Traci & Doug
I did a boudoir shoot 10 years ago and loved the pictures. Over the years, my weight fluctuated and I kept putting off doing another boudoir shoot until my weight came down to where it was reasonable. In March 2022, I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Basically, my thyroid doesn't recognize that it's part of my body and is attacking itself. The symptoms for me have been months of joint pain, muscle pain, bone pain, brain fog, fatigue, hair loss, and weight gain. Since I've found out, I've had to eliminate gluten, dairy, soy, sweets, liquor, corn, caffeine, night shades, starchy vegetables, and preservatives from my diet...and that's just to feel "less shitty" than I felt before. I decided it was time to accept my body as is and just do the photo shoot.
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I had an unusually high client load the 2 weeks prior to the event, so it was just a matter of choosing whatever was in my closet that fit the day before we left. Doug already had some fun underwear and brought it. I kept thinking that we should've spent money and gotten matching outfits, but then I decided that we should just be who we are. Matching kindred spirits will have to be enough. Walking to our appointment I'd like to say we were nervous, but we weren't. We live at a nudist resort. More people have seen us naked on a Sunday afternoon than we can count. What's 2 more? I was very unsure of how sexy I'd look, but then I decided to let go of fear that wasn't doing anything for me so I could embrace and enjoy the moment.
For myself (Traci), experiencing a renewed closeness with Doug was the highlight. This whole Hashimoto's stuff has been an adjustment for both of us. Doug has had to become my arms and legs because I can only do so much before I need to rest. As appreciative as I am for everything he does, it's often difficult for me to show affection because my body hurts. When I have a good day, I have to make things happen!
We went in with a completely open mind. Sometimes it's just best to let the pros do what they do. Doug and I always have more fun together, so I left it open that either it would be a couples photo shoot and in the unlikely event he wasn't interested, then it would be just me. Thankfully - he was all in! We had the best time.We both agreed that we had so much fun and it was such a positive experience, that if the pictures didn't turn out we'd be just fine because it brought us together. We needed that reminder. Doug noticed he felt my confidence was higher after the shoot.
SEXY. INTIMATE. FUN CONFIDENCE. PHENOMENAL!
