The Healing Chair is where creatives sit down, drop the guard, and talk about what really happens behind the chair.

In today’s episode, we sit with Avery, a Dallas-based hair extension specialist, to unpack the emotional realities of salon life. From confidence and boundaries to burnout and difficult client dynamics, this conversation goes far beyond technique. Because it’s never just hair — it’s identity, vulnerability, trust, and energy exchange.

If you’re a hairstylist, beauty professional, creative entrepreneur, or service-based business owner, this episode will resonate deeply.

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• How Avery found her path in the beauty industry
• Why hair is tied to identity, confidence, and emotional healing
• Managing difficult clients and protecting your energy
• Perfectionism, mistakes, and learning to recover quickly
• Setting boundaries in the salon (gossip, uncomfortable topics, redirecting conversations)
• Faith, religion, and navigating religious trauma with sensitivity
• Avoiding burnout while building a successful beauty business
• Healing fear of failure and the deeper roots behind it

About Avery

Avery is a Dallas hair extension specialist known not only for transformative work behind the chair, but for creating a space where clients feel safe, heard, and confident. Her approach blends technical precision with emotional awareness — something every stylist can learn from.

Follow Avery:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hair.by.aaveryy/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@extensions.by.avery

Episode Timeline

00:00 – Meet Avery + The Healing Chair
01:06 – From front desk to finding her calling
06:02 – “It’s not just hair”
10:03 – Difficult clients & energy exchange
15:00 – Perfectionism & recovering from mistakes
20:33 – Why “it’s just hair” still hurts
27:41 – Salon boundaries & redirecting conversations
35:04 – Heavy conversations & staying respectful
45:20 – Faith & religious trauma
1:00:58 – Burnout & work-life balance
1:16:28 – Fear of failure
1:19:13 – Advice to her younger self

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