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Skin Anarchy

The Intersection of Hair Care and Mental Health with Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka

Skin Anarchy

Ekta et al.

Fashion & Beauty, News, Entertainment News, Education, Arts, Self-improvement

4.5101 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Let’s Chat Unlock the secrets of your strands with Dr. Afiya Mbilishaka as we weave through the fascinating world of Psychohairapy, a domain where the tendrils of hair care intertwine with the fibers of mental well-being. Dr. Afiya, a trailblazer in both the salon and the therapist's chair, reveals how a simple haircut can reveal much more than just our style preferences, and how salon professionals can play a pivotal role in a person's mental health journey. Our conversation...

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0:00.0

Hi guys welcome back to Stinteri Anarchy this is your host Ecta I have such a wonderful guest today for you guys

0:06.7

I'm super excited to be talking about the topics that we're going to cover today

0:11.0

So without further do, I want to introduce you guys to Dr going to

0:13.4

Dr. Afia and Billy Shaka who is here with us in collaboration with Maui Moisture and she was

0:20.6

going to talk to us about some very cool stuff

0:23.1

when it comes to just how we look at our hair

0:25.9

and our psychology as it pertains to hair.

0:28.9

So welcome to the show, Dr. Effie.

0:31.0

I'm so honored to be hosting you. Thank you for having me.

0:34.0

I'm super excited to chat with you today.

0:36.0

Likewise, likewise, and I would love to get started

0:39.0

but learning a little bit more about you and your background

0:41.0

and I know that you're truly a leader in this amazing, you know,

0:45.4

new movement around just the psychology of hair and I

0:48.8

really want to learn about your background and what got you into,

0:52.1

you know, really kind of talking about this and

0:54.6

raising awareness around this topic.

0:56.5

Yeah well I love doing here my entire life I would be my family's hair stylist and was responsible for caring for my sister's hair,

1:06.1

even though she's older than me. That definitely translated to my college life where I would have these many pop-up salons in my dorm room at the

1:16.9

University of Pennsylvania and so I just enjoyed the process of hair care. I was not a business-minded and never charged anyone for doing

1:25.4

here but I just enjoyed it so much. But I also was a psychology major at the

1:30.9

University of Pennsylvania and I remember facing a dilemma and talking to my

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