Category: Women

My 50th Birthday Self Portrait at a Health Retreat Sunshine Coast

I am 50 and loving life! Let me say this again, I am 50 and loving life and that is something truly special I want to celebrate. I turned 50 back in June and have been waiting for the right moment to do some self portraits with no makeup again to celebrate all the beautiful things about me and where I am at in life. Let’s just say the lead up to turning 50 didn’t start like this, I was struggling with being able to receive love and my self worth. I wasn’t sure I even wanted to celebrate it,

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A Guide To Finding The Perfect Life Coach in Brisbane

What is a Life Coach? While most of us have a few close friends we can bounce ideas off and share our fears and insecurities. Or sometimes our friends are just there to lift us up and tell us we’re amazing and fabulous. But there are times in life when even our friends can’t help us rid us of our anxieties. It might be the emotional scars from an abusive relationship. It might be the crippling overwhelm we feel from juggling too many jobs. Or it could be our fear to dream big and try to reach our career goals.

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The Amazing Health Benefits of a Womens Wellbeing clinic

What are women’s wellbeing clinics all about? Are you looking for an alternative to modern medicine? Then perhaps a womens wellbeing clinic is for you? Because although being a woman over forty can be empowering, it also comes with a myriad of changing health issues as we reach peri-menopause and menopause. When it comes to our health, we’re becoming more discerning about the types of treatment we use for our mental health and physical wellbeing. The search for alternative treatment options has risen, particularly as the affects of peri-menopause and menopause become a daily reality. Keep on reading for the

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9 Reasons Why Pole Dancing Is Great For Mind, Body and Soul

Pole Dancing Is Great For Mind, Body and Spirit As a women’s empowerment photographer, I document many women’s milestones and achievements with beautiful natural portraits. During a session we chat, we laugh and I hear inspirational journeys of self-discovery, health and wellness achievements, and relationship challenges. Some of the most commonly celebrated achievements is weight loss, cancer survival, rehabilitation, career change, and mental wellness. As a lover of yoga and exercise (learn about the amazing benefits of yoga in this article), I’m always eager to find new and interesting ways to keep fit. So, I was intrigued to discover that

11 Empowering Activities in Brisbane For Women

11 Empowering Activities in Brisbane For Women Sometimes it’s tough being a woman, isn’t it? And the last few years have been pretty rough on everyone. It’s so easy to get bogged down by work, relationship struggles, health issues, the trials and tribulations of juggling family and partnerships. And just trying to find a little time for yourself seems impossible. Yep, it can be exhausting, overwhelming, and a little scary at how easy it is to lose ourselves in the daily grind of life. So it’s important we take time out to recharge, to reboot, and to remember that we’re

11 Reasons Why I’m MORE than Boudoir Photography in Brisbane

Boudoir Photography in Brisbane is becoming more popular than ever before and it’s clear to see why.  Boudoir photography is about celebrating being a woman, in the same way that beauty or glamour photography is. While this celebration is most definitely a big part of what I do as a photographer, my work is actually so much more than this. In fact, what if I was to tell you it is nothing like Boudoir Photography in Brisbane?  What if you received more than a boudoir photography session at my Brisbane studio?  So much more… Here are 11 reasons why you’ll

Top 10 Most Badass Iconic Women in History

Throughout history, we have seen fiercely intelligent, creative and inspirational iconic women who have defined the worlds of science, law, arts and literature as well as help raise awareness of racial inequality and women’s issues. THESE are the women who influence who we are today and give us courage, inspiration and influence positive change. From the women who drive you to make your own mark on the world to the women who simply give you strength when you need it the most. Let’s celebrate some of the most FIERCE female figures in history with our Top 10 Most Badass Icon

Empowering Women Exhibition Speech

Thank you to my partner for being my rock and giving me the encouragement to keep at it. Thank you to all my amazing volunteers, I couldn’t have done this without you. Thank you to everyone for coming, I am really touched and honoured you are here. I started this project because I believed women including myself need to be more proud of who we are as we are and not let society dictate who or what we should be or what we should look like. Media portrays a lot of false representations about how we should be as women

Empowering Women Project Update

What a journey this has been. I’m about halfway through and loving every minute of it. I love seeing a woman’s inner beauty come through the lens…their resilience, strength, passion and grace. I have to say though the ultimate high for me as always, is seeing these women respond to their photographs and prints for the first time. To those waiting for the next round of portrait session dates, thank you for your patience. Keep an eye out as I’ll be emailing dates by mid week.

Empowering Women Project

I am so excited!!! I’ve had this idea for my Empowering Women Project for over a year now and I am now ready to charge forward with it (that’s my new mantra – ‘keep charging forward’!) I wanted to create black and white photographs that are raw, authentic and real for women as they are without makeup. There are so many women out there using filters on their photos for social media to cover up who they really are or hide behind makeup thinking ‘now I look better’. Don’t get me wrong I admire women who do amazing makeup especially eye makeup but what does