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After nearly two decades of dying her hair, Honeycutt hit a turning point when she turned 36. She sold her house and decided to become a full-time traveler for a year. After weighing out her options of either finding stylists to maintain her color while on the road or attempting to do it herself, she ultimately decided to just let her gray hair grow out.

\"I was just so tired of trying to manage and schedule my life around hair dyes that I was like, 'Let's just do this,'\" said Honeycutt. \"And if I don't like it, I can always dye it back. Not a big deal.\"

While she initially thought she would be a little more fearful to grow out her gray hair, she said she found comfort in a community of women online that were going through similar growth processes and sharing their journeys.

Honeycutt said it \"felt really empowering to see them all thriving, and feeling free from hair dye, and just feeling like they can fully embrace themselves.\"

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Fast forward to today: Honeycutt is on a mission to destigmatize graying hair and promote self-acceptance.

With more than 44,000 followers, she posts videos about everything from accepting and embracing her silver mane to the products she uses to maintain it.

\"It makes me feel so good to know that I can impact the way that other women think about their gray hair, and just give them an alternative to hair dye if they're feeling frustrated with it,\" said Honeycutt.

Reflecting back on her own journey, Honeycutt mentioned that growing out her gray hair made her more confident.

\"It made me realize that I don't have to hide behind hair dye or anything else to be of value and to be worthy,\" said Honeycutt. \"I am worthy just as I am, regardless of anything else, regardless of wrinkles, of hair color, of beauty, of any of it -- I find worth in myself now, as opposed to finding worth in what other people think about me.\"

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