Alopecia Life

Welcome to Episode 34 of Alopecia Life . Today, our guest is Dr. Candy Lewis Williams. She is the founder of the Lotus Concept , a Board-Certified Naturopathic Doctor, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Master Herbalist, and a thirty-five year veteran Trichologist. Her expertise as a well-known educator and guest lecturer has taken her across the US with appearances on the Dr. Oz Show as a leading...

Today's guest is Ann Hedly. She is a homeschooling mother of 3 boys, and she has a bachelor of fine arts in Dance & Choreography. Practicing the art of relaxation guides how she responds to having alopecia, and with her work as a home educator and yoga instructor. She also made the documentary, Mop Cap, An Alopecia Story which premiered at the Maine International Film Festival in 2017 and...

Today's guest is Carrie Corboy, a clinical pharmacist practitioner. Carrie and I started talking a few months ago because of her experience as a pharmacist working in a cannabis dispensary. Carrie is also an employee of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Family of Companies, along with an employee at Restore Integrative Wellness Center. Over the last year or so, I have had parents ask me about th...

Welcome to this special bonus episode with Mary Marshall. Many of our listeners will know Mary from her awareness work by starting International Alopecia Day aka IAD back in 2010. What started out with 8 countries contributing photos from their day of celebration, has grown to include over 41 countries in 2019.  We know this year will be very different from past years of celebration with our suppo...

The first time I saw her perform, I actually looked around to see if everyone else was witnessing what I was. It's the sound and movement of someone who has found the place they were meant to be, and I was so lucky to be part of it. Molly Tuttle's debut album, When You're Ready , released just over a year ago. She wrote or co-wrote all 11 songs, and if you haven't had an opport...

Today's guest is Melissa Stern. She and her partner, Adam are the founders of C3 Comprehensive Cranium Care. I met Melissa in person last year at the NAAF conference. She wanted to introduce their head wash to the alopecia community in a more formal way, and she was looking for advice on how to do that. I'll admit, when I saw the email, I was a bit skeptical. Over the years, I've be...

Today's guest is Kelci Parker. She is the Director of Talent & Development at Comedy Central. She was born and raised in Southwest Michigan to a college football coach and elementary art teacher, to whom she credits her creativity and drive. After graduating with a degree in screenwriting from the University of Michigan, she moved to Los Angeles with aspirations to write, and everything w...

Today's guest is Janelle Hardy. She is the creator and teacher of an online transformational memoir-writing course called the Art of Personal Mythmaking . This process uses body-based trauma-informed writing prompts, fairytales and themed modules to support creative folks who are interested in healing from their lifestories as they write their memoirs.  So many times we talk about healing - h...

Welcome to the #4 bonus episode reading of Head-On, Stories of Alopecia with Marlina Rogers. I love stories that shift and change over time, and I also fully appreciate the pieces of our stories that remain the same. Marlina talks about both here in this episode.  Support the show Alopecia Life provides free resources for school and home education, including a growing list of alopecia books, educa...

Thank you for joining us for Episode 27 of Alopecia Life with Anthony Carrigan. My first interaction with Anthony was on New Year's Eve back in 2014. At the time, I didn't know who he was. Jannica Olin, a story contributor for Head-On, Stories of Alopecia, thought he would be a great addition to the book, and after a conversation with him, it was easy to understand why. After all, he was...

Thank you for listening to this third bonus episode reading of Head-On, Stories of Alopecia with Mimi Rivard. She shares her experience as a mother & health practitioner when her son, Andre, was diagnosed with alopecia. What has she learned, what would she do different, and what advice does she have for parents when their child is living with a visible difference.  Mimi is a mom of 4 kids and...

Our guest today is Traci Lee. Where do I start when I introduce Traci? She is an award-winning producer, a journalist, and previously oversaw NBC Asian America at NBC News. She helped launch MSNBC.com's first website, I'm going to stop here because you'll learn so much more about her as you listen. I met Traci last year, and I was super impressed not only by our casual conversation...

Welcome to Episode 25 of Alopecia Life. Today's guest is Maddie Woytovich. Many of you will know her as the face and motivation behind the Children's Alopecia Project that began 15 years ago when she was first diagnosed. Listen in to hear how Maddie discovered who she was after heading to college and what happened after posting a body positivity photo online that led to a collaboration w...

Thank you for joining us for this second bonus episode reading by Andre of his story in Head-On, Stories of Alopecia . Andre was 10-years-old when he wrote his story, and when he and I spoke on the phone about the book, I was struck by his maturity. Today, at 15, he continued to inspire me as we recorded a brief interview about where he is now, and he shares some great insight and information on w...

Our guest today is Integrative Nutrition and Hormone Coach, Jill Grunewald. She is the author of The Essential Thyroid Cookbook and her areas of specialty include alopecia, Hashimoto’s, Graves, adrenal dysfunction, and digestive health just to name a few. Jill's Reversing Alopecia course is one of many she offers for those living with autoimmune disease.  Today, we talk a lot of science. It&a...

I'm super excited to release some Alopecia Life bonus episodes over the next few weeks. For years, I had hoped to hear the voices of people who wrote stories for Head-On, Stories of Alopecia and to share those readings, and this is the perfect opportunity. These story-tellers may be in a completely different place than when they originally wrote, and many of them were very young children when...

Our guest today is Kylie Bamberger. Some of you may know her personally, and others will know her from one of the most iconic alopecia photos that has been shared thousands of times over. Today, she and I cover a lot of ground, including how to break stigmas and how to know when you are ready for the next thing (whatever that may be for you). Sydney, Kylie's daughter is definitely doing some...

Today's guest is Alicia Gleeson-Chernesky. Alicia has been traveling the world working as an accountant by day, and trying to help change perceptions about hair loss by night. We all know that losing our hair is not easy, and Alicia knows that first hand after initially letting hair loss impact her self-esteem and confidence. Now, she has set out on a global mission to find solutions to help...

Welcome to Episode 21 of Alopecia Life with Sophie Van Tiggelen. Sophie is a passionate foodie, recipe developer, author, and photographer. Diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in 2009, she used the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP) to reverse her condition and today, Sophie lives a full and vibrant life free from the anxiety and flare-ups. Over and over I've been asked about the autoimmune pr...

Welcome to another episode of 2 Minute Tuesdays. Does having alopecia areata make us more susceptible to the coronavirus or COVID-19? Everyone is individual. Our lifestyles will determine whether we are more at risk, but simply having alopecia areata does not make us more susceptible to getting it. If you have other underlying conditions, are on immunosupressants like Methotrexate or Xeljanz, to t...

Today's guest is Alysicia Cunningham. Alysicia is an author, filmmaker, and photographer who has worked hard to bring her message of, "I am more than my hair" to the author world and film circuit. She and I connected several years ago about our individual projects, and the backstory to what motivated her to share about alopecia struck me as unique. You'll find out why after lis...

Today's guest is Jeff Woytovich of the Children's Alopecia Project. I had an opportunity to interview him in person, which gave us a new and unique sound quality. It was beautiful and cold during the first week of November here in the PNW where we had our very first CAP camp. You can hear the kids running around, chairs being moved, and fun conversations in the background. Jeff and Betsy...

Today's episode is with Angelina Quezada and Brendon Reynolds. One of the first things I hear in support groups, forums, and with my own clients after they are first diagnosed is the concern of "Will anyone love me?" or "Will anyone fall in love with my child if they are bald?" and most often, "Will my partner continue to be attracted to me?." Oftentimes their co...

For over 20 years, our guest, Allison Waggoner, was a host on home shopping networks like HSN and Evine. She is the best-selling author of over 9 In the Kitchen cookbooks and now works with the number one lifestyle brand, Beekman 1802. Allison shares with us what it's like to have alopecia and be on live television, what changed her outlook about living in the limelight with hair loss, and wh...

The McCain family shares their connection of having alopecia, and how it can strengthen and build a unique confidence in each of us. Kevin the 2nd talks about starting Arch Angel Hats to represent a guardian angel to protect us from all our insecurities. https://archangelhatcollec.wixsite.com/mysite Support the show Alopecia Life provides free resources for school and home education, including a g...