Becoming A Reflection Of Our Most Authentic Selves with Taylor S. Hunter

Becoming A Reflection Of Our Most Authentic Selves with Taylor S. Hunter

Photographer, wellness guide, and artist, Taylor S. Hunter (she/her), joins Black Girl In Om founder Lauren Ash (she/they) in conversation around building self-trust and getting specific about our dreams. Taylor’s work is dedicated to affirming black women on their divine paths to self-love and self-discovery. Through her lens, she intentionally creates visuals that encourage us to feel seen and loved; inside and out. In this episode of the BGIO Podcast, Taylor invites us to expand our perceptions of self by stepping into all parts of who we are, shadows included. She shares that connecting with our inner child can remind us of who we truly are, and also nourish and protect our creativity. Lauren and Taylor discuss how we can build self-trust and avoid wasting time by looking to ourselves as sources of insight instead of defaulting to others. By being specific about our dreams and standing firm in our “no”, we create the conditions for our most resonant desires to become realities. As Taylor affirms, “your canvas is yours.” Press play to listen in on how both Lauren and Taylor are authentically co-creating the present moment with the universe.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT

• The beauty and freedom in embracing change

• Taylor’s return home to New Orleans and how she’s creating a richly inspiring artist residency experience for herself there

• How Lauren and Taylor build self-trust

• The difference between purpose and career, and how they can inform one another

• How inviting the “no” can lead you to a resonant “yes”

• Ways to check in with how we truly feel in relationships

• Infusing relationships of all kinds with authenticity and ease

• Allowing our past, present, and future selves to inform one another through journaling

• How important it is to be specific about what we want in all areas of our lives

• The importance of intentional community for artists

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Quotes From The Episode:

“I’m really working in my process to expand women’s point of view in their perception of self so that they can be who they want to be in front of the camera” - @goldentimetay | click to tweet

“To help you make the decision, you looked to you. You looked to your own self as your source of wisdom and knowledge and insight. You returned to your journal.” - @hellolaurenash | click to tweet

“Our former selves leave breadcrumbs for our present self and then our future self, and then our future generations too.” - @hellolaurenash | click to tweet

“Every time I dive deeper into trusting myself, I just know that I can’t go wrong.” - @goldentimetay | click to tweet

“We have been so conditioned to be so wrapped up and almost obsessive about what the other person thinks about us. Reclaiming the gaze to our own experience is so powerful.” - @hellolaurenash | click to tweet

“Let me just be real so we can all go about our lives and get what we want and desire.” - @hellolaurenash | click to tweet

“There’s no need to feel like you have to lower your vibrations to match somebody else. It should always be you meeting each other and even elevating each other, but never lowering.” - @goldentimetay | click to tweet

“Life does not have to look like anyone or anything I’ve ever seen before.” - @goldentimetay | click to tweet

“We are meant to be deeply present, deeply joyful, and deeply celebratory at every aspect of our unfolding. Everything that is blocking us from that, we have to question” - @hellolaurenash | click to tweet

“Start looking back and journaling down a list of ideas of what you really enjoyed as a kid and see if you’re doing any of those things right now. Just ask yourself, ‘what feeds my soul’” - @goldentimetay | click to tweet

“Realizing that your canvas is yours. it’s completely blank. You can paint over it as many times as you want. You can paint black. You can paint it white. You can add watercolor. You can add acrylic. It’s whatever you want it to be.” - @goldentimetay | click to tweet