187: Empowering Womanhood through Photography with Katie Cassin

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Brief summary of show:

In this episode of the Motherhood Village podcast, I speak with special guest Katie Cassin, a mom, wife, and photographer who's also a passionate advocate for body positivity, gentle parenting, and documenting the journey of womanhood. 

Katie shares the profound impact of the book 'Girl Code' on her life, emphasizing the limitless opportunities for success and the importance of self-love. The conversation gets into her personal story, highlighting her experiences with eating disorders, her approach to gentle parenting, and how she integrates body positivity into her family life. Katie offers insights into the significance of treating oneself with kindness, the concept of mindful parenting, and the transformative power of photography in fostering self-acceptance and empowering women to celebrate their bodies at any stage of life. 

The episode concludes with Katie encouraging listeners to cease the war with themselves for a more fulfilling life and shares how they can connect with her for photography services.

We talk about:

• 0:00 Introduction and Guest Background
• 00:25 Book recommendation
• 02:52 How to integrate gentle parenting skills and body positivity into your home life, and specific practices to foster love and acceptance
• 05:19 The foundation of healing yourself first
• 06:09 Body positivity in her family and with her son
• 12:48 How she navigates the body positive space as a photographer to promote it in her work and also in her life
• 15:16 Embracing