Comfortable in a suit, uncomfortable in her own skin

She had built a company, closed the funding round, hired a team of 20, and still look at her body with a judgement.

I see this constantly.

Professional success trains you to perform, deliver, be evaluated, but it rarely teach you to just exist in your own body without assessing it. Those are two completely different skills, and most high-achieving women only ever build one.

We know why - big part of the business world still runs by serving the old hustle culture or through, so popularly used, a toxic masculinity that partly disconnects us as women from the way we function, the way we’re designed to do business. It’s either we’re unsure how to use our strengths or working in an environment that serving the pattern is the only way forward.

Does any of these it sound familiar:

Comfortable being seen professionally, but uncomfortable being seen personally.

Confident giving a talk to 200 people, but tense in front of a single camera.

Can list your accomplishments instantly, but struggle to name one thing you like about your body.

What I’ve learned by photographing women for two decades is that feeling at home in your body isn’t a reward you get after achieving enough. Nothing from the outside can fill the gap on the inside, and tested by myself, nothing is ever enough. It’s a separate practice, and like anything else, it can be built deliberately, not waited for.

This is exactly what happens during a photo session with me. Not focused on performance, or achievement. Just on being witnessed as you are - on purpose, without judgement, maybe for the first time in years.

When was the last time you looked at yourself without evaluating anything?

DM me if you’d like to talk. You’re in safe hands.