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Shoot 3: In Your Skin

Unmasked

I was taught to hide
what hurt.
To flinch in secret
and smile like it was nothing.
 
But there comes a day
you tire
of being the echo
of someone else’s comfort.
 
So I started
permanently unveiling my truest self,
bit by bit,
ugly and holy.
 
No more edits
for their comfort.
No more silencing
the scream beneath
my stillness.
 
I have earned
my noise.
Let me roar.
Let me sob.
Let me be.
 
This skin fits now,
scarred and sovereign.
And I would not
trade it
for anyone else's peace.
 
- Stephanie Haveman

Healing Through Embracing the Flaws and Admiring the Beauty

This is the most personal and vulnerable of the three shoots; we spend much of our 10 months working up to this moment. Why is it personal and vulnerable? Because you are showing up in your skin, and by doing so, you are saying you are enough. 

Now, when I say skin, I mean, some people do this shoot in a t-shirt and jeans. Some people show up as they are in their underwear. And others do this shoot in skin colored underwear and some silk fabric or a chunky blanket.

This is a safe space. You are always in control. You can be as covered up as you want to be, or you can see how it goes. It's important to remember that this is YOUR shoot. The intention of these photoshoots is to foster healing. 

But I will tell you this - I cannot tell you the stories that I've heard... 

"I haven't felt this beautiful since I gave birth"

"WOW. THAT'S what I look like?! I need to be kinder to myself..."

tears. Many tears. 

Kindness. 

You and I work together to define what self-love in a photoshoot looks like for you, and we go from there.

And years later, I promise you that these photos will be a treasure. That you will see them with kinder eyes. And you will look at your photos fondly, with pride, and whisper to yourself, 

"I was enough"
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