I think people dig for negative stories because they're looking for a heroic character who triumphed over their bullies. If they can tell a story about someone who overcame their struggles, it can be held up for others to inspire. Unfortunately, there often aren't enough bad stories to use without becoming repetitive, so they have to dig deeper for more bad or, heaven forbid, make it up or embellish. It is a real shame.people can't just be inspired by hearing that people are already supportive or don't bully. You'd think that would be a good thing, but I guess people can't live without drama lol.

It's so strange to me that people would be looking so hard for "negative" stories about your hair. When I was a kid, I always wanted to go gray super young like a friend of mine did! 😂🤷‍♀️ It looked cool.

My grandmother was pale grey/white by age 30! And her husband never found a single grey hair until age 90. They were cute couple haha

Anybody else now curious about that regenerative farming?

Be so so so proud of yourself and your hair because you are absolutely the prettiest sheperd I’ve ever seen! I think people want to hear negative stories more because they would calm down themselves with the thought there is always worst life than theirs.

*THE SHOCKING THING ABOUT THIS VIDEO* is that you are 30...!!! I thought you were about 24. Ironically the early greying makes it HARDER to judge your age I think. The dichotomy of the hair and the face tricks the mind.

I don't use permanent hair color ever since I started getting grays because I see it as a sign of wisdom, I'm only 29. I absolutely love your hair and that is what brought me to your channel but I stuck around for your personality and content 💚 keep making the world smile and sharing your excitement for life!

I'd love to hear more about your regenerative farming! And I have always loved silver sisters since I was a child. I'm 50 now and sad I'm just now going gray.

I started greying when I was 14 and have colered it since then , now I'm 41 and decided to stop. thanks to your cool video 😄

I was somehow bullied for my gray hair, but I was in my 40s. People kept telling me that I should dye my hair and that I was being sloppy, lazy and negligent by NOT dyeing it.

This is so nice to hear :) for me it's not genetics, but I've been through a ton of stress in my early 20s and started finding my first grey hairs at age 22/23. No matter how I part my hair, there is always a hand full of grey hairs. My natural colour is dark blonde so people keep telling me you can't see it until you get very close and look at my hair specifically. But I can see it and I'm very aware of it. It feels weird, like, I'm not upset about it? But I am quite focused on it whenever I remember while parting my hair or something. It's strange to look at. Not negative strange, but i can't stop looking for it, separating a grey one out to experience the different texture it has, etc. It's different from the first 20 years of my life. But it's subtle enough that I haven't exactly "gotten used to it" over the past 2 years. Idk, I would love to talk about my grey hair, because talking about stuff is how I sort my thoughts and connect to people. But when I bring it up everyone is so quick to dismiss it. It's always either older family members telling me it's nothing compared to their grey hair, or people saying nobody can tell so it's fine. Is it so much to ask that I just wanna talk about it, neutrally? Imagine any other neutral topic like idk what show you watched recently and people go "oh don't worry soon you won't think about it anymore" or "nobody can tell that you watched it so you're good :)". I just want to engage with it the same way I engage with every minor change in my life, by sharing with my friends and family.

Embrace the silver, you beautiful forest elf! Also, I love watching you for hairstyle ideas since I'm working to get my hair grown out to your length. 😂 (I cut my hair to my shoulders when each of my kids was born because I didn't want the hassle of long hair plus newborn baby, so it's taking a bit.)

Negativity does sell more, it's why the internet is full of nasty content. It reminded me of a Le Guin quote “The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.” It's basically the same, only watered down. Personally I love how your greys look and I wish mine would come in faster.

I think we just love to hear about drama in other people's lives. The point mentioned below, that negativity sells, ties into this. We want to be shocked and aghast, we want to be able to feel like we have the moral highground by either publicly or privately condemning the aggressor or sympathising with the victim. It's a form of entertainment. I would call it sick if I wasn't convinced that it's deeply ingrained in human nature. PS: I would love to enhance this little graph of yours somehow, but unfortunately I'm already happily subscribed.

This video is amazing.❤ Finally someone i can connect, i am currently going through the same thing. Due to genetics, mine started graying at 15 and now most of my hair is grey. I'm just in my early 20's and people older than me has started advising me all sorts of things. I haven't dyed it yet. Although I have gotten bullied for my grayed strands when i was in my high school and now people just look at me with pity for it. I don't wanna dye my hair as it is not advisable for my hair type and using chemicals would only lead to further damage and more white strands. People like you are so inspirational❤❤

People want to hear the bad stories because they recognise that you look as different as they've felt at some points, and they want to be validated that it's hard to be different. That it wasn't just them.

I hear ya, I used to hate people finding out I was separated and a single mom as they'd only focus on the negative or want to tell me about something they were annoyed about the husband they still had 🙈 I used to avoid that type ... life is hard enough without focusing on the negative. A positive or funny chat is always worth so much more 🌼 maybe people seek the negative about hair colour because they want to hear there was a backlash for not following the prescribed norm, maybe they want to hear it wasn't the easy option to stand apart and do your own thing? Who knows 🌼🌸🌼 embracing grey has really gained popularity over lockdown and wearing less make up 💗💗

I didn't go white as early as you did, finding my first white hairs when I was 20 years old. My dad immediately started saying I should dye it. I told him I wouldn't because I'd then be doing it forever and it cost a lot of money. Besides, I had two great aunts with silver hair, so I knew what I was in for. I'm 61 now and had full coverage for a couple of decades or so. (I was really sad when I no longer had a dark stripe in my ponytail.) "Grey" isn't just a trendy color among those dying their hair. I'm seeing more and more women let their hair grow naturally, which is fabulous. My children, both in their early 20s, have a lot of white hair. One has a streak coming in along the temple and the other has it scattered throughout. And, thankfully, they think it's cool. Thank you for your content. I love your hair. I admire the length!! And, I've really been enjoying all of your content. Thank you for sharing. I've subscribed! :)

So relatable O-O I'm also going gray at 30 and as a kid with lots of gray hair, I never got told anything mean. It was only when I got to my twenties that some older women (who I believe might have been upset with they're own graying situation) told me I would look more beautiful if I dyed my hair. It made me a bit upset, and I even dyed my hair crazy colors sometimes, but now that I am turning 32, I'm totally fine with the way my hair is (color and texture wise).

Anna I think it would be so cool to learn about your regenerative farm and how you got your start on it. It's so awesome that you are actually a shepard!

I adore your hair, and am even a little jealous! As a young child, I remember seeing my grandmother's hair as she was starting to turn silver and I asked her about it, and she said "We get sparklers in our hair" and I just thought that was so fabulous. The women in my family (particularly from my maternal side) start off golden blonde, darken to various stages of brunette (at 27 I'm just now coming out of my sandyblonde and into a more mousey brown) and then we start to get silver fairly late, depending. I personally cannot wait until I start to sparkle, and I make a point to tell all of the older ladies I meet that I love their hair, because I think is beautiful. You can tell when they haven't heard it in a long time because they seem to always be so surprised. Perhaps it's just because I live within the US, but it seems like there's a negative association with age and going grey and older women being undesirable. I can see media outlets (if not looking for the underdog overcoming obstacles trope they so love) would want to see how "going grey" would affect (particularly young women and girls) people who are in that "prime of life" where they are considered most (aesthetically) valuable by society.

You look fantastic, like a fairy, that's how

You are right about what people want to hear. Keep being positive! And your hair is gorgeous!!

I'd love to hear more about the regenerative farming! 😍 I follow your farm insta but my Hungarian isn't the best lol, so I'd love to know more about it.

Thank you for your videos. I have been slowing growing greys in my hair since I turned 23 and it has been such an insecurity of mine. I am 28 now and the greys have increased drastically, which left me feeling very upset and feeling quite old and ugly. After seeing your videos and how beautiful and confident you are, I now feel more confident to allow my greys to grow out and hopefully I will learn to love them! Lots of love from Australia! ♥️

I found my first gray in my 40’s and I tried to bleach and cover them. Until 2020, when I decided to allow my gray to come out and now, I’m starting to see more and I’m so excited about my gray! Wish I would’ve had your attitude in my younger years - it’s so exciting to see you embrace it all. Shalom and blessings.

I'm so happy to see you back... and shouty shepherd of course. I wish I could have been like you and embraced my grays when I was younger but, alas, I was too vain and scared. Thankfully, I grew my gray out five years ago and it is amazing. Keep being you Pretty Shepherd 💗💗💗

You have awesome hair 🐈 I was born ginger and now at 55 I have no grey, which is also rare and bizzare and makes up for all the upset I had as a kid being ginger 🧡 nagyon szep kosonom

Thanks for sharing your story! 💜

Wow! Sophie, your hair looks just like starlight. It's beautiful!

I think your hair is stunning. Mine started graying at 19, but a couple of weeks after my heart attack in my early 30's it went snow white except for a strip in the front center. Lol. I shaved my head when I was 42 and have grown it out since 2017 until now and it's just just past my waste. I have the exact same hair regime as you and thankfully no split ends...

Hi there, I'm 46 and started graying in my late 30's. I'm a cancer survivor so I'm not comfortable with the idea of dye, chemical/not on my head. At this time people think it's streaks of highlight. I could care less. I love my long hair - not as long as your knee lenghth hair, but mine is past my bottom. Anyways - I've decided to embrace going gray. I think it's beautiful, personally.

You look absolutely amazing on this video, outfit, accessories, makeup and hairstyle! I love it all!

I think your grey hair is so pretty! And I love the bun hairstyle you wear in this video, please do a tutorial on it!

Yes, your hair is extraordinary, but your personality is what makes so many of us want to join you as you discuss hair health, cats, the environment. I only started subscribing to your channel today, and I’m wondering if you do any acting. If not, you should-you’re a natural! 🎭

I think negativity sells. That's why that reporter was pushing you. They may not have been fully honest when setting up the interview- or, maybe they made an assumption. Either way, it sounds like they were being unprofessional and pushy. Good for you for standing your ground.

I think grey hair is sparkly and beautiful, so I don't understand any negativity. I'm 43 and am excitedly awaiting my first grey hair. I'll probably end up waiting another 20 years.

I would love to see some videos on your “days in the life” on the farm as well as more overview videos on what you’ve learned through regenerative farming! Love everything you share.

I've been growing mine out for a year now (I'm 36) and I still keep flip flopping and deciding to go back to dying it. You've made me excited to finish the process now. Your hair looks GORG! Thanks for inspiring me to continue!

You have so nice space buns. And the length of the hair sticks is perfectly tuned to this hair style. It is not easy to get this so symmetric.

im loving this new hairstyle ❤️

YOUR HAIR IS SO BEAUTIFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Your hair is so beautiful and thick, not to mention long. You should be very proud of it. Gorgeous girl 🍁🇨🇦❤️

Your hair is absolutely incredible ❤ it’s the reason I’m here

My mom was fully grey at 35. In the early 10s, there was this trend of celebrities dying their hair grey, regardless of age. It influenced a lot of people to let out their natural grey and embrace it and keep it. When I look around in the city today, I don't see it as much as I used to. But now that people are used to seeing it, the confidence of people who embrace the look is still making them be perceived as rather fashionable compared to before the look was a trend with celebs for a while. I think that's great because you could also call it a trend that most people will try out eventually ;-) Thanks for sharing your story. I guess it would have been easier for my mother if celebs has brought that trend in way earlier than the early 10s but the world wasn't ready for it yet it seems.

I think your silvery locks are lovely. Be proud of your hair. Many people spend loads of money getting their hair to your natural color. I have really enjoyed you folk costuming video. Thanks for sharing.

Your gray hair looks amazing , it's natural and you can't beat that , nothing looks better then the natural , cheers

The first time i saw your hair in a short i was astounded by how beautiful it is! I knew it was natural because im an artist ( realism ) and i also knew you were very young in about 10 seconds. You are blessed with a flowing crown of silver! Like moonlight on a trickling stream... I then followed your channel immediately because your clothes and vibes are fabulous

I love your hair color and your hairstyle is super chic in this video. I also love the new style you added to your folklore style! 😍 This mix is just stunningly cool!😯😍By the way, I didn't start wearing cropped tops until my 30s either, so don't worry, you're not alone.😉 Most importantly, it looks great on you! 🤗

I am jealous, myself. I’m 37 and just now have enough grey hairs to call it “going grey”. And I’m so excited. The women on my mom’s side have grey hair like yours…different tints and tones. Gorgeous. They also have a white streak at the front and I’ve been obsessing over whether it mostly comes in there first (it has cross fingers). My mom dyed hers until she was almost fully grey and then just stopped. I’m guessing that was when she was early 40s. I won’t be dyeing mine. I’ll look excellent with it. I love yours and I love that you’re so uplifting about it. So many women (and men I suppose) worry about it.

Girl, that's a hill I will die on with you! Your hair is gorgeous. I found you because I searched for an Edwardian hair style tutorial and was so pleased to enjoy the rest of your content, as well. Add another person to help your graph look Pretty :)

And you are beautiful! I'm happy to hear that you embrace it. You are an inspiration young Lady?

Szia! Csak azt szerettem volna mondani, hogy nagyon szépen köszönöm a tippjeidet, 12 éves korom óta nézem a videójidat, a te segítségeddel a hajam nagyon sokat változott a jó irányba, na meg nőtt is😁😁 Légy jó erőben és egészségben, minden jót kívánok!!

Regenerative farming you say? Why I'd love to hear some more of that

I absolutely love your top! 😍😍😍

Your hair looks gorgeous! Don't ever dye it. I remember once many, many years ago watching a daytime talk show that would sometimes do makeovers on volunteer audience members. (They had a live audience.) So this one lady with grey hair volunteered to have her hair dyed and get a new outfit. The "hair expert" kept going on and on about how old this lady looked with her grey hair and that it dragged down her looks. They dyed her hair a light reddish brown and the host, the "hair expert," and the audience were all oohing and aahing about how young she now looked. But to me the hair color was too harsh and made her look even older. They forgot that a new hair color emphasizes every line on the face whereas grey hair softens them because our skin tone changes as we lose the pigments in our hair. Which is why we have little old ladies who look sick when they dye their hair the color they had in their early years. (Is that just an American thing or is it world wide?) Another time a friend was telling about one of the ladies from her church who hated the fact she was going grey to the point she would pluck out every grey hair she found. Then one day at church one of the other member complimented her on her hair. The other person said that is was amazing how all her hair on the top and sides was still her original color and all the grey hair in the back was a lovely contrast. Turns out this lady forgot that we get grey in the back, too. I think after that she stopped pulling out the grey hairs and let it go. Personally, I just turned 68 and I have very little grey hair. But I know when it all turns I will be totally white. My mum was, her sister was, and so was my Granny. I look forward to that. Last summer I dyed my hair for the first time and had purple streaks put in and I'm debating whether or not to have it touched up.

I'm loving your content! Your hair is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for all the education on hair and your heritage. I just subscribed and I'm now following you on Instagram and Facebook.

I think your hair looks absolutely beautiful! Also my family calls this salt and pepper hair, and I think it’s just amazing to see family history show through.

Honestly your hair is so pretty, I saw one of your shorts before watching your vids and I thought it was a wig 😅 cause I thought there was no way someone would go to the trouble of dying so much hair

I rarely write anything in the comment section but I just wanted to do so after seeing your video. I have to say that I love the gray/silver-ish coloured hair. In fact, when I was 15 I used to dream of having gray hair. Now that I'm 19, my goal is - I have long hair already reaching the top of my legs - to let them grow knee length and keep them long till the day they start to become gray, because long hair is what I like, and I would like to enjoy the pleasure of having a long beautiful braid of gray hair although my age. About negativity, I think it attracts people because they're not used to singularity in general - being showed in your clothes, hair, manner of life, morals, thoughts, etc - and they find it original and bold in some positive way to be able to assume this singular difference(s). So they often ask about negative remarks because they think singularity attracts nasty comments, and also because if they were in the same situation, that's what they would fear. But a fear is nothing but a mental projection of a negative thought, so by asking about negativity, it's like wanting to confirm those fears. And I also think there can be a part of concern in this, like checking if it didn't bring you any bad experiences.

My hair turned grey in my 20s (I'm now 60). I wasn't bothered. My friends and family didn't care. But over the years I've encountered so many people, all complete strangers, who were so mortified, so upset, so deeply offended by my hair they felt it only right to stop me on the street, on public transport, even at work and demand, often in tones of unalloyed fury, why I didn't dye it. I have been jeered at, sworn and spat at in the street and called 'a greyster' or 'a grey haired, monkey faced c***.' I was even threatened with physical violence (by a woman) because I denied using highlights. Positive reactions are almost as difficult to deal with. Being stopped on the street or in a supermarket and asked if my hair colour is natural or if I get it tinted. Being offered a seat on crowded buses by people thirty years older than me. Being asked by complete strangers if they can touch it - who become angry and abusive when I say no. My hair has never been particularly long, it's always clean, always tidy. I don't dye it. I never have. I always thought that would be dishonest, vain and faintly ridiculous. It's hair for god's sake. It doesn't define me. But because I didn't conform to people's ideas of what someone my age was supposed to look like I was on the receiving end of some truly bizarre, unsettling and absurd behaviour. Of course, now I've entered my 60s my face finally matches my hair: I've become socially irrelevant and invisible. People don't make comments (good or bad) and nobody offers me their seat on the bus. I don't miss it.

Lol, I TOTALLY feel you! I was going grey at 16. It took me till my 40's to finally stop dying my hair... boy do I regret that I dyed my hair all those years. My natural hair colour is so beautiful! I am now an advocate to be natural :) So glad to stumble across your channel. Hitted Like, this is my comments of

One more thing: I'm having a really hard time right now in my life and watching your videos makes me smile.. ty

That's so awesome that you didn't let the Grey's get you down. I am starting to grey myself and was thinking about in the future possibly colouring them .....now I don't think I will

I would love to see a video of you and Mr. Shepard talk about sustainable agriculture and what it is you do on the farm!! :>

🙌🏻yes the return of shouty shepherd😸🍿

Honestly that's so cool o3o

ShoutyShepherd cracks me up every time 😆 p.s. you're a badass

At first i thought you dyed your hair❤ theyy look soooo pretty. My hair are going grey too but your videos gave me confidence.❤

I want to know about the regenerative agriculture!!! Time for a channel search, I didn’t realize that was something you did! ❤️

Absolutely love your skirt ❤ you’re such a lovely woman with fabulous style ❤ I love seeing your fashion and amazing costumes ❤ I have long almost waist length grey hair 😊 I’m still trying to get to know my hair and as you know it changes as it grows. It’s been a wonderful blessing. Be safe and stay sweet

People can be very pass remarkable and not realise that they are being personal. Your hair, in its natural state is absolutely beautiful. I also love how comedic your videos are. You also look way younger than your age. Your natural hair colour reflects the tones in your skin very well 👍

I like the stories about how differences didn't matter at all, makes me think that there is still hope for human kind. 😁

I have known your Instagram for a few years and you're one of my inspirations for quitting to dye my hair. It's not easy, though the last years situation and restrictions seems to have made it easier for many to start the transition. I'm 37 and have some visible whites, which I think is quite normal at this age, but it's not easy because generally it's socially expected to pretend you don't have them and keep dyeing maybe until you're in your 70's or so.

just happened to be here and immediately fell for this channel 😂💘 you are awesome!! subscribed immediately!!!

I would love to hear more about your farm!

You and Your Beautiful grey hair look Gorgeous 💖

And you got me interested in the farming method used in the farm runned by you and Mr Shepherd. Please tell us more, please

I’m 34, almost completely grey, and I’ve been going grey since high school. I fully embraced it and stopped dying at 28. But something I still can’t bring myself to do is cut it short. Like, I always used to grow it out, dye it every color under the sun, and then cut it all off. I’ve embraced my grey long hair, to the point where I really believe it doesn’t “age” me, but… I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t more nervous to have pixie short grey hair. I just associate that look with the older women I grew up around in my own family. Well, that and the fact that my grey hair is crimpy-course and stands up without the weight of substantial length, while my still-dark hair is stick straight. It’s like having two hair cuts.

I love when young women go gray early and play into it.. Your are awesome.. Congrats. Millions and millions and Millions of women are transitioning everywhere. You are one of the loveliness women on the internet.. Congrats..

Can't relate, I'm happy for you that you didn't get bullied for your pretty hair... I got my first gray at 15 years old and I unfortunately had to dye them back to corvine black because I got called in ugly names like grandma and stuff... By the age of 19 almost half of my head was white since I have vitiligo, but eventually I stopped caring now and I fully embraced myself as I naturally am at the age of 26!

I love the buns, I want to do that, I'm gonna grow my gray hair like you!

New subscriber, to “make your graph look prettier” ☺️. ✨💖✨

Your story reminds me a little of my own. I was born with completely straight strawberry bond hair, and I have always adored curly hair especially ringlets. At the age of 13 (puberty) my prayers were answered and my hair actually became so curly I had natural quarter sized ringlets and my hair color turned brown but with so much red highlight if I'm in the sun people think I have red hair. There is zero curly hair on either side of my family for generations, but my siblings hair turned curly about 13, and then half of the cousins on one side of my family. My mother after menopause went from very straight hair to wavy hair. All that to say that it very well could be genetic being activated by the hormonal changes during puberty which is what seems to be the case in my family. I enjoyed your cute stories and it's nice that having your natural hair color look so great on you! Many women would pay a lot of money to have the cool color you do. 😊

your cats are so cute 😩

Everyone is talking about the gray hair bullying story but I wanted to say that I think your hairstyle is so cute! I think a hairstyle video would be sweet because I never rock space buns

First of all you are a very, attractive young woman, and your hair is awesome. I am. 65 year old, and I use to color my hair, mostly high( lites, I stopped the coloring almost 20 years ago and most people complement me on having great hair,, the color is close to yours.but I do still have a lot of brown underneath. My only criticism comes from family members who tell me I look old with grey hair, and I should cut it and dye it,,,, I don’t listen to them,,and ask them if they really think that their over processed tacky hair color looks nice? But yes, we do always get someone who has to try to make you feel bad. And I’m sure there are many women who would love to have your most beautiful hair. Great video!!

I'm 33 and discovered my first grey hair 2 months ago. It made me excited! I spoke two friends about it, they said they pulled their first grey hairs out recently. Weird actually when you think about it. Now I almost can't wait to be fully grey, I think it looks cool. 😊

Your beautiful , I love your hair! My hair is blended grey and brown streaks naturally.

I find your hair stunning and love the way it looks on you I wish more ppl would embrace their natural hair I can’t weigh to have gray hair since I find it really beautiful because I got really drak hair I would always color it but I got tired of it and Rock my dark more healthier hair

I love your hair and the colore looks great on you!

You my hero!

No, your hair is beautiful ❤️

Love your buns with sticks. They are nice!

I love the 2 buns! Looks so pretty! I also watched your video on washing your hair 1x/month. Maybe since i don't wash my hair everyday, more like 1x/wk, my hair grows faster than a lot of my friends. Hmm... this got me thinking... maybe I can go longer and see what happens. Thanks for sucha n informative video.

I got quite excited, finding my first gray hair at 16. My grandmothers both had such beautiful gray hair... It's not actually progressed for me, but I'm very much looking forward to it when it happens. I think it's quite strange that people act like it's a bad thing or even that aging is a bad thing. It's obviously a very different scenario, but your story with the interview was very relatable to me somehow. I've had a lot of things that people have bullied me for, but some of the major things people fixate on expecting that bullying to be about are the things that meant the least to me. I think in some ways, people are looking to uncover stories they expect to hear from someone, but they often lack the knowledge or imagination to really understand or listen. They have a version of the world as they understand it, and are looking to slot people into that understanding, rather than trying to grow their own internal world to try better fit what's actually in front of them, or learn what that might be. I don't understand that, much, I have always been someone who is very hungry for more understanding and I had to work harder for understanding many things other people took for granted or seemed to come naturally to them. I'm used to expecting things in the world that other people experience to be very, very different to me or my experiences, but most people seem to expect other people to be like them, and I didn't start really getting to know people until after I left that expectation behind.

I used to have very light blonde hair when I was little (over the years it has grown darker, but never to the point of brown) and while in my early years of schooling, my classmates would often joke (in good nature) on how my hair was white or almost so. I remember that I took it WAY too personally at the time but looking back on it now, I just laugh. :)

Just found you and could sub fast enough! Wow super inspiring channel! t Thank you for being Love!! ✨❤️🙏🏼

I love your hairstyle! How did you do it without it weighing you too heavy on your head?

I would love so much to see more contents about historical costume and farming :)