A letter from her Hearth

             “After my photo shoot with Alessio I  healed parts of my life that I never thought would heal. I was close to cancelling  because of the mess that  I was in ie: period, gained weight, stressed and disconnected. I’m so glad I didn’t because it  helped me heal the pain of the rejection that I have experienced from my family and my father to be precise. This side of me that is creative, adventurous, curious and outside of the stereotypical “good girl” conditioning  that keeps within the rules of the tribe to satisfy the status quo. This side of me has never been accepted in my tribe, and it scared me , even more so when I decided to leave the tribe and got heavily criticised as well as ostracised and made wrong for wanting to be more and yesterday I realised how much it has scarred me and to what degree. I have experienced criticism and rejection and when I started to spread my wings as a woman I got ostracised because I was too different and so I left the tribe and found my own through my coaching community. During my photoshoot I released shame of repressed sexuality and sensuality and this process yesterday helped me heal and reclaim this lost part of me. Alessio saw me and photographed me in what I felt was a mess yesterday and following on from this all of the above has come up and I have softened and feel that a deeper self-acceptance and self-compassion  has surfaced. He made me feel safe yesterday and did not judge me, he treated me with respect for where I am at and dignity and this impacted me deeply and I feel transformed after this.”