How hair salons are adapting to the needs of people with trauma

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When Rufus* settled into the salon chair for a recent haircut, he did something new. He told the stylist about the anxiety that usually shadows these moments. “I just said, ‘Hey, I’m kind of a weirdo when it comes to haircuts,’” he remembers. Instead of brushing it off, she leaned in, asking gently what exactly made him uneasy. Was it the cape around his neck? The feeling of being trapped in the chair?hellip;read more raquo;