#83 Making Creativity A Nonnegotiable Daily Habit With Tammy Blefeld
Release Date: 02/18/2020
#91 The Reconnect Series - Reconnect With A Camera
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Photography for me runs so much deeper than making memories. I've realized that when I pick up a camera something inside me shifts, and I feel good. Even if my photos are terrible, I feel good inside There is an intentional shift of perspective that happens when I look through a camera lens. And I begin to see the world around me differently I get out of my head, and into my heart.
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#90 The Reconnect Series - Reconnect With Curiosity
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Somewhere during pandemic life that days started to all string together and feel the same. So I just stopped capturing everything. I do miss the feeling of picking up my camera, but for some reason I struggle with looking for the perfect reason or occasion or moment to begin capturing life consistently again. When I get stuck like this...Instead of listening to the voice in my head that's on a loop telling me to "just pick up the stupid camera and capture something..." I get curious. And you can too!
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#89 The Reconnect Series - Reconnect With Creative Expression
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Lately I've finally felt the fog of the past year ever so sloooooowly lift so I can reconnect with my dreams. What I've discovered through this exploration is a deep desire to help other moms like you reconnect with your dreams too. For us moms., this has been a year of survival mode. We are out of practice. With everything. So instead of getting back on a bike and going full speed ahead with our calendars, our conversations, and our creativity...how about we get back on a tricycle instead?
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#88 A Journey of Self-Worth and Discovery with Phyllis Myers
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Today Phyllis Myers and I deep dive into our past selves, our unique struggles with worth, and how self-discovery and our unique friendship has allowed us to grow and support each other in coming back to confidence when we're feeling challenged
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#87 Finding Your 2nd Act Path Through Photography With Judith Richmond
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Judith Richmond will help you on the path of owning your WORTH. Judith is one of our 'empty-nester' Momtographers who reflects back on her experience raising her two creatively wired boys. She talks with us about how her own self-worth was affected along the way, and why it's led her to want to give back in a big way.
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#86 Finding The Deeper Meaning In Our Photos With Linsey Davis
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Lindsey Davis is a documentary photographer who lives in North Florida and loves capturing ordinary life in an honest and unique way.
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#85 Parenting With Curiosity And Creativity In Mind With Dayna Abraham
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Dayna Abraham and I talked about breaking the stigma around raising out-of-the-box-kiddos so we can stop hiding the qualities in our families that often make us feel fear or shame. And we talked about how when we learn to embrace the things that make us and our children different, we are granting ourselves permission to show up in life with more creativity, curiosity, and imagination.
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#84 Turning Creative Vision Into Fine Art Photography With Natalie Allgyer
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For Natalie Allgyer photography started like it does for many new moms, taking photos of just her daughter. As her photos improved and people began asking her to start a family and newborn business, something didn't feel right.
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#83 Making Creativity A Nonnegotiable Daily Habit With Tammy Blefeld
Capture What Matters
As a high-achieving, working mom, Tammy was constantly feeling like she was burning the candle at both ends. Her go, go, go attitude eventually ended in a breakdown and that's where our conversation begins today, diving into what happened when she turned this low point in her life into an opportunity to connect more deeply with her company, her camera, her family, and herself.
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#82 Making Meaningful Connections With Your Family & Your Self With Valerie Schoenfeld
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In today's episode of Capture What Matters, I'm talking to Valerie Schoenfeld, a mom of three who decided, at seven months pregnant with her third baby, that she was ready to start a photography business.
info_outlineQuick: what would you do with 10 minutes to yourself?
Just 10 minutes to connect with the blissful peace and quiet you crave.
We know we need it. But how often do we actually give ourselves that time?
I want to let you in on a little secret. If you aren't giving yourself this time, you aren't alone. Many of us moms have far too many responsibilities to be able to connect with ourselves and our creativity on a regular basis.
But there is hope. Because when you do make the time and you do start giving yourself those 10 minutes, your life will change.
When I was still working full time as a teacher and building Momtography on the side, I would often rush out of my school building at the end of an exhausting day and immediately drive to daycare to reconnect with my daughter.
After the brutal commute home, I'd be met with a barrage of to do's – dinner prep, playtime, bathtime, bedtime dishes, laundry... The list goes on and on.
I just needed 10 minutes to connect with me.
Then one day I had the idea to try a little experiment. What if instead of rushing straight from work to daycare, I took myself out to coffee and journaled for 10 minutes before moving on with the rest of the day?
Those after-work coffee dates were exactly the reset button I needed.
When I took those 10 minutes of creative connection, I was able to show up for everything and everyone else with more focus, energy, and attention.
And the same thing is true for today's guest, Tammy Blefeld.
As a high-achieving, working mom, Tammy was constantly feeling like she was burning the candle at both ends. Her go, go, go attitude eventually ended in a breakdown and that's where our conversation begins today, diving into what happened when she turned this low point in her life into an opportunity to connect more deeply with her company, her camera, her family, and herself.
Photography tip:
This month in Momtogaphy Club, Jen and I are challenging you to fill the frame more while taking photos. Today, we're exploring why filling the frame is such a beneficial compositional tool and sharing some specific ideas for using this tool in your photography
Listen to the full episode to hear:
- How Tammy went from being the go go go, all-in working mom to being the mom who makes the time to journal daily
- What routines, habits, and tools Tammy uses to stay connected to her creativity, even when life goes off the rails
- The surprising result Tammy had from opening up to her boss and connecting with her company around her personal breakdown
- How she even got a promotion because she was taking better care of herself and was in a better mental place
- What effect the unexpected link of accountability and habit formation had on how she now connects with her family
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