Eleanor Roosevelt – Bald as Brass

“Do I need a wig?” – in which we muse about aspects of appearance for Alopecia Awareness Month

on September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 By Rachel 7 Comments

September is Alopecia Awareness Month. For me, this is very timely because I have recently had a 'blip' in my confidence about facing the world as a person with no hair. I was interested to explore why this might be. So we decided to record ourselves having a conversation where we discuss this issue, and [...]

“Well, that’s a look!” – how to deal with hurtful and insensitive comments

on October 20, 2017January 16, 2018 By Liz 8 Comments

In her post celebrating International Alopecia Day, Rachel spoke about how she encountered rudeness about her bald look when she went into a shop. This was not the first time that people had spoken thoughtlessly and insensitively to her since she lost her hair. I can think of times when people have said rude things [...]