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This week, we connected with Shiloh Reed, the owner and creator of Shiloh Colleen Photography. Shiloh showed up authentically, sharing details about the twists and turns of her journey through academics, professions, values, passions and relationships. Shiloh talks openly about going from grad school to become a therapist to exceptional photographer, wife and mother, and going all in - heart and soul- on each of these endeavors.

Shiloh began her photography career as a hobby, didn’t anticipate it becoming a business, but as it grew, her hobby and passion turned into a career filled with freedom! Karolyn and Shiloh discuss the importance of trusting yourself to make decisions, using misteps as stepping stones, and how acting authentically can yield the greatest rewards, both personally and professionaly. Shiloh shows us her compassionate way of being and talks about the ultimate value of embracing process and experience over an end result. 

This episodes dives into: 

• Shiloh’s desire to help others.
• Learning how to create personal boundaries around work, even work that she loves!
• Shiloh's journey into motherhood.
• Shiloh opens up about how she went from completing grad school to becoming a therapist, to well-known photographer capturing precious family moments
• How curiosity and courage allow Shiloh to try things she has not yet mastered and use each misstep as a stepping stone.
• How Shiloh creates safety and connection with the families she is photographing, which has allowed her to witness and capture sacred moments, both joyous and difficult, for each family.
• & so much more.

Guest Info:

Connect with Shiloh Reed on Instagram @shilohcolleenphotography or her website here: https://www.shilohcolleenphotography.com/. 

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