Graced & Sage Trichology Wellness

What a blessing in the Graced & Sage Wellness Garden!

After a tough summer, our garden is still growing and producing a beautiful harvest—from watermelon and cucumbers to okra, peppers, herbs and more.

Through The Talking Bees Garden and our pollinator project with Healthy Hive Foundation⁠, we’re growing more than food—we’re creating opportunities to learn about healthy habits, gardening, and the important role pollinators play in the food we grow.

What would you love to see us harvest next?

I never thought I’d be on this side of hair loss.

For years, I’ve helped women navigate changes in their hair and scalp. Then I found myself shampooing my own hair, watching it come out in a way I had never experienced before.

I was 51, had just opened my dream salon and Head Spa, and I remember thinking:

“I cannot believe this is happening to me.”

This part of my journey was private. Sharing it now is hard.

I didn’t have all the answers then and as my journey continued, I learned that what I could see on the outside was only part of my story.

For me, understanding the bigger picture meant looking inside out, asking questions, and eventually building a team of healthcare professionals who could bring different perspectives to my individual journey.

But in this moment, before I knew where any of it would lead, I had something else:

✨Peace. Faith. And the belief that God was still with me. ✨

My hair may be part of my glory, but it is not the source of my glory.

My crown was changing.
My identity wasn’t.

And when I heard myself saying, “He chose me to be bold,” I didn’t fully understand what those words would eventually mean.

I’m beginning to understand now.

That’s why BOLDLY CROWNED is becoming more than my story. I want it to be a community where we learn together, become more aware of our hair and scalp, ask better questions, share our experiences, and remind one another that we don’t have to walk through change silently.

Know Your Scalp. Care for Your Crown. Own Your Story.

What has your own hair or scalp journey taught you about yourself?

As a Trichologist, I’ve spent years helping women navigate changes in their hair and scalp. But this time, I was the one looking for answers.

Going to the dermatologist gave me another perspective on what I was experiencing and left me with some important decisions to make about my own journey.

I was at a crossroads.

And looking back now, I know those decisions would eventually change the way I saw and cared for my crown.

This is Part 2 of my Alopecia Journey. And there’s more to this story.

Have you ever had to seek another perspective when something just didn’t feel right?

Before you see where I am today, I want to show you where this journey began.

This video was recorded in April 2025, when I decided it was time to seek professional support for the changes I was experiencing with my hair.

At the time, I didn’t know exactly where this journey would take me.

I was a Trichologist accustomed to helping other people navigate their hair and scalp concerns. This time, I was the one sitting on the other side of the experience.

Looking back at this footage now means something completely different.

Because approximately one year later, my journey reached a point where I made the decision to shave my head.

And even that isn’t the end of this story.

Throughout Alopecia Awareness Month, I’m going to share pieces of a journey that, until now, I’ve kept very private the changes, what I’ve learned, caring for my crown, my decision to shave, my faith, and eventually, the story behind my tattoo.

I’m sharing because hair loss can be deeply personal, but no woman should feel that she has to navigate her questions alone.

This is where my journey began.

And when I’m ready, I’ll show you where it led me.

Stay with me. Part 2 is coming.

When we recognize a need, the next step is deciding what we’re going to do about it.

Through Graced & Sage Wellness, our intention is to turn wellness education into something practical something women and families can understand, experience, and use in their everyday lives.

We’ve been able to continue building spaces and opportunities where our community can learn, connect, and develop healthier habits.

From wellness education and collaboration with wellness professionals to our kitchen and garden, each piece has a purpose:

Educate. Empower. Encourage healthier choices.

We’re grateful for the investment that helps us move this work forward and we’re committed to turning that investment into meaningful community impact.

Because lasting change isn’t only about giving people information. It’s helping them understand how to put that information into action.

What is one healthy habit you’re working on right now?

When purpose, opportunity, and community investment come together, vision can become action.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to share the story behind Graced & Sage Wellness and the intention guiding this work.

Support through The Black Fund of Central Texas is allowing us to move beyond ideas and continue developing meaningful wellness experiences that educate, connect, and equip women with practical tools they can carry into everyday life.

For us, this work is also about responsibility being intentional with the resources entrusted to us and creating opportunities for those resources to have a lasting impact in the community.

But recognizing the need was only the beginning.

In Part 2, see how that need began turning into action through education, collaboration, and community investment.