That's a really insightful blog post Lotte. As always, it's inspiring to hear and you are very eloquent.
I grew my hair shoulder length a few yrs ago to the point where I could do short ponytail. My wife hated it so badly it was becoming a real issue and so off the hair went -- 7 yrs later I still get grief if that subject comes up. I've found wigs are enough for me when I CD but I see the appeal of natural long hair for sure.