Mingyue Xu·Aug 30Do you know what I look like? — A Soliloquy on appearanceI did not know what I looked like, until nineteen.
Mingyue Xu·Mar 12Chronic illness narrative and Self-exposure 3 — Words and Emotions 01Due to alopecia areata, I was highly sensitive to any words including ‘head’ or ‘hair’. When I heard this words, my heart tightened…
Rabitta Shahbaz·Feb 22, 2025Hair Fall: It’s Not the Enemy, Misinformation Is!In the 16th and 17th centuries, Britians saw hair disorders like alopecia as a curse, especially for women, who were often shunned because…
theEclecticEngineer·Jul 1, 2023I wrote a book…Hello to my medium family. I did something I planned to do since a long time, writing a book. It was as daunting as it sounds. Before I…
Grace Edwards·Aug 20, 2021JJF X KD For Alopecia UKKitty Dry was diagnosed with alopecia in March of this year. By June, the majority of Kitty’s hair had fallen out and she had her head…
Nicole McDonald·Jul 30, 2021Ask the fairy godmother..HAIR. Most of us are born with it. It is on our head, our eyebrows, our face, arms, legs, and other areas that I don’t need to mention:)…
Erica Sender·Jan 6, 2021Do Blondes Really have more Fun?:As my hair grows back for the first time in five years, I have been thinking about my identity and how it is changing as I transition from…
Sheridan Ruth·Dec 15, 2020Alopecia Made Me Doubt EverythingUltimately, what I want you to see from this, is that alopecia will always be there, what changes is how you deal with it.
Sheridan Ruth·Dec 12, 2020How It Started/How It’s Going: Part 1: Alopecia as I childI’ve never told this story in full to anyone outside a very small and carefully-selected circle. I’ve decided it’s time to put it out…
Lost Locks·Aug 22, 2020The positives of living with alopeciaIn honour of alopecia awareness month, we’re looking at the positives of living alopecia and ways we can keep our bald heads held high.
