See your true self so you can live with more authenticity, intention and purpose.
Transformative Portraits
Portrait experiences to explore the many sides of you so you can see your true self, reconnect and embrace all of you.
Workshops
Workshops to empower you to look inward and explore who you are in safe, intimate group settings with like-minded women.
WomanSpeak
A powerful speaking program to help you to trust yourself, unleash your authentic voice, and speak your truth.
Do You Know Who You Really Are?
At heart, we all want to be seen but are too afraid of being judged or rejected. Instead of looking to ourselves for validation and self-worth, we look for it elsewhere. We tell ourselves stories about who we think we are and what we think we’re capable of based on our limiting beliefs. We live in fear based on these beliefs because there is a part of us that feels that we are “not enough.” This is not who we are.
Be the Woman You're Meant to Be
We all have an inner, true self. Although we sometimes don’t see or feel her, she is still in there. She is the woman we truly are and the woman we’re meant to be. When we are connected to her, there is unimaginable strength and beauty. This is the woman I want to show you.
Imagine how different your life could be if you had a strong connection to yourself, accepted yourself fully, leaned into your fears and showed up as your most authentic self. What would your life look like?
No fancy outfits, no stylized setup, just a simple backdrop and lighting. The goal is to capture you, your true self, and who you really are.
Changing your life begins with investing in yourself and declaring your worth.
I Matter Program
Go on your journey and fully commit to changing your life. This program includes weekly mentoring sessions and Transformative Portrait Experience.
Transformative Portrait Experience
Explore who you are, see your true self and embrace yourself fully. Experience includes mentoring and self-discovery session, video documentation and in-person Reveal.
Legacy Portrait Experience
Celebrate who you are and preserve this moment in time. Includes in-person Reveal.
About
Judy Lee
Transformative Portrait Photographer
To hear my story, listen to my interview with Sara McArdle on her podcast “Women Who Went for It.”
Have you ever felt lost or disconnected from yourself, like your life lacked meaning and purpose? That’s how I felt as I approached my mid-40s. Through life and difficult times, I lost my confidence and drive. Instead of living with intention, I lived in fear and felt numb and helpless. I felt like I didn’t matter.
I had a family photography business I started years ago but resisted investing any real effort into it. Suffering from impostor syndrome, I lacked the confidence to even call myself a ‘photographer.’ That all changed when I saw a portrait photographer speak and it awoke something in me. I just knew women’s portraits was my calling and it became louder than my fear so I pursued it. I discovered I could capture a woman’s essence, her confidence, inner beauty, and soul. I felt destined to succeed but my fears kept getting in the way and I realized I was doing without being. I was asking women to be vulnerable in front of my camera but I wasn’t vulnerable. I was asking women to reconnect with themselves through my portraits but I wasn’t connected to myself. I had so much more to learn… That’s when I made the decision to face my fears and my journey to reconnect with myself truly began.* I didn’t know exactly what I was doing or where I was going — it felt like a leap into the dark unknown but one I trusted. Once I walked through that darkness, I discovered everything I aspired to be was already inside me, in my true self. I confronted my old fears, shed my old beliefs and listened to my gut. In that process, I found my life’s purpose unfolding.
I had to go on my own journey to realize my purpose is to empower women by giving them the opportunity go on theirs.
I want you to see yourself, your true self and realize the woman you aspire to be is already inside you. Just as I had done for me. I had to first learn to value myself, know my inherent self-worth and that had to come from inside of me. You can choose to show up for yourself too. If you’re ready to make a change, and something in your gut is telling you this might for you, let’s chat to explore.
*I went on my journey through the “I Matter” newsletter. Subscribe here.
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Transformative Experiences
Experiences include workshops, meaningful collaborations and curated experiences.
June
06.01 — Finding Light in the Dark Workshop. Register here.
06.05 — WomanSpeak Circle meets. For more information, visit here.
06.10 — Transforming Women in Business Meetup – Marketing & Social Media. Register here.
06.13 — Release & Reclaim: Worshop+Yoga for the Soul with Tribe Life Events. Register here.
06.17 — Women Business Owners – The Power of Vulnerability & Being Seen in Your Business. Register here.
06.19 — WomanSpeak Circle meets. For more information, visit here.
06.24 — Book Club on The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates. Register here.
For more details about all the month’s events, please visit the blog post.
Coffee with Intention Podcast
Coffee with Intention began as a monthly gathering for intentional conversation on a selected topic over coffee and pastries. The gatherings have pivoted to the Coffee with Intention podcast where my guest and I have intentional and vulnerable conversation about a topic. It is real and unscripted conversation. Subscribe on iTunes | Android | Google Play | Spotify.
The Studio
"There is nothing more daring than showing up, putting ourselves out there and letting ourselves be seen."- Brené Brown
- Brené Brown
Located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, the studio is called “A Place Where Women Can Feel Like they Matter” because every woman should feel this way when she spends time here. It’s a space where you can show up unapologetically as yourself and be fully accepted, supported and be seen. So please, come in…
You are wanted here.
Blog
Podcast Ep.07: Listening to Your Body & Letting Go of the Hustle
A conversation with Susan Palmer Wood on listening to your body and letting go of the hustle. We discuss busy-ness, hustling for worthiness, messages from our bodies and aligning with your values.
What performing at Lincoln Center taught me about art
Art is about how we feel and bringing that which we hold guarded deep inside to the surface. Art is about being seen.
What does beautiful mean to you?
What does beautiful mean to you? Going through my journey and discovering my true self has taught me to see that beauty comes from within.
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