How I Told My Hairstylist I Have Trichotillomania
by Kim Harrison “There’s a lot of damage to your hair here at the back… What’s going on? Did you get layers put in?” I could feel my palms turning clammy. All I could manage to reply was, “Yeah,...
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...
BFRBs and Desirability
In today’s world there’s a constant war between aesthetics or outward appearance and inward beauty. Seeing as we’re constantly bombarded by largely unattainable beauty standards and a narrow view of what beauty is, people rebel with ads and messages...
One Size Does Not Fit All: Dealing With Multiple Disorders
I’ve come to believe it’s important to separate our disorders from one another. No, I don’t mean the segregation of trich from derm, or dissolving the BFRB umbrella term. What I mean is separating our disorders so that we...
BFRB Beauty & Fashion: Topic 2- Skin Care 101
Topic 2: Skin Care By CBSN Founder: Sarah Robertson I am someone who LOVES trying new products. I’ve spent so much money over the years on hair, skin and beauty/makeup products that I should probably have shares in Sephora...
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...
The Importance of Support
In honour of BFRB Awareness Week and Day 2’s Topic: Trichotillomania, Kay touches on the importance of support and its impact on healing. The importance of support I have spent many years struggling with my trich. I was 13...
Update to Sarah’s Adventure in Stroudsburg
My Before and After Many of you were aware that I (Sarah) was having a hair process done in late April of this year to help with my Trichotillomania. *To read the first post please click here. I was driving...