Send us a text Trend Predictions ~ What to expect for 2026 Callum the 'Hair King' has always been very creative, used to dress up in childhood and wear wigs. He began working in a salon and loved it. He was sent on a curly hair course and really enjoyed it, and specialises in curls. Callum believes further education and keeping up to date with the latest trends & techniques is really important. We discuss why it's important to be able to meet the needs of your community and be...

Send us a text Hair transplantation ~ Succeeding as a female in a Male-Dominated Field Margaret Zakhary is a surgical PA, licensed in 9 US states. She has a family history of hair loss, with her Mum first experiencing hair loss at 16 years old, when she suffered permanent scarring from chemical damage. She tried wearing a wig for hair loss, but it looked terrible! Later on, when she was only 33, she became very ill, and Margaret, being just ten, began experiencing hair loss herself, and...

Send us a text IBD & Hair loss ~ are they connected? Anna Mitchell is a Trichologist with a clinic in Hastings. Her sister was born when she was 7 years old, and she had two different types of alopecia; this meant, as a child, numerous visits to the doctor, and to a trichologist, who was very nice and helpful at the time. This meant that Anna was introduced to the industry at a very young age. She has always been a curious person, wanting to know why things are happening, and how th...

Send us a text Your Hair Story ~ Building confidence & providing solutions Jacqueline Leponis is the founder of Hair Story, a hair loss clinic in the Cheshire countryside. She is 46 & has 3 girls. A consultant trichologist with a hairdressing background, she has an NVQ in customer service, and she opened her first salon at just 24. Having seen so many clients over the years who suffered with issues or anxiety over their hair, she realised she didn't have the knowledge to h...

Send us a text Wig wearer for life ~ How masking hair loss could change your whole outlook on life Sam is 40 years old, and she lives in Corby. She owns two childrens' day nurseries in Northampton. Sam has AuDHD, PCOS, AGA & TE! She shares her story of navigating hair loss, along with her diagnoses and being neurodiverse. We chat about navigating dating with hair loss, and how she used to spend hours styling her hair to try to disguise her alopecia, and the anxiety it would bring her. Sam...

Send us a text Epigenetics & Hair loss ~ Building a timeline of investigation Bissan Debsi believes in working to support long term hair health. She worked at Stanford Uni as a research assistant looking into Alzheimer's. PRP was just coming into practice at this time, and she began to take an interest in hair growth. She then worked with a hair transplant surgeon in Dubai, and later California. She wanted to look more into the root cause of hair loss and address the hair loss itsel...

Send us a text The evolution of the (not so) hairless human body Leah Redmond is a certified trichologist, who completed her studies with the Institute of Trichology whilst also studying Molecular bioengineering at Imperial College, London! She has completed her bachelor's & masters projects covering Male Pattern hair loss, when her interest in trichology began, and she is now completing a PHD on the hair papilla. She has been studying hair fibre pigmentation & human body hair e...

Send us a text Season 10 has come to an end! Thanks to all the great guests and listeners, I appreciate your support! We will be back soon with more, so in the meantime make sure you have subscribed to the podcast so that you don't miss an episode. Please like & share, and leave a review or send me a DM or voicenote if you have any questions or feedback Support the show Connect with Hair therapy: Facebook Instagram Twitter Clubhouse- @Hair.Therapy Donate towards the podcast Start yo...

Send us a text Keeping up to date in the world of hair loss Who better to finish this season but the legendary Dr Jeff Donovan! Dr Donovan is from British Colombia in Canada. During his training, he became fascinated by the number of skin disorders there are, and wanted to specialise in this. With over 2,000 types of skin disease, he enjoys the diagnostic skills that go into investigating these! He loves to help people get back to 'normal', and we discuss how hair loss can often take so...

Send us a text Medical Hairloss treatments ~ Are the side effects worth it? Dr Ademir Leite Jr has been involved in lots of research into finasteride. He runs a clinic & Trichology school in Brazil. Originally, when Dr Ademir began studying medicine, he had planned to study immunology, but once he discovered the field of trichology, he changed his mind. He has suffered hair loss himself, as well as scalp concerns. We discuss which types of alopecia he sees the most at the mome...

Send us a text Mesh integration systems ~ Is this the service your salon is missing? Simone Mudrak has been offering hair extensions for the past 14 years, and has offered hair loss solutions for the last 8 years. She has founded the Hair Finesse Academy in Bristol, Simone now offers mesh integration, and is on a mission to train more hairstylists in this method, to make hair loss systems more accessible. Connect With Simone: Instagram Website Hair & Scalp Salon Specialist co...

Send us a text GLP1 medications ~ Does losing weight mean losing your hair? Rabiya is 49 years old, she is a wife and mother living in Kent, who has lived in many different countries throughout her life. After not feeling well, she had some tests and her blood pressure and cholesterol were raised, and she was told she was also diabetic. She says she had slowly put on weight over the years, and at the time was 75kg and only 5" tall, with swelling in her hands & ankles. Her Doctor had...

Send us a text The future of your hair ~ Ensuring transplants succeed in the long term Dr Dilan Fernando is a medical Doctor & surgeon, who originally planned to practice neurosurgery, however he then gained an interest in hair transplantation, and he has been performing hair transplants now for ten years! He is Co founder of The Treatment Rooms London, where they offer specialised services, including feminising hairlines for transgender patients, and repairing what he calls 'black ...

Send us a text Why Trichology needs to be integrated into hair systems training Jess has been in the hair industry for many years, along with her business partner, Hayley, who has educated all around the world with Raccoon, and they both have experience with hair extensions. Whilst trying to meet their clients' needs, they soon recognised that those with hair loss wanted to have hair extensions, but they just weren't suitable. They began to research alternative solutions, and learned di...

Send us a text Can lasers help to combat hair loss? Tamim Hamid comes from a long line of medicine, but chose to enter the engineering world. However, he still had the instinct to want to help people. Tamim was a NASA engineer, who invented a laser to measure thermoprotection of the shuttles outer shell upon re-entry to the Earth. Lasers were invented in the 60's, and he learned about them in school in the 80's. He then invented a new laser in silicon valley. He found a study on lasers ...

Send us a text Improving hair quality ~ How can we get the most out of supplements? Dr Rajesh (Rajendrasingh) Rajput is an international speaker, & IAT faculty member. He often completes surgery pro bono for those who have suffered burns, cleft palate, leprosy and skin traumas. He has researched metabolism in the hair follicle, and monitored changes in hair growth, DHT levels and sensitivity. Dr Rajesh has a patented cyclical supplementation routine, which has shown an improve...

Send us a text What is your hair trying to tell you? Shannel Watson is a Trichologist, with a clinic in Marylebone. She is also a biomedical scientist, product creator, hair & beauty brand consultant who offers functional trichology & advanced diagnostics. Shannel is an education consultant, who developed her own products and uses this experience to help to educate brands. She also lectures in nutrition and completed her masters thesis on the correlation between zinc levels and ...

Send us a text Enhancing hair ~ How to avoid damage with hair extensions Katy Grimshaw from Spectrum One began working in a salon at just 12 years old. She now has her own salon with 16 stylists, and has set up her own brand of hair extensions, available to those in the industry, along with her own education. Katy shares that around 70% of her salon's business is hair extensions, and she set up her own hair extensions business after being frustrated with the inconsistency of the quality...

Send us a text Ask me anything: Your questions answered This week we're doing something a little different with a Q&A session! I am joined by Caroline Yates, and we answer all your questions and try to dispel any myths around products and hair loss. If you would like your question answered and to feature on a future episode, send me over a DM or voicenote with anything you would like to know! Connect with Caroline: Instagram Hair & Scalp Salon Specialist course Support the...

Send us a text Embracing your identity and heritage ~ Building a positive relationship with your hair type Jessica Parrish founded her brand, Shedid & Parrish, to make curly hair easy and a joy to look after. Jessica is adopted and mixed race, so she gives her unique perspective on identity & why it's so important to who we are. Adopted to white parents in the 1970s at 10 days old, she had some challenges as a child in her environment. There was noone to help her manage & un...