Boudoir Photography and Body Confidence: A New Way Women Are Healing
Release Date: 11/25/2025
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You've heard about cycle syncing. Maybe you're a little bit intrigued. Maybe you're even become a tad bit obsessed. But every time you try to figure out where to actually begin, you end up with seventeen browser tabs open and absolutely zero idea what to do first. I see you and honestly, cycle syncing can be SOOO simple. It’s just that us high achievers want to way over complicate it all. Because the number one question I get asked, more than anything else is this: how do I actually get started? The actual, real life, what-do-I-do-on-Monday version of cycle syncing. And that's exactly...
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What if your next bad business decision has nothing to do with your intelligence, your intuition, or your strategy? This episode is one of those “oh wow, I may have been accidentally making life harder” conversations. Because so often, we think strong leadership means carrying the decision alone. Being the one with the answer. Knowing the next move. Holding the whole vision in your brain like some kind of high-functioning human spreadsheet. Except… that might be the exact thing creating blind spots. In this episode, I’m joined by Kylee Ingram, co-founder of Wizer, for a...
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How I Sold Out My Retreat After Almost Canceling It
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Three months before my retreat, I had zero people signed up. Zero. As in, “Should I cancel this whole thing and pretend I never mentioned it?” zero. And if you’ve ever launched something, promoted something, or put an offer into the world and heard crickets, you know exactly what that can bring up. The scarcity spiral. The overthinking. The very dramatic mental montage of, “Maybe I should just burn it all down and become a florist.” But this retreat ended up selling out in the most beautiful way. And not only did it sell out, it became one of the most powerful, expansive, deeply...
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2 Non-Negotiables to Grow Your Business
The Cycle Advantage
You don’t have a time problem. You have a focus problem. And I say that with so much love… because I’ve been there too. Trying to do everything in your business, posting, tweaking, redesigning, overthinking while secretly wondering why it’s not growing the way you thought it would. Especially when you’re juggling life, work, kids… and building your business in the in-between moments. This episode is your reset. Because if you only did two things consistently in your business… everything would change. Episode Summary In this episode, we’re breaking down the two core business...
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The Belief That Will Help You Attract More Wealth
The Cycle Advantage
I want you to have an insane amount of money in your pocket. And I really do mean that. And I know that might feel like a weird thing to lead with. But the more I do this work, the more I see it… women are capping their own wealth before they ever give themselves a chance to create it. Not because they're not smart enough, not because they're not working hard enough, but because of one sneaky little habit that most of us don't even realize we're doing. This episode is that aha and I think it's going to change how you think about money, time, clients, and every area of your life...
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This One Shift Will Change the Trajectory of Your Business
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If you've ever caught yourself spiraling in that luteal phase, questioning everything you're building, wondering if you're actually cut out for this, this one's for you. I just got off a hot yoga class, dripping with sweat, sitting in my car, and I could not stop talking. Because something came up inside our Your Cycle Advantage call today that I needed to bring here and expand on. A small idea that turned into a full-on passionate rampage (my favorite kind). This isn't about fixing your limiting beliefs. It's not about doing more healing work before you're "ready." This is about...
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Why I Stopped Cycle Syncing (And What I Do Instead)
The Cycle Advantage
Okay… this may seem kind of crazy coming from the cycle syncing coach but….I’ve stopped cycle syncing.. And before you spiral for a second.. no, I didn’t throw everything out the window. But I did stop using my cycle like it’s some rigid rulebook that I have to schedule everything against.. Don’t get me wrong, using your cycle to discover when you are the most aligned to get stuff done is magical (and makes a world of difference). But stopping there is where most women miss out and feel stuck when life happens or when things don’t match up with your cycle. Because your...
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What's Actually Blocking Your Next Level (It's Not What You Think)
The Cycle Advantage
Recording this one from my car. After dance class, with a dead microphone and ya know, life is life-ing right now. It’s been a beautiful, wild, a little chaotic season and it’s teaching me so many things in the midst of the mess. This episode is about what happens when everything starts feeling like too much and your brain starts whispering that the solution is to burn it all down and start over. Again. (I get it. I actually asked my husband to hold me accountable to the next time my mind started going down the “should I try this instead” rabbit holes. And he so politely...
info_outlineWhat if the very thing you were taught to hide was actually the doorway to more confidence, power, and freedom in your life and business?
Most women don’t avoid boudoir because it’s “naughty.”
They avoid it because they’ve been trained to be small. Quiet. Contained.
To check the “good girl” boxes and pretend their bodies are something to fix instead of something to celebrate.
If you’ve ever felt like your body was something to fight, tolerate, or hide… this episode is going to shake something awake in you.
Episode Summary
In this powerful conversation, we dive into the deeper meaning behind boudoir photography and how it can shift a woman’s confidence, body image, and inner power.
We talk about cultural conditioning, shame around women’s bodies, the “good girl” rules we inherited, and how reclaiming your sensuality impacts the way you lead, love, and run your business.
You’ll hear why boudoir has nothing to do with being thin, perfect, or sexy-for-someone-else… and everything to do with owning your story, your body, and your voice.
We also explore body neutrality, generational belief systems, and the way feminine power actually works in real life.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
➡️ How boudoir photography became a life-changing awakening
➡️ Why most women are holding beliefs about their bodies that aren’t even theirs
➡️ Why “good girl energy” is the fastest way to stay small
➡️ The real reason women feel disconnected from sensuality
➡️ How body neutrality might be more healing than body positivity
➡️ What boudoir reveals about shame, power, desire, and permission
➡️ How stepping into your sensuality impacts your business and leadership
➡️ The most beautiful part of feminine power that no one teaches us
Key Takeaways
📌 The way you think about your body isn’t truth.
📌 Confidence doesn’t come from your size. It comes from your self-permission.
📌 Most women don’t need to love their body. They need to stop hating it.
📌 Sensuality is creative power, and most women have never been taught how to hold it.
📌 When a woman sees her body as a miracle instead of a problem, everything in her life shifts.
Why This Matters for You
How you see your body shapes how you show up in every room.
If you feel small, you lead small.
If you believe you’re “too much,” you start shrinking yourself.
If you carry shame around sensuality, you block desire… and desire is the fuel of feminine business.
You can’t build a spacious, aligned, feminine-led business while fighting the very body that runs it.
This episode isn’t just about boudoir.
It’s about reclaiming a part of yourself that you’ve been taught to ignore.
This Episode Is For You If…
✔️ You’ve tried to feel confident in your body but nothing sticks
✔️ You grew up with “good girl” rules that still shape how you see yourself
✔️ You’re tired of shrinking, pleasing, or playing small
✔️ You want to feel safe expressing desire, power, or sensuality
✔️ You want a business that flows with who you are, not who you’re “supposed” to be
✔️ You want to step into feminine leadership without losing yourself
Meet Liz
Liz Hansen is the owner and photographer at Chicago Boudoir Photography, a studio that empowers women to feel confident in their bodies, relationships and lives. Liz opened her commercial studio in 2018 and has since photographed more than 2,000 women. She has been featured on the TEDx stage, on National Public Radio and with the Association of International Boudoir Photographers. Liz holds a BA in Art and an MA in Education. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two teenage daughters.
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