Well Done with Kat Vong
Chronic Skin Issues: Is It Your Gut, Hormones, Stress, or Something Else?
EP 57. If you’ve tried eliminating foods, changing skincare products, taking supplements, or you find yourself becoming reliant on steroids or other medications—and yet, your eczema still keeps coming back—how do you figure out what’s actually driving it? In this episode of Well Done, I sit down with Marie Vollmar, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and founder of The Clear Method, to explore the relationship between chronic skin conditions, topical steroid use, gut health, hormones, stress, and the nervous system. Marie and I share remarkably similar experiences with severe eczema and topical steroid withdrawal, including the physical exhaustion, the emotional toll, and the frustrating search for answers beyond another cream. Marie explains how functional testing helped her identify patterns she couldn’t see from symptoms alone, and we also discuss what functional tests can and cannot tell you, how to find a credible practitioner, and why healing requires more than supplements alone. In this episode, you’ll learn: How long-term topical steroid use may affect the body’s stress-response system What topical steroid withdrawal can look and feel like Why itching can reinforce the urge to itch and create a difficult mind-skin cycle How gut health, cortisol, digestion, and liver function may contribute to chronic skin inflammation The two functional tests Marie most often uses to investigate gut and hormonal health What functional testing may cost and how to decide whether it’s worth the investment What to look for when choosing a functional health practitioner Why supplements are only one part of Marie’s five-part approach The risks of staying on a highly restrictive elimination diet for too long How eczema-prone skin differs from "normal" skin What pregnancy, birth, digestion, and the gut microbiome may have to do with eczema in babies and children Resources: Learn more and book a free discovery call with Marie: www.marievollmar.com Follow Marie on Instagram: @marievollmar Guest Bio: Marie Vollmar is a certified Functional Health Practitioner who helps people heal chronic skin conditions from the inside out. After a successful first career in tech sales, Marie's own struggle with eczema — and years of being offered only superficial symptom relief — pushed her toward root-cause healing. Today, she combines her personal experience with advanced functional health training, using data and science to uncover the real drivers of chronic skin inflammation and guide clients toward lasting skin health. Support the show JOIN MY EMAIL LIST Liked this episode? Share with a friend or leave a comment or review! Follow the show: https://www.instagram.com/thewelldonepod/ Follow me, your host: https://www.instagram.com/iamkatvong/ Have a topic suggestion or want to nominate a guest? Email: kat@thewelldonepod.com
