I'm over #authenticity

This internet version of authenticity feels like you're working to make your outer life match your hopes for what you want to portray, whether it's a vibe, a reputation, an assumed way you “should” be. But honesty is simply showing the world who you are, where you're at, and what life is like for you with the bravery that it's good enough as is.

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Jessica Whalen
Let Us Live Like Flowers

Where I live, we’re waking up to the first hints of fall. I’m an autumn and winter girl, but I do always feel like I need to say “farewell” to summer. This summer was full of so many weddings, so many adventures, so much love and so many moments of clarity.

So, thank you, summer for helping me dig deeper. I can’t wait to see what flourishes from my time in the sun.

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Jessica Whalen Films | Videography Reel

To be honest, over the past few years, I’ve struggled with my artistic identity.

And then, I decided to cut a reel to try to capture all I love and want to do in one video. Because the truth is, I’m a fully dimensional person. I’m all things at all time.

What an honor it is to see those who trust me in their happiest, proudest, bravest, hardest, and most honest moments. And what it is to be a woman, capturing it all.

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My Ale Vidal Mentorship Experience + The Value of Being Seen

That freedom to become me and to do my work from a deeper more authentic space? That came about because I was seen, heard, and celebrated-even for the things that felt so second nature to me I didn’t give them much thought.

That’s what I want to do for you as we journey through being Almost Brave together. I want to watch you flourish and connect to deeper parts of yourself and your community as you become more vulnerable and honest through owning your story.

I want you to look back on what we create (either through the Almost Brave process or through just image creation) and say “wow, I guess I do have something to offer”. I want you to see how much you have to say and just how much magic comes from you just being you.

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A Brief History + a Short Manifesto of the Almost Brave

So, if you’re the person who feels less than epic.

If this term “almost brave” makes you laugh because you know exactly what it means.

If you look at your life and think “I know it seems normal, but what makes this so special is...”

If you’re curious and always searching for beauty + honesty, even in the most simple things.

I’m here, letting you know that it’s all enough. Your story is worthy of being told. And I want to tell it.

Here’s to new beginnings, new moments of honesty, curiosity, and exploration. Here’s to art and story and people.

Here’s to you. Welcome home, friend.

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Jessica Whalen