Shit happens, and we all want to improve ourselves. The personal development part of FemStrong is where I talk about the fears, shame, vulnerabilities, low self-esteem, habits, and patterns that hold me back from being my best self. Maybe you feel it too.
After my divorce, codependence was a big issue for me. It brought up a lot of shame, and I realized that finding my independence was THE number one goal. I vowed that I would NEVER let someone rule over me in this way ever again. What that meant, for me, is facing my fears of being alone and seeing my bad habits and self-destructive patterns for what they are. Recognizing it is the first step. Forgiving yourself for the past is the second.
Changing it comes next.
Personal development is my journey of going from codependence to independence. Loving myself for who I am. And realizing that I don’t need a man…or anyone else to tell me that I’m worth it.
Greetings, you body rocker bitches. Hellllllllll yeah. Can you tell what the topic will be for today?? Yes, I know. It’s been waaaaaaaay more of a foreva than last time’s foreva since I posted a new blog. Honestly, it’s been foreva since I’ve come up for air from this whirlwind summer...
So, the way I see it, there are two kinds of “trapped” feelings. You have one where you’re kinda like: OH DEAR GOD – I HAVE NO ESCAPE ROUTE. NO PLAN B. Then you start sweating, feeling light-headed, and start thinking of all the ways you’re going to die. This is...
Hi, my name is Madison, and I’m burnt out. ← The weight of this sentence, man…. I’m scared to type it. Scared to think it. Scared to even acknowledge this thought in my brain because that makes it real. But, I don’t know how to fix it. I just want the burnout to go away! I just want to...
March 27th at around 1pm, my dad walked in the door of our photography studio and said this: “You know the strangest thing just happened to me…” I don’t know why. Maybe it was the tone in his voice, but I just knew something was wrong. Long and super depressing story short, we went...
Once upon a time…there was a girl named Madison. <–That’s me. Madison found her prince charming, and they lived “happily” ever after. Until two years later, when his voice saying, “I’m just not attracted to you” kept playing on repeat in her brain...
I’m a 29 year-old divorced wedding photographer (gotta love the irony there). This is my journey to becoming an independent and badass chick, who refuses to settle. Travel, money, divorce, sex, and all the emotional shit that comes in between.... Maybe, in the past, these are topics I would have tried to sweep under the rug, but I figured it was time to stop apologizing for who I am and what I like. That’s part of being FemStrong.
