Have you ever thought that it's about time you do a better job at loving yourself? 

I have.

And in my work as a portrait photographer, I've realized that photography is a really powerful way to do that.

And that's why I started I Am Enough - a 10 month process full of photography shoots, a video interview, and building community all designed to facilitate inner healing.

What brings us together is a shared realization that we need to do a better job of loving ourselves - for our own good, for those we love, and for those that will come after us. 

Throughout these ten months there are several elements of shared and individual experiences.

The primary element of our time is a series of 3 individual photoshoots spread out over the 10 months. These photo shoots are meant to capture different elements of ourselves in an attempt to explore who we are and to give space to love those parts of ourselves. Taken by photographer and founder of the I Am Enough movement, Britta Christensen-Finck, these shoots are done with much preparation and care, as well as a created safe space.

In addition, each month we will spend time writing a letter to ourselves. We will write letters of exploration, curiosity, letters to our younger selves, letters of forgiveness, letters of encouragement. There will be a total of 10 letters - one for each month. 

These 10 months will be a time of connecting with others to create a shared community. With monthly activities, this community is built with the intention of continuing on after the 10 months have passed. Each month there will be a different gathering where we will discuss, learn, listen and create together. 

Near the end of our time together, each woman will have the opportunity to create a reflection video. This video will address some of the things written in our letters, as well as our takeaways from the photoshoots. 

Finally, our time together as a cohort will end with a Gala. This is a time to invite the other women in your life who have supported you, to join you and your cohort in celebration. Each women in the cohort will display the images that were taken that they are most proud of, along with any corresponding letters they feel safe sharing. 

At the Gala, you will be given a glass photo box with your 12 favorite images inside (each in a mat frame). You will take away a thumbdrive engraved with the words "I am enough" that contains 30 images from each shoot, and the video created at the end. In the box you will also be able to put all of your handwritten letters. This box is for you to remember you're not alone. And when you look at it in the future, my hope is that you will be reminded of how magnanimous, complicated and loved you are. 

That you will know that YOU ARE ENOUGH.