We are all in conversation with ourselves about our bodies, aren’t we. But for many of us it’s a one sided conversation where our inner critic leads the dialogue. So much so that we think it’s our own voice. But it’s not. Often our voice has been silenced. Or we haven’t given ourselves permission to hear it,...
Yesterday afternoon and evening my lovely friend Sylvia and I headed to her favourite beach outside of the city, one I’d been excited to check out ever since I heard of it. The tide was high so we sat in beautiful (and surprisingly warm) waist deep ocean water blissed out at the fact that we...
There will be outtakes. All of us have them. The handful (or dozens) of photos it takes for us to get that one we really love. If you don’t have outtakes…you’re probably not taking enough photos to make room for the ones you love to appear. Or you have one type of selfie that you take...
Remember to breathe? Breathing is pretty inherent, right? You might be thinking “I’m pretty sure I’m doing that when I’m taking a selfie” but next time you take one or when someone aims a camera at you, check and see if you’re holding your breathe. Cause it’s very likely you are. Here’s why. When we...
The selfie stick. I’ve gotta confess that I never thought I’d get one. You see, despite the fact that selfies are a daily self-care practice for me, I like to be subtle about it. Selfie sticks seemed a little too bold for me. None the less, as someone who teaches and works in the medium...