On October 17, 2023, I woke up to a “normal” day filled with too many snooze-button smacks, a mad dash to the shower, and a barely made-it exit from my house. But something wasn’t normal about this day, and I knew it as soon as I closed the door behind me. No wig. For the first time in my 20-year relationship with wigs, I had decided to leave home without one, heading to work unapologetically and fully bald. To say wigs have been my safety blanket is an understatement. I've h