Teri Hofford

Teri Hofford Your go-to gal for unf*cking your beliefs about your body & self so you can live more authentically [email protected]

I just want you to see my cutie outfit today 😍Top: (but thrifted)Skirt: made last nightBelt: Messy studio room: all me...
12/05/2025

I just want you to see my cutie outfit today 😍

Top: (but thrifted)
Skirt: made last night
Belt:
Messy studio room: all me, baby.

This little diva loves to be in photos 🐱 she has become the cutest photobomber in client sessions 🐈
12/04/2025

This little diva loves to be in photos 🐱 she has become the cutest photobomber in client sessions 🐈

12/03/2025

Listen - body "trends" change every 10-15 years under the capitalistic regime we currently live in. Seeing the swing back to 90s/00s "beauty standards" is not surprising yet it seems to be throwing people for a loop.

The co-opted body positivity movement you are seeing disappear can only disappear if you didn't DO anything with it. If you didn't learn from the folks who were teaching, if you didn't apply confidence building suggestions from your favorite influencers, and if you didn't integrate any of it into your life then yes, it will disappear - because it was surface level, potentially following folks because of how their bodies looked.

And perhaps when we relate to people on how their bodies look instead of what they are saying it sets us up for failure 🫠

Here's what you can do to combat this pendulum swing:

Build your self confidence and resilience by doing things with the body you have right now. Stop waiting for the day your body looks a certain way before you do something/go after the life you want.

Get outside of your phone and see the real world - diversity IS everywhere.

When people bring up diet culture, weight-loss, or whatevs, simply change the subject.

Remember, other people's bodies have nothing to do with you.

Stop 👏 giving 👏 attention 👏 to 👏 it👏.

Train your brain - we have the ability and information to learn how to build resilience and self awareness and change patterns. Go to therapy, read a book, learn more about how your brain works so it can't be used against you. (Capitalism relies on psychology & neuroscience, but there's nothing stopping you from learning how to train your brain to work FOR you instead of against you)

All in all, let's starve the system - not ourselves.

And if you want to learn how to build resilience and f*ck diet culture to be resilient in your SELF, there's 1 more space available at 2026!

Today is my 11 year wedding anniversary and while we joke that we have to wait for Ryan's mom's text to remind us of our...
12/02/2025

Today is my 11 year wedding anniversary and while we joke that we have to wait for Ryan's mom's text to remind us of our anniversary because we just "aren't anniversary people", I am taking initiative to share about it.

First, because these photos by of our engagement in 2014 will always be some of my faves (psssst, Tomasz, do you still photograph couples btw? We need some updated images lol)

Second, because for a long time people didn't even know I was married because I never really talked about Ryan on the social media (because he doesn't have any so why would I?) BUT I have become the person I am because of this guy....yes, he supports me, but more importantly he doesn't get in my way.

(He just jokes that we "will never financially recover from this" whenever I bring a new business idea to him 😂😂)

The most romantic thing he ever said to me (as an analytic brain would) was that I was Peak Power and he was Baseload Power and that's why we work so well together. 😭😭

My take on that is that I'm the helium balloon and he's the anchor - I can't float away because he slows me down enough to think things through and I drag him along, making him take action when he gets stuck in his thinking.

Opposites in most every way, but on the same page where it counts.

I joke that if he goes before me, I'll be single because there's no one better for me than him. He's the consistency to my chaos, the logic to my daydreaming, and the Math to my English.

Anywho, I love this guy and all the experiences we've had together and I can't wait to have more.

My favorite fits from the month of November (and I just realized the first picture is actually from today - the 1st of D...
12/01/2025

My favorite fits from the month of November (and I just realized the first picture is actually from today - the 1st of December 🫣)

I have had SO much fun with clothes this year. God bless the dress for your Venus sign challenge that got me outta my clothing comfort zone!

✨ WEEKLY GLIMMERS ✨ 1. The top I got at the at (you can still grab all my cutie items!!)2. Kitten helping with yearly...
11/30/2025

✨ WEEKLY GLIMMERS ✨

1. The top I got at the at (you can still grab all my cutie items!!)

2. Kitten helping with yearly review

3. Self portys

4. Playful Kitten on my backdrop

5. The only photo I snagged from with

6. Cutie Kitten cuddles up by me

7. Winter attire

8. The mountains & the moon

9. Snowboard ready (until I biffed it)

10. Home Alone with the symphony

11. My sparkle find from the thrift bus

12. Frosty mornings

13. Christmas Kitten

14. Cute outfit

15. Christmas tree all decked out

16. Vintage Christmas decorations

17. Another cute outfit

18. Another cute Kitten moment

19. My favorite corndog

20. Finished my photo tutorial

✨What were some of your glimmers this week?✨

One reason I love to read/listen to folks so much is because sometimes a thought by someone else can completely change t...
11/27/2025

One reason I love to read/listen to folks so much is because sometimes a thought by someone else can completely change the trajectory of my life.

Here are a few of the quotes that upon hearing them caused me to make changes - some subtle, some huge - that have ultimately informed, impacted or created the version of me you see today 😍

We talk a lot about how the body keeps the score.The trauma. The shame. The grief. The moments we didn’t know how to hol...
11/26/2025

We talk a lot about how the body keeps the score.
The trauma. The shame. The grief. The moments we didn’t know how to hold.

And yes, it’s important to honour the emotions that had nowhere to go when we were younger.

But what we forget…
is that our bodies also keep the joy.
The play.
The love.
The moments that made us feel alive.

Our body image wounds often begin because our bodies become the symbol of “the score”
the mistakes, the humiliation, the anger, the guilt, the fear.
Then capitalism swoops in and teaches us that disliking our appearance is not only normal, but profitable.

And because our brains cling to negativity faster than they soften into pleasure,
it makes sense that our bodies become associated with pain before delight.

But your body has also held laughter.
Warmth.
Tenderness.
Connection.
LOVE.

We just have to invite those memories back home, too.

And you can begin that in less than one minute.

Ready?

Take a slow breath in…
and exhale.
Repeat two more times.

Now, bring to mind a moment where you felt calm.
At peace.
Safe in your skin.

Let the scene unfold.
Notice the light.
The temperature.
The scent in the air.
The sounds.
The presence of anyone else, if they were there.

As you relive it, gently shift your awareness into your body.

Where do you feel that calm?
Is it warmth? Softness? Spaciousness? A quiet hum?

Place a hand on that part of your body and whisper:

“This is where I feel my calm.
This is where I feel my peace.”

Your body is not only a keeper of wounds.
She is a sanctuary of sweetness, too.
And the more we remember that…
the softer it becomes to come home.

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11/26/2025

Late night thoughts about "everyone" losing weight and what we can do about the feels around it.

The Ritual of Reflection:’Tis the season to tie up loose ends,gather blankets + ideas,and revel in the sweetness of the ...
11/25/2025

The Ritual of Reflection:

’Tis the season to tie up loose ends,
gather blankets + ideas,
and revel in the sweetness of the year gone by.

As someone who has futuristic in their top 5 Clifton strengths, I LOVE planning for the new year.

But because I am so future focused, I have to be intentional about looking back before I look forward.

Therefore, I've started curating rituals of reflection before my rituals of reinvention & I want to share 5 of them with you!

✨ Ritual One: Make it sacred

Put it on the calendar.
Light the candles.
Slip into something cozy.
Pull out the journals, the goals, the old vision boards.
Look back without judgment, only curiosity.

✨ Ritual Two: Write it out

Set a timer.
Free-write every thought that comes into your mind when you think about next year.
Let it be messy, let it be chaos.
Let it be unfiltered and free.
(Personally, I'm a fan of the big sharpie + poster paper)

✨ Ritual Three: pan for gold

Use my Qs for Reflection workbook (link in bio).
Decide what stays, what goes, what transforms.
Turn noise into clarity.

✨ Ritual Four: Write to Past You

Write a letter to the past year’s version of you who helped you get through the hard s**t, made some questionable decisions, enjoyed some incredible experiences, etc. She deserves to be honoured regardless of how she acted.

✨ Ritual Five: Gratitude

Send notes or voice notes to the people who shaped your year.
(If there are some not so nice people who shaped your year, still write the letter, but don’t feel that you have to send it!)

Reflection isn’t about judgment.
it’s about gathering proof that you’re still becoming.

What if this November, you slowed down enough
to thank who you were
before you decide who you’ll be next?

When I first started as a bo***ir photographer,I thought I had to have all the answers.The more confident I became,the l...
11/24/2025

When I first started as a bo***ir photographer,
I thought I had to have all the answers.

The more confident I became,
the less creative I felt.
My work became consistent…
but it also started to look the same.

And that’s when I realized:
Creativity doesn’t thrive on certainty.
It thrives on curiosity.
Without curiosity, we don’t evolve.
We repeat.
Again.
Again.
Again.

And repetition without intention
leads to stagnation, boredom, and disconnection from our purpose.

And my need to “know it all”?
That came from my Good Girl conditioning.
The pressure to be in control.
To be competent.
To not look unsure.

My mastery without curiosity
became a cage.
When I let curiosity back into my process,
my creativity came back online.

Not because I forgot my skills or lost my mastery,
but because I stopped overriding my intuition.

Beginner energy + master skill
is where powerful work lives.

The kind that excites you again.
The kind that reminds you why you started.

In my workshops, curiosity comes first.

Before I offer answers, I ask:
“How do you think this could happen?”
Because your creativity deserves to be activated —
not dictated.

If your work feels more automatic than alive…
if you’re craving more joy, play, and depth in your process…
it might be time to invite curiosity back in.

That’s what we’ll be exploring at
🦋Metamorphosis 🦋
A 2-day immersive workshop with & myself
April 16 & 17 in Calgary.

Not to give you more answers…
but to help you ask better questions
and reconnect with the version of you
who loved creating before it became pressure.

[👑: the glorious ]

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I began my journey into what I call Empowerment photography back in 2014 when I realized there was a lack of diversity of bodies being featured in photographs. As a woman of action, I knew I had to do something so I delved headfirst into bo***ir photography. My reason for why I do bo***ir extends far beyond just photos...photography is just the skill that I have, it’s my medium. My message, however, is loud and clear from the moment you come in the studio - YOU ARE WORTHY OF BEING DOCUMENTED. After photographing hundreds of women I have noticed that we are both unique and indifferent at the same time. If I had a dollar for every woman that said she never looks good in photos, I wouldn’t have to charge for my services. So I have taken it upon myself to not only leave you with amazing imagery to look back on, but also take you on an emotional journey to truly see yourself for the woman that you are. I have studied and continue to study body image, psychology, and the body positive movement to help bring my babes one step closer to loving themselves. THP Studios is just one spoke of a much larger Empowerment wheel because at the end of the day while knowing that your body IS beautiful, you also need to know that you are so much more than just a body.