A Year in Your Camera Roll: A Reflection Practice
Your phone camera roll holds more than photos. Learn a simple reflection practice using everyday phone images to uncover gratitude, clarity, and presence.
Personal + Reflections
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What Happens If You Don’t Love Your Photos Right Away
There’s a very human moment that can happen when you first open your gallery. You scroll, pause, and suddenly see an image that feels unfamiliar. Your stomach might do a tiny flip as your brain tries to make sense of what it’s seeing.
If this has ever happened to you, nothing is wrong. It doesn’t mean the session missed the mark. It simply means you’re seeing yourself the way others already see you. That can feel surprising at first.
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Giving Tuesday Reflection
A Moment That Has Stayed With Me Forever When I was a high school art teacher in Little Village, there was one morning when the bell rang and my students were nowhere to be found. It was a school where…
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Finding Light: Gratitude when the world feels heavy
Gratitude isn’t about ignoring what’s hard. It’s about noticing the good anyway — and creating small moments of light and connection, even in a messy world.
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The Secret Ingredient Behind Every Photo Session
My approach to photography is guided by one key ingredient: love. Here’s how I put my heart into every photo session and why it matters.
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Thoughtful Brags are the Key to Visibility as a Small Business Owner
During lunch with my friend and client Linda Holstein — writer for Twin Cities Business magazine, mediation lawyer, and owner of Holstein Mediation — our discussion shifted to marketing, branding, self-promotion, and bragging. Linda, a confident businesswoman who is an…
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Doing good ~ Share our Spare Diaper Drive
Did you know that Diaper Need… …has increased sharply. 47% (almost half) of families reported diaper need in 2023. In the first diaper need investigation in 2010 and in several subsequent studies, approximately 33% or 1/3 of families reported diaper…
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The Power in Facing Your Fears: Reflections as a Panelist for HBN-Chicago
We all have that knot in our stomachs at some point. The voice that whispers to us “You can’t do this!” The trembling in our hands and our voices that resembles a cross between a caffeine overload while the words…
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Tips for Photographing Your Halloween Magic
Halloween is a magical time for kids. When I was little, I planned my costume for weeks ahead of time. We carved a pumpkin all together. The face design was a collaboration of everyone’s ideas. Once carved, my dad would…
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The Comparison Trap – A Reflection and Lesson
Comparing ourselves to others is SUCH A HUMAN trait (flaw?). We look at other social media accounts and see their best selves projected onto the world. We often don’t see the junk rooms behind-the-scenes. (And we all have in the…
