"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” 
Sue Monk Kidd

Stories that matter

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Katherine Rose is a trusted guide, advocate, and compassionate voice for women navigating chronic illness and invisible health challenges. Rooted in her own lived experience, Katherine built Reclaimable to fill a gap she once desperately needed filled. She works hard to create a space where women feel seen, heard, validated, and supported without having to […]

Katherine Rose helping women feel heard

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I’m back! Two weeks off and I am genuinely, deeply refreshed and cannot stop smiling (plus you can’t tell me nothin’ when I am tan) the kind of refreshed where you tear up in gratitude.  Kauai was a dream. I know, I know everyone says their vacation was the best ever, but truly: Kauai is […]

Celebrating 25 years in Kauai Hawaii

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It was such a blast to be invited to be a part of the Conversation Series LIVE podcast recording with Danielle Clardy of DLC Media. I loved being on this powerhouse panel with other amazing women for the podcast The Brand Within. Listen here!

Conversation Series: Live Podcast Recording The Brand Within

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Hannah Moell is a multidisciplinary artist, housing advocate, and emerging voice in the world of Neuro-aesthetics. She is the founder of Color and Clarity LLC, and she creates large-scale artwork across multiple media including natural pigment watercolors, fractals, and botanical illustration. Her work is united by a common thread of nature and the divine. Hannah’s […]

Hannah with Color and Clarity

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Real talk:  I’m about to peace out on all of you, and I’m not even sorry.  From July 16th through August 1st, I am fully, unapologetically unavailable (no emails, no discovery or planning calls, no answering questions. I’ll be off with my family doing the most important kind of co-creating: renewing our vows in celebrating 25 years of marriage […]

Peace Out- See you all in just over 2 weeks!

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I’ve photographed people across five continents. I’ve been in rooms where the camera could easily become a tool of extraction, where it was the easier choice was “getting the shot” rather than focusing on impact and human dignity. That’s not the photographer I am. Ethical storytelling means the person in front of my lens has […]

Ethical Storytelling – not just buzz words (& why it matters)

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Maren Londahl-Smidt with Balance and Beyond Coaching is warm, direct, and grounded in what she offer as a coach. As a therapist-brained with CEO energy she normalizes the hard stuff before offering the solution, and speaks to her audience like a trusted colleague: someone who has been exactly where they are, figured out the system, […]

Maren with Balance & Beyond Coaching

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Joy is more than a friend- she is family to us and I photographed her and Titus from when he was in the hospital after he was born and EVERYTIME I just cannot believe how much he has grown! On a quick trip to the Chicago area I was able to photograph their family again […]

Joy & Titus

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I was shooketh when Akilah Driver left me a voice memo today and I’m still a little shocked typing this… Hawa Images has been nominated for Raleigh’s Best Photographer! 😭🫶❤️📸 This news hits the same week I’m celebrating 2 years in the Raleigh area and honestly, the timing feels like God’s handwriting all over it. […]

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