Episode 295
Why I'm Finally Growing Out My Gray (And What It's Really About)
At 41, after coloring her roots every two weeks for over two decades, Misty made the decision to grow out her natural gray. In this solo episode, she gets brutally honest about what came up in the first month — not just the logistics of the grow-out, but the much bigger thing underneath it: how much she was still outsourcing her sense of pretty, her sense of okay, to other people's opinions.
When she shared the decision on Instagram, the encouragement felt good. But it was the pushback — the "don't do it" from people close to her — that cracked something open. It showed her she was still looking for permission to feel good about a choice she'd already made peace with. That's the real conversation in this episode: the difference between not feeling pretty because you don't feel pretty, and not feeling pretty because someone else told you that you're not.
Misty walks through the ripple effect one honest decision had on her life — skincare, strength training, how she was eating, how she was showing up for herself — and lands on the lesson she says applies to way more than hair: the decision is always the hardest part. The moment you actually decide, the perspective shifts. This episode is for the hairstylist or salon owner who is brilliant at making everyone else feel safe and seen and still waiting for someone to tell her she's allowed to trust herself.
If you're a stylist or salon owner sitting on a decision — about your hair, your chair, your business, or your life — and you're waiting for someone else's approval first, this one's for you.
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