Talk Hair Loss with Alopecia UK

This month the Youth Voice Board chat about what it’s like to have alopecia at school. Thank you to Chloe, Skye, Zainab and Lydia for sharing their experiences, tips and advice. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to improve the lives of those affected by alopecia through aims of Support, Awareness and Research. To find out more about Alopecia UK and...

The Alopecia UK Youth Voice Board have taken over the Talk Hair Loss podcast to share their thoughts, questions, feelings and experiences of having hair loss as a young person. In this episode Lana, Annie, Skye, Sylvia and Zainab talk about how alopecia has affected their confidence, self-esteem and overall mental health. Thank you to everyone for sharing their experiences....

In today's special edition podcast some of our Youth Voice Board members got together to ask each other their questions. The Youth Voice Board is a group of young people with alopecia aged 13-18 who guide what happens for young people at Alopecia UK, sharing their views on how things can be improved and getting involved with the creation of new projects. To find out more about them please visit - https://www.alopecia.org.uk/youth-voice-board...

This month we chat to Lyndsey (xprincessgingyx on Instagram), Karen (@justabaldybumble_ ) and Amy about what it's like to go abroad with hair loss. We share personal experiences about travelling in certain countries as well as advice on how deal with things like passport control if you look different to your passport photo. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to improve the lives of...

In this episode host Naomi is joined by Laura (@RelightAlopecia on Instagram), Grace (@girlwithpatchyhair) and Alopecia UK Trustee Steve to discuss ways that they have coped with their hair loss. From awareness to friends and family to counselling the guests examine how we all deal with this condition differently. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to improve the lives of those...

This month our topic is scarring hair loss. There are many types of scarring alopecia, a permanent form of hair loss. In this episode Nicky (@nicky.salome on Instagram), Katie and Serica talk about their experiences of types of scarring alopecia's called Central Centrifugal Cicatricial alopecia, Frontal Fibrosing alopecia and Lichen Planopilaris. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to...

This episode host Naomi is joined by her colleague Amy (Alopecia UK Operations Manager) as well as Niamh (niamh_mandeville on Instagram) and Jenny (@ Jenbear86 ) to discuss their experiences of alopecia areata, their similarities and differences in regards to regrowth and the unpredictable nature of the condition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to improve the lives of...

Today’s discussion is facilitated by Alopecia UK’s Operations Manager Amy. She chats with Emma, Isabel and Serena to discuss their experiences as parents of children with alopecia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to improve the lives of those affected by alopecia through aims of Support, Awareness and Research. Join us for monthly conversations, issues and subjects...

This episode is all about alopecia and dating. Dating with alopecia is a conversation topic that comes up a lot both in our online and face to face groups. The anxiety that dating with a visible difference can cause can be really difficult. Host Naomi joins Jen, Ruth and Amy as we talk through our dating experiences. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to improve the lives...

Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to improve the lives of those affected by alopecia through aims of Support, Awareness and Research. Join us for monthly conversations, issues and subjects surrounding all things hair loss. We’ll be talking directly to those in the alopecia community to hear first-hand the ups and downs of hair loss. Today’s very special edition episode comes from our very exciting recent interview with the one and only Matt Lucas. We had some mini Alopecia UK...

Today’s podcast features facilitators Amy and Matt talking with four young people about living with alopecia. We’d like to thank Enya, Chloe, Arjun and Elina for being so honest in sharing their journey. We really hope their experiences help other young people with alopecia know they are not alone. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to improve the lives of those affected...

In the first podcast of our Talk Hair Loss series we hear from some of the experiences of men with hair loss, captured during Alopecia Awareness Month in September of 2020. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Alopecia UK is a small national charity working to improve the lives of those affected by alopecia through aims of Support, Awareness and Research. Join us for monthly conversations, issues and subjects surrounding...