I have never liked my body. Several events from early childhood onwards left me with depression and anxiety plus an extreme lack of confidence and self esteem which lasted most of my life. After a significant mental health crisis, a couple of good friends and a therapist helped me get started on recognising and managing my mental health issues. Then I met my husband. He is my rock and has helped me through nightmares, self harm and ptsd and I’m so far removed from the person I used to be which is amazing but my body confidence is still non existant. I can’t work indoors as it quickly sends my mental health backwards so I currently work as a dumper truck driver, which I love, but I put on lots of weight. My husband always thinks I look great and gets frustrated that I can’t see it. He always says if he could give me anything it would be the ability to see myself through his eyes. I think the last straw was that I don’t like how I look in any of our wedding photos. So he bought me the Kensa Boudoir experience for Christmas. I was not amused to be honest. I’m not used to being the focus of attention having always tried to be unseen but Karen was amazing and put me at ease straight away. Throughout the shoot she was so enthusiastic and I felt more relaxed than I expected. When we saw the photos I was amazed. I actually really like them. I still won’t be wearing a bikini on the beach any time soon but I have started to accept that my way of seeing myself isn’t the only way. Thank you Karen for helping me take another step in the right direction. When I feel like I don’t like myself I can look at the photos and get some inspiration for how to make myself feel better and know that I can look good. My husband is certainly pleased with them too 😉