“What type of cancer do you have?” This question, recently posed to a friend, might seem innocuous - but she was so frustrated...

For all the dancers who have been told that some part of who they are or what they looked like did not fit the mould.

(CW: bullying, quotes from video making fun of bald people) I was introduced to the dark side. The dark side of Social Media and its...

As a child with alopecia, I felt I had to be ready for anything. Reflecting on my childhood and my young adulthood, I can recognize now...

People always told me I was brave. I always heard the following a lot when I was a child/teenager with no hair: You’re so courageous I...

Cookie-cutter beauty. That we, as womxn are only beautiful if we are a certain color, size, weight, age and shape.

I joined Helen Jacobs’ Guided Gathering this month and found myself in the midst of some deep work. Through the channeling, we were...

September is Alopecia Areata Awareness Month, so I’ll be posting a few more stories about my life with Alopecia and in a perfectly...

"Where'd you get the alien from?" rang loud and clear across the street. Mortified, I didn't know where to look or how to react. Choosing...