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Capture What Matters

Capture What Matters helps moms rediscover themselves through photography, creativity, and self-care. Each episode features a fresh tip or technique for helping you capture what matters through your own camera. Plus, host Beryl Young, founder of Momtography, shares stories of women who have opted out of overwhelm, burnout, and the neverending to-do list through self-expression. We’re exploring motherhood in an entirely new way––through the lens of putting you and your creativity first!
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Now displaying: September, 2016
Sep 27, 2016
Today Beryl sits down for a conversation with Alethea Fitzpatrick, a former architect turned family photographer & photography coach for parents at Photosanity
 
 
Born and brought up in the UK, Alethea lives in Brooklyn with her husband and her two sons and loves helping parents find joy, connection and delight in their day-to-day parenting experience through photography. 
 
Beryl chats with Alethea about her left brain meets right brain perspectives on the creative process. 
 
During the conversation they chat about: 
  • Why it's ok to to approach photography with a 'design mindset' instead of a 'fine art' mindset and what that actually means 
  • How Alethea bridged the transition from learning film photography first to mastering a DSLR camera after becoming a mom
  • The need of the creative to 'make with their hands' and how Alethea has transitioned that sentiment throughout her various creative projects.
  • Alethea shares her tips for using a camera as a family connector and not a disruptor.

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo of what JOY looks like for you this week. Come follow 'recaptureself' on Instagram. Use the #recaptureself hashtag when you post. I'll share out some of your posts this week! 

Find Alethea HERE: http://www.photosanity.com/

Find Beryl's new FREE class here: http://www.berylaynyoung.com/time/

Sep 23, 2016

Welcome to a new series of minisodes that will release each and every Friday!! I'm taking one of YOUR questions and answering it here on a podcast. Today's question comes from listener Christina, who is feeling a bit stuck, desperate, and in need of a serious jolt of creative inspiration. My words of wisdom and advice on getting unstuck and moving forward on today' episode. 

Want to sign up for the upcoming FREE Recapture Time email class mentioned today? You can do that HERE: http://www.berylaynyoung.com/time

Have a question to ask? 

Hit me up via email, Instagram, or Facebook and let me know your question. Maybe I'll feature you in next week's episode!

Sep 20, 2016
Today Beryl chats with Alissa Marquess mom to three and founder of Bounce Back Parenting a site dedicated to helping parents create more resilient connected relationships in their families. 
 
Before starting Bounce Back Parenting Alissa's former blog Creative With Kids was how Beryl first connected with her -- authoring photography posts on her site. Beryl especially loves Alissa's core values of gratitude, growth, simplicity, and joy --- and how they connect back to her creative journey. 
 
Which is precisely why Beryl and Alissa deep dive on the topic of Creativity this week. Beryl and Alissa chat about:
  • Why they believe everyone is creative and how creativity and art are NOT created equal. 
  • How to honor the creativity you're likely already using in your daily life.
  • Tips for creative execution -- taking an idea from scary, to fully formed, to finished. 
  • Plus Alissa will share her spin on the gratitude journal -- something you'll want to implement in your life right away.
HOMEWORK: Snap a photo of you rocking out your creativity this week. Come follow 'recaptureself' on Instagram. Use the #recaptureself when you post. I'll share out some of your posts this week! 

Find Alissa HERE: http://bouncebackparenting.com/

Find Beryl HERE: http://www.berylaynyoung.com/podcast/

Sep 11, 2016
Today's episode Beryl sits down with her good friend, Jamie Reimer. She's a mom to 3 boys and the owner and founder of the popular blog Hands on As We grow - a passion project she began to help her learn to be a hands on mom. Over the years she's created actives, crafts, and art projects for her own family but it's grown into an amazing business outlet that's supporting parents all over the world in getting through the early year with their kids. 
 
Jamie and Beryl chat about:
  • The surprising role grief and loss played in the inspired beginning to her blog. 
  • The importance of not allowing creativity to feel forced and let go of control when activities with your kids.
  • The natural links between the creative journey and the parenting journey. 
  • The role flexibility plays in balancing creativity with motherhood.

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo of you doing an activity with your kids this week. Come follow 'recaptureself' on Instagram. Use the #recaptureself when you post. I'll share out some of your posts this week! 

Find Jamie HERE: http://handsonaswegrow.com/

Find Beryl HERE: http://www.berylaynyoung.com/podcast/

Sep 11, 2016
Today we're doing something a bit different on the show. Once Beryl will sit sit down for a conversation with Recapture Self community manager Jen Doolittle as we dive deep and chat about ONE topic relating to our journey as Creatives, People, and Parents. 
 
Jen is mom and photographer who finds sanity in 2 things –coffee and her camera. Obsessed with photo projects, she believes in capturing life as it unfolds and loves helping moms find the beauty in their everyday over at her website Songbird and Bear. 
 
Today Jen and I dive deep about: IDENTITY. We chat about: 
 
  • How shaping you identity goes hand in hand with the creative journey
  • The internal struggle the comes from trying to integrate our childhood identity with our adulthood identity 
  • The delicate role we play in shaping our child's personal development without forcing them in particular direction.
  • Two fun (and free!) personality tests you can take to understand yourself and your interactions in the world better
  • How knowing yourself can shape your confidence and help you set personal boundaries. 

HOMEWORK PART 1: Take the two personality tests we reference on the call today. Here's a link to:

16 Personalities: https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

The Fascination Advantage: http://www.howtofascinate.com/get-my-profile

HOMEWORK PART 2: Snap a photo of you 'Identity Results' this week. Write them in a journal, a scrap of paper, or snap a photo of your computer screen. Come follow 'recaptureself' on Instagram. Use the #recaptureself when you post. I'll share out some of your posts this week! 

Find Jen's FREE class HERE: http://www.songbirdandbear.com/

Find Beryl HERE: http://www.berylaynyoung.com/podcast/

Sep 11, 2016
Beryl sits down today for a conversation with Dan Milnor -- photographer, writer, reformed-journalist and “Creative Evangelist,” for Blurb Inc., the world’s premiere indie publishing platform. He is a husband, brother, son and uncle four times over. He is compulsive journal-keeper and believes in the power of print, taking one’s time, slowing down, reading paper books, and casting off the shackles of social media.
 
Dan and Beryl chat about: 
 
  • How perfection holds us back on our creative journey and why we should create regardless.
  • The powerful role story plays in the photography journey.
  • The importance of honoring who YOU are as a creative or photographer -- giving yourself permission to not conform to 'expert advice' and do what you want to do. 
  • Simple solutions for printing photo books when the process feels overwhelming.

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo of your 'Story' this week. Come follow 'recaptureself' on Instagram. Use the #recaptureself when you post. I'll share out some of your posts this week! 

Find Dan HERE: http://shifter.media/

Find Dan HERE: http://www.blurb.com/

 

Find Beryl HERE: http://www.berylaynyoung.com/podcast/

Sep 11, 2016
Beryl sits down today with Courtney Slazinik, owner of the photography blog Click It Up A Notch. Courtney is a former teacher who got into photography to capture her beautiful family, She's a giver and a helper at heart and aims to share what she's learned over the year and & open the door to photography for other moms with e-books and workshops that build both skills and confidence. 
 
Courtney and I chat today about: 
  • The positive spin on leaping before you're ready and the value in taking people on your creative journey with you. 
  • How Courtney uses her photography journey to SERVE both herself and others
  • How being creative even if when you don't FEEL creative can push you in your personal development. 
  • And The habit you need to start if you're stuck in a creative rut. 

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo of you 'Just Starting' something new this week. Come follow 'recaptureself' on Instagram. Use the #recaptureself when you post. I'll share out some of your posts this week! 

Find Courtney HERE: http://clickitupanotch.com/

Find Beryl HERE: http://www.berylaynyoung.com/podcast/

Sep 11, 2016

Beryl sits down today with Tracy Clark, a photographer, writer and mother of 2 exceptional daughters. She is the founder of ShutterSisters.com and the author of 4 books including her most recent Elevate the Everyday: A Photographic Guide to Picturing Motherhood.

Tracey loves nothing more than to share with others insights and inspiration through classes, gatherings and events and believes that perspective—and love—changes everything.

On this episode Tracey and I chat about

  • Fear in creativity and how to be brave, vulnerable, and open to the journey
  • Why community is the MOST important piece of the creative process.
  • How honoring your inner voice and entering unknown territory is the key to being true to yourself and creating amazing work.
  • The importance of living fully in your truth and honoring that truth through all of life's transitions.

Tracey was one of my first inspirations and guides on my creative journey, and I can't wait for you to listen in to our conversation.

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo of you being 'Brave' this week. Come follow 'recaptureself' on Instagram. Use the #recaptureself when you post. I'll share out some of your posts this week! 

Find Tracey HERE: www.traceyclark.com/classes

Find Beryl HERE: http://www.berylaynyoung.com/podcast/

 

Sep 11, 2016
This season of Recapture Self brings a series of conversations with host Beryl Ayn Young and her creative friends, new & old from around the globe. Come join photographers, artists, writers, bloggers, and more who will be chatting about how their creative pursuits have helped shaped their adult identity, and give advice on how to make time for the creative process while raising kids. 
 
We'll be diving deep into topics like bravery, flexibility, confidence, perfectionism, and how those all play a role in shaping our creative identity. 
 
The goal?
 
To impart bits of wisdom and inspiration into your own creative path as you make space for finding an identity beyond mom, spouse, parent, or caregiver. 
 
This season launches on the day that marks the beginning of Beryl's most intense creative exploration to date - her first daughter Bella's 7th birthday who was stillborn on September 11th 2009. 
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