Episode 13, Season 2: Life with Vitiligo, with Natalie Ambersley

When Natalie Ambersley was 2 years old she was diagnosed with Vitiligo. As a teen, the skin condition dramatically affected her confidence, self-esteem and overall quality of life. But now in her 30s, Natalie is a Vitiligo ambassador, a Director for a Vitiligo charity and regularly speaks about the condition in the media. Hear more about Natalie’s journey from self-hate to self-love in her interview with Molly and Lottie in the second part of the show. It’s an inspiring, gorgeous listen. GET IN TOUCH: Email: bodyconspodcast@gmail.com |Tweet: @bodyconspodcast | Instagram: @bodyconspodcast Sign up to the newsletter: http://www.bodyconspodcast.com/ ALL THE JUICY STUFF: The #FreeFromDiets campaign – https://www.freefromdiets.org/ | Body Happy Parents (the first #FreeFromDiets campaign event) – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/molly-forbes-freefromdiets-body-happy-parents-tickets-74558587743?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing | The #FreeFromDiets petition – http://chng.it/f4z5qPGmFv GOING UP / GOING DOWN – (Molly’s Going UP/DOWN) Time to Solve Childhood Obesity, CMO special report – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/time-to-solve-childhood-obesity-cmo-special-report | Dr Joshua Wolrich Instagram post on the subject – https://www.instagram.com/p/B3h0KfzBmd8/ (Lottie’s Going UP) Meg’s Menopause – https://megsmenopause.com/ | Meg’s Menopause products – https://shop.megsmenopause.com/ Meg’s Menopause podcast – https://play.acast.com/s/menopause/ THIS WEEK’S GUEST: Natalie Ambersley’s blog – https://beingjustus.co.uk/ | Natalie on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/being_just_us/ | Vitiligo Society – https://vitiligosociety.org/ YOUR HOSTS: Molly Forbes: @mollyjforbes | Lottie Storey: @lottie_storey PRODUCTION CREDITS: Artwork by Hannah Broadway @hannahkbroadway Music: Teeth White by The Staves, used under license from Warner Music (PRS & PPL) Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Produced by Molly Forbes

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