In this episode, I will be discussing my year journey on a Jak inhibitor. I will talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of taking Olumiant. After a year of treatment, I will also tell you where I am with my alopecia. *This episode is not intended to be medical advice. I am not a medical professional. I am only sharing my personal journey.* --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more

*Disclaimer* I am not a medical professional. Do not take anything I say in my podcast as medical advice. I am only speaking from my personal experience. In this episode, I talk about the new FDA-approved drug approved to treat alopecia. I dive into the mental hoops I am going through while deciding whether to try this new treatment. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more

In this episode, I give some helpful tips for solving the itchy wig problem. Affiliate links are listed below to help me with my expensive wig habit: Bamboo Wig Caps: https://amzn.to/3N0onJx Here is a link to some of my favorite wigs. If you need help picking one out please let me know. I'll be happy to walk you through all of the cap variations and empower you to find the perfect wig for you. https://stylesbysoma.com/cyndi --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more

In this episode, I talk about how to cope when you are having a bad alopecia day. Some days are just really hard when you have alopecia. You have days when you miss being "normal". I talk about how I have learned to cope when I have days when I just want to be "normal" again. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more

In this episode, I talk about the perks of having alopecia. And believe it or not, even on the bad days, there are perks to having this condition. I went to Instagram and Facebook for this episode and asked other alopecians for their input.  I give, not only my opinions of the perks of alopecia, but I give you the responses I got from Facebook and Instagram.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more

In this episode, I talk about how to adapt to going to the gym bald. This isn't an easy thing to do. I'll share the things I have done to adapt to going to the gym bald. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more

In this episode, I talk about how to adapt to going out in public bald. This isn't an easy thing to do. I'll share the things I have done to adapt to going out in public bald. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more

In this episode, I tell you all my alopecia elevator story and explain why it is helpful to have an elevator story ready to tell people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more

In this episode, I talk about how to talk to kids about hair loss. How you talk to kids about hair loss will be different depending on their age and maturity level. I give examples of how I have talked to friends and family members of various ages about my hair loss journey. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more

In this episode, I talk about what you should never say to someone dealing with hair loss. This is something that I can almost guarantee every woman dealing with hair loss has heard. I discuss why this common phrase is hurtful and insensitive. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/healing-through-hair-loss/support ..read more