When I first picked up a camera (and fell head over heels in love with seeing the world through it) I wasn’t in the place I am now. I felt like I could only see my life in one perspective, tunnel vision, and that perspective was solidly rooted in my self-doubt and critique. Life was...
It begins with the choice. To choose compassion over critique. To choose love over hate. Waking up and choosing love again and again. Perhaps even using your camera to create a new lens to see yourself through. Proclaim it. Say it aloud. But don’t stop there. Live it. Commit to the relationship even after the honeymoon stage. After...
If you were going to write your body a love note today…what would it say? In Be Your Own Beloved we have a love note activity we do and it’s one I return to regularly as a tool for both connecting and making peace with my body, especially on tough days. On this day, my love letter to...
As 2014 comes to a close, I like to gather up all the posts I shared here at Be Your Own Beloved over the year that explore the core message I share here: Seeing Yourself with Compassion which of course includes body acceptance, healing our relationship to our self-image, cultivating self-love and self-care and talking openly about...
So far we’ve gone wild taking a whole lot of smile selfies, haven’t we! I’m super proud of y’all for just going for it! How was that for you? Did you see some you loved? Did some feel more vulnerable for you? For me, the candid ones feel like they feel much more vulnerable in...