She doesn’t know it yet, but..

In early 2025, a TikTok trend took off—women sharing photos of themselves just before pivotal life moments happened starting with the words, “She doesn’t know it yet but…” It made me think about the wonderful transformations that often unfold after a shoot. And no surprises when women continue to rewrite their story and tend to their relationship with themselves, the shifts can be quietly powerful and/or beautifully profound.

She doesn’t know it yet, but...
From here on out, she begins rewriting the way she’s willing to be loved, and finds a new romance shortly after this shoot.

She doesn’t know it yet, but..
this shoot she almost cancelled became a turning point. A little over a year later, she’ll welcome her baby girl she didn’t think she’d have. Proof that something new was already on it way.

She doesn’t know it yet, but..
This shoot will open her up to self-worth in a way that calls in a free trip to Samoa.

She doesn’t know it yet, but…
In a few months she’ll shave her head - shedding who she was and embodying someone radically freer.

She doesn’t know it yet, but…
After being in a rut and doubting her career, in just one year she’ll be chosen as a finalist for Miss New Zealand, flying to Taiwan and stepping into her light.

She doesn’t know it yet, but..
She’ll quit her corporate job in the next year, buy a one way ticket to Bali, and begin a new path towards somatic embodiment.

She doesn’t know it yet, but..
Her Saturn Return in 5 months will shake her to her core and ignite the courage to become the photographer she’s always dreamed of being.

She doesn’t know it yet, but..
She’s about to realise how soft and powerful her femininity truly is.

She doesn’t know it yet, but..
In 4 years she’ll go from maiden to mother, and move through radical self healing for her and her daughter.