Alopecia Connection
Join Frank and Tommy as they share their experiences with alopecia and interview other members of the alopecia community. Connection is everything!
Episodes
46 episodes
43. Jennifer Gadosky & The Rocking Your Bald Podcast
Episode 43- Jennifer Gadosky & The Rocking Your Bald PodcastWe have a very special episode to start 2025! Frank & Tommy are joined by Jenn Gadosky, host of the Rocking Your Bald podcast, to chat about our different ...
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42. Reuben Lane, Norwich United FC Goalkeeper! ALOPECIA AWARENESS MONTH 2024!
Episode 42- Reuben Lane, Norwich United FC Goalkeeper!ALOPECIA AWARENESS MONTH 2024!On this special Alopecia Awareness Month episode Tommy and Frank welcome Reuben Lane, goalkeeper for the Norwich United FC! Alopeci...
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41. Tom Spencer, Alopecia UK Ambassador
Episode 41- Tom Spencer, Alopecia UK Ambassador"I feel like having (alopecia) gives you a little bit of grit. Going through hard times in any situation in life, and you make it through and you're still here talking arou...
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40. Sue Schilling, Alopecia UK
Episode 40- Sue Schilling, Alopecia UK"It's my privilege to be the CEO of Alopecia UK. And because I have that lived alopecia experience from full hair to patchy through to the complete despair of the hairloss journey and now...
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39. TED Talks with Laura Mathias! (Part 2)
Episode 39- TED Talks with Laura Mathias! (Part 2)"Finding those organizations was one thing, but actually lending my voice straight away to kind of the wider cause, that has become my support. Meeting those peopl...
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38. TED Talks with Laura Mathias! (Part 1)
Episode 38- TED Talks with Laura Mathias! (Part 1)"It is interesting that it took a global pandemic for me to start interrogating those feelings, but also isn't it interesting that while I was locked up in my house I ch...
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37. Dan Newman & Baldilocks
Episode 37- Dan Newman & BALDILOCKS!"So the story begins with alopecia, but really it's a story that carries right through to people trying to navigate through all sorts of adversities in life. Adversity can bring a...
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36. Look Who's Back! Coach Nick Returns to Alopecia Connection!
36. Look Who's Back! Coach Nick Returns to Alopecia Connection!"Coaching really pushes me to do that. I can't tell the athletes that I work with, like you know, to keep working hard, never give up and be confident...
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35. Alopecia Advocacy with NAAF's Gary Sherwood
Episode 35- Alopecia Advocacy with NAAF's Gary Sherwood"It's been told to me so many times. Women will say to me 'oh it's harder for me, men have it easy, because they can just go bald and it's not a big deal.' An...
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34. Teen Talks: Mackenzie and Mom Lisa Embrace Alopecia
Episode 34- Teen Talks: Mackenzie and Mom Lisa Embrace Alopecia"When I look back at pictures of me with hair, I use it as an example saying that was me and I was happy with who I was then, and I'm happy with who I am now.&nbs...
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33. Hitting the Road with Jeff Woytovich & the Children’s Alopecia Project
33. Hitting the Road with Jeff Woytovich & the Children’s Alopecia Project"Maybe you have a little boy that does not want to go to school without his baseball cap on, but he gets to camp and he starts hanging out with the...
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32. "Whatever Trevor" with Author Caroline Ward (Part 2)
32. "Whatever Trevor" with Author Caroline Ward (Part 2)On this episode of Alopecia Connection, Frank and Tommy speak with author Caroline Ward (@caroline__ward) ab...
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31. "Whatever Trevor" with Author Caroline Ward (Part 1)
Episode 31- "Whatever Trevor" with Author Caroline Ward (Part 1)"Throughout all of lockdown I hadn't had a haircut, and my hair likes to grow really quickly, so I had really long hair. I saw it one morning and I was li...
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AC Short: February Alopecia UK Social!
Alopecia Connection Short: Alopecia UK Social EventOn this Alopecia Connection Short, Tommy discusses attending the Alopecia UK Social held in London on February 3, 2023! Tommy had the pleasure of meeting Laura Mathia...
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30. Get Ready for a Gut Health Masterclass with Lisa Taylor!
Episode 30- Get Ready for a Gut Health Masterclass with Lisa Taylor!"We need to learn to become the CEO of our own health, because the truth is we have way more power and way more agency in the trajectory of our health ...
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BREAKING NEWS: FIRST JAK INHIBITOR SPECIFICALLY FOR ALOPECIA AREATA APPROVED IN THE UK!!
FIRST JAK INHIBITOR SPECIFICALLY FOR ALOPECIA AREATA APPROVED IN THE UK!!Tommy and Frank discuss the breaking news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has made the decision to recommend the JAK inhib...
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29. Unveiling Purpose: Journeying Through Crohn's, Alopecia, and Self-Love with James Morrell
Episode 29- Unveiling Purpose: Journeying Through Crohn's, Alopecia, and Self-Love with James Morrell*This episode contains significant mental health discussions and topics*"A few people, a few messages from a few guy...
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28. Samuel Picou, Using his "Voice" for Positive Change
Episode 28- Samuel Picou, Using his "Voice" for Positive Change"Yeah, we can't forget about the power we have to choose. We have a power and a choice to choose everyday, and we can make a good decision, we can make a ba...
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27. With A Little Help From Her Friends, Erika M.
Episode 27- With A Little Help From Her Friends, Erika M."Where you are now isn't where you will always be, and where you were yesterday isn't where you need to be tomorrow. Knowing that you have the ability to change t...
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26. Texas, Football, and Alopecia with Austin K.
Episode 26- Texas, Football, and Alopecia with Austin K."It was never emotionally hard on me, because I never really saw it in the aspect of 'this is bad or this isn't good...' I always just saw it as 'this is me."...
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25. Alopecia Connection Year in Review!
Episode 25- Alopecia Connection Year in Review!On this year-end episode of Alopecia Connection, Frank & Tommy take a look back on 2023 and reflect on the positive developments that have occurred for the show. They discu...
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24. Giving Back with Rodney Eldik
Episode 24- Giving Back with Rodney Eldik"...so now if I have my family, I have my friends, I can tackle this (alopecia). And that was a big moment for me, that's when I was really able to push through. You ...
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23. Living in the Moment with Author George Jreije
Episode 23- Living in the Moment with Author George Jreije"I find that folks that I meet who have alopecia or similar conditions tend to look at the world with a different perspective. I sure do. So it was ultimat...
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