10/02/2025
A few weeks ago, I had the absolute honor of collaborating with some truly incredible women. Together, we created a powerful collection of photographs that celebrate strength, beauty, and resilience. This week, the collection is on display in the Gentle Healing Studio at the Holter Museum as part of BoobieCon Helena. You can view it today until 5, all day tomorrow and all day Saturday. A special thank you to Robyn Lund for coordinating this effort! You are a true angel.
Here’s a glimpse into the heart of the exhibit…
The Whispers of a Phoenix
Scars That Speak of Courage and Renewal — An Exhibition of Hope and Transformation
Seven women - Seven distinct journeys - One shared truth
The Whispers of a Phoenix is an anonymous portrait series honoring women who have faced breast cancer at different stages—diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and life after. Each woman’s path is unique… different diagnoses, different treatments, and different choices around reconstruction. These images reflect that individuality with dignity and care.
The portraits are anonymous by design to protect privacy and to focus attention on what endures—courage, choice, and renewal.
You’ll see scars from surgery and reconstruction, and you’ll also see strength in posture, grace in gesture, and the quiet certainty of women claiming their bodies as their own. Every frame centers the woman, not the disease.
cancer does not erase who you are
This exhibit was created to:
• Raise awareness of the lived realities of breast cancer—medical and emotional.
• Witness resilience in all its forms, whether quiet or fierce.
• Celebrate beauty that is personal, lived-in, and unapologetically real.
• Offer hope and solidarity to anyone walking this road: you are not alone.
If you’re navigating your own diagnosis—or loving someone who is—we hope these portraits feel like a hand to hold. Healing isn’t about returning to who you were; it’s about honoring who you are now.
