Control is a funny topic when it concerns alopecia, as it comes and goes at the oddest times and is so totally outside of a person’s...

How do you break your life story into segments? By year? Location? What you were doing? In my case I think we should call the next major...

My dad often quotes the Quaker theologian Elton Trueblood, who once said to “live your life in chapters.” This phrase really resonates...

I mentioned the other day that trying to write about one of my most embarrassing moments was basically a total fail. I was trying to be...

I don’t know what to write about today. Some days the words or stories just flow out of me, but others I sit here in front of a blank...

This weekend my husband and I were able to go on a little getaway to celebrate our anniversary. Hooray! It was a super relaxing retreat,...

Yesterday, after my now daily practice of writing about alopecia, I found myself in the worst mood. I have to say I am surprised by that,...

It occurred to me that I should talk to loved ones who have been impacted by alopecia to better understand their perspectives on all of...

The question I've been pondering today: is it okay to long for something that you may never have? I don’t think I will ever stop longing...

I have this image of a day that I will fully embrace alopecia. That it will no longer bother me, that I will fully own it and roll with...

Just for the record, I don't suddenly think that "putting it all out there" is the definitive right way to live with alopecia. I'm not...

Hi there. :-) I went to bed last night thinking about possible reactions to what I am writing, and how I'd want to respond. So, without...

As I have begun writing about alopecia, I find myself suddenly talking about it more. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the other night...

I went out tonight and shared my story with some friends over dinner. Below is the conversation I had with my six year old son when I got...

My alopecia story is still unfolding, because I have alopecia now and I will always have it. My hair has come and gone over the years,...