Alopecia Life

Welcome to this next episode of Alopecia Life and the Back-to-School recap #2. This is 2020's episode where I interview Artist and Animator, Lydia Hibbert and Kerry Montgomery, the Psychological Wellbeing lead from Alopecia UK where we chat about the importance of raising awareness in a way that kids can relate to. Through their Talking About Alopecia animation, which features voices of child...

 It's that time of year again for kids as they head back to school. Going back to school is often one of the biggest pain points for families, especially if their child has been diagnosed during summer break. This is the first recap of 4 of our back-to-school episodes set up to remind us that even though we cannot control our child's hair loss, we do have the capability of making the edu...

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life . Today's second episode of Teen Talk is with Abbee Tolman. As she shares her story with us, you may feel memories pop up around sharing about your own hair loss, friendships that have been gained and lost, and the strong sense of self that comes from living with alopecia. I feel lucky to be invited in to listen to Abbee's story, and I have a feel...

Thank you so much for listening to this episode of Alopecia Life . We are sitting outside on a perfect day in the Pacific Northwest at the second annual kids CAP camp out on Orcas Island. Today's guest is Brandon James. He is dad to Kennedi and AJ. Brandon's thoughts about Kennedi being viewed as different than other kids was at the top of his mind after hearing she had been diagnosed wi...

 Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life . Today's guest is Joyel Crawford. Some of you may have already watched her recent Tedx Talk. Others may have purchased her book "Show Your Ask" - Using Your Voice to Advocate for Yourself and Your Career. It's very cool to see the many ways her work in leadership also relates to her alopecia diagnosis. Check out the show notes for all...

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life . I'm super excited to have two guest hosts, Abbee and Angelique interviewing Kennedi for today's stories from camp. I wanted to have teenagers interview the younger kids who felt comfortable sharing about their alopecia experience to gain a different perspective from them as a group. It couldn't have gone better, especially for it being thei...

Welcome to this first episode of Alopecia Life - Teen Talk with our guest, Angelique Staggs. I am excited to have the perspective of teenagers on the podcast to share what living with alopecia looks and feels like for them. Angelique is one of the two guest hosts who interviewed children at CAP camp at the end of May, and I look forward to sharing those episodes with you very soon. Please welcome...

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life . Some of you have been here from the beginning, and others have just recently discovered this podcast. Right now, I'm excited to be at the tailend of the 4th season. When I started, there were no podcasts dedicated specifically to alopecia that had any true longevity. It was so important to open up conversations about alopecia so that all of you would...

Our guest today is Jamie Way. Last year, I noticed Jamie posting quite a bit about his young daughter's alopecia and how they were doing a deep dive into her health. We actually interviewed last year, and the recording ended up not being usable. It took us another year to record, and with that a lot more information has surfaced that we hope will be helpful to those of you wishing to explore...

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life . In past seasons, I've interviewed authors of books with characters who have alopecia or are written by authors with alopecia. Today, in this author spotlight, I'm talking with Marciano Flores and Mathew Flores. You may recognize Marciano's voice from an episode we did last month, and he is here to share about his first of hopefully many cha...

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life. Thank you so much for sharing your time with me and today's guest, Rebecca Saunders. Rebecca is known as video ninja in the digital world, and the impact she has made in this space has grown exponentially in the last few years. Today, she shares with us her alopecia story, along with some great advice about living authentically and "leaning into...

Welcome to Alopecia Life . Throughout generations, families are often presented with opportunities to change the way things were done before, by having a similar experience present itself. Many times, it's handled in the same exact way, and other times it's handled in a completely different way based on new information, and a sense that there could be a more positive outcome if we make n...

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life. Today, our guest is Alyssa Carpenter. On social media, you may know her as Clean Conscious Bald Beauty. Alyssa is a proud wife, entrepreneur, and alopecia warrior of over 10 years. As both an Alopecia Awareness and Clean Beauty Advocate, she uses her platform to share her passion for learning & educating about unnecessary toxins in our everyday world....

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life. Today's guest is Summer Yang. When Summer developed alopecia in kindergarten, she also met one of her best friends. Years later, when they were both experiencing hair loss - one from alopecia, and the other from leukemia - their friendship became even stronger from their shared experiences. Summer is here today to share about her alopecia, along with...

 Thank you so much for sharing your time with Alopecia Life today. Our guest is Erica Vargas. Erica is a relationship expert who went on a journey of self-love, self-discovery, and self-worth to support people to reveal and claim their heart's truest desire. Although this particular episode is lined up right near Valentine's day, love and relationships is a topic that resonates with us a...

Welcome to this first Alopecia Life episode of 2023. Today, our guest is Natalie Diasti. We talk about one bold experience that many of us have already gone through, and one that so many others are still wanting to have, but just don't quite know how. The first time we choose to publicly be out in the world without anything on our head. The questions of, "What will people think?" or...

It's the end of 2022. However you celebrate this holiday season, I'm wishing you happy memories and good company. Alopecia Life is taking a short break until January, and I look forward to sharing new episodes with you then. Support the show Alopecia Life provides free resources for school and home education, including a growing list of alopecia books, education videos on YouTube, links...

Welcome to Alopecia Life and part 2 of the Iron Protocol interview with Caitlyn Hartigan. Many of you have already gone over to the FB page to read the protocols, check your symptoms, understand what lab work to ask for, and how to read that lab work. Others have started looking at the information, and even more have started to wonder what ferritin has to do with their fatigue and anxiety. Thank y...

Welcome to this 2 part series of Alopecia Life around the topic of iron deficiency. A couple years ago, living with "low iron" caught up with me. I found myself unable to do simple tasks like walk my dog, go up a flight of stairs without feeling like my heart was beating out of my chest, and I had an incessant cough that wouldn't go away. I soon discovered that my Iron had dipped to...

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life. Thank you for spending your time with me and our guest, Angel Rosario, Jr., today. Angel was born and raised in Chicago. Both of his parents were born and raised in Puerto Rico. He started acting back in 2015, and credits his distinct look and presence that have given him amazing opportunities to alopecia. This interview was filled with a lot of laughter,...

 Today's guest, VJ Hamilton, shares about her journey with multiple autoimmune conditions, and how it led her to pursue a combined passion of science, nutrition, and helping others as an autoimmunity nutritionist. The conversation took a couple twists and turns around the gut, cellular health, and an online community where others with autoimmunity can share their tips, tricks and bounce ideas...

Today's guest is Jannica Olin. You may remember her from a bonus episode back in Season 1. I am so glad to have her back, talking about an exciting opportunity where she will perform her one-woman show, (IM) Perfekt next week in NY City. Jannica is a Swedish born actress and TEDx speaker, and is known as Hollywood's Bald Blonde. I'm super excited to share this interview with you, an...

Many of you have been listening to Alopecia Life since the beginning, and others have just started sharing time with us. Thank you so much for being here. Each guest that comes onto the show is meant to give you, as a listener, some insight into their alopecia experience, and to let you know you're not alone.  I love hearing back from those of you who have mentioned how helpful a certain conv...

 It's still Alopecia Awareness Month, and what better way to spend it than with our guest,  Abby Wren, today. Abby is a creative makeup artist and outspoken advocate for inclusivity throughout the beauty industry, media, and beyond. For those of you who have seen her work, you might already know that her signature bald look has become her iconic canvas as she transforms herself into colorful,...

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life. September is Alopecia Awareness Month, and today's guest is Frank Cornine. Frank was a teenager when his hair started falling out. Affter a decade, he found a local support group, and soon realized there wasn't something that specifically shed light on alopecia and what boys and men were specifically experiencing. Frank started the Alopecia Conne...