alopecia

It's Not Cancer

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

Dancing with Beauty Standards

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.

I'm not wearing a bald cap*

(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...

Circles of Safety

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...

Courage on the outside.... not on the inside

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...

My take on the messed up Cookie-cutter Beauty ideal.

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

I will always be alone

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

Speaking Up

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

The Alien

"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...