4 tips for instantly interesting self-portraits
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Engage your human design super sense (cognition): Feeling edition
For a quick recap of what cognition is in human design and how to figure out what yours is, check out the smell post, the first installment of this series. FEELING COGNITION Feeling cognition is the fifth of six cognition tones. Smell Taste Inner vision Outer...
Engage your human design super sense (cognition): Outer vision edition
For a quick recap of what cognition is in human design and how to figure out what yours is, check out the smell post, the first installment of this series. OUTER VISION COGNITION Outer vision cognition is the fourth of six cognition tones. Smell Taste Inner vision...
10 Ways to Experiment with Your Self-expression (September 2022)
Identity vs Self-expression Like your identity, your self-expression is not static. It changes over time, and I’m sure you’ll see exactly what I mean if you look at a few old pictures of yourself, or even reflect on how your interests and hobbies have evolved over...
The power of an open minded yes
I recently had the opportunity to experience something I neeeever would have considered for myself, if it hadn't been for someone else inviting me to try it. I wouldn't have sought it out on my own, because I brushed it off as too "out there" for me. For context...
Are you afraid to need help?
I shared a personal reflection on TikTok recently about asking for - or admitting that you need - help. In particular, I was sharing about how these things often exist outside of my comfort zone. I think we (collectively) agree that asking for help should be okay. We...
Artificial Intelligence, artists, and the collective shift
Why AI won't replace artists + how it mirrors the collective shift towards greater spiritual development Artificial Intelligence (AI) is capable of producing unique, interesting, and complex creative works. Is it art? Who’s to say. The debate over the definition of...
Living by one set of standards + judging yourself based on another
If you’re someone who chooses to live your life differently than how you were brought up, or from the dominant ways of being in society / the culture you grew up in, it’s possible you’ve come up against resistance. External resistance, of course, but internal...
Podcast Series with Irene: Episode 1 – Self-portraits and connection to self
I recently released the first of a three-part collaboration with my friend and fellow self-portrait photographer, Irene. In episode 1, we discuss the power of self-portraits to strengthen the connection to self, and we each share more about how self-portraits have...
3 reasons why anyone can use self-portrait photography as an embodiment practice
Getting started with self-portraits can seem daunting. It's easy to get caught up in the technical things, like... How do I pose? What do I even do with my hands?? How do I take the photo? Do I need a fancy camera? I don't know anything about taking good photos! I...
BTS of a guided self-portrait session
Want to see what a guided self-portrait session can look like? Check out my session with Jill! Jill had been talking herself out of doing maternity photos, but had concepts in mind she kept coming back to. So I helped her bring these ideas to life during her first...
My body was talking to me – and I couldn’t ignore it
When I was 24, I was working part-time at a grocery store while I finished my master’s degree. After I graduated, I kept the job while I searched for a better job (and/or an opportunity to travel). It was in this job, in that uniform, that a man asked me for my...
3 things you need for full self-expression
Wherever you’re at in your life right now, if you just know that things aren’t quite aligned for you, or you don’t feel fully satisfied with how you show up in the world, it can feel really overwhelming to even think about what to do about that. Like, where do you...
How to tell if you’re censoring yourself + areas of life you might notice it
I had this realization (or reminder) recently that, for as long as I can remember, I have believed that one of the biggest things we’re here to do in this life is get to know ourselves. I believe that we are always getting reacquainted with ourselves, over and over,...
