Autumn 2014

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I was 17 years old when I

discovered by passion ~ Hair Extensions. I quit Nursing School to follow my dreams. Growing up in a big city, New York, unbelievably, there were no salons who wanted to hire me so I had no choice but to start my own business. The birth of the Internet opened many opportunities for me after creating my website.

Many customers wanted hair extensions but their hair was too weak and thin to support the weight of fashion hair. I had to take hair replacement classes. After advertising my new service, I’ve consulted a Trichotillomania customer. The solution I offered was a success that changed her life. Today my longest pull-free client is over 9 years.

In my industry, I saw how women with cancer received help from health insurance and after inquiring, I found out there was no hair reimbursement for Sufferers of Trich. It was then I decided to start, HelpMe2Stop, a charity that raises money for salon services, especially hair.

This Summer, I turned 43. And I hope that

before, I pass on from this short life and with God’s Blessings, HelpMe2Stop will raise hair money and help many Trichotillomania Sufferers receive their healing hair. Till next season... ~Charlene

Why a Trichotillomania Charity was Founded by a Non-Trich HairStylistBy Charlene Blacer

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I’m Danielle Cock, 32 from Cornwall, UK. I've had Trich since age 14, It started due to severe bullying at school. I remember the first day I pulled so clearly.  Sat crying. I tugged my hair, noticed the root and bit it off, feeling angry at it for being the cause of yet another, bad day. I felt a sense of relief, a tiny moment of a high and in control. So i did it again and carried on too pull my hair out for the last  18 years. For a years i thought I was a 'freak',  until I found out about Trichotillomania.  I was NOT a freak or alone! However, fast forward to 2011, that's the year my trich became worse and by January this year, i was no longer able to hide it.

In February, I saw an advert on TV that was going to change my life! It was a new show called "The Speakmans" A show where two well know therapists (Nik and Eva Speakman) were to try and help people with OCD's and phobias, i applied and was lucky enough to be chosen. I knew this was a huge step for me as i'd have to tell the world about my battle but i also wanted to do it to raise awareness for Trich. The Speakmans were loving and warm people. In therapy  Nik and Eva made me realise that i hadn’t been bullied about my hair since i left school but was STILL pulling it out. So i had in fact become both the bully and the victim! Suddenly the penny dropped and in that moment i didn’t want to pull my hair out. Its like they almost reprogrammed my brain, just by talking to me. Then came the big surprise, a makeover!  A specialist in Hair systems was going to give me one and  i didn’t have to hide away anymore, i cried! I had no idea what a hair system

was. I met Dawn Johansen, of Hair Transform, Liverpool and she began the process of attaching it to my head. As the hours went by i watched my thin hair become a mass of stunning, thick curls. I felt "beautiful" and in that moment, the days events had changed me.

Now

my life's better than ever, I'm living it to the full, enjoying each day. I feel like me again for the first time in years, and owe that to Nik and Eva Speakman and Dawn

Johansen!   I've not pulled my hair out since seeing the Speakmans 4 months ago and I hope it continues. Trich is a  

battle for all of us, and there's always a chance we could relapse but i believe in HOPE now. Hope that we can become "pull free" or "Pull less", so much so I have started my own support group called "TRICHOTILLOMANIA HOPE" I want to raise UK awareness, help, support others and

promote HOPE for

Trich sufferers.

CONNECT WITH DANNIIFacebook.com/groups/TrichotillomaniaHope

Twitter.com/Dannii_Longlegs

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Danielle Cock with The Speakmans, her mum, dad and son Ethan

without hairpiece 2014

Photo: © Journeaux (www.journeaux.org)

Hair Transform is a family run business which was established fifteen years ago by Dawn Johansen and specialises in hair loss and extension systems.

We were thrilled when ITV approached us to help with a surprise makeover for Danielle (Dannii) on the Speakmans show.

This was an unusual but exciting way of helping someone, normally we would carry out a

consultation and then make the bespoke 'volumising' hairpiece in 'situ' whilst the client is in the salon chair. However, on this occasion and it being a surprise on the day of filming we had to work in secret with ITV, so working from photographs of Dannii and the measurements of her head we were able to create a beautiful new head of hair.

The hair systems are semi permanently attached allowing clients to lead a normal every day life. Maintenance is required approximately every six weeks and so Dannii and I have been taking it in turns to visit each other to maintain the system.

Having a 'volumiser' has given Dannii so much

re-newed confidence and self esteem and it has allowed

her to start living a more fulfilled life and enjoy time on outings with her son Ethan.

A 'volumiser' is an amazing system that is constructed using a mesh base and high quality human hair components to provide a bespoke piece that is suitable for clients with trichotillomania and other forms of hair loss conditions such as alopecia, genetic thinning or loss caused due to chemotherapy, injury or stress. 

Because systems are made individually they can be made to cover just specific areas of concern.

At Hair Transform we strive to make every client feel welcome and at ease. Private rooms are available in the salon for comfort and privacy.

I am so pleased to have been able

to help Dannii and wish to congratulate her on her achievements. I feel privileged to be able to call her my new friend!

@HairTransformHairTransform.co.uk

Facebook.com/pages/Hair-TransformLocations: Liverpool & West Midlands

Dannii with son Ethan

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ATTRACTING SUFFERERS

Going to a salon is frightening for many sufferers. Many have never set foot in a salon. HelpMe2Stop encourages salons to put up a window decal year round, like Liverpool and West Midlands based Trich-Friendly Salon, Hair Transform, so onlookers will remember and share the information with their friends. It especially strongly

recommended for salons located near college campuses and high schools. Decals and posters proudly representing the hashtag #StopPullingHairOutWaitingForACure are free and easy to print. Other salon tools are available on the HelpMe2Stop website. With newest photo sharing capabilities in social media, like Instagram and Pinterest,

anyone who sees the hashtag will be curious. It will turn on their fighting instinct versus feeling sorry. Many will feel the urge to help. Because it is in our human nature to win together as with any sport teams.

FREE POSTER TO CUT OUT FOR YOUR SALON.

How To Attract Trichotillomania Clientsto come inside your salonBy Charlene Blacer

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Creating A Cruelty-Free

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Many hair replacement salons are challenged with installing a hairpiece on Trichotillomania head. Because the hair is short in many areas, they decide to shave the entire head in hopes to “start over”. This will only upset the Sufferer more and cause more pulling.

Shaving of the natural hair is common not just with Trichotillomania hair solutions

but also amongst women with hairloss.

I personally do not like to shave sufferers’s natural hair. In these photos, I utilize every single strand of hair, moving it back, forward, sideways and create an internal style-barrier. Once all the hair has been incorporated, I then apply the hairpiece.

Barrier Under Hairpiece

This method will also create a “double-barrier” for the sufferer, using their internal hair and the addition of the hairpiece.

HelpMe2Stop endeavors to teach salons the most cruelty-free methods for sufferers. Classes are taught online or in your salon for a donation. To schedule a class, email board@helpme2stop.org or text/call 570.HELP.020

How HelpMe2Stop StopsFor almost a decade, HelpMe2Stop salons have been helping Sufferers become pull-free. The longest pull-free client, reported, is

Trich!over 9 years. HelpMe2Stop provides training to any salon or sufferer interested. For details: www.bit.ly/DreamHairClass

Hair loss is devastating, but imagine when it is self-inflicted?  The most gratifying aspect of owning a hair salon is helping my clients with

Trichotillomania.  At first, Trich was hard to detect because my clients didn't take ownership of pulling out their hair.  Today, through hard work in raising awareness and being featured on many television shows, I feel I have helped bring Trich to the forefront.  More importantly, developing hair pieces that not only look natural, but raise my clients’ self esteem.

Noelle Salon device a method of attaching hair systems with hair extensions and this semi-permanent hair system makes itvirtually impossible to pull out ones’ hair!  It creates a barrier and makes the puller aware to STOP.  I have had tons of success with clients growing in their own hair, stopping the behavior and ultimately having a full head of hair.  It breaks my heart to see young girls and boys bullied by friends because their hair looks "different!"  Our systems allows ourclients to live an active lifestyle. 

I also created my own Hair System that can be worn weekly, the hair is beautiful, clients can live an active lifestyle, the base is comfortable made of silk injected lace, and it can be taken on and off.  This works especially well for clients with damaged hair follicles and work well with their own hair.  I believe in educating parents about the symptoms of Trich, and getting clients help sooner than later.  My website ishttp://noellesalon.com/hair_extensions_for_thinning_hair.html

There are videos all about Trich, television appearances and links for help!

CONNECT WITH NOELLE

Noelle Salon & Medical Spa347 Pleasant St.Malden, MA  02148781-324-9779www.NoelleSalon.comFacebook.com/NoelleSalonTwitter.com/NoelleSalon

Interview With Boston Trich-FriendlyNoelle Salon & Medical SpaBy Noelle Spinosa

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2014 Locate More Pull-Free Trich-Friendly Salons

www.HelpMe2Stop.org/locations

Twirl & Soothe inventor Camille Capriglione has hair damage from continuous hair twirling since her teens. After witnessing her young nephew starting to twirl his own hair, Camille decided to put an end to the mysterious disorder she just learned about 5 years ago.

Camille invented a fidget toy made to resemble and feel like one’s human hair. The sufferer would still twirl hair but avoid damaging their head hair; thus helping combat the obsessive-compulsive disorder, Trichotillomania or commonly known as “Trich”.

“My hair is less damaged and this toy is really helping me!”;

Capriglione proudly states.

In an effort to create greater awareness, Camille partnered with non-profit, HelpMe2Stop and is looking to collect ponytails from salons and schools. “This will bring greater awareness to the cause, start fundraising drives and create an empathic community”; says Founder Charlene Blacer, who just learned that she and Camille live in the same city, Stroudsburg, PA. Both women

will visit salons and schools to pitch their “Ponytail Collection Drive”. With the donated ponytails and funds collected, the women will provide FREE Twirl & Soothe toys to sufferers in need!

WHAT IS TWIRL & SOOTHE? It is held in the hand or looped around the wrist or finger. The wearer strokes or twirls the toy when the compulsion strikes, instead of pulling their own hair.  It is small and discreet.  The item is not a cure for the disorder, but serves as a temporary substitute, to help prevent users from damaging their hair and scalp.

HOW TO DONATE PONYTAILS: Ponytails must be clean and at least 10 to 14 inches in length and mailed to:Twirl & Soothec/o HelpMe2StopPOB 202Bartonsville, PA 18321

For information, please contact Camille Capriglione at Twirlandsoothe@gmail.com or 570.982.0947 or Charlene Blacer Help@HelpMe2Stop.org 570.HELP.020 

Ponytails Needed To Make Fidget ToyInvented by a Sufferer for SufferersBy Charlene Blacer

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT:Twirl & Soothe Fidget Toy, Inventor Camille Capriglione, Founder Charlene Blacer

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Ponytails For TrichWANTED

HOW TO DONATE PONYTAILS: 10 to 14 inches in length ponytails and mailed to:

Twirl & Soothe c/o HelpMe2StopPOB 202, Bartonsville, PA 18321

For fund-raising help and ideas, please contact Camille Capriglione at Twirlandsoothe@gmail.com or 570.982.0947 or

Charlene Blacer Help@HelpMe2Stop.org 570.HELP.020

HelpMe2Stop is a 501c3 non-profit charity raising awareness and helping sufferers of hair-pulling disorder, Trichotillomania; so that no child, teen and young adult have to grow up feeling insecure,

ostracized, alienated and judged for their appearance. Donated ponytails will create Twirl & Soothe, a fidget toy, invented by a Trich Sufferer, that’ll help combat the disorder suffered by 1-2 out of 50 people.

image by teagirlworld.blogspot.com

HelpMe2StopAdvertising Info

BeautTrichful is a seasonal magazine that can be viewed online or purchased through- BeautTrichful.com

Sponsorship as low as $50. To include your salon in our worldwide listing locator guide, bit.ly/BeautyHelps

For Trichotillomania Hair Loss Solution Classes bit.ly/DreamHairClass

Send ad for the Spring 2014 issue to press@helpme2stop.org.

To be our CoverGirl/Guy for future issues, please email your edited story to press@helpme2stop.org

To send donated hairpieces, wigs, head coverings, etc, please mail along with detailed description to HelpMe2Stop, POB 202, Bartonsville, PA 18321

Cover Photo: © Journeaux (www.journeaux.org)

HELPME2STOPPOB 202 Bartonsville, PA 18321 570.HELP.020 Press@HelpMe2Stop.org

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