How Do I Find You

June 16, 2021 in boudoir, family, maternity, Personal

In a world where people just want the smallest, simplest piece of you, how do you show them that you need each other?

So much of owning a small business is meeting the people who will “get” what you do and want to be a part of it. If you’re doing it right, it’s not even a huge number of people, just enough that trust your vision and want it for themselves. But, when you have one minute to listen to their story and one minute to tell yours, how do you connect?

I’m so tired of the small talk, “I’m a life coach, oh, you’re a photographer? I need some new headshots.”

We know you do so much more than just coach people. Do you know that I do so much more than take a few photos of people?

How do we get there? How do we find meaning in these short conversations?

Ambiguous Loss

March 17, 2021 in Personal

As I listen to Esther Perel speak, she mentions how this year could be categorized as ambiguous loss. It punches me right in the gut. This is the first time I hear anyone put it in these terms and I finally feel like what so many of us are feeling is defined.

When You Have To Leave Your Safe Haven to Find Yourself

February 10, 2021 in Personal, boudoir

I was in a group discussion the other day and myself and another woman were talking about leaving our homes. Homes that we put blood, sweat, and tears into (literally). We both had different stories, but stood on such similar ground.

Though she had to leave her home of 20 years for reasons different than mine, we cried together. We felt each other’s stories in our bones.

When Your "Strength" Really Comes From Fear (Brené Brown)

November 25, 2020 in Personal

I’ve quoted Brené Brown on my blog before. I listen to her Podcast on my runs in the morning. I spend a lot of my run smiling and crying. It’s always a beautiful release.

I want to share this part of her recent podcast on my blog as we enter the holiday season, in one of the heaviest times we will face.

Brené’s episode is titled Strong Backs, Soft Fronts, and Wild Hearts

How Are You? I Mean, Really, How Are You?

November 04, 2020 in Personal

“It's different from a hurricane or tornado where you can look outside and see the damage. The destruction is, for most people, invisible and ongoing.” -Tara Haelle