"Although, never one to shy away from a style update, Winfrey is a firm believer that changing your hairstyle can change what we see and feel is possible. "I even notice a change in my dogs when they get their summer cuts: they’re friskier and livelier, feeling more themselves once the weight of the hair is released."
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I always believed that a total make over can chase the "blues" away. For me its a way to feel different & more powerful, it felt more like I was leaving the past behind and a "new me was born". I don't know why, but every time I was going to a rough patch in my life I would plan a half a day to a full day of pampering which included a trip to the hair salon and get a new hair cut or color, sometimes I would do both. I have gone from brunette to blond, I have gone short hair to long hair; and let's not forget a trip to Nail Salon.