Last year I did a 3 session giveaway. All of the entries’ answers to the questions were so special and full of heart and soul that I wanted to give everyone a session. 

What?! A free session!? Here’s the details of what went down… Women that wanted to be considered, filled out a short questionnaire, jumped in a 10 minute call to chat about their answers and got their name in a drawing to be one of three winners. 

Sadly, only one of the session winners came through the studio due to life’s conflicts. But hot damn, did she bring not only the heat, she is the fire! And as you’ll see below, an incredible writer. 

“And as I sat there… broken, cold, and scared I wondered if I’d ever know how to love myself again. I don’t even think I knew who I was anymore. I only knew who everyone else wanted me to be. I knew the ugly words of shame and belittlement that I was an addict, selfish, a fuck-up, and a disgrace to my family. How could I be so stupid?

“You’ll be the death of them with the heartache you’ve caused. You’re selfish and will never amount to anything! You’d be better off dead.”

It wasn’t their fault their walls were still standing by the construct of what society said it ought to be. It wasn’t my fault for trying to break them down not only for myself, but to help them awaken…to awaken myself…a task that I now know can only be completed by the individual themselves.

So I fought. I fought hard for myself. I subconsciously fought hard for them too…. and I rose from the ash and the burden of perfection. I rose FOR the darkest places I’ve seen and felt… and I lived.

I AM LIVING! I learned to be imperfectly beautiful and that the illusion of perfect is dependent on the individual… and well, my life became perfect for me. And still I rise. And still I work… I work with my shadows and embrace that darkness. Because without that darkness, I wouldn’t be able to receive the light I receive now. She is a part of me too, that darkness. And I love her for showing me the way.”

-Konnie Fries

If you fell in love with this special soul, you can find her doing amazing things with wild mustangs. Check her out!

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Let’s show her some support! And thanks for reading.