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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: November, 2016
Nov 29, 2016

Today Beryl is chatting with Jen Hoffman - a good friend, mom of 3, and founder of HealthyMoving.com. Jen is not your average fitness instructor - she’s a public accountant turned certified personal trainer and registered yoga teacher. She uses this virtual studio to help students all over the world to weave healthy movement into the fabric of their day.

In this episode Jen and Beryl deep dive into so many topics. Listen and as they chat about:

  • How Jen is redefining the definition of creativity and her life.  
  • How ‘paying attention’ as a busy mom is the first step in to weaving more health and wellness into your day.
  • Why creative individuals NEED to move and the unexpected results when they do.
  • And for us couch potatoes, Jen  shares her favorite tip for making movement more enjoyable.

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo that shows how you're PAYING ATTENTION this week. Come follow 'recaptureself' on Instagram. Use the #recaptureself hashtag when you post. I'll share out some of your posts this week! 

You can join Jen for her free No-Time Self Care Solution Class by registering for it here.

Nov 22, 2016

Today Beryl is chatting with Betsy May - she’s a full time working mom of one energetic daughter and creator of 'Your Nurturing Nook' a blog that helps moms seek more calm and self-care in their days.

Betsy is a nature lover who enjoys walking barefoot in the grass, candle light, peonies, curling up with a good book, fairies, the sound of rain and the mysteries of the moon. Her creativity comes from a passion for the healing arts. She became a Certified Holistic Health Practitioner in 2005 and received her registered yoga teacher certification in 2008.
 
Simply chatting with Betsy is like a relaxing walk through the woods. So settle in with a cup of coffee or tea and get ready for a restful 30 minutes.
 
In this episode Beryl and Betsy chat about:
 
  • How to be of service to yourself and to others when you’re hurting inside.
  • Why rituals and routine are so important to supporting creativity and not stifling it.  
  • The idea of redefining meditation and how to make it work for you.
  • Plus Betsy tells us about her new project that will give moms a simple way to slow down, create more calm, and build self-care into their days.

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo that shows how you're MEDITATING 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 Betsy here: http://www.yournurturingnook.com/

Nov 15, 2016

Today Beryl is chatting with Kate Densmore a documentary style family photographer and photography mentor who dreams of living in a world where women see themselves reflected in the simple beauty of their every day.  

When she's not documenting families all over the world or encouraging others to follow their photographic dreams, you’ll find her spending time with her husband and two young daughters at their national park home (currently the Grand Canyon, Arizona), and dreaming up ways to best illustrate the emotional themes of motherhood, connection, and family in her work.

In this episode Beryl and Kate chat about:

  • Finding metrics for your worth as a human that aren’t tied up in money, success, or Facebook likes.
  • Why communication and commitment are the two most important things when it comes to making time for your creative fulfillment.
  • Unique photography advice for breaking free of a creative rut -- Kate shares how to letting go of expectations from yourself and others when it comes to photographing your life.
  • And Kate shares the exciting details of her new book from Craft & Vision all about photographing family

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo that shows how you're LETTING GO 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 Kate here: http://www.katedensmore.com/

Nov 8, 2016

Today Beryl is chatting with Shawn Fink a writer and family wellness coach for the The Abundant Mama Project, an online community that offers eCourses and other resources for busy moms who want to live a blissfully slow and intentional life. 

 

In this episode Shawn and Beryl chat about:

  • How what you did at age 10 can inform your creative process now at age 20, 30, 40 or beyond!
  • How to stop the cycle of worrying in your day to day routine
  • What it means to live an AWAKE life
  • And how to start a journaling practice even if you don’t identify as a writer or journaler now

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo that shows how you're living an AWAKE life 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 Shawn here: http://www.abundantmama.com/

 

Nov 1, 2016

Today Beryl is chatting with Erica Layne author of the popular blog Let Why Lead where she's teaching moms about the freeing power of living by their WHY. She is a mom of three, a sunset chaser, and an unashamed self-help lover. She believes in living simply, seeing beauty in the everyday, and helping women believe their best IS good enough.

In this episode Erica and Beryl chat about:
  • What it means to be a deep, feeling, sensitive mom in a fast paced and busy world.
  • How to enjoy the writing process as a grownup - taking the journaling practice you loved as a kid and making it work during mid-life while raising kids.
  • Why living in your truth is important and freeing.
  • And Erica shares one of her FAVORITE tips for finding balance as an introverted mom.

HOMEWORK: Snap a photo that shows how you're JOURNALING or WRITING 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 Erica HERE: http://letwhylead.com/

Find Beryl's FREE 3 day printing challenge here: http://www.berylaynyoung.com/embrace-challenge/

 

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