Posts tagged #decolonization
The joy beneath grief

Back in 2016 I was in the midst of making a pivot from photography coach to parents into women’s leadership coaching and eventually DEI. At the time, I was realigning my career with how it felt like I could make the most impact on the things I cared about the most, yet still I passionately believed in photography as a powerful way to find joy in the present moment and all its emotions.

I started using the #resiliencethroughjoy tag on my photos as a way of acknowledging - yes the world is on fire, I’m not ignoring that, in fact it’s precisely the reason why I’m leaning into the joy that photography helps me connect to.

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This land is not our land

I’ll never forget hearing an Indigenous elder speaking at a conference about his journey across occupied territory to get there. And how for his people the apocalypse happened five hundred years ago, and they were now living in a post-apocalyptic world.

That has stuck with me.

I’ve been thinking about this again since returning from an incredible solo trip to Joshua Tree, CA.

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