emotional regulation, and powerful growth. While you may not be able to "just stop" picking and pulling right now. Many other areas of growth are within your control. This is one of them! Listen in to heal 💛. 🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics 📩 Join my Email List to receive weekly support 📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist! 💪Click here to apply to STRENGTH 2026! Applications close 31st December (15 spots available) 🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge 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.

    18 min

  6. 11/25/2025

    88: You could be missing this vital piece to inner freedom

    Skin picking, hair pulling, and nail biting won't stop without this vital piece. I've spoken to hundreds of people like you in this community, and they all want the same thing: relief, a break, the space to be themselves without this behaviour constantly getting in their way, like a shackle around their legs or a thorn in their side. What I've noticed is that this "vital piece" holds the key to their chains, and yet almost every person I speak to is missing it, OR they're not as connected to it as they could be. What I'm about to share with you completely transformed my life at 15 years old and has continued to guide me ever since. Listen in to find out what it is and be guided through a powerful exercise to help you access it for yourself today! 🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics 📩 Join my Email List to receive weekly support 📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist! 💪Click here to apply to STRENGTH 2026! Applications close 31st December (15 spots available) 🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge 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.

    19 min

  7. 11/17/2025

    87: Is It Truly Possible To Be Free From Picking & Pulling?

    Are you making this big mistake too? "When I stop picking, I'll be free, I'll be able to relax and just be." Yes, finding freedom from skin picking and hair pulling will have a drastically positive impact on your life, BUT what most people describe as freedom is usually not based in reality and is actually keeping them stuck. So is it truly possible to be free? Or have we got our heads in the clouds? Listen in to find out. 🫂Join "Home💛", my free community on Instagram 🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics 📩 Join my Email List to receive weekly support 📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist! 💪Click here to apply to STRENGTH 2026! Applications close 31st December (15 spots available) 🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge 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.

    15 min

  8. 11/11/2025

    86: How to Beat PMS & Menopause with Strength Training | Vanessa Kerr

    If you’ve been feeling moody, foggy, or struggling with PMS or menopause symptoms, this episode is going to shift the way you see your body. My guest, Vanessa Kerr, is one of Australia’s most respected strength coaches and the owner of Hills Barbell Club. She’s also the NSW Head Coach for the High Performance Team and a team coach for the Australian Weightlifting Federation. Vanessa has spent over a decade proving that strength training doesn’t just transform your body, it transforms your hormones, confidence, and long-term health. Together we unpack:  💪 Why lifting weights is one of the most powerful tools for hormone balance  🌙 How it supports women through perimenopause and menopause  🧠 The truth about the “bulky” myth (and why it’s so hard to build muscle as a woman)  ⚡ The connection between strength, mental health, and confidence  🥤 What new research reveals about creatine and women’s brain + hormone health Vanessa also shares practical advice for women who want to start lifting, from finding the right coach to learning how to listen to your body and train intuitively through different seasons of life. Whether you’re 25 or 55, it’s never too late to build strength, stability, and confidence in your body. ✨ Listen now to discover how weight training can fix your hormone issues and help you feel like yourself again! 🤝Connect with Vanessa on Facebook here! 🌟Download your FREE Guide to Stop Skin Picking Using Somatics 📩 Join my Email List to receive weekly support 📝FREE Holistic Skin Picking & Hair Pulling Assessment - Join the waitlist! 💪Click here to apply to STRENGTH 2026! Applications close 31st December (15 spots available) 🎯Join the 7-Day Skin Picking Recovery Challenge 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.

    59 min
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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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