Growth and Change
Having a boudoir photography studio in Salt Lake City has given me the opportunity to meet so many amazing women who teach me so much! Ms. J is one of the women who has taught me about courage, resilience, and self-worth. She came in during a time in her life where a lot of changes were happening.
”So I was married. Well, I got married very, very young.” Ms. J shared “I have five children and was married for almost 27 years when we decided to divorce. I moved out to Utah with little to nothing to my name. I've been divorced for about three years, but it's been life-changing for me. I went from being a teen mom, essentially. I was married, but I was a teenager still, and it felt like once I was divorced that I actually grew into who I really was. It took a very long time.”
But it wasn’t just the recent divorce and the tough new situation she found herself in that she was overcome, but also self-doubt, and an upbringing that had conditioned her to hide parts of herself.
”Growing up, I was raised in a very conservative home and sexuality was not something that was praised.” Ms. J told me, “It was when I came into my own that I really came to accept my body, came to accept who I am.”
In a culture and media that demands that we pay attention only to what our bodies LOOK like, we begin to forget how much our bodies DO for us!
”Knowing that after five kids that my body isn't the body of Victoria's Secret model, I was kind of nervous. But [Diana] made me feel so comfortable and I just realized, you know what? My body has done amazing things and I have five amazing children and I am very proud of what it's done for me.
“Finally doing a boudoir shoot was huge for me. I don't think I can imagine doing it years ago, although it probably would have boosted my confidence. But this shoot, as you've said, it was life-changing! I saw myself as beautiful, for real! For the first time in my life, I actually saw it. It was amazing. I literally look at those pictures and I'm like, that is not me… but it is! And what it gives to you is confidence as a woman, it is very empowering to know that you can walk around and know that you're a strong, beautiful person.”
If you’ve been going through some life changes or would like to reconnect with the powerful and beautiful person that you are, please feel free to reach out and Contact Me! I would love to meet you and answer any questions you might have!
