Nakoa walked into the studio like so many women do—nervous, unsure, and carrying the kind of body baggage that doesn’t just disappear with a pep talk. She wasn’t worried about the camera or the outfits. Her biggest fear? That she just wouldn’t like what she saw.
Because for years, her body had felt like a battleground.
From the undeniable changes that come with growing, birthing, and raising babies to the scars left behind by cancer and the surgeries that saved her life—Nakoa’s relationship with her body was complicated. Painful, even. Like many of us, she’d spent more time tearing herself down than building herself up. But that day, she decided to do something different.
She decided to show up for herself.
“I almost canceled,” she admitted to us later. “I just kept thinking…what if I hate the photos? What if all I see are the things I don’t like about my body?”
But she didn’t cancel. She showed up—nerves, doubts, and all—and handed us her trust.
And let me tell you, that trust? It’s what makes the magic happen.
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44, Homemaker
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I kept looking at all these beautiful women for 2 yrs, watched the lives or other videos & I wanted to see what it would feel like. What I would feel like doing something so “taboo”. I wanted to see myself how my husband says he sees me.
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After growing four amazing humans my body is not the body it once was. Plus I’ve had cancer & multiple surgeries afterwards so this body has been through it. My fear was that I would hate seeing myself & what I had turned into.
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No. I was prepared to want to cover up & be uncomfortable the whole time. I was prepared to want to hurry up & get it done. Instead I enjoyed every second of it, we laughed, we joked, we had real conversations & we took some amazing photos. When we were done….I was not ready to be!
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Truthfully…..all of it. From the phone conversation to sitting in the chair doing hair & makeup. To getting my outfits picked out to match my crazy shoes collection & to picking out my sets. The whole few hrs were my favorite. Then I went back & seen the art, they aren’t photos they are art…maybe the best part.
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I was shocked & couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It was me again, the me that is buried down inside & doesn’t get to come out much anymore. I felt beautiful & powerful.
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Absolutely! So much that I show people my photos off my phone. I even put my ass shot as my husband’s Screensaver on his phone! Work guys don’t know what to say when they realize it’s “the wife”.
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Just do it! Even if you have doubts by the end those will all be gone. Once you see your images you will wonder why you were so nervous.
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I’m more kind to my myself & I thank this body more than I ever did before.
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You ladies are freaking amazing! I enjoyed everything about the whole experience & wouldn’t change a thing.
YAYYY!!! Thank you for sharing with us and we can not WAIT to see you again in a few months!!
xoxo
Amy and Brie
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