22/09/2025
Our Wild Heart Bombshell, shares her Wild Heart experience in her own words ~ "A Little Bent Not Broken" Miss Holly Phoenix Fay.
March this year, while I was deep in editing my book, and stuck at times to proceed to publish, something stirred inside me, something that told me I needed to do more than just write the pain out.
I had to feel it, See it, let it move through me.
I have always been the one lifting others up, fixing crowns, advice, but this time, I knew I needed to show up for myself! Not for show, not for social media, but for my own inner healing.
I followed the gut instinct, the soul nudge, and said yes to a neon photo (After Dark) shoot. Not for the camera but for the connection.
And something changed in me in that studio.
The lights came on, the music played, and without realising it, I let go.
The first shoot turned into a second. Then, a third. Each time I wasn’t performing, I was peeling, layers of hurt, of survival. Of the mask I didn’t even know, I still wore.
It wasn’t about the makeup, It wasn’t about the pose. it was the story that lived behind my eyes.
The softness in my strength. The fire I still carried.
And in those captured moments, I didn’t see a broken woman, I saw a Phoenix.
So when it came time to choose the cover for A Little Bent, Not Broken, the answer was already there.
That front cover that raw stare was everything I’ve lived through, And the back cover? Well, that smile. That is who I’ve always been. The one who walks into a room lights it up, but now she finally lights herself up too.
That photo shoot wasn’t just a moment. It was a reckoning. A ripple, a reflection, a reminder that the Phoenix doesn’t just rise once. She rises every day she chooses herself.
“She will rise again every damn day Like the sun...
4 today. 4 tomorrow. 4 forever.”
💜Love always, Miss Holly Phoenix Fay 💋🫶
Holly, this is everything ❤ What you’ve shared here is exactly what I always hope for every Wild Heart who steps into the studio — that it becomes more than “just a photoshoot", but a movement - a rebirth into feeling safe, raw and unapologetically yourself.
To know this experience was healing, liberating, and a true reckoning for you is so incredibly precious. Being trusted to capture your strength, your softness, and your fire as you step into this next chapter — a published author! is the greatest honour darling and I remain incredibly humbled you chose me.
Your words, your courage, and your rising will inspire so many.
I’m beyond proud of you and so grateful you chose me to walk a little part of this journey with you.
Being your photographic storyteller and shooting the covers for your book, will stay with me always ✨
You can enjoy a meet n greet with Holly and grab a signed copy of her book on Friday 26th September 10am-midday, at the The Tree house in the Botanical Gardens at Urangan!
Or - you can grab a copy via her website: https://hollyfay.com.au ❤ or Little Bent Not Broken
Holly is a great beacon of light in the world as an author, Reiki Master, Mindfulness Coach and more! Support this amazing local and be inspired by her! ✨
Nik 💋
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