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A Giving Chance: Win a FREE mini photo shoot

For those of you who’ve been around these parts, or who’ve become a friend through a photo shoot or coaching, you know how *hugely* hugely *hugely* important women’s advocacy is to me. It’s really what drives everything I try to do and create, both on + off camera. So when fellow creative entrepreneur, Katrina Padron,...

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ILOVEME {Gabrielle Bernstein, Bodyheart, Christine Arylo}

In case you missed ILOVEME, Watch This: {Click the video below} This Valentine’s Season I’ve been blessed with much, much love. The Hot Dreadman, Baby the Cat, Friends, Family, Clients, even 2 neighbors rocking my world with German Chocolate cake recipes and TRX workouts {Funny combo, agreed} — and I’m lovin life! What’s more? All...

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The Girl Effect {A Good Kick in the Pants}

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” ~Buddha Every week I have the total treat of photographing women as they experience their most sacred times of life: Wedding, Baby, Boudoir, Editorial for their Business. And every...

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Creative Visions {xo Moms Julia Roberts}

“There is an instinct in a woman to love most her own child – and an instinct to make any child who needs her love, her own.” ~Robert Brault~ PLEASE WAIT FOR VIDEO TO LOAD or RELOAD PAGE. {Watch, Comment, and Repost to Save a Life.} In honor of mothers everywhere, yours and mine, on...

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The Art of Elysium {Legacy Boutique}

“Today is the Tomorrow you worried about Yesterday.” ~ Proverb ~ With the holidays fast approaching it’s easy to get lost in a sea of shopping, chasing after every “Must Have” to frantically cross off everyone’s hottest “Wish List.” But the truth is, the best gifts can’t be bought at the Apple store. Believe me. I’m...

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Charities We Love {Art + Activism}

CHARITIES WE LOVE! Because our legacy is to help improve Women’s Self-Esteem and Self-Sustainability, we support these Charities. Big Brother/Big Sister of Greater Los Angeles Elementary and Middle School girls are the most likely to fall into patterns of low self-esteem, poor body image, and negative relationships. One-on-one school-based mentorship programs like Big Brother/Big Sister...

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