Living With Hair Loss: Finding Strength, Self-Acceptance, and Reclaiming Your Life

In this video I discuss some personal stories and reflect on how I came to accept and learn to live with hair loss, the path that helped to get me to where I am today. Hair loss is ever-evolving and my own journey has been just that. I have 25 years of hair loss, since the age of 21, and I got a 2nd type of hair loss (inflammatory alopecia ) in 2022. I shaved my head May 2023 and I have worn wigs since 2012.
My hair loss journey has not been easy, and finding out that lightning does strike twice definitely impacted me, but one thing that has never changed over the years, is my desire to NEVER want to live a hostage to hair loss ever again, and staying in front of that, whatever that means and whatever that takes.
So many women and men are struggling day in and out to just get through the day and process this entire thing, the devastation, and I understand. This video is sharing my thoughts on all this and I hope it helps in some way, to at least know the ability to get through this exists, the ability to reclaim your life exists. That is real, and you CAN do it.
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[@holly8442]

Thank you for sharing your story. It gives me hope.
My hair started thinning drastically when I went through menopause 10 years ago.
I started shaving my head on my 60th birthday in March 2024. I have bald spots, even with a buzz cut. I use scalp makeup in an attempt to “blend” those spots. (I don’t wear a wig because the feeling of having something tight on my head gives me a headache.)
I avoid looking at myself in the mirror.
I am struggling with the fact that my feelings of self-worth are tied to my hair. I am working on loving myself regardless of my physical appearance. ❤

[@1122skates]

Thank you so much for doing this. I’m new to hair loss. I have loss most of my hair in 5 months and I’m still trying to find out why. I’m having a very hard time excepting my hair loss. I can relate to a lot of what you said in this video. I’m scared this is taking over my life because that’s why I’m trying hard to except it but I can’t seem to do that yet. It’s been very difficult even though I know there is more to life than my hair. I can’t even find a support group near me to help. So Thank You so much for doing this video.

[@gdaymates431]

You're such a great speaker.

[@Purple-ws9fn]

Much ❤ to you for sharing this. I know I can learn things from you 😊 yes I have hairloss. But so far I can hide it with hairfibers and that is what I do. I think it will only get worse and I am afraid of it.