15/06/2026
For a long time, chronic illness made me feel completely disconnected from my body.
Years of pain, surgeries, exhaustion, and huge changes to my body meant that when I looked in the mirror, I often didn’t recognise the person looking back. I stopped seeing my body as the thing that had carried me through so much and only saw it through the lens of everything that hurt.
Photography helped me find my way back.
When I started taking self-portraits, something shifted. Seeing myself through the camera lens gave me a little bit of distance from all the day-to-day struggles of living in my body. Instead of focusing on what was wrong, I started noticing things I’d forgotten were there: strength, softness, resilience, vulnerability.
I found myself thinking, “Look at that body. Look at everything she’s been through.”
Photography gave me a chance to see myself with more kindness and compassion. To be curious instead of critical. To tell a different story about my body.
It didn’t magically fix my relationship with myself overnight, but it helped me reconnect, little by little.
If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, through illness, trauma, grief, disability, or just the experience of being human, maybe photography could help you too.
I’d love to help you see yourself through a different lens, reconnect with who you are, and maybe even find a little bit of yourself again. 🧡🧡🧡
