I was born with eczema. Not the mild kind but the kind that covered my arms and legs, the kind that people noticed before they noticed me.

Growing up in Central Europe, I played a lot of tennis. I wanted to be a tennis pro at one point. But I never felt free in my body. If I wore shorts, people saw my rash. My confidence was built around hiding, not playing.

I went from pharmacy to pharmacy with my parents. Every prescription, every cream. Nothing worked long-term. So I decided to figure it out myself.