Reclaiming my ‘model’ self. Wow. It’s crazy to reflect on how as I’ve dived deeper into a spiritual path I’ve felt so much shame and rejection of my work as a model, Like it’s not deep and meaningful enough and not a wholesome way to make money. I’ve felt ashamed and embarrassed of how much money I can earn for something that I was just born with and something that doesn’t appear to help other people and the planet. Interestingly, over the years, my desire to work for something meaningful and contribute to social transformation hasn’t led me away from modeling, I’ve considered leaving so many times but that hasn’t felt right, it has felt like a cop out, What has felt fulfilling is finding a healthy balance of dedicating my time to other passions and continuing modeling but in a new way- to bring a new transmission of healthy body love and standing strong in my truth and my boundaries, in a world where over 7 years I have rarely seen these traits embodied. There are so many amazing parts of modeling that I truly love, the creative expression, playing new characters every day, the adventures, the transient lifestyle, the working with different creative people from all over the world, the coming together of people to create beauty in new ways, to turn imaginations into reality Modeling has encouraged me to learn a lot about how to maintain optimal physical health, allowed me to meet many of my best friends in different corners of the globe and it has forced me to learn to love my unique physical form on a deeply internal level. I refuse to shame myself anymore for enjoying this profession. And I refuse to let this profession shame any aspects of me for being me. Yes there are icky bits like there are in any job and I’m learning to approach them in new ways. I feel grateful to have this opportunity in this life to do this work and I’m going to make the most of it and enjoy every little bit while it still feels aligned. I think that giving a conscious transmission in the fashion industry is just as important as in any community in our world, (continued in comments)

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