This event was an outstanding gathering of baddass women embracing who they have have become through both portraits and stories.
“I really think that sexually, your session with my spouse, has opened many doors between us.”
“Sifting through the bullshit and highlighting the truth: women are queens, miracle makers, goddesses.”
“I felt strong, powerful, and beautiful and those images really told the story of my rebirth after my divorce.”
“Afterwards, I was energized and felt like I had really done something important for my self. I couldn't wait to see my photos!”
“The next day I broke down in tears. I think because it made me understand how much I needed to do it FOR ME”
“Life gets crazy and you stop doing things for yourself. This was the beginning of me reclaiming something that was mine that I forgot that I had and now I remember.”
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“I am a queen, a miracle maker, a goddess.”
“Sifting through the bullshit and highlighting the truth: women are queens, miracle makers, goddesses.”
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“I felt strong, powerful, and beautiful and those images really told the story of my rebirth after my divorce.”
Read More“Afterwards, I was energized and felt like I had really done something important for my self. I couldn't wait to see my photos!”
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“The 40 over 40 shoot couldn't have come at a better time - it was exactly what I was looking for for the space I am in right now. I wouldn't have done it sooner! I am thankful the opportunity presented itself at the right time. I also have been trying to support small local businesses, and after following Shawnalee for awhile on Instagram, I knew it would be a good, safe, comfortable and uplifting experience.”
“I would absofuckinglutely recommend this!!”
“At first, I was confident it was what I wanted to do. A day or two before the shoot, I was, like, "What the hell was I thinking!" Having committed, showing up was a given, and then showing up and just feeling no worries at all, everything was taken care of. It was just...easy...and fun! Afterward I felt confident, I enjoyed the experience and was looking forward to see what came of it. I felt like I was able to be my true self and that is what I was looking for. The reveal was awesome and then the anticipation of receiving the images and then actually getting them was pretty awesome too.”
“I refound my soul in some small, but important and lasting way.”
I feel like I now have documentation of this point in my life, and photographs that will be here long after I am gone. Hopefully bringing good memories to my son, my nieces and nephew of who I was. For myself, I have a images that remind me that I am strong, that I am capable, that I have retained that inner joy that life seems to try to beat out of you sometimes. I honestly look at them and think "it will be okay." It was an important shift for me from one point in my life to the next one.
When do you ever get to have the focus be squarely on you and what you want to present, how you want to present, yourself and then have a visual affirmation of that experience? When do you ever get a chance to see yourself from a different perspective and to be able to carry that with you. And to be in the company of a pretty remarkable photographer lady, who lights up rooms with her energy, confidence and charm, and changes peoples lives with her life work?? I gained a friend and I refound my soul in some small, but important and lasting way. I also felt special and honored to be a part of this project, it's not something I could have ever foretold.” ~M
If interested to learn more about my 40 Women Over 40 project that M participated in, go here
“Life gets crazy and you stop doing things for yourself. This was the beginning of me reclaiming something that was mine that I forgot that I had and now I remember.”