Highlights, Hairdressers and Health

I am not referring to highlights as in hair strangely enough but highlights as in 'what sticks in your mind? My latest visit to my hairdresser offered the chance to review and recap on what has happened since the last visit. In other worlds this would be called feedback, follow up and action planning. At the hairdressers this all happens in a relaxed way in everyday language. Have you ever thought of the role that hairdressers do and could play in society? They often see people on a regular basis and can detect small changes in not only hair condition but also health-mental and physical. During this last visit Lorraine and I shared some stories as always -stories are a powerful way to share so many things, including learning. Today I learned about car boot sales amongst other things like what makes people tick. If you are looking for a caring hairdresser who is not only a star hairdresser but a star human being ask for Lorraine at Bonnie and Clyde at 36 Granton Road in Edinburgh 0131 554 8683. She works there on Thursdays and Saturdays. Think about it hairdressers are good for your health in lots of ways. Imagine a Scotland where lots of hairdressers like Lorraine looked out for and cared for people. How many people visit hairdressers regularly compared to Doctors I wonder? I once heard a switched on facilitator talk about how they involved hairdressers in regeneration work in communities. Smart move indeed-how many people in a community go to hairdressers compared to public meetings and what an effective way to pass on useful information to people when they are in a relaxed frame of mind to perhaps receive and absorb it.