We are Juliet Kuehnle, Kayla Jones and Tracy Watts. Two therapists and one documentary photographer in collaborative pursuit of elevating women's voices.
What does it truly mean to show up as a woman in today’s society?
We have listened to a collective of women through candid conversation for an answer to this complex and thought provoking question. We heard stories that are rich and deep with wisdom and we understand that there is no singlular answer.
These powerful portraits and profound stories offer a glimpse into how we see ourselves, what forces mold our self reflections, and whether traditional norms are held or disrupted.
Too often, our voices are unheard: our narratives are untold, marginalized, and deleted from history.
We invite you to celebrate the innate value, power, pain, persistence, and beauty of Women.
Our stories are the threads that bind us.
These are our stories.
We are Woven Together | Inseparable.
Women As We Are, LLC
*The conversations have been lightly edited for clarity.
Woven Together
I've been thinking a lot about how my perception of my strong femininity was tied to my athleticism.
... I would have identified more as a male.
Now, women are able to celebrate their authentic self.
You live the life but you don't plan it. You embrace it.
I raised my hand in an era where women weren't necessarily known to raise their hands.
Yes. Yes. I was the token... I am often that.
Everything that's happened to us has also happened to our bodies.
Everything is beautifully blurred. My life as a woman is beautifully blurred.
My dad was always very upfront: "There is a double standard in this world."
Even though I was really, really smart, my job was to get married and have babies.
Womanhood has always been defined in relation to manhood.
Your perception of yourself changes, particularly in our culture.
I literally have never, ever thought of myself as beautiful.
And still, I know that I am no less of a "woman."
I am still on the spectrum of being very critical of my body...
I was taught to scream, but I'm in a world that doesn't listen.