The Naked Puppet
The Naked Puppet pulls back the curtain on what it means to live in a body shaped by secrets you didn’t know were there. Through raw storytelling, humor, and hindsight, Jacy explores sex, the body, and identity as she unravels the trauma she unknowingly carried for years. This podcast is a reclamation of the script she never chose to perform. It’s time to cut the strings.
The Naked Puppet
The Trauma of Mixed Hair
I got boho braids for the first time and unlocked a whole new personality because of it! But what started as a cute, carefree hairstyle quickly turned into a full-blown hair horror story... one that had me genuinely contemplating shaving my entire head… and unexpectedly unraveling my identity as a mixed girl.
In this episode of The Naked Puppet, we dive into the unique grief of having mixed hair - from childhood teasing and chemical straightening to the lifelong feeling of being “too much” or “not enough.” I bring two of my parts on stage to explain why that appointment triggered a full internal team face-off in my brain: the part that wanted to laugh it off… and the part that wanted to disappear.
This episode is storytime, nervous system realness, and a love letter to the messy, complicated journey of learning to wear your texture, and your identity, without apology.
TW: racism/microaggressions, identity trauma, dissociation/OSDD discussion, emotional distress. Personal experience only; not medical advice.