Meet Maureen!

Every April we seek a new Brand Ambassador team for Jezebel VonZephyr. We look for women that represent our wide client base. Women that want to grow and want the same for others. Women that seek to build others. Women that want the same transformative experience they had at our studio for their friends.

Today, we meet Maureen! We think her story of resilience, strength and finding herself will resonate with you. Scroll down to hear about Maureen’s journey!

“I was just coming out of a pretty painful and devastating divorce from my high school sweetheart of 17 years. I was broken, sad, and unsure of where I stood as a woman, partner, mother, individual. I was lost and not sure of how to really move forward. That’s when I was told about JVZ by a friend who had an amazing experience at her photo shoot.

“But I don’t have a partner!” I said. She said, “it doesn’t matter – that’s not what the studio is about.” I got curious and looked into it. That’s when everything changed for me. I realized that the only person who could give me my power back as a woman was ME.

So, I started to look at their private Facebook page, Jezebel’s Future Belles, and see how these women were supporting each other and lifting each other up every day. I got braver, more open… I knew I wanted to be like that. I wanted to support and lift others up, and I really needed to be lifted up myself. So I took the risk and booked a Soul 2 Soul session.

At the time I was single, still am, and did not have a partner to share these photos with. It was just for me and that was better. You see, in my previous marriage my ex-husband absolutely forbid me from getting boudoir-style photos taken. He made me feel ashamed and embarrassed that as a Christian woman that I would want photos like that of me existing at all. This gave me a skewed perception of my sexuality and one of my main goals after my divorce was to find a true and healthy version of myself, including myself as a sexual woman.

My first Soul to Soul was an eye-opening experience. I’ll never forget when Sara showed me a picture of me backlit by the light wall. I looked so beautiful! I looked so strong! I looked damn sexy! Suddenly the axis of my world shifted just a little bit. Not only was I a mom, a small business owner, a sister, a daughter, a friend… I was also a beautiful sexy woman worthy of love, attention, and a partner who appreciated all the parts of me!

Now, my transformation has not been overnight. I still struggle sometimes with body acceptance and feeling like I’m worth love and attention from people with whom I desire it. But I am so much stronger and so much healthier and so fucking sexy! Now much of this is due to my boudoir shoot and my experiences there after working with JVZ- as well as a great counselor and amazing friends.

A lot has changed for me. After my first shoot I was all in. I applied to become a Brand Ambassador and did a second shoot. Let me tell you: the second one was even more fun than the first! I also found the strength to fall in love, and walk away from unhealthy relationships, meet new people and be my brave, badass self every day of my life! I will forever be a fan of boudoir photos like these because the pictures are beautiful and sexy and fun but the work that happens in my heart and soul are far more significant than just a pretty picture. I am more than a pretty picture!”