Lindsey Hahn, a boudoir photographer on a mission to empower women, shares her inspiring journey from Hollywood to helping women embrace their true selves. She explores why only 4% of women feel beautiful and how intention in photography can transform self-perception. Lindsey dives into the psychology of feeling beautiful, discussing power poses and positive self-talk. She also emphasizes the healing aspects of photography for overcoming trauma and encourages embracing one’s unique beauty, flaws and all.
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Career Shift to Empower Women
Lindsey Hahn left a high-profile Hollywood photography career to follow her purpose of empowering women through boudoir photography.
She felt the industry was hollow and wanted to work with real women, focusing on authentic confidence and self-love.
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Beauty Is a Feeling
Only 4% of women consider themselves beautiful, highlighting widespread low self-esteem.
Lindsey sees beauty as a feeling, not just a look, and helps women embody confidence during shoots.
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Boost Confidence Actively
Use body language like power poses to boost confidence—shoulders back, chest out, chin up.
Monitor and shift your self-talk to be kind and encouraging, as you would with a child.
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This is a Fan Fav episode. From housewife to building a billion-dollar business and now empowering women everywhere, I’m Lisa Bilyeu—and I know firsthand how powerfully our beliefs about beauty, worth, and confidence shape every part of our lives. In this deeply inspiring episode of Women of Impact, I sit down with my dear friend and extraordinary boudoir photographer Lindsey Hahn. After walking away from the glitzy Hollywood photography scene, Lindsey dedicated her career to helping real women unearth their confidence, see their own beauty, and truly embrace self-love—inside and out.
We dig into what’s really behind the images that make women feel powerful, why only 4% of women consider themselves beautiful, and how you can transform your mindset, your self-talk, and even your own scars into the foundation of unshakable self-worth. This episode is packed with practical tips, raw stories, and permission to finally see yourself—flaws and all—with new eyes.
SHOWNOTES
From glam celebrity shoots to soul-centered photography: Lindsey’s journey to purpose (00:00:38)
Why Lindsey walked away from a “dream job” that felt hollow inside (00:01:33)
Real stories behind boudoir: How intention and vulnerability unlock transformation (00:06:32)
Only 4% of women feel beautiful—what Lindsey does to change that stat for her clients (00:06:03)
Power poses, self-talk, and the “mirror effect”: Psychology behind feeling beautiful (00:08:41)
Healing after trauma: How photography, affirmations, and safe spaces build self-esteem (00:15:12)
Lindsey’s experience with scars, health crises, and why she now sees them as her strength (00:20:23)
Motherhood and body image: How Lindsey plans to teach her daughter self-love (00:25:07)
The radical impact of seeing yourself through new eyes—and the daily rituals that help (00:28:10)
Lindsey’s soon-to-launch women’s retreats: Combining mindfulness, movement, and photography for total transformation (00:31:28)
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