Twenty-five years ago, Brian and I planned a dream trip to Southeast Asia. We had the itinerary mapped out, the dates set, the budget sorted. Everything was ready—Khmer temples, Balinese waterfalls, night markets, and golden sunsets were waiting for us.

And then, just as we were about to book the flights—surprise.

We found out we were pregnant.

I’m beyond excited to share that my chapter, The Path to Power: Balancing Your Feminine with Your Masculine, was officially published in Fall 2024! 🌟

This chapter is deeply personal and explores how we can embrace both our feminine and masculine energies to step into our full power.

Every once in a while, I feel the universe paying attention. It hands me an experience I’d been quietly envisioning—a chance to explore what a truly transformational photoshoot could be.

This time, my muse was Dana, and her vision was a journey. Not just any journey—a descent into the underworld and back.

It is with great pride and excitement that I present to you my new magazine! 

Imagine this: your home becomes the backdrop for a series of captivating images that showcase YOU! While not all of us have the luxury of being featured in Architectural Digest, we can certainly channel our inner celebrity and design guru and capture the essence of ourselves in our home through a stunning photoshoot.

I’ve gathered some of my favorite images that I’ve taken over the years, which help ME return to a feeling of BODY BLISS. Those are the closest words I can think of to describe how my body feels…

Meet Grace, class of ‘24.

Before her photoshoot, we did a Zoom consultation where I got to see the types of images she was drawn to on my website, and take a virtual look into her closet.

Picture your soul reflected in your body. She is powerful, she is graceful, she is you!

I’ve been creating groupings of portraits lately, and finding the process fascinating!

When you ask the person sitting next to you to take your picture on this fabulous red couch and end up with a shot like this, you know you’re in the right place! Read more to learn about a photography workshop I attended in a castle in Italy.

A woman over 50 is often ignored and under-appreciated.

She may feel stuck in disapproval of herself, feeling either too fat, wrinkled, tired, broke, depressed, under-accomplished, not enough…

I was gobsmacked by the beauty of a painting by Whistler, and set out to recreate it in a portrait.

The poet and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh transitioned on January 22nd, 2022. His teachings were an important influence on my life as a younger woman, and continue to nourish me daily.

I think of photos as visual affirmations. These photos make me feel good about myself, and so I’m sharing them with you!

Navigating surgery, chemotherapy, and the health care system during a global pandemic has been the greatest challenge of my life.

I’m now an official Associate Photographer of my mentor Sue Bryce. What an honor!

Last week I went on a journey of discovery with Tony Robbins and was truly blown away.

My desire for you, is to see you shine in your own radiance. Is it your time to reclaim your feminine power?

500 portrait photographers together for education, networking, shooting, and partying for five days, that’s The Portrait Master Conference 2019!

Same pose, such different results with each person. Even within one family there is such a range of body types, body language and expression!