By Tanya Barnett I was in my house the other day prepping for my kids to go to school, when I ran across a stack of our wedding day pictures. As I thumbed through each picture, I began to feel sad. I thought to myself, “I truly had no clue what I was saying ‘I do’ to.” I actually found myself speaking to each picture as if the 1999 me could hear the 2016 me. I became so … [Read more...]
How My Husband Helped Me Through One of the Most Emotionally Difficult Times of My Life
By Tanya Barnett I proudly stand among 21 million American women, who suffer from some form of hair loss is 21 million (this according to Relevan Research, Inc. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 7.8.2014). I have alopecia! This means I live with hair loss. My scalp is covered with bald spots, so I shave my head weekly. [read Part I, where I detail my … [Read more...]
The Police Killings Led a Woman to Apologize for Her Wrongs
To My Husband, by Tanya Barnett I want to first start off by publicly apologizing to you for not respecting you when you deserved my respect and so much more. Watching the news about the recent murders got me twisted, babe. I have to be honest and say that I am even a bit ashamed of myself. Here I am, all emotional, tore up and angry because police officers took yet … [Read more...]
NO Hair, Don’t Care. I’m Sexy and I Know It, Alopecia and All
By Tanya Barnett I have alopecia! There I said it! Five years ago, those three words stuck in the back of my throat. I could barely whisper them without tears streaming down my face. Alopecia is an autoimmune disease that attacks the hair follicles. What does this mean? It means I live with permanent hair loss. I am bald. When I first received the diagnosis from the … [Read more...]