PsO Advocacy Spotlight: Bree Pease

Well known for her social media page on Instagram, @psoriasis_beauty, Bree is determined to show that psoriasis can be beautiful.

Ms. Bree Pease is an inspiring and incredible psoriasis (PsO) advocate.

She openly shows her psoriatic skin and shares all of the roller coaster emotions that come with it.

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Her story

Diagnosed in 2017 at age 15, Bree openly shares that she still struggles to manage the fatigue, itching, and unpredictability that comes along with PsO.

“Sometimes, the itching and pain keep me up at night, which worsens my fatigue. This makes it harder to work.”

Bree used to have a lot of mental health struggles, which made it difficult to work, too. She felt that “strangers were looking at me and judging me for my skin.”

Bree also shares that sometimes it’s hard to accommodate uniforms required for specific jobs. “If I have to wear shorts and be in the sun all day, I just know I’m going to flare.”

If you’re living with PsO, you know these are all important factors to think about when looking for employment.

Bree often shares when she’s flaring and the frustration of finding the unknown cause behind it, too.

Her impact

As a model who lives in Australia, making billboards for the campaign #GetYourSkinOut (which can be seen all over New York City) has made a big impact on the PsO community.

It’s also brought more attention to her PsO and the management of her skin.

“Questions always come about when you expose your skin and put yourself out there. I like to show people my skin when I’m advertising myself and representing PsO. My modeling is about getting the message out there that you can do normal things and live a normal life with PsO.”

Her mission

Bree wants to remind people that they don’t need to hide their skin.

When I asked Bree about how she feels about being approached with questions about her skin, she responded, “The people who approach you are the ones that are most accepting with the biggest heart!”

Her most rewarding experience as a PsO advocate has been receiving messages and photos about mothers taking their children to the beach and finally embracing their skin in a swimsuit for the first time in years, and being proud to tell her about it. “I was there for her, and I loved getting the photo!”

Bree encourages anyone living with PsO to explore social media, learn about how many others are living with PsO, and see that you’re not alone.

Bree says, “You are not the problem. It just is what it is. Now that you know this, you can start doing normal things like a normal person.”

The bottom line

Bree Pease is proud of her advocacy work. “People are learning to accept themselves,” she says, and she has a part in that. Bree emphasizes, “This is why I do what I do.”

If you’re living with PsO, you know that clothing is a big deal when it comes to day-to-day life, but Bree shows that you don’t have to compromise beauty or fashion if you have PsO.

In her words, “You just have to be brave!”