Natalie’s story: “Being a campaigner has given me so many opportunities”
Joining Changing Faces as a campaigner has allowed Natalie to raise awareness about the impact of living with a visible difference.
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Jude’s story: “How you look does not define you”
Jude, 26, is a Changing Faces campaigner in Scotland who has psoriasis. Her visible difference helped her develop self-acceptance.
Natalie’s story: “I am very positive about life now”
Changing Faces campaigner Natalie, 36, talks about growing up with vitiligo, and how sharing her story has made her more confident.
Hannah’s story: “I feel free in my skin”
Seeing other people with visible differences helped Hannah, 25, accept her scleroderma scars. Everyone deserves respect, she says.
David’s story: “My skin has given me my personality”
David, 13, has the skin condition bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma. He wants to help change attitudes about visible difference.
Shankar’s story: “That was the day I became the real me again”
After gaining the courage to go make-up free, Changing Faces ambassador Shankar, who is 26, no longer lets his vitiligo define him.