Thank you @kendallgender and the @kendallgenderfoundation for the most fun I’ve had out in a long while. What a joyful way to uplift your foundation and help someone afford the support they need. Proud of you! 🫶
I used to be the “skinny girl”.
As I enter my 40s, I have noticed a drastic change in the way my body looks. I honestly don’t recognize myself in this video and really struggled with whether or not to post this reel. It feels like pulling back the veil of comfortable outfits and hiding behind fabric to trick people into thinking I don’t have this body.
Well, things get real really fast when you put on Lycra and film yourself! 🥊
Mix hormones with being inactive for 2 years due to eczema/TSW and you’ve got yourself 15 pounds heavier than what you’re used to. Add a compressed L5 S1 disc (aka lower back pain all day/every day), and now you can barely put your socks on in the morning.
I miss being active and feeling strong. This isn’t about not recognizing my reflection (I mean, it isn’t *entirely*). I want to be able to put my pants on without needing my husband to help me. I want to go on long bike rides with my husband and friends again. I want to quiet the noise in my head.
So, I’m starting today. And while my reflection may look different, those right hooks still pack a punch. 🥊
You’re not alone. Comment what you’re struggling with and we can do this together. I’m listening.
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#BodyDysmorphia #Perimenopause
Happy Mother’s Day to the mom who makes everything possible and believes in the impossible. Watching you be a champion for our country, find your voice and passion in the show we are building together, find new adventures around the world, supporting the people you care about in every way possible, and constantly giving more of yourself than I think you even have the capacity for, always makes me so proud. You have been through every hardship imaginable and have always come out the other side on top, nay, *higher* than before they tried to tear you down. I owe my resilience, my ability to see the good in people, my life to you. Love you, mom! Now stop crying 😉
Taking in the seine.
Paris. April, 2026.
#streetphotography #leica #q3
Shooting with Leica | street photography in Paris | Black and white photography | photography awards
