Clearstem: Birth Control, Hormones & Your Skin: What’s Actually Happening

2025-12-30

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What if your skin isn’t the problem—but the messenger? Could breakouts, hormonal imbalances, and low confidence all trace back to the same root cause? And what if healing your skin wasn’t about adding more products—but understanding your body’s signals? In this episode of A Really Good Cry, Radhi sits down with Clearstem co-founders Danielle Gronich and Kayleigh Christina for an eye-opening conversation on how to truly heal acne from the inside out. Danielle shares her years-long struggle with cystic acne and the frustration of endless prescriptions that never worked, while Kayleigh opens up about the emotional...

What if your skin isn’t the problem—but the messenger?

Could breakouts, hormonal imbalances, and low confidence all trace back to the same root cause?

And what if healing your skin wasn’t about adding more products—but understanding your body’s signals?

In this episode of A Really Good Cry, Radhi sits down with Clearstem co-founders Danielle Gronich and Kayleigh Christina for an eye-opening conversation on how to truly heal acne from the inside out. Danielle shares her years-long struggle with cystic acne and the frustration of endless prescriptions that never worked, while Kayleigh opens up about the emotional toll of post-birth-control breakouts that left her hiding from the world.

Together, they unpack the deeper connection between hormones, gut health, and skin—and why “clean” doesn’t always mean “acne-safe.” They also dive into how stress, sleep, diet, and hidden ingredients in skincare (and even haircare) can trigger breakouts—and the small, sustainable changes that can make a big difference.

In this episode, you’ll learn: