Lindsey reacts to what happened between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars and offers her support to Jada Pinkett Smith.

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In this episode, Lindsey Sullivan speaks with Ozzie Martinez about his alopecia journey. In this the first VNA sit-down with a dude, he provides insight about why the condition can be so difficult for men to experience--especially in a world where the harmful general narrative is that only women must worry about their appearances. In addition, they discuss the rarity of vulnerable sharing within male friendships, the power of sports and even dating. 

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Suhani Parikh is a mother of three and the founder of Modern Marigold Books. In this two-part episode, she and Lindsey discuss her alopecia journey and how it inspired her book Shreya's Very Own Style.  Children's books are powerful ways to teach kids values and acceptance of others. This episode is full of advice and resources for both parents and teachers about navigating a child's alopecia--or talking about their own alopecia experience with young children.

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Velena Jones is a reporter for CBS Sacramento. In her early 20s, a mysterious illness and the medications it called for caused her hair to fall out. Here, she and host Lindsey Sullivan discuss navigating her identity as as not only a Black woman but as an on-camera journalist during that tumultuous time and how she's arrived at a place of acceptance where she can recognize the power in sharing her own story.  

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Alopecia is not the topic at hand in this holiday bonus episode of Very Nearly Almost. Meredith Lesley opens up about her weight loss journey and the moment she felt called to become a certified personal trainer and inspire others to map out what wellness means for them.  Plus, Meredith shares her tips for navigating holiday time, when negative self talk around food and New Year's resolutions can feel exceedingly overwhelming.

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Lindsey marks her tenth episode of Very Nearly Almost with reading an essay she wrote a few years ago about dating with alopecia. 

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Lindsey sits down with Lily Hakim to talk about her early alopecia diagnosis, the restricted diet she grew up with as a result and even being mistaken as a boy by a teacher growing up. Lily is now the Director of Executive Operations at Pfizer. She shares about struggling with autonomy as a young alopecia patient who could not make an informed decision about her healthcare (with an already limited field of treatment options) and why it means so much to play a role in getting others the care they need today. Plus, the turning point where she decided to take charge of her own identity.

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In this week's episode, Lindsey sits down with Darlenys Rosa. She graced the pages of Allure this past September to share her story and her shine for Alopecia Awareness month. Darlenys speaks in-depth with Lindsey about the bullying they both experienced growing up and how far she has come in embracing her baldness and speaking to herself move positively. Plus, she discusses meeting her husband and getting ready to welcome their first child.

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Alopecia isn't just hard for those facing it; it can also be hard to navigate for those in their support systems. In this week's episode, Lindsey sits down with her mom and dad for a conversation about becoming first-time parents to a daughter with alopecia areata and supporting her to become the strong, beautiful, podcast-hosting, pug-enthusiast woman she is today. In addition, Lindsey's father, who also has alopecia areata, speaks candidly about his own experience with the condition. The couple also offers insight to other parents who may be struggling to support their own child with alopecia. 

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Lindsey loves when people ask her how she met her friend Katherine Sarci-Tucker. In this episode, Lindsey and Katherine discuss how their very different alopecia journeys brought them together. Katherine opens up about how alopecia's unwelcome return to her life brought her closer to her support systems, choosing to pursue treatment and how far she's come in terms of self-acceptance. Plus, Lindsey and Katherine officially dub Schitt's Creek icon Moira Rose THE wig queen.

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