Christmas decorations are disappearing from living rooms and windows, champagne glasses and empty bottles of wine litter the floor. Soon, it will sink in that the holiday season has concluded and 2016 is ready to get down and fantastically dirty.

The very hair growing from my head suddenly didn't feel like my own, it felt very much like an imposter, and I didn't like it. I looked at natural women and their hair was beautiful and healthy. I didn't want to damage my hair any longer, and more importantly, I didn't want to change the hair God gave me.