“My beard may not have helped save a puppy from a burning building but it did save my life. I was diagnosed with PTSD after 12 years of professional firefighting and was put off work. That’s when the beard part comes in, because of rules and regs I was never allowed to grow facial hair. But because of how shitty I felt and was put off work, I let my facial hair grow. Well of course I started to experience beard itch and whatnot, mind you I didn’t care at the time. But it got to the point where a friend of mine told me about beard oil. This is the start of where my beard saved me. I started using beard oil as a way of self-care which I hadn’t been doing. It was a first step that led me to take care of my beard daily, then turned into a full-time thing which then trickled down to me taking better care of myself as a whole. The scents hit me a certain way and made me feel better in a way, I love all the different scents out there. That all started in 2017, now I take care of my beard and myself. Also, I’m thankful for the bearded community and how supportive people are. I don’t want any pity, just to share my story, because growing a beard did, in fact, save my life, Cheers.”