In this episode, Barbara reads from The Trichster Diaries, offering more glimpses into her life with trichotillomania, a hair-pulling disorder she’s learned to navigate with honesty and humor. She reflects on the layered emotions of reconnecting with someone from her past and what it meant to open up about her experience in a way she never had before. Barbara also talks about the surprising feelings that arose as her hair began to grow back with new textures and patterns. And she shares an unintentionally awkward but mostly funny moment involving a casual request for a haircut—one that revealed far more about her trichotillomania journey than she anticipated. It’s a gentle, thoughtful exploration of vulnerability, change, and the small moments that linger.

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