#InMySkin: Umgqugquzeli wesikhumba uSophie Grey ukhuluma ngomsebenzi wakhe wokwenza izinduna zibe zijwayelekile

Uma abantu abaningi becabanga ngezinduna, bavame ukukuhlobanisa nezinkinga ezenzeka ngesikhathi sokuthomba ngesikhathi sokuthomba. U-Sophie Grey, nokho, akazange athole ukuqubuka kwakhe kokuqala kwaze kwaba yilapho eseyekile ukulawula inzalo esemncane. Kuze kube namuhla, uGrey uvame ukuqubuka esikhunjeni sakhe, kodwa usekwenze umgomo wakhe ukusiza abanye babhekane nezinkinga zabo zezinduna nesikhumba. Lokhu ukwenza ngohlelo lwakhe lwedayari oluphethwe i-DiveThru, i-podcast yakhe yezempilo nokuphila kahle ebizwa ngokuthi i-SophieThinksThoughts, ne-akhawunti yakhe ye-Instagram, lapho anabalandeli abacela ku-300,000 abamthandayo ngokuqukethwe kwakhe okusobala kakhulu nokukhuthazayo. Funda inhlolokhono eningilizayo yokuthi ufike kanjani lapho ekhona namuhla, okuhlanganisa nomyalezo okhuthazayo walabo abalwa nezinduna. 

Sitshele ngawe nangesikhumba sakho.

Sawubona! Igama lami nginguSophie Grey. Ngingumsunguli we-DiveThru, uhlelo lokusebenza lwedayari, kanye nomsingathi we-podcast ye-SophieThinksThoughts. Kodwa lokhu ngikwenza emini. Ngingubani mina ngaphandle kwalokho? Nokho, ngiwuhlobo oluthanda izinja zami (kanye nomyeni wami, kodwa izinja ziza kuqala) kanye ne-chai latte. Ngingu-anti oziqhenyayo kubashana ababili nomshana oyedwa. Okuphakathi kwakho konke engikwenzayo, ngokwami ​​nangokomsebenzi, isifiso esijulile sokwenza isimo sempilo yengqondo sibe sijwayelekile sonke esidlula kukho. Ngakho isikhumba sami? Ndoda, kube uhambo. Lapho ngiseyingane futhi ngisemusha, nganginesikhumba esingcono kakhulu. Ngemva kwesikhathi esifushane sokusetshenziswa kokuvimbela inzalo kanye nezinkinga eziningi, ngazilahla futhi isikhumba sami asizange siphinde sifane. Kusukela lapho ngisanda kweva eshumini nambili, ukuphumelela kwami ​​kuye kwaba njengewashi. Ngithola ama-breakouts ngesikhathi se-ovulation nangesikhathi sami. Ngakho isikhumba sami sibola amasonto amabili ngenyanga. Nginamasonto amabili (angalokothi alandelane) esikhumba esicacile ngenyanga. Nakuba ngivame ukuphuka, ngezinye izikhathi ngiba ne-cystic acne. Khona-ke ukuphuka kwami ​​​​kuhamba phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ngaphezu kokuphuka, nginesikhumba esihlangene. Ngenkathi uhambo lwami lwesikhumba lube yi-rollercoaster yemizwa, futhi ngiyalivuma ilungelo lami kulo lonke ulwazi. Impumelelo engibhekana nayo isamukelekile emphakathini futhi ayikabi nomthelela omubi ngaphandle kokuzethemba kwami.

Bushintshe kanjani ubudlelwano bakho nesikhumba kusukela waqala ukusinakekela? 

Lapho ngiqala ukuthola impumelelo, ngakhungatheka. Ngabona ukuthi ukuzethemba kwami ​​kuhlobene eduze nebala lami. Ngikuzame konke lokhu. Ngisebenzise amakhulu, uma kungenjalo izinkulungwane, ukuze "ngilungise" isikhumba sami. Ngingasho ukuthi umehluko omkhulu lapho ngikhona manje uma ngiqhathaniswa nalapho ngangikhona ekuqaleni ukuthi angisabheki induna yami njengephukile noma ngisho nokudinga ukulungiswa. Umphakathi udinga ukulungiswa. Izinduna zivamile. Futhi ngenkathi ungasebenzisa amasu okuhlanza isikhumba, lesi yisimo somuntu esingokwemvelo futhi ngeke ngibe namahloni ngaso. 

Iyini i-DiveThru futhi yini ekugqugquzele ukuthi uyidale?

I-DiveThru uhlelo lokusebenza lwedayari. Sisebenza nochwepheshe bezempilo yengqondo ukuze sidale izivivinyo zedayari eziqondisiwe ukusiza abasebenzisi bethu ukuthi balawule impilo yabo yengqondo. Kuhlelo lokusebenza, uzothola izivivinyo zedayari ezingaphezu kuka-1,000 ukukusiza i-DiveThru noma ngabe ubhekene nani. Ngiqale i-DiveThru ngenxa yesidingo sami somuntu siqu sayo. Ngamamitha angu-35,000, ngaba nokuhlaselwa ukwesaba okwanyakazisa umhlaba wonke futhi kwaholela ekuhambeni kwamahora angu-38 ezweni lonke. Ngalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho, ngasuka ebhizinisini lami elikhona futhi ngashintsha ngokuphelele uhlobo lwami lomuntu siqu. Emzamweni wokuthuthukisa isimo sami sengqondo, ngaphendukela kumagazini. Yayishintsha ngokuphelele impilo yami futhi ngangifuna ukwabelana ngayo nomhlaba. 

Imayelana nani i-podcast yakho? 

Ku-podcast yami ye-SophieThinksThoughts, ngikhuluma ngemicabango esinayo sonke kanye nolwazi sonke esidlula kukho - noma ngabe kuzwakala sengathi awenele, izwi elikutshela ukuthi awenele, noma ukuthola ibhalansi empilweni yakho. . .

Ithini inkambiso yakho yansuku zonke yokunakekela isikhumba?

Uma kunento eyodwa engingavumelani nayo kakhulu, ukunakekelwa kwesikhumba sami. Uma ngihlala ngithembekile kulokhu, ngisebenzisa ubisi lokuhlanza ukuze ngisuse ukwakheka kusihlwa, kulandele ukhilimu we-retinol. Khona-ke ekuseni, ngiphinde ngihlanze ubuso bami ngaphambi kokuba ngigcobe isikhuthazi sami sasemini. Konke ngikwenzela ukubukeka kwemvelo, ngakho-ke ngifaka isisekelo esiphansi sokumboza, okokufihla kanye nokufiphala, futhi yilokho kuphela.

Yini elandelayo kuwe kulolu hambo oluhle lwesikhumba?

Lapho ngiqala uhambo lwami, ngathatha ikhefu esikhumbeni. Ngangifuna ukufika endaweni lapho ngangizizwa ngikahle ngezinduna zami. Selokhu ngafika lapho, bengifuna ukubuyisela kancane kancane imikhiqizo yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba esimisweni sami, kodwa mayelana nokunika amandla. Bese ngihlela ukuqhubeka nokuphenya ukuthi kungani ngiba nama-hormone spikes futhi ngizame ukunikeza umzimba wami lokho okudingayo ukuze ulinganisele. 

Ufuna ukuthini kubantu abalwa nezinduna zabo?

Kulabo abalwa nesikhumba sabo, nakhu engifuna ukwazi: inani lakho alinqunywa isikhumba sakho. Ungaphezu kokubukeka kwakho. Awuphukile noma ngaphansi kokuthola impumelelo. Yiba mnene kuwe (nobuso bakho). Thatha ikhefu ekuzameni yonke imikhiqizo ehlukene yokunakekelwa kwesikhumba.

Busho ukuthini ubuhle kuwe?

Kimina, ubuhle buzimele buqine. Kuhle ukuzazi nokukholelwa kulo muntu. Ngenkathi ngikwazi ukuxhumana nokuthi bengingubani ngempela (ngokubhala ijenali), angikaze ngizizwe ngimuhle kakhulu. Ingxenye engcono kakhulu? Ayifanele into embi.