R E W I R E D L I F E B L O G

Overachieving and Feeling Fine

As I look back at the 17 years of chronic pain and endometriosis I endured, I've asked myself, as many others have, how do you survive and carry on through everyday life? Beyond the obvious (pain pills!), it occurred to me that pouring my energy into academics and...

Why I am a Wedding Photographer

Being a wedding photographer guarantees me two things. First, I get to hang out with a bunch of people already in celebration mode. And second, I get to photograph a girl who is guaranteed to be beautiful. Every bride glows from within on her wedding day! Shooting...

Describe your pain

During the years of intense physical pain, the most annoying and irritating thing you could ask me was, "What's your pain level? or Where does it hurt? or How's the pain today compared to yesterday?" I didn't want to think about it, or be reminded that I felt like...

I am in control of my health

It took years for me to stand up for myself and truly make my own choices with my health. I seemed to have picked up the belief that you do what the doctor says if you want to get better. I'm not sure if it's because I was a young teenager when I was diagnosed, or...

Energy Work Begins

Mid 2008 When I started acupuncture I thought I was really stretching the limits and being rather experimental with an alternative healing path. In reality, I had barely scratched the surface of what's possible. I had been seeing my acupuncturist, Christine, for a...

In your eyes

I'll always remember, my mom used to tell me she could look into my eyes and know how I felt. It always irritated me. I didn't like it when other people knew I didn't feel good. I wanted my health to be private. During the height of being sick in 2009, an ER doctor...

The END of pain pills, and Standing Up for Myself

January 2009 I woke up that morning at lord knows what time, definitely not early. May have showered, may not have. I do remember being in my usual DU sweatshirt and yoga pants, my most comfiest outfit. I walked into the kitchen, mostly likely to make tea. I wasn't...

Feeling Beautiful

I talk a lot about feeling beautiful. Helping women feel beautiful is very important for me. This need informs and inspires my work as a writer and as a photographer. As I photograph a beautiful bride glowing from within, I get to feel beautiful right along with her....

How a Dove commercial made me cry…

I woke up the other morning to my Facebook feed blowing up with this Dove commercial. To be honest, I'm not much of a YouTube person, I rarely watch the funny videos floating around. But when some of my female photographer friends that share my enthusiasm for helping...

Grateful for Family’s love and support

It wasn't until recently that I've realized just how much of a pain in the ass I must have been. Not only was I an emotional wreck, I was cranky and tired...and I didn't know it. I think this realization has been the worst part of my healing. Understanding that my...