ARRON JOHNSON

Articles

Living fearless, in writing.

Honest, practical pieces on alopecia, confidence, and leading while visibly different, from someone who lives it, not someone who studied it.

Confidence

How to feel confident with alopecia, from someone who’s fully there

Confidence isn’t found, it’s built out of small repeated proofs. The honest version, no toxic positivity.

August 15, 2026 · Read →

Confidence

Answering “what happened to your hair?” without shrinking

Ready-to-use responses for strangers, kids, dates, and coworkers. One breath each, no apology included.

August 15, 2026 · Read →

Confidence

Going out bald for the first time: what actually helps

The room, the rule of once, and what people actually do. A field guide to the first bare-headed outing.

August 15, 2026 · Read →

Confidence

Wig, hat, or nothing? How to decide what to wear on your head

All three are legitimate. The real question is whether you’re choosing it, or it’s choosing you.

August 15, 2026 · Read →

Work & Leadership

Should I wear a hat to the job interview? What I learned showing up bald

What to wear, what to say, and why bracing, not hair, is the thing interviewers actually notice.

August 15, 2026 · Read →

Work & Leadership

How to tell coworkers about your alopecia: scripts that actually work

The one-time announcement, the hallway question, and the joke that lands wrong. Word for word.

August 15, 2026 · Read →

The Framework

The 5 Rs: a resilience practice for living visibly different

Recognition, Response, Reframe, Rise, Radiate: the Fearless Framework, explained by the person who built it.

August 15, 2026 · Read →

Relationships

Dating with alopecia: showing up as yourself

The profile photos, the first-date sentence, and why rejection over hair is the filter working, from a happily married bald man.

August 15, 2026 · Read →

Family

My child has alopecia and school starts. What do I say?

The sentence to practice in the car, the email to send the teacher, and why your face matters more than your words.

August 24, 2026 · Read →

Two books. One message: you were never the problem.

Hairless But Fearless tells the story. Bald in The Boardroom takes it to work. Start with either. Or both.

Explore the books →