Beyond a Bad Habit: Understanding Trichotillomania & BFRBs with Kisah Reynolds

Kisha Reynolds, CCHt, CHLS is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Certified Hair Loss Specialist, and Life Coach based out of Philadelphia. As a leading advocate for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs), she blends expertise with lived experience to bring awareness to these often-misunderstood OCD-related conditions. Her own lifelong journey with BFRBs fuels her mission to educate, empower, and transform lives through hypnotherapy, coaching, and public speaking. Kisha holds specialty certifications in CBT, trauma recovery, narcissistic abuse for survivors, support for caregivers, hypnosis for grief and recovery, PTSD, test anxiety, fears /phobias as well as hypnosis to enhance sports performance. Through her practice, 3.2.1 Deep Sleep Hypnotherapy, she helps clients overcome issues ranging from addictions / compulsions, anxiety, rebuilding confidence, setting and maintaining healthy boundaries, lack of motivation, and silencing the critical inner voice to name a few. She also owns Drink That Eat This Travels, where she creates transformational retreats that merge subconscious healing and coaching with global exploration. [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or to subscribe to her mailing list. https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayi... Episode Highlights • More Than a "Bad Habit": Kisha explains that Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) are often lifelong conditions, and if left untreated, they can transition into new or different repetitive behaviors over time. • The Reality of Trichotillomania: Kisha shares her personal experience of developing trichotillomania (hair pulling) at the age of 15, noting how the condition naturally ebbs and flows. • The Lack of Medical Awareness: Highlighting the struggle for a diagnosis, Kisha recalls how her mother took her to dermatologists to figure out what was happening, only to find out that the medical professionals had never even heard of the condition