The Life Shift

Losing Hair, But Finding Strength and Authenticity | Rebecca Lerch


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 Rebecca Lerch is a ballet dancer and a learning and development leader. She is also a single mother and hair loss advocate.


"If somebody's going to have a negative opinion of you because you're wearing a hairpiece or wearing a wig or shaving your head, then that's not somebody you need in your life."


This is Rebecca Lerch's story...


Rebecca Lerch was going through a difficult time in her marriage in 2016-2017. In early 2018, she decided to end her marriage and move out of her family home. Rebecca was also working on a big project at her job that required a lot of extra hours. Around this time, she started to notice that her hair was thinning. She researched online and found that many other women were going through the same thing. She found some inspiration in these women and decided to embrace her hair loss instead of trying to hide it. She bought a wig and started wearing it.


In this episode, you will learn the following:

1. How Rebecca coped with stress from a divorce, job, and parenting all at once 

2. How her hair loss made her re-evaluate her relationship with her appearance 

3. How Rebecca found strength in embracing her hair loss instead of trying to hide it


Rebecca is a learning & development leader and a professional, amateur ballerina. In addition to dancing and helping advance organizational learning, she is passionate about cats, dogs, and hippos and spending quality time with her family.


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Other episodes you'll enjoy:

Finding a Sense of Self after an Unexpected Divorce | Heather Torres - https://shows.acast.com/thelifeshiftpodcast/episodes/finding-sense-of-self-after-unexpected-divorce-heathertorres

Sometimes Things Shatter to Reveal Our Authentic Selves | Becca Berkey - https://shows.acast.com/thelifeshiftpodcast/episodes/sometimes-things-shatter-to-reveal-our-authentic-selves


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