March 2021

A Formula For Hair Loss Acceptance?

by Y on March 28, 2021

I have…

22 Years of Hair Loss

5 Unsuccessful Treatments

8 Years Feeling Alone ( Started The Women’s Hair Loss Project in 2007)

13 Years Spent Feeling Helpless/ Powerless 

12 Years of PRP

9 Years of Wearings Wigs

9 Years of a Shaved Back Hair Cut

And a partridge in a pear tree…..

I wish I had the exact formula to provide everyone, that one recipe to get you to feeling better, moving forward – closer to acceptance, but the one thing I do know as well as knowing my hair is not coming back, is that everyone is so different. We all process very differently, we all need to do and try things differently, and sometimes one of those things is actually doing nothing. 

I mean that in a passive and active sense. Passively doing nothing, as in we cannot AT THIS TIME make a move, and ACTIVELY doing nothing, meaning we decided, we aren’t going to do anything for our hair loss and that works just fine. 

There are zero hard and fast rules when it comes to dealing with, living and treating hair loss. 

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Getting Over Hair Loss

by Y on March 17, 2021

Over the years, I’ve often been asked “How did you get over your hair loss?” But I didn’t get “over” my hair loss, rather, I learned to accept it and I learned to live with it.

Hair loss was traumatic for me, it impacted every part of my life, countless decisions were framed around it, including many times choosing to not treat myself medically because I was afraid ANY medication would make my hair loss worse, so at times I had compromised my health for hair loss.

I wear wigs because of my hair loss, if I shave my head, it’s because of my hair loss – those are present day realities. I treat my hair loss with PRP. Saying I’m “over” my hair loss would not be an accurate statement.

What I CAN say is I have quite successfully learned to live with hair loss, accept it, no longer feel a prisoner to it, no longer compromise my health for it (physically or mentally) and that’s a solid win in my book. I couldn’t have hoped for more, truly. Quite honestly, that’s as close to getting over it that I will be, and I am really content in that, because I can actually accept my reality, no longer be owned by it, I can live my life – I can feel free from hair loss, and also at the same time, not be “over it.”

I’m proud and have much gratitude for having reached this place I have in my hair loss life, there was a time I never thought it was possible.

Let me know your thoughts below, would love to hear from you!

Sending much love to all!
XOXO
~Y

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Hair Loss Choices

by Y on March 6, 2021

Hair Loss Choices. We have some, believe it or not – we have some. I put my hand on my hip and say to my non glorious bio hair, “I own you.”

I choose to keep it or let it go.

Since way before I started wearing wigs I’ve wanted to shave my head, I have friends who have, and grew it back out, but they did it. I spoke to one yesterday about it and she said it was one of the most liberating things she did for herself.


I believe it.

I think 2021 is my year, it isn’t that I plan on keeping it forever shaved (who knows, I cannot say), but I want to know I CAN, so I know I can always go back to that place, and the only way you get that confidence and power is really to just do it… no way around that one.

Same is true for wearing hair by the way, how do you know you can do it? – You just do it.

The planner girl has come up with a plan that I think works for me – which I’ll share another time and along the way. But it would be after my next PRP treatment, and if you are wondering why the heck would STILL do PRP if I am making plans to shave my head, it’s because I want to, and it’s not an all or none mentality to how I choose to address my hair loss life. I can treat my hair loss in a manner I feel good with AND wear wigs. It’s because it is still a part of my process at this time, and even if I had a shaved stubble head for life, I might want a fuller appearance of stubble, if possible – then again, later I could decide, eh, I’m done with it.

Choices, decisions – my decision, my choice.

There is no right or wrong in your journey, no one can tell you what you should or should not do.

Make the choice to treat your hair loss or don’t, make the choice to wear wigs or don’t. Shave your head. Do it all, or do nothing. Only YOU can choose the path best for you. Choose what will bring you peace and ultimately make the choices that you can live with.

Sending Much Love To All!
XOXO
~Y

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