Friends have always told me that one of my best assets is my shoulder-length, dark brown hair. I agreed with them…until I headed into my final semester of film school and my hair started falling out in clumps. It broke away in my hands, clogged the shower drain, and left a nest of hair in my brush. Every time I faced the mirror, I noticed my hairline was visibly receding. Along my part I could see my scalp.

Nothing would stop it. I cut my hair, shampooed only once a week, switched to a wide-toothed comb...I was mortified. I wanted to cry. Actually? I did cry - a lot.

I felt like the lead character in a horror movie that would never end.

SCENE ONE: PANIC ATTACK - WITH MY SISTER SOPHIA - ON PHONE

"Take it easy, honey. Millions of women have hair loss. You know there's a strong link between stress and hair loss? That and diet. Anxiety, too - anxiety will wreck you. You're driving yourself crazy with school."

There it was in a nutshell. For the past two years, I'd been pulling all-nighters working on my classmates' short films. Meals consisted of pizza, bagels, and coffee, coffee, COFFEE.

CUT TO: ME, AWAKE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT

My stress load was off the charts. I was anxious about everything: finishing up my courses, delivering a spectacular thesis film, lying awake at 3 a.m. worried about parlaying my high-octane production internship into a full-time gig.

Sophia admitted that she'd been suffering from a bit of hair loss lately, too. She recently discovered Vegamour's GRO Hair Serum and it's helping. Her hair's filling out and the strands are healthier. She chalks it up to the plant-based, cruelty-free solutions Vegamour uses. Sophia calls it magic in a bottle but advised me to be patient because the regrowth process takes time. So I jumped off the phone and got online.

SCENE TWO: HAIR LOSS DETECTIVE - FINGERS TYPE ON A KEYBOARD

Turns out there is so much information out there about hair wellness. What I discovered was scary. Traditional hair growth products have toxins that can lead to side effects like the disruption of hormones, facial hair growth, and further hair shedding!

Vegamour's trusted formulas contain no harsh chemicals or carcinogens, so no side effects. They're 100% vegan, safe, and healthy enough to use every day. Their GRO Hair Serum stimulates dormant follicles and speeds up the re-growth process. So hair should become thicker and fuller in just a few months. What finally sold me was Vegamour's return policy which granted me up to 90 days to see if it was right for me.

It sounded impressive and since I had nothing to lose, I ordered the serum and a bottle of Vegamour's Lovestruck Biotin Gummies. I love gummies! All I had to do was pop two heart-shaped, strawberry-flavored gummies a day and my hair would become denser and shinier. How could I resist?

Using their products is easy, they smell good, and they work. By month four, there was a tremendous improvement. My hair texture is smoother and the shedding has just about stopped. Just in time for graduation!

CREDITS ROLL: ME, SMILING, IN A SEA OF CAPS AND GOWNS

Graduation was spectacular. My hair, voluminous. I felt confident, beautiful – ready to take on the world. It's six months on, I have my MFA and a full-time job at a major network. I love the work, and thanks to Vegamour, I love my hair. Now, that's what I call a happy ending.

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