What Your Breakouts Are Trying to Tell You About Your Health with Maria Marlowe

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything “right” and still struggling with acne… This episode is for you.

In honor of Acne Awareness Month, we brought on a guest who’s not only deeply informed, she’s also been through it herself. Holistic nutritionist and skin health expert Maria Marlowe joins Bethany for a powerful conversation on how to heal your skin from within and why it’s time to rethink everything we’ve been told about acne.

After trying every conventional acne treatment out there, from antibiotics to birth control, Maria stumbled across something that changed everything: the healing power of food. Within five months of changing her diet and repairing her gut, her skin completely cleared. Since then, she’s spent over a decade helping others do the same through her Clear Skin Plan and research-backed nutritional guidance.

This episode covers so much — from hormone-related breakouts and inflammation to gray hairs, Botox, motherhood, and how the grocery store might secretly be working against your skin.

Tune in to explore:

• Maria’s personal journey with acne, Accutane, and the emotional toll of “doing everything right” with no results

• How to know if your acne is hormonal, gut-related, or stress-triggered

• The basics of face mapping and how your breakouts reveal what’s happening internally

• Top skin-healing foods and what to ditch from your diet

• The truth about sugar, artificial sweeteners, and blood sugar’s role in skin health

• How she reversed her gray hairs

• Why Maria says she’ll never touch Botox again and the hidden risks no one’s talking about

For so many of us, acne is more than a cosmetic concern. It impacts our confidence, mental health, and even our trust in our bodies. We love how empowering Maria’s message is: Your skin isn’t broken — it’s trying to communicate with you.

Whether you're postpartum, navigating hormonal changes, or just trying to understand your body better, this episode will give you the practical tools, science-backed insights, and much-needed encouragement to start healing from within.