One of the premier natural hair bloggers known for her helpful videos and articles helping women with their hair, Mae (or "NikkiMae2003" as her 66K YouTube subscribers know her as) shares tons of insight in this fascinating Grind & Thrive interview. Why did she go natural? Why going natural helped her confidence? How does she balance life as a popular blogger and Ph.D student? What it's like having more than one passion and how she manages them? How did she grow such a passionate and thriving online community?
Mae shares the biggest lessons she learned from going "natural" and why so many women going through their natural hair journey connect with her. Plus, she reveals her thoughts on the state of the natural hair community.
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More About Mae
Mae is the creator of NaturalChica.com, a site she started in July of 2009 with the original intent of just documenting her transition from relaxed to natural hair. Since then, the site has blossomed into a place full of tips & video tutorials to help with women with their own natural hair journey.
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