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Conquering with Keen - Mae's Story: Growing Hair and Confidence

August 21, 2019

Mae, 18 years old and from South Carolina, has been dealing with Trichotillomania for 3 years. This is how she’s Conquering with Keen, in her own words.

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Conquering with Keen - Monica's Hair Pulling Story

July 31, 2019

Monica lives in Minnesota and has suffered from Trichotillomania for 50 of her 58 years. This is how she’s Conquering with Keen, in her own words.

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Conquering with Keen - Gessie's Nail Biting Story

June 19, 2019

Gessie, a 20-year-old living in New York, began her struggle with Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) at the young age of 4. This is how she’s Conquering with Keen Awareness, in her own words. She's been able to stop nail biting, stop hair pulling and find acceptance with her situation. As she says, "progress is not linear...its a journey."

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Conquering with Keen: Elizabeth's Trichotillomania Recovery Story

May 28, 2019

Conquering with Keen: Elizabeth's Trichotillomania Recovery Story

Elizabeth is a 21-year-old from Rhode Island, attending school in upstate New York. She’s struggled with Trichotillomania since age 12. This is how she is "Conquering with Keen Awareness." Elizabeth shares that the Keen bracelet "allowed me to retrain my brain to stop pulling out my hair."

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3 Steps to Building a Growth Mindset and Taking Control of Trichotillomania, Dermatillomania and other BFRBs

May 14, 2019

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Conquering with Keen: How Erin Tamed the "Trich Monster"

March 27, 2019

Erin, a former “Married at First Sight” reality TV star, is 28 years old and lives in Australia. This is how she’s Conquering with Keen Awareness in her own words. I started pulling my hair out at age 15. I didn’t realise hair pulling was how I coped with anxiety until I was 28. That’s THIRTEEN years later!! My Trichotillomania affected me every day. Hair pulling was something damaging that I knew would make me unhappy, but I felt so much better when I did it. It was a very vicious cycle.

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Guest Post: BFRB 101 In Schools: Educating the Educators

February 26, 2019

Little is known in mainstream culture about why people pull out hair (hair pulling disorder / trichotillomania) or pick at their skin (compulsive skin picking / dermatillomania). HabitAware helps educate others to smash the stigma. We recently facilitated a panel for parents, students and faculty to explain BFRBs.

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Personal Reflection: The Power of Keen Awareness Goes Beyond Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting and other Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

February 19, 2019

In this post, Ellen Crupi, HabitAware's Director of Awareness shares her journey as Keen family and how Keen helped her build awareness of her hand movements and hair pulling disorder (trichotillomania), as well as permeating more of her life to help her make positive, healthier choices at work, at home and for her soul.

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Beyond Keen's "Hug": 4 tips on how to overcome after "Keen" awareness

November 28, 2018

Here's actionable steps to take to control of your hair pulling (trichotillomania), skin picking (dermatillomania) or nail biting AND retrain your brain. The best treatment for trichotillomania is treating yourself right. The HabitAware team shares how you can use the Keen smart bracelet to develop awareness and take control!

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Guest Post: Supporting the BFRB Support Group Leader

September 18, 2018

In today’s guest post, our Keen family member, Amber Bodeur, who’s been “Conquering with Keen, now shares how she found the courage - and the support - to start a support group in her hometown.

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Reflection: What does Trichotillomania Recovery mean to me?

September 14, 2018

This is the first time I’m really thinking about this question. For so long I’ve focused on the opposite: the loss & the deterioration that comes with compulsive hair pulling, skin picking or nail biting. I know it sounds silly, but to answer this question, I first started by googling “definition of recovery.” The result … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Parenting 101 – Back to School with BFRBs (like Trichotillomania and Dermatillomania)

September 11, 2018

Parenting 101 – Back to School with BFRBs by Courtney & Maela Spainhower It’s that time of the year again when we’re wrapping up summer, squeezing the last drops of fun out of break before returning to the school grind. For our family, that means re-stocking closets after uniforms have been outgrown, sorting supply lists, … Continue reading →

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Conquering with Keen - Mae's Story: Growing Hair and Confidence

Conquering with Keen - Monica's Hair Pulling Story

Conquering with Keen - Gessie's Nail Biting Story

Conquering with Keen: Elizabeth's Trichotillomania Recovery Story

3 Steps to Building a Growth Mindset and Taking Control of Trichotillomania, Dermatillomania and other BFRBs

Conquering with Keen: How Erin Tamed the "Trich Monster"

Guest Post: BFRB 101 In Schools: Educating the Educators

Personal Reflection: The Power of Keen Awareness Goes Beyond Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, Nail Biting and other Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Beyond Keen's "Hug": 4 tips on how to overcome after "Keen" awareness

Guest Post: Supporting the BFRB Support Group Leader

Reflection: What does Trichotillomania Recovery mean to me?

Guest Post: Parenting 101 – Back to School with BFRBs (like Trichotillomania and Dermatillomania)

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