Why Celebrate Motherhood (When You’re Tired, Leaky, and Wondering Who You Even Are)?
Motherhood Portraits | Brisbane
Because you’re still you.
Even under the spit-up. Even with the tears you cry in the dark, wondering if you’re doing it right. Even when your body feels foreign and your name sounds different in your own mouth.
Motherhood isn’t just a role—it’s a rebirth. And it deserves to be seen.
You don’t need to wait until you feel like you’ve got it together. You don’t need to squeeze back into jeans or “bounce back.” What you need is to be witnessed. Not just by your baby, but by yourself.
Postpartum sessions aren’t vanity projects. They’re quiet acts of defiance against invisibility. A reminder that this version of you—the raw, the radiant, the figuring-it-out—is still worth celebrating.
Maybe we shoot in your bedroom, early morning light falling across wrinkled sheets. Maybe you’re curled up on the couch, breastfeeding with one hand, cradling a cold cup of tea with the other. Maybe it’s just you, framed against a blank wall, holding a gaze that says, "I’m still here."
This isn’t about gloss. It’s about truth.
Your body might not feel like yours. Your days might blur together. You might look in the mirror and not recognise the woman staring back. But she is doing the most powerful thing in the world. And that deserves to be honoured—not when you’ve “recovered” or “found balance” or “look like yourself again,” but now.
We can laugh through the tired eyes. Sit in silence. Bring your partner into the frame. Or not. It’s your moment. No timeline. No pressure. Just presence.
And when you look back, years from now, you’ll see her. Not lost. Not forgotten. But there. In all her quiet power.
These sessions are soft revolutions. A love letter to the you that sometimes disappears in the busyness of babyhood. An invitation to come home to yourself.
Let’s give her the spotlight, just for a moment. Ready to book? Or contact me here if this one hit home.
