05/31/2026
A moment here ... sharing something personal.
Photographs are powerful. It's why I love, love, love what I do... they tell a story. Here's mine and what God did .
Like many women, I avoid the camera at all costs, I'd much rather be behind it. I didn't ask for this, someone just did it.
This photo changed my life. When I was culling photos, it stopped me in my tracks, and made me think.
I posted it, and many people applauded. It didn't feel good. Not because I hated it, but because I saw myself clearly.
The women in the picture didn't match the woman in my head.
In my mind, I was stronger. The picture didn't match my story, what I had been through, or who I had become because of it.
Instead of looking away, making excuses or blaming the angle, I decided to listen. That photography became a turning point.
It was that moment I got sick of my own s**t and started taking action, where I decided the life I was living no longer matched the woman I wanted to become.
I started lifting seriously.
I started training with intention.
I started taking care of my body.
I started taking my goals - professional personal, fi****ms, photography - seriously.
But the biggest change wasn't physical, it was a story of surrender.
I started taking myself seriously, deciding who and what I wanted for the rest of my life.
I began setting boundaries.
Walking away from people and things that didn't align with who and what I wanted to become.
I began choosing discipline over comfort, growth over approval, quiet over noise, and yes to what God asked.
I've learned that road can be lonely, but it doesn't have to be. When you close doors not meant for you, it makes room for what is.
I'm not there yet - not even close, and honestly, I hope it will be a lifelong journey. I'm still building, still growing, still choosing.
Strength isn't built in comfort, when everything feels good. It's built in the moment you decide to stop looking away and start moving towards more.
I could've let this photo become a pity party, but instead it was the beginning of a journey.
Tomorrow, I get to share something that was born from this, and ladies, I hope you'll join me in this story.
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