September is Alopecia awareness month! Alopecia is an autoimmune disease that effects the hair follicles, in most cases the hair falls out in small round patches about the size of a quarter. Rarely, the disease causes total hair loss on the head, face, and body. Anyone can get it and it often begins in childhood.Continue reading “Who Do You Wear Blue For? #AlopeciaAwareness”
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What Are Your Go-To Products for Natural Hair?
When first deciding to go Natural I must admit I fell victim to becoming a product junkie. Everything that everyone else said was good, I wanted to be good for me. I was googling what products were good, searching IG for natural hair guru’s, asking friends, and just driving myself crazy. After I got tiredContinue reading “What Are Your Go-To Products for Natural Hair?”
Why I Dislike the Hair Salon
In one of my previous post I discussed my experiences with Traction Alopecia and I mentioned that I never felt comfortable going into hair salons. To this day I still feel uncomfortable with the idea of stepping into one for the simple fact that the level of ignorance is at an all time high in thisContinue reading “Why I Dislike the Hair Salon”
Letting Your Flaws Empower You (Sam’s Story)
Special thanks to Sam for letting me share her story 🙂 The speech I gave on Alopecia Areata today… “One year ago, I wouldn’t have had the courage to get up here and speak in front of all of you. In fact, I probably would have gone as far as skipping the class entirely. PublicContinue reading “Letting Your Flaws Empower You (Sam’s Story)”
I Am Not My Hair – My Story
I have read many inspiring stories and each time it gave me an extra push to share my own. My sole purpose behind this blog was to do so and I still haven’t until now. I am doing this thing where I am focused on pleasing myself and doing things that will make “ME” happy.Continue reading “I Am Not My Hair – My Story”
choose you always. 