Mindful Giving
Here it is December, a time we think about giving to others. But did you know that giving could be good for your own wellbeing? In his new book, Empty Abundance, author and philanthropist Tim McCarthy explores whether money really does buy ...
Stylist Surprises Young Cancer Patient
Multicultural stylist and wigmaker Darnell Wold made a family cry when he sent them a handcrafted wig for their young daughter Apryl undergoing chemotherapy treatment. He included some Hello Kitty items as well, but it was the special wig that ...
Beatrix Jenness: The Strains of Being a Massage Therapist
Beatrix Jenness loves what she does. Contrasting with statistics that place the average career in massage therapy between two and seven years, Jenness has been a massage therapist for 18 years, licensed in two states and currently based in Great ...
Depression Cues and Clues
(This is a version of an excerpt from an article published in the Healthy Hairdresser section of the December 2014 issue of MODERN SALON.) Those who have faced depression or walked along the edge say that you can try to keep yourself from ...
The Tricky Mind
(This is a version of an excerpt from an article published in the Healthy Hairdresser section of the September 2014 issue of MODERN SALON.) Patrick McIvor is grateful to have found a creative career. “I have bipolar mania,” ...
Un-fad Your Diet
People like to believe in something and belong to something, and in the weight loss industry that feeds into a series of fad diets, each one with its die-hard fans. They’re vegans or Atkins people or South Beach skinnies. But a book ...
National Healthy Skin Month: Your 40s and Beyond
Sunscreen is the price of admission for beautiful skin in your 40s and 50s. What else can you do? Dr. Bethanee J. Schlosser, assistant professor of dermatology and director of Women’s Skin Health at Northwestern University, Feinberg ...
Mary Jane Niven: Why I Had to Stop Doing Hair
“I used to love the last cut of the day,” muses Mary Jane Niven, co-owner with Lora Batiste of Vine Street Salon in Berkeley, California. “I could take a breath and enjoy it without seeing the next client waiting on the bench. ...
Kathy Cresci: Lessons From Morocco
When Healthy Hairdresser profiled Casey London Keeter, the manager at Intrigue Salon in Atlanta, Keeter told us we should speak with one of her stylists as well. Kathy Cresci has been with Intrigue for 11 years and, like Keeter, makes ...
Own Your Body
Your career as a hairdresser makes you hyper aware of beauty and appearance. Do you feel that team members treat you a certain way based on your appearance? Do clients judge you for the way you look? Even if you do not feel that your ...
Alternative Medicine
(This is a version of an excerpt from an article published in the Healthy Hairdresser section of the October 2014 issue of MODERN SALON.) Perhaps you relieve your sore back with acupuncture, or maybe your grandmother’s secret brew ...
Casey London Keeter: Manager, Role Model
As a former long-distance runner and a gymnast, Casey London Keeter was accustomed to a regular schedule of working out. Now 38, married, a mom to daughters aged 9 and 3 and the busy manager at Intrigue Salon in Atlanta, Keeter still finds ways ...
Meditate, Not Medicate!
(This is a version of an excerpt from an article published in the Healthy Hairdresser section of the October 2014 issue of MODERN SALON.) “Try to give yourself the gift of meditation every single day,” advises author and ...
Ashley Jael: Coping with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
She was only nine years old, which is young to get a double-whammy diagnosis of fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), but California hairdresser Ashley Jael now looks back on her nearly 20 years of coping with both diseases as a mixed ...
Shocking Pink: Spotlight on Young Women with Breast Cancer
Although aging is a major risk factor in developing breast cancer, about 11 percent of all new breast cancers are found in women under 45, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Happier Life: Oprah’s 8 Little Changes
She may have left her high-profile talk show, but Oprah still supplies a lot of advice through her OWN network, her website and her magazine. Healthy Hairdresser peeked at her eight suggestions for improving your daily routine and living more ...
5 Clues Your Skin Might be Giving You
Your skin breaks out, and you think maybe it was that piece of chocolate. When it’s dry, you slather on more moisturizer. But your skin is the largest organ in your body; if something’s going wrong, that tissue could indicate an ...