I shaved my luscious hair off. A story of letting go

People have always commented on how good my hairstyles looked most of my life, but I decided to shave it all off earlier this year. In this video, I share why my buzzcut is a way to experience the power of letting go in social, cultural and personal contexts. Don’t be too tempted to shave yours after this ;)
Journaling prompts:
- Why do I have my current hairstyle and what does it say about my self concepts and ideas of happiness?
- How has my hair brought me closer or farther away from social convention and people around me?
- How much time and effort does my current hairstyle require and how does it make me feel when it isn’t to my liking?
- In an extreme case, if I lost all your hair overnight, what emotions arise in me?
- Do I feel dictated by my hair? If so, how can I reclaim the power back?
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T I M E S T A M P S
00:00 shaving it all off
01:27 era 1: the bowl cut
02:02 era 2: the quiff
02:49 era 3: the cropped bang
03:40 era 4: the “long” hair
04:39 no-era era: the buzzcut
05:16 letting go of beauty standards
08:48 letting go of self limiting beliefs (identity)
13:05 letting go of rejecting love
18:14 final thoughts
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S T A Y C O N N E C T E D
Instagram | / mindfulwithmatt
Former fashion Instagram | / mattchuupicchu
Tiktok | www.tiktok.com/@mindfulwithmatt
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I N Q U I R I E S
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[@conniechen8035]

Perfect time to think about what hair era 2023 will be! 🤔

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

yes! new year new hair :)

[@njones8190]

great story, thanks for the share. will definitely be thinking hair a little more deeply come the new year 😁

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

of course, thanks for listening to my story!

[@NYKIRA]

how you describe your hair eras makes me laugh "it was screaming cis gay boy" I am rolling 😂😂It's honestly great hearing your experience with your hair as it's a reminder of how powerful our hair can be, like a lions main it has a lot to do with pride, representation, our 'inner royalty' so its good hearing your experience 💜💜

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

it was my way of not keeping myself bored from telling my story hahah, glad you got a good laugh :) so agreed, hair has political power, personal power and reclaiming power; symbolic all around

[@NYKIRA]

@@mindfulnesswithmatt definitely ❤

[@ieatnoapples]

I've also been trying to judge less by appearance, it's surprisingly hard. Loved this story time. Thank you for letting us see a glimpse of your life

[@mindfulnesswithmatt]

it's a long unlearning process! hope the journaling prompts help :)