In this series within my blog, I will share individual client stories, that they have allowed me to share with you, in hopes of encouraging you to love yourself more right now not when. These are real women, with real stories.
beauty to bombshell
Meet Tarin, a beautiful amazing woman on her path of self-discovery after years of not being truly loved for who she is. She served in the navy, married young, divorced young, now a single mother who hasn’t let anything stop her. She may have gotten sidetracked a few times but she is now on her way.
She is back in school for her passion, taking amazing care of herself and her son!! She struggles just like most of us, but she keeps going. She is on a healing journey working on both the physical and mental things she needs to. She struggles with Crohn’s, so her weight yo-yos are due to flare-ups, but she is still gorgeous.
She is chasing her dreams, getting out of her comfort zone, and doing it!! No, it’s not easy, but she gets up and gets it done.
Her shoot was amazing, and we got some amazing shots, she had a hard time letting any go, she loved so many images from her session. She even brought in her favorite coffee mug!! I was like hell freaking yeah!!!
In, fact as I write this she has already booked another session!!! She felt more seen and more herself than before. She felt comfortable finally discovering who she is not who others say she is. So below are some of her images, only a handful.
Here is what she had to say, since her shoot ran a bit over, and we got distracted I had to text her after to get it, but here is what she said about her session:
“Before my shoot I was nervous. I didn’t really know how I’d look and that worried me. I am very self-conscious and hate that I always feel like the camera adds weight to me. But I was also really excited to do something purely for me to make myself feel good about myself. During my session, I felt awkward but I trust Accalia completely. She made me feel comfortable and confident in my skin. It was fun to just let loose and enjoy the moment. I fell in love with images. Some of them weren’t amazing but it wasn’t the fault of anyone it just wasn’t the photo I got excited about. A few of them I looked at and finally saw what others have told me for a while. I felt sexy, confident and like a real woman even though I’m in my 30’s and a mom, I I never felt like I was a woman, whether it was due to my size or constantly being reminded I’m someone’s daughter, I always felt so young and cute. Now I am able to fully embrace my 30s and sexy self. Do it!!! You can always delete the photos but you rarely get the chance to just be you and be made to feel amazing about your body and who you are. It’s worth it to just be the center of attention and focus on your well-being and positivity alone.”-Tarin
