Alopecia Life

Today's guests on Alopecia Life are Nicole Leinbach and Claire Reyhle, the mother/daughter duo who were inspired to write Shadow Siblings: Discovering Your Unknown Superpower. After her brother, Jackson, was diagnosed with alopecia, Claire discovered that superpower, and wanted to help acknowledge the roles that shadow siblings can fill in a family, how to express it, embrace it, and make it...

Thank you for sharing your time with us today. Our guest in this episode is Judy Geisinsky. She is the founder of Milano Wigs . A few months ago, I had some requests from listeners asking to know more about wigs. At the same time, I was contacted by someone who wanted to share about Milano with our listeners.  Normally, I don't talk much about wigs. My expertise is next-to-nothing. When I was...

Today's guest is Jon Paul Crimi. Our conversation could have been centered all around his life as a former Celebrity Trainer and world-renowned Sober Coach because admittedly, that's some pretty cool stuff. Instead, we talk about alopecia and the impact it had on his life when it hit him in the middle of building an acting career, in the midst of drug addiction and excessive drinking, an...

Today's guest is Shirleysia Jones, owner of the Alopecia Hair Society . Shirleysia has transformed her business over the last two years, dedicating her time to those living with hair loss, offering support, and shining a light on the wig industry and medical insurance. She and I talk about the proper terminology when working with your insurance company, and she shares with us how working with...

Today's guest is Miss Stamford USA, Renee Reyes. Renee has a passion for plants and community service. She is going to continue to break barriers in the pageant world while competing, bald for Miss USA and Miss Universe. Listen in to hear more about her outreach efforts, the alopecia non-profit program that is coming together, and much more. *Mature content when talking about social media tro...

Today, our guest is Natalie Lahr. Natalie has had androgenic alopecia for over 11 years. Throughout the episode we talk about how she came to be known as Alopecia Fashionista, how beginning college while dealing with hair loss felt, and she has great advice for those who are ready to start wearing toppers or wigs.  Thank you for listening to this episode with Natalie Lahr. She provides a lot of va...

Today's guest is Maddie Woytovich. Many of you may remember her from last year's podcast and are familiar with the beginnings of the Children's Alopecia Project. Today, we are catching up with Madde. We're also talking about Children with Alopecia Day , a day to celebrate the children who are living with alopecia, but also a day to share photos and connect with our community. W...

Welcome to this episode of Alopecia Life . Today's guest is Deja McClendon, professional volleyball player with Athletes Unlimited, former Penn State player, and from my limited time with her - I can tell she's an all around lovely human. Deja and I discuss volleyball, her alopecia story, and her athlete cause during the month of March supporting the non-profit, Bald Girls Do Lunch . You...

Today's guest is Caroline Alanis. March is Autoimmune Awareness Month , and Caroline and I talk about the Color Street Autoimmune Awareness Inner Strength nail art that is available only during the month of March. She also shares her alopecia story and how important it is to remember positive feedback with self-affirmation. Caroline discovered the impact of how sharing her own story could hel...

Thank you so much for listening to Alopecia Life . Without you, this show wouldn't be as much fun. This has already started out to be an exciting podcast season. Guests have included Skyler Weaver as he makes his way through central and south America to raise alopecia awareness, and authors Betsy and Suhani sharing about their debut publications. We've also talked about experiences with...

Thank you for sharing your time with me and today's guests, Dr. Angela Rodgers and Dr. Renee Thomason. Both are board certified family medicine physicians who have lived with alopecia areata for over 20 plus years and are also working the frontlines during this COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Thomason strongly focuses on mindfulness and strength based practices as a physician and in her personal life....

Thank you for listening to this first Alopecia Life episode of 2021. There's a lot of collective hope in the world right now, and today's guests are perfect for keeping that hope going. Last month, many of us who follow newsfeeds about alopecia were super excited to see the Humans of New York Facebook page featuring Danielle, Connolly, and Damon. Most of the world's population is st...

Welcome to another episode of 2 Minute Tuesdays. One of the questions I hear often in my practice, especially when someone has first been diagnosed with alopecia areata is, "Is it normal for my scalp to feel this way when my hair is falling out?" The short answer is "yes." The long answer is this.  Inflammation and hair loss show up in different ways. Some people may feel burni...

Thank you so much for sharing your time with me and our guests today, Annie Foss and Finny the dog who has a starring role right around the 16 minute mark. Some of you may know her as Alopecia Annie. She started the Alopecia Totalis and Universalis support group on Facebook after being diagnosed with alopecia in 2017.  Although Annie considers herself just a "regular old gal," she is so...

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 8 of Alopecia Life . Today's guest is Suhani Parikh, and we are talking about her debut book, Shreya's Very Own Style . We discuss south Asian culture, food, alopecia, and how to instill confidence in our children while keeping those traditions that shape us and resonate with us, alive.  Growing up, Suhani always felt divided. Raised in a home where Indian tra...

This is the second episode of our LDN series, and our guest today is Michelle Moser, RPh, FACA, FACVP. Michelle has been a pharmacist for over 30 years, and is the owner of Makers Compounding Pharmacy in Mt. Vernon, Washington, and is sharing all about LDN with us today. I had off-hand heard about Low Dose Naltrexone, LDN, within the alopecia community, but I didn't know anything about it. In...

This is the first episode in a 2 part series about Low Dose Naltrexone or LDN. Several months ago, I discovered a FB page called LDN and Natural Healing for Alopecia Areata. After becoming a member and researching the page to find out  what LDN was (which was still pretty vague), I asked who had seen results from using it. A handful of people volunteered their experience, and only one said they ha...

Today's guest is Suzanne Chimera. She is a Cosmetologist and has worked with Manny Roberts Hair Replacement since 1994. Suzanne started Hair We Share in 2014 after 20 years of working with clients with all types of hair loss. Her goal was to take away the financial burden associated with quality wigs. The mission of Hair We Share is to help maintain dignity, confidence and self-esteem to thos...

Our guest today is Skylar Weaver. He was diagnosed with alopecia as a teenager, and it took a toll on both his emotional well-being and self-confidence throughout high school. After years of wanting to go on a motorcycle trip of grand proportions, he decided to start the non-profit, Adventures for Alopecia to combine his dream of traveling 16,000 to Patagonia and raise awareness for alopecia at th...

Today's guest is Betsy Woytovich. She is the Director of Alumni relations at Berks Catholic HS, co-founded the Children's Alopecia Project with her husband, Jeff, and she just recently fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a published author with her book, Francie Puts on Her Courage.  https://amzn.to/2DSTxFj https://www.childrensalopeciaproject.org/ Please check out the links in the...

This is an episode of 2 Minute Tuesdays. When I interviewed Pharmacist, Michelle Moser,  back in August, we talked about upcoming events that would allow listeners to find out more about LDN or Low Dose Naltrexone. The full interview won't be released until late November, but if this soundbite is making you wonder what we're talking about, please check out the link in the show notes to b...

Today's guest is Heather Scott. She has had alopecia since the age of 3. Over the last year, Heather was compelled to help others who are living with hair loss, but she wasn't quite sure what that would look like. The puzzle pieces aligned, and she is here today to share about how the Helper Hair Box came to be. Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/helperhairbox/hel...

It's Season 2. Last season, we shared about alopecia and romance, the connection between our gut and autoimmunity. We opened up conversations about faith, family, grieving, marathon-running, and discovering our hidden talents to build confidence. We acquired some new methods to deal with stress, and shared ways to help our children advocate for themselves when sharing about their diagnosis. W...

This is a super special episode. It's the last one for Season 1 and it's also the first one for Alopecia Awareness Month. Today's topic comes up often, and is one of the biggest concerns that surfaces every year - transitions to school. Starting school for the first time, moving up from one school to another while living with alopecia, and how parents would like those transitions to...

This is an episode of 2 Minute Tuesdays. This excerpt is from an interview I did recently with Betsy Woytovich. This year, with Covid, Jeff Woytovich of the Children's Alopecia Project, Betsy's husband, isn't able to do school visits as he has in the past. But, he will be traveling to visit CAP kids on his CAP tour from Reading, PA to Redding, CA September 14th-the 24th. If you want...