Creativity Online & Willing to be 'Cringe', Exploring the Outdoors with Kids, & Raising Daughters Who Feel Confident Setting Boundaries with Abbi Hearne

Creativity Online & Willing to be 'Cringe', Exploring the Outdoors with Kids, & Raising Daughters Who Feel Confident Setting Boundaries with Abbi HearneIn episode 12, Morgan talks with Abbi Hearne, adventure photographer, mother, wife and desert-dweller. She and her husband started a successful (like, really successful) adventure photography business, which is how we ‘met’ online. Abbi and I share a commitment to raising our kids out in nature - Abbi and Calle are raising their daughter in the Utah desert for half the year, and among the glaciers in Alaska the other half of the year. We talk about how we’ve adjusted our expectations for outdoor exploration now that we are parents, and the challenges and mega rewards of adding little ones to our adventures.We talk about our shared desire to raise daughters who are confident in themselves beyond their looks, and who are able to set and protect boundaries, despite growing up in a culture which objectifies them literally from birth (“oh look at those blue eyes! She’s going to break some boys’ hearts one day!”) and which tells them to place others’ comfort ahead of their own needs. We cover our own experiences with rejecting the cultural expectations that are placed upon women, and the people who have helped show us that we are more than the way we look.Abbi shares about her relationship with her late father, who passed away in late 2022 from a brain tumor — he was diagnosed in 2018, given only months to live, and Abbi and her family ended up getting 4 more years with him, including the opportunity for him to meet his first grandchild, Hyder (Abbi & Callen's daughter). Finally, Abbi shares how she found her (current) creative passion in adventure photography; We talk about daring to try out a variety of creative pursuits and being willing to be viewed as 'cringe’ and the importance of putting yourself out there creatively.Book mentioned in this episode:The Happiest Toddler on the Block by Harvey Karp and Paula SpencerFollow Abbi on Instagram @abbihearne / Follow The Hearnes Photography at @thehearnes / Follow Morgan at @morganbarrett__ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Get full access to Chronically Candid at morgannbarrett.substack.com/subscribeSupport my work by reading & subscribing to Chronically Candid on Substack at morgannbarrett.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.