This episode is a deeply personal and honest conversation about living with alopecia—and everything that comes with it beyond hair loss. Monika sits down with Elizabeth Sevigny (IG: @thebald_mom), a fellow alopecia warrior, to talk about identity, grief, control, confidence, and the quiet ways alopecia reshapes how you move through the world. From the shock of the beginning to the emotional weight, wig experiences, public reactions, and the pivotal moment of shaving one’s head, this isn’t a transformation story—it’s real life. With humor, vulnerability, and compassion, Monika and Elizabeth explore what it means to reclaim autonomy, redefine beauty, and find connection through shared experience. Whether alopecia is part of your story or not, this episode offers understanding, empathy, and a powerful reminder that no one has to navigate their body—or this journey—alone.

✨ Episode Takeaways

💛 Alopecia isn’t just about hair—it’s about identity, grief, control, and learning how to exist comfortably in your body again.

🪞 There is real loss in this journey, and grieving it doesn’t make you weak—it makes you human.

🎭 Wigs and covering up can feel empowering for some and exhausting for others, and both experiences are valid.

✂️ Shaving your head isn’t about “giving up”—for many, it’s about reclaiming autonomy and choosing authenticity.

🌱 Femininity, beauty, and confidence are not defined by hair, even when the world tries to tell us otherwise.

🗣️ You don’t owe strangers explanations, comfort, or access to your body or your story.

🤍 Finding even one person who truly understands can turn isolation into connection.

🔥 There is no right way to cope, heal, or show up—your journey is yours, and it’s enough exactly as it is.

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Keywords

alopecia, hair loss, emotional impact, community support, wigs, identity, self-perception, beauty, femininity, resilience