How to Help Clients with a Hair-Pulling Disorder // Modern Salon, Nov. 2019
“A client living with trichotillomania will likely hide it from you, and might skip coming to the salon altogether. Once you understand the problem, you will become an asset and resource to your client…”
My Journey From Hair-Puller to Hairstylist // HabitAware, Sept. 2019
“I don’t remember a life without hair pulling. For many years, it was difficult for me to look at photos of myself as a child. I immediately remembered the tears shed after hair-pulling episodes and the frustration felt watching my hair slowly grow back. I used to let my Trichotillomania and my hair loss define the way I lived my life. It took years of pain and heartache for me to realize that there is another way…”
This Hairstylist Shaved Her Head to Embrace Her Hair Loss // Revelist, Feb. 2018
“Although beauty imagery is slowly becoming more inclusive, we're still being hit over the head with the idea that long hair = beauty. Yes, long hair can be beautiful, but only lauding long hair means leaving out those with various hair textures or conditions…”
This Hairstylist Shaved Her Entire Head to Make a Bold Statement About BS Beauty Standards // Cafe Mom, Feb. 2018
“It's a generally obscure condition, with not much awareness shed on it, and no known treatment. There's also no known cause, and it's currently looked at as a form of mental illness categorized on the obsessive-compulsive spectrum…”
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