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Way back when I first started as a hairstylist, I knew I wanted my chair to be a safer space, and a judgement free zone, after struggling with conflicting feelings about salons in middle/high school. I was a teen with undiagnosed AuDHD, and felt uncomfortable and misunderstood, on a good day.

I dreaded stepping into a new salon and meeting new stylists. I was very much “androgynous,” it was my look, but also how I felt. Nonbinary was not in the vernacular yet. Stylists tried to soften and feminize my hair when I very clearly stated otherwise. That’s how I learned to cut hair, fixing it to suit my taste. I have always loved HAIR and found a lot of power, and joy expressing myself however I damn well pleased. I needed a stylist that wasn’t in cahoots with my parents!

Then I found MY stylist, and I learned to love going to the salon. I kept my hair Annie Lennox short and saw her every few weeks. She knew I was paying for my own cuts, since my parents were pissed I looked like a boy. She never pressured me into buying products I couldn’t afford. She always seemed genuinely happy to see me, she listened to me, and she cut my hair exactly how I asked, short A.F. I wanted to see some skin.

I never forgot how I felt walking out of there. Feeling myself. I don’t want anyone to miss out on that feeling, because they have social anxiety, sensory issues, have been misgendered, or misunderstood in the past. I want all of my guests to feel welcome, comfortable, honored and respected.

Click here to read more about how I accommodate Salon shyness.