On the Couch

Meet the lovely Jackie... loving her hair and herself. I begged my mom to let me get a relaxer when I was 10, but she refused. All the other black girls in my school had perms (there were only a handful of us), and their hair was silky and pretty while mine sat in "Pippy Longstocking-ish" ponytails jutting out from…

Making the Cut: A Transition Story“Courage was having the audacity to look myself in the mirror and sayI LOVE YOUBe you a size 14 or a 4Light, brown, or darkLong hair or short…I AM BEAUTIFUL!”I decided to begin this with the first couple of lines from a poem that I wrote entitled “In Transition.” I think it is fitting for…

Meet Kea... on her journey, she's learned that she doesn't need to shorten or straighten her hair to make others happy.“I have always been embarrassed by my hair,” until now.My earliest hair memories begin at 5, my mother washing out the “Just For Me” relaxer in the sink. I hated everything to do with hair. Point blank: IT HURT. But…

Meet Sh-nee... transitioning for the second time and feeling comfortable in her own skin!Hi Nikki!First I want to say I LOVE this site so much. It really inspires and encourages me to go forth with my hair journey : ) My name is Sh-nee and I am 20 years old. I went natural for a year ( 2006- 2007). I…

The lovely Ylonda writes:Finally it’s time for me to sit on the therapists couch! It’s been a long time coming. My journey to becoming natural has really been amazing. In 2006 I witnessed very long hair growth after having my child. I never was the type to go to the beauty shop and get relaxers. I was in the Army…