One of my favourite moments of every day is getting to click on the #beyourownbeloved hashtag and see what new photos are up. Even between sessions (there is a class starting soon) there are lots of alumni, folks responding to prompts on my blog or newsletter or folks who just resonate with the #beyourownbeloved message...
Starting last year, I’ve done a little end of the year collection of self-portraits looking back on the past 12 months and what story these photos tell me about the year individually & collectively. Here is last years collection! As I mentioned in last year’s post, a big part of this journey of self-portraiture is...
Before we dig into this, I want to say that I actually already think your iPhone Photos are awesome. To me, its not about how fancy a photo we take, or how technically perfect it is. Its that we pull out our camera and seek out things that inspire us. This post isn’t actually about...
It was a year ago, right about this season, when I felt a shift. I had been teaching self-portrait classes for the past 2 years, focusing on the technical & artistic aspects of self-portraiture. I had been adding in activities about self-love but it wasn’t the focus. Until this moment when I spilled the words...
When teaching Be Your Own Beloved, I like to do the prompts alongside the participants. Because there is always more self-love work to do. Because I often get different realizations from the same prompt. Because I believe in this class. Because I need the prompts too. Today was one of those days when I woke...