The beginnings of Bold, Bald and Beautiful blogs

I have always had an inner drive to help people, not in a nursing kind of a capacity, but more through discussions and long chats, though listening, understanding and reflecting back.
I really enjoy being part of somebody else’s success, in many ways I take more pleasure in this than in my own achievements. Letting one of my team shine or one of my sports colleagues score the goal or claim the trophy is a buzz for me. Knowing I have played a part in them reaching this new height is amazing and for me this is what it is all about.

I guess that is why I am in the career I am in, I am in a profession where I am able to guide and coach people and I am in a senior enough position where my influence can have a positive impact. So when I developed alopecia I again had this inner need to help others, help others come to terms with it, have fun with it and also to help family members and close friends understand the complexities of this condition and not be afraid to bring it into conversations.

Hence the beginnings of this blog, I want to have a place where I can share my stories, both happy and sad, confusing and frustrating, fun and fantastic. And maybe just maybe have a positive impact on some else or help shape their decisions. Also at the very least provide a bit of entertaining reading for anyone passing through.

My blog will be a mix of things, I will focus on alopecia as my main theme, yet I will also write about the fun things that come my way and the reflections I have as life happens. Some posts will be more meaningful, others more intense and a few just a bit silly. I will go where the pen takes me.

So what am I all about, well I am a fulltime senior executive, a loving mother, a devoted wife, a doting sister, a daughter who tries to do her best and a friend who absolutely adores her friends and carries them in her heart through all life’s decisions and choices, oh yes and I also have no hair. In addition I love sports especially trying new ones, I have lived in 6 countries, I love food and drink and I enjoy recycling and making my own yoghurt!

All of these roles and hobbies undoubtedly play a role in my view of the world, some more than others of course, like being a mother. However this blog is not about my kids, its about me, so you may not get to hear too much about them, despite them being pretty amazing little humans!

I will for sure write often about my experiences and journey of my hair loss, if you are a reader who knows me, you may be surprised of the public nature of my disclosures, as I rarely talk about it when we are together. This is not because I am shy or unable to talk about it, at least not any more, it is more because it is not relevant to our relationships nor the conversations and the tons of fun we have. However on those rare moments alone, I sometimes reflect on my condition and writing about it has become something that I have begun to enjoy.

So this brings me on to my request. A request to all my readers.

As I am sharing, often for the first time publicly, about my hair loss escapades, I don’t want a one way broadcast, I would hate to be sending an email off into the abyss, not knowing how it lands.  So I ask you to feedback to me what you felt when you read a particular blog.  Comment on any of the posts, that caused a reaction in you or made you think differently. I am keen to improve and tailor my writing to meet your needs and serve my goal, which is to help people some how in some way.

So please don't be shy, add a word of encouragement, a word of provocation and I ask you to say what you really think, if what you read is a pile of poop, tell me, I won't be offended.  I do not have life right, nor do I know best, I just know what to do with what I have got, so go on, post a comment........