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Yup, that was me...and  I am waiting for your call!

Yup, that was me...and I am waiting for your call!

JEN dEAN PHOTOGRAPHY
207-558-5831
jen@jendeanphoto.com
Portland, Maine
Studio Location:
72 Bridge St., Westbrook, Maine

MY STUDIO LOCATION - 72 Bridge St., Westbrook, ME 04092

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Summer portrait sessions are in full swing here in Vacationland / Maine. Mamas don't forget to be in the portraits. So grateful for this image of chicken little and I from last year. 💕 Photo cred to the fabulous @jamiemercuriophoto

Hold on tight to those beautiful babies and remember how lucky you are to have the freedom to feel safe here. Not everyone gets that security.

I am writing this to share. So that others know that I am just like them. That we all have the same struggles. I am jumping on the social media bandwagon of awareness and let's talk about it. Because I think it's super important to be honest. And transparent. It is part of my value system. (That is what my podcast is about - all she $h!t no one wants to talk about) And I am not sure I have said this enough. This image of me is to get your attention. Because that's what photos on social media do. Not to get you to tell me you think I am beautiful. Because the truth is I don't think I am. Don't get me wrong, I have good days. Where I feel comfortable in my skin and very confident. But as I was running this morning I thought about how much I hate my body right now. And how sad that is.
The world is on fire right now and I can't stop myself from criticizing myself!? I realized that this matters though because the more you love and accept yourself the more whole you are. And if you are whole you can help the world in better ways. If we all accepted and loved ourselves how truly kind do you think we would be to others? (I think of 45 as the most insecure human on the planet) In our security we would not need to spend time comparing ourselves or asking if we measure up. We would free up a lot of time and energy to focus on the big stuff. So yes, while the world is falling apart and as I look for ways I can help and feel like I can make any sort of difference day to day I do believe this is one small way I can help. By helping myself. By being honest so that you know you aren't the only one who struggles to love yourself. It is so hard for us to move beyond the things we were told or made to believe when we were young. So yeah, this is one of the things I have always worked on. So that I can be bigger and more powerful. So that I can pass that on to my daughter and all the people that I can influence (I think of the total love I lavish on my clients as I get them to feel comfortable in their container). I truly believe that these are the steps we take to putting more love and more strength into the world. By being kind to ourselves. (Cont in comments)

Day 181/365 Peonies are my favorite. Even dying ones. Every year in June there is rebirth. 💫 I can't wait to see them again.