TIME TO HEAL

Rinsing my hair, I winced. As well as shampoo, flakes of dry skin were washing down the drain, leaving my scalp itchy and red.

In summer 2011, I was diagnosed with psoriasis, an immune disease that causes red, flaky patches on the skin.

‘Have you been under a lot of stress?’ my GP asked. ‘Stress can often make psoriasis worse.’

He was right – I had