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There are always people who assume I have cancer. I accept that I will get questions about my health and receive inquiries and kindnesses that I may not receive if I had hair. What I’m thinking about today are the specific kindnesses intended for someone experiencing a struggle that I am not. As I write… Read more
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One of the most psychologically damaging behaviors we humans share is trying to control things we have absolutely no control over. What a tremendous waste of our time and energy! But we all do it at some point in our lives, right? For years, I did this with my hair loss. I tried various diets,… Read more
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There have been a couple times in in my life when I’ve needed to “come out of the closet.” The first time was in my twenties when I came out as gay in the South to an extremely religious and socially conservative family— and then again in 2020 when I decided to post a photograph… Read more
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Hello. My name is Jenny Madison. For many years I’ve wanted to write about my experience as a bald woman. Not only as a catharsis but to hopefully inspire other humans to embrace their otherness more fully. The reasons I’ve delayed writing about living with Alopecia (an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss) are countless,… Read more
Baldly Forward 