Oftentimes, we take on other people’s words and energies, we let them project their own insecurities onto us and believe that we are what they say we are, or we simply live life through childhood conditioning- from bullies at school (hands up fellow kids who were also bullied by bitches 🙋🏼‍♀️), or limiting beliefs we put on ourselves through societal expectations of how we should be, rather than how we feel we need to be, and that’s okay- it happens. But I learned the hardest way possible that no matter how much you try to suppress or press pause on the uncomfortable feeling of growth, it will happen either way- by choice, or it will be forced upon you.

How many times have you tried to control a situation or an outcome, and be disappointed with the end result? Or, how often do you have your expectations so high, or tweaked to exactly how you “think” something should be done, only to feel let down or hurt?

Perhaps my rock bottom isn't the same as your rock bottom, but pain is all relative pending our circumstances. My circumstance was heartbreak and heartache.

Through healing my shadow self and dealing with the parts of myself that I didn’t love wholly, I found my purpose.

People often ask me “How did you get into the (film) industry” and I wish I had some crazy serendipitous story to share with y’all, but it’s really just not that glamorous!

Some will tell you that you can’t do it, some know you can but will plant doubt in your mind because they can’t do it themselves, and others will simply copy you and claim it as their own. Regardless of it all, keep going anyway.

… as you shut down your eyes and take a few deep breaths, quietening the negative self talk and letting all of the worries from yesterday and today leave your mind, all of the fear of what may or may not lay ahead go, start to focus on what it is that you really want to do in this life? Who is it that you really want to be? What is stopping you from achieving these things, and how do you get to that blissful state of being that you desire so much?

How many times have you scrolled through Instagram and compared your work to others? It doesn't matter what industry you are in or what your craft is; we do it, it's just in human nature, and sometimes it's more than what we would like to admit.

I have spent the better half of my career bending over backwards for everyone who needs me, wearing many different (metaphorical) hats in business and personal life, and let’s face it, there will always be someone that needs you at one stage or another, and since none of us are Marvel characters (time travel would be my superpower FYI), burn out is inevitable. So, to seriously change the game and have more balance in my life, I had to put some clear boundaries in place so I can run a business, be a mother and not go crazy in the process.

When Pam approached me and said “Hey girl are you keen to shoot, I have this epic idea working with Bang Bang in Noosa and on the beach, I’d love to work with you", I automatically was intrigued because this woman loves to create and I was excited to see where the day (or in this case night) takes us!

Like many, for me last year was a total whirlwind, but perhaps not in the way you may think. I was my busiest last year, and while I am not an advocate for the word “busy”, I actually was run off my feet-juggling too many jobs-burning out-lacking presence for anything or anyone else, B to tha U to tha SY!

“How do you plan your shoots, how do you organise it all and how do you just know what to capture?”

These are a few of the most common questions I get hit with on the regular by people who follow my work and are wanting to get into the photography and videography industry, and to be honest, I used to have the same questions once upon a time!

I love, love, LOVE all of the world’s positivity in the event of what is happening right now and how we have banded together to flatten the curve is epic, and my love and support goes to those on the frontline and behind the scenes helping to literally save the world. This is why I almost didn’t write this blog…

We have all heard about it, we have all read the words ‘manifest your true purpose in life’ and have listened to podcasts that tell us ‘you are what you attract’, but no one really tells you HOW to manifest. It’s kind of like starting to meditate, there really isn’t a handbook that tells you exactly how to do it, it’s more of a feeling that you have to learn.