Reclaiming Your Spark: How to Rediscover Yourself After Life’s Biggest Changes

Life has a funny way of throwing curveballs at us, doesn’t it? One minute you’re happily moving along, and the next you’ve gone through an illness, a breakup, the kids flying the nest, or even a complete life relocation, and you’re wondering how to rediscover yourself. Suddenly, you’re standing there thinking:

“Right… so who exactly am I now?”

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. These big life changes – though often painful, messy, and at times fuelled by copious amounts of tea/wine/chocolate (delete as appropriate!) – can also become the most powerful turning points of our lives.

Because here’s the truth: you get to decide how to start fresh in life and who you want to be now.

This journey of rediscovering yourself after life changes is less about going backwards and more about embracing a new confidence and self-love journey.

Step One: Give Yourself Permission to Start Fresh

Give yourself permission to rediscover yourself without guilt. You don’t have to cling to the “old version” of you. That woman has served her purpose beautifully. But this new chapter? It’s an invitation to step into someone even stronger, wiser, freer – and maybe a little sassier.

Think of it as life transitions and self-discovery rolled into one. And yes, it’s allowed to feel messy at times.

Step Two: Rediscover Yourself and What Lights You Up

It’s time to experiment again. What makes you laugh until your sides hurt? What makes you lose track of time? What have you always secretly wanted to do, but life kept getting in the way?

This could look different for everyone – whether you’re navigating self-discovery after divorce, illness, or loss, or simply craving something new.

Pro tip: start small. No one’s saying you need to run a marathon (unless you really want to). Try a pottery class, get out in nature, dance in your kitchen at 8am. Little sparks add up.

You could also think back to your childhood: what lit you up as a child, before your limiting beliefs and life experiences stopped you from being fun and care-free?

Step Three: Invest in Yourself Like You Mean It

Here’s the magic: when you pour into yourself, the world responds differently. Investing in yourself as a woman – whether that’s through coaching, a bold new haircut, or even booking a transformational photoshoot – sends a powerful message:

“I matter. I am worth this.”

This is where the shift happens. It’s no longer about survival – it’s about thriving.

Step Four: Celebrate the Woman You Are Becoming

This isn’t about “going back” to who you were. It’s about becoming the woman you were always meant to be – resilient, radiant, and unapologetically you.

And here’s the best part: you don’t have to do it alone. Support, guidance, and celebration are out there for you.

✨ Here’s Where I Come In

If you’re ready to see yourself with fresh eyes, rediscover yourself and celebrate who you’re becoming, I’d love to help. My empowering photoshoots in the UK and coaching for women after big life changes are designed especially for women stepping into their next chapter.
Together, we’ll capture not just how you look, but who you are becoming – strong, beautiful, and ready to shine.

Because let’s be honest: after everything you’ve been through, you deserve more than just a selfie in the bathroom mirror. 😉

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Here are some of my clients, who I’ve helped transition through big life changes…

Meet Ella…

“I needed coaching and support because I had just got out of an abusive relationship and my mental health and self-confidence were extremely poor. I needed help.

Honestly, the experience as a whole was enlightening. Ginny, you are possibly one of the most compassionate people I know and made me feel at ease from session 1. We discussed so many ways to manage my anxieties and boost my self love. After just a few months I feel like me again and through finding my worth, I gained confidence to date again and found a person whom (so far) is exactly what I needed and everything I could want for myself.

Now, I feel amazing, my mindset has completely changed and I have become so much more confident in myself.
I just want to thank you. People like you make this world a better place. Keep shining your light and spreading love.”

Meet Dani Wallace…

“I had spent so long learning to love and accept my body and rid myself of the inherent fatphobia that society impresses upon us that contending with the idea I needed to change my body, and quick, felt strange. I was a 38-year-old, size 24 woman, who weighed 19 and a half stone. Loving our bodies is not something we – particularly women – are conditioned to do, especially when we are considered plus-sized or ‘overweight’… To have embraced my size, and show up in the world unapologetically, had taken a considerable amount of work…

Even though I knew that my body was about to change dramatically [from having gastric band surgery for health reasons], keeping the spirit of truly loving myself as I went through this process was really important to me…

I wanted to approach my decisions in celebration of myself. My body, after all, has got me through the darkest of times and I wanted to take a moment to appreciate it before it changed forever. I wanted to prove to myself that my body can still be sexy, whatever size it is.

Connecting with myself by documenting where I was pre-surgery helped me see the importance of loving myself at every stage of my life, and incentivised me to continue doing so proactively and intentionally, rather than merely accepting this is what I am.”

(As featured in The Metro, “I love my plus-size body, so I was gutted to be told to lose weight for my health” – 28th January 2022)

Meet Anya:

“It was really important for me to book a shoot with Ginny, because I have always had a bad relationship with my body and it was my way of being able to realise I am perfect just the way I am and to start loving myself more. I was very nervous about being in my lingerie, but Ginny made me feel super beautiful and supported for the whole shoot; I couldn’t have done it without her.

The shoot was such an incredible experience; I had so much fun! I was super nervous before, but after, I felt so free and happy and confident. The location was beautiful – the studio is so lovely and the hair and makeup artist (Nicky @NWMake) was so kind and caring – she made me feel amazing, and my makeup was so lush, I have started wearing red lips more. I was absolutely blown away by my images – I couldn’t believe they were me; they were even better than I ever could have imagined. I think it was the first time I actually said to myself that I was perfect.

I got everything and more I can’t put into words how much they changed my whole opinion of myself. I brought a photo album at the end with 10 of my images in, and every time I am feeling low about my body or just having a bad day, I flick through them, and it reminds me that I am beautiful and worthy and perfect in my own special way.

To anyone considering booking a similar shoot, I would say absolutely do it! It really changed things for me and made me feel a lot happier in my skin. It’s not just a photoshoot; Ginny also offers incredible body confidence coaching, which really turned things around for me in just 2 weeks! I was so surprised and delighted; she made the whole experience so enjoyable.

Ginny is one of the most incredible ladies I have ever met in my life; she is kind, caring, compassionate and just all round lovely. She has completely changed my life – I have even decided to go into coaching myself because of her. So I thank her from the bottom of my heart.”

Meet Aleksandra:

“There’s nothing more empowering than accepting your body as it is right now. I knew I had to have some serious surgery, and illness was taking its toll…feeling sexy again and recording my pre-surgery body was important to me on that journey to acceptance.

I wanted to work with someone I didn’t know, and had seen Ginny’s friendly presence on socials. I’m used to styling, and so being on the other side of the camera, not in the limelight! In my work, I believe it’s important to embrace all sides to ourselves, especially as we get older and some sides can become hidden.

Personally, I wanted to see a more sensual and sexy side, and that was fun to visually explore. Ginny’s approach to coaching helps you to better reflect on yourself, and her soft approach is nurturing and gentle.

Ginny is kind and fun, knows how to work with angles, and put you at ease. She really wants to understand your needs and desires, and makes appropriate suggestions. She’s sometimes a little bit cheeky, and that lightens the nerves in a funny way! It was an empowering day, where I felt fully myself, and it was a good deal of fun, I’d recommend it to anyone! It’s important to entrust yourself to the team, and hair and make-up was so much fun, even if I don’t wear much make-up in my day to day life.

I love the photos, they make me feel glamorous and allow me to explore different sides of myself. A special secret box (with 15 individual prints) just for myself is a wonderful thing right now. When I remember the day that I gifted this to myself, and the pictures, I feel more beautiful. And sexy.”

Meet Sara:

“I was going through a divorce and had some mental health issues early 2021, this was to rebuild my confidence and to show I made it through!

I absolutely love the images! More than I expected with the presentation box and how the photos themselves are presented. I wanted to show I am a survivor and I am strong. I think the photos are very powerful, my daughters love them too!

Since doing the shoot, my confidence has certainly increased. My marriage was very emotionally abusive and I always felt too fat or ugly. These pictures show otherwise, I didn’t know I looked like that!

I would absolutely recommend doing a boudoir shoot with Ginny to other women, I think every woman should do this to gain confidence in how they look, and to look back in 20 years and say that was them!”

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