PRsonal
In this series of podcasts, Charlotte Nichols, managing director of PR agency Harvey & Hugo, gets up close and PRsonal with a variety of well-known business faces. Nothing is off limits as she digs deep to get to know the person behind the professional...
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Episode 62: 'Am I going to die?': Nicola Wood on battling cancer at just 36
When multi-award-winning entrepreneur, trichologist, and cancer activist Nicola Wood was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 36, her first question was, “Am I going to die?” But her second question was just as telling: “Am I going to lose my hair?”
In this deeply personal episode of the PRsonal Podcast, Nicola shares how her own journey with cancer changed not just her body, but her identity, her business, and her purpose. Hair had been at the heart of Nicola’s life since she was 12 — and losing it during treatment uncovered a grief that many underestimate.
Through powerful storytelling, she breaks the silence around the emotional toll of hair loss — not just for cancer patients, but for anyone who has ever struggled with self-image and femininity.
From building a pioneering hair loss support business, to helping over 15,000 people reclaim their dignity, to raising her young son while battling treatment, Nicola’s story is one of resilience, reinvention, and radical empathy.
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