BFRB Surprises: Remission and Nail Biting
Why do we stop sometimes without even trying? This is a question that I ask myself a lot. I have been pulling my hair for 18 years and biting my nails for basically my whole life (30 years). While...
Trich-Friendly Hair, Brow, and Lash Tips
Hair tips from Kala Bennett. Kala is CBSN’s Outreach Coordinator and a trichster. Everyone who pulls their hair knows the horrors of finding bald spots, and the sheer terror that flows through your body when you realize “THIS IS...
Trichotillomania and Art-Based Research Opportunity in Toronto
My name is Julia Mason and I have lived with compulsive hair pulling since I was 15 years old. I am a member of the Canadian BFRB Support Network and am the Peer Support Leader of the Guelph BFRB...
My BFRB tag team
“Where there’s one, there’s probably more” That’s an understatement. I live with a smattering of body focused repetitive behaviours, including hair pulling, nail biting and skin biting/picking (hands). I’ve been pulling out my hair since I was about 12...
Do I really deserve a mental health day?
As a society, we tend to focus on getting on with it. Everyone is all about perseverance, and while I think yes, I will endure because I am who I am and its in my DNA, perseverance is not just...
CHECK THIS OUT!: Trichotillomania: Losing My Mind, One Strand Of Hair At A Time
The following has been taken from the website www.thequint.com. Click here to read the original article and leave Anu Elizabeth Roche a positive message of thanks for her moving words. We are very proud that Anu beautifully shared her awesome...
3rd Annual BFRB Awareness Event – Breaking down BFRBs
Reserve your seat here! Please make sure to reserve your seat! Tickets will be available for reservation for as long as there are tickets available. Please note this is a free event, however we will be accepting donations on...
Share your awesomeness with us!
We are currently preparing for the Oct 2nd (2:30-4:30pm, at the Lillian H. Smith Library auditorium at 235 College St. in Toronto) BFRB kickoff event and I need some lovely folks who would like to share a little something neat...
Why we need to destigmatize female baldness
The TLC Millennial task force is full of creative, beautiful souls trying to put their disorder on the map. One of which is Sera Torregiano, and this is a great piece she wrote about de-stigmatization of female baldness. We all...
BFRB Representation at the World Health Innovation Summit in London, England!
Good news for our mental health friends across the pond! This year the lovely Liz Atkin will be representing the BFRB community at the World Health Innovation Summit in London, England as an Ambassador! I first met Liz this past April at...
Check it out! – The Textile Artist Who Weaves Tapestries With Trichotillomania
This article was originally published on web magazine called Folks. Every week, Folks publishes 3 to 4 compelling, well-written stories about people who are living with chronic conditions, but without reducing them to their conditions. Check out the original...
Wigging Out
Growing up, all I wanted was beautiful, thick, long hair, like all the girls on TV and in the magazines. I wanted long hair because it was beautiful and feminine. Because girls just have long hair and it was...