Learning to Speak My Truth
Learning to speak my truth, expressing what’s on my mind and in my heart, has been an amazing, scary and thrilling undertaking. Speaking from that place can be incredibly vulnerable and in…
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Mother May I…
What is the one thing all moms have in common (other than kids)? Mom guilt! I believe Mom guilt is one of the hardest things we face as moms. Mainly because it’s…
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Living with Zero Regrets
One of the things I’ve always known about the photography community, and the online community as a whole, was we had an unparalleled ability to rise up around our members when they…
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Preparing Your Business For Baby
When my first child was born, I had a full time job at a university and was building my photography business on the side. I photographed, maybe, five to seven weddings…
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I’ll Never Settle For Less
I keep stumbling upon so many articles floating around these days telling us moms to “leave the house messy”, “enjoy this time of your life with your children”, that “being just a…
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When Weird Stuff Happens
When life gets weird, and more and more stressors are added to your list – you can say one of two things: “Yeah yeah yeah – no biggie – I don’t really…
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The Tale of Two Lives
I lead two very different lives. Every other week, my life changes drastically. At first, I hated it and I fought tooth and nail against it. Now, I am at peace with…
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Getting Un-Stuck: Loss, Uncertainty, and the Gift of New Beginnings
I wrote this last year: Loss is a difficult thing, no matter what kind it is. A spouse, a job, a child, a pet. It just hurts. Getting unstuck from the sadness…
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I’m a Mother-Effing Warrior
A friend of mine recently gave birth in the hospital and a few weeks after her birth we got together and I was able to snuggle and swoon over her sweet new…
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How to Not Only Survive, But Thrive
July 25, 2009, my husband decided he no longer wanted to be married, in a decision that came as a total shock to me. I had no warning! Yes, we were not…
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