Skin Tags:
- Deanna Courtney

- Jun 26, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Apr 14
Time for a Fresh Perspective…
What if those little skin tags weren’t just “random growths”…
but meaningful messages from your body?
From the perspective of Germanic Healing Knowledge (GHK), skin tags are often linked to brief, unexpected moments of unwanted contact or irritation—experiences the body perceives as:
👉 “Don’t touch me.”
👉 “Ouch… get off my skin.”
In these moments, the body responds quickly.
It creates additional cells as a form of protection—an adaptive, biological response.
And what can appear as “spreading”…
may actually be repeated moments of similar experiences, each one triggering a new response.
A Story I’ll Never Forget
A woman once came to me with a cluster of skin tags on her neck.
They had begun decades earlier, so the original moment wasn’t clear—but new ones kept appearing.
She believed they were spreading.
But something else was happening.
So I asked her gently:
“What’s touching your neck… that you don’t really want touching you?”
She laughed—slightly frustrated—and said,
“My husband! He comes up behind me and kisses my neck… and honestly, it grosses me out—especially because of the tags.”
There it was.
Each time that moment happened, her system responded:
“Don’t touch me.”
And her body adapted accordingly.
A Gentle Shift
So we explored two simple options:
💛 Address the physical (remove them if desired)
💛 Or shift the experience
Welcome the affection in a way that feels good
Or set a clear, kind boundary—inviting connection on her terms
Awareness + choice = resolution
And when the conflict is no longer repeated…
the body no longer needs to respond.
Let’s Make This Personal
Take a moment and gently scan your own body.
Do you have any skin tags?
I have a few, and when I reflect on them, I can trace the moments they may be connected to:
I remember this moment.
Getting ready for a 7th grade performance… my mom curling my hair under at the back of my neck.
A brief “ow” moment—too close, too hot.
And right there… is where this appeared.

Not random.
Protective.
Precise.
Purposeful.
Perfect.
I’ve noticed this pattern in other small moments too—
A tiny one after a necklace caught a hair… that subtle “ow.”
Another from the first time I used a razor under my arms.
Even these small experiences…leave clues.
Each one part of a story—perfectly aligned with what the body moved through.
A New Way to Understand
This is the perspective of GHK.
Not something to accept blindly—
but something to explore with curiosity.
Because when you begin to understand the why behind symptoms…
your body starts to make a different kind of sense.
A Moment of Recognition
For many, there comes a quiet realization…
“This makes more sense than anything I’ve come across before.”
“I just wish I had understood this sooner.”
Not because something new was added…
But because something finally clicked into place.
Your Next Step
If something here sparked curiosity…
There are two gentle ways forward:
Walk through the Doorway of Clarity→ Begin understanding what your body may be communicating
Or schedule a 15-minute conversation→ A supportive space to explore your own symptom story
You are not meant to navigate this alone.
Clarity changes everything.
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