Do you remember the Psycho Haircut from Hell newsletter where I told you about the hair growth journey I started in Summer ‘24?

Well, that’s kinda over now.

But before I jump into why it’s over, let me backtrack for a minute to appreciate every stage of my hair growth journey. 

Winter 2024:The Assessment

During this time, I was working as a Content Manager for Motivations AI. They created a personality assessment that tells you what truly motivates you to succeed. While I was there, I took the test and found that I’m an Achiever. 

This meant that hitting goals and seeing results is what motivates me at my core.

Unfortunately, I reached a point in my life where I felt like I’d run out of goals to aim for, and it was contributing to a lot of the sadness I was experiencing at the time. So I started setting a few small goals to reach over the next year. 

One of those goals was growing out my hair (more on this below).

Summer 2024:The Haircut

Let’s make this quick. 

I shaved my head. You’ve already seen the pics. I don’t drink, but I definitely wanted to take a few shots after that whole debacle.

Moving on…

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Fall/Winter 2024: Them Boring Ass Fingerwaves

I hated this stage. OMG!!!!!!!!!!! 

The fingerwaves got on my LAST nerve. But I LOVED the mold/down look, and it was sooooo quick and easy to do. 

2025:Curls, Ponytails, Braids & Beyond

I was very comfortable at this stage, but it had a slightly negative impact on my lifestyle. The look was polished, but I wasn’t able to move how I wanted to move in terms of sports and the gym. 

soo…

2026:Back to Basics

I’m back to short hair. But now it’s the question of whether I want to stay relaxed or go natural 😭

Being a woman is so hard because I now have to do some soul searching on that…

THE BIG WHY

Now let’s get into WHY I’m over this hair growth journey…

Why do we, as Black women, have an obsession with growing our hair long? Who told us that we have to have hair down our backs???????

I’m bout to rant right quick 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾