TonyaNikole

your guide into self acceptance

Self Love Advocate, Trauma Informed Boudoir Photographer, Wife, Mother, and Creator. Based in Clarksville, Tennessee!

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Hello, friend!

I’m Tonya Nikole!

and I’m here to help you reclaim your power, to help you see your worth and beauty through the art of boudoir photography.

This experience is for the women who are ready for more.

Ready for more love.

Ready to reframe their limiting beliefs.

Ready to have a better relationship with their body.

Ready to reconnect with herself and to fall back in love with everything she is.

I spent my 20’s disconnected with my sexual power and hiding my truth in a steel closet, In my 30’s I had an epiphany.

I no longer cared what people thought of me.

Walking in your truth, and being unapologetically you, is the key to empowerment , radical self acceptance and love.

And I want this self love for you.

Aside from my life, my photographs have been featured in Italian Vogue, AIPB, Nashville Scene, Fusion Magazine, and so much more.

I have built my trauma-informed boudoir photography studio to help awaken parts of you that have been locked away or never discovered before. This Experience is deeper than just your typical boudoir photoshoot or some sexy photos, this can be a true transformational experience , if you let it.

x Tonya Nikole

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My goal is to guide you back home to yourself…

WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY

"Wow. That is the absolute best way to start. I have spent YEARS looking through photos of beautiful women feeling absolutely fierce in their own skin, I wished I could feel like that. One day I decided to click the sign up button and let me just say I DONT REGRET IT FOR A SECOND! Tonya made me feel and look amazing! I was completely comfortable and she helped make me feel that fierceness! This was an experience I will never forget!"

-Rachel
"I was so beyond surprised at what came from this session- her artwork displayed in a gallery of photos that made me want to cry, a boost of confidence I have never known before, the excitement from my husband as we picked each photo that caught our eye. It was as though I was seeing myself through the eye of someone who could see nothing wrong with my body. I will never, ever forget this experience and how worthy she made me feel. I’m telling you now, if you were thinking about it, just do it."

-Amanda
"Working with Tonya has skyrocketed my self-confidence. This experience is one-of-a-kind, and worth every penny. From start to finish you feel welcomed, amazing and praised. She goes above and beyond to make you comfortable and as if you've been long time friends. Her extensive knowledge just adds to the wow factor of her work. I will definitely be contacting her again in the future when I am ready for another photo session."

-Sasha

MY FAVOURITE THINGS

Here are a few of

Self Development

This whole self love thing doesn’t just happen. It takes a lot of work to get to a place of acceptance for your body and embrace your true self. I am always working to become the best version of myself that I can be. When I’m not helping other women do the same, you can catch me reading three self help books at the same time.

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Body Neutrality

The body positivity culture is amazing don’t get me wrong, but it just isn’t realistic. We, as women have been led to find every flaw we can about out bodies. So you don’t just magically wake up and all of a sudden love your body. Here at my studio I aim for body neutrality; we may love it somedays and we may be neutral the others. and that’s okay.

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Celebrating The Wins

I’m a mom of three and had my first son at the young age of 20. I have been caring for others as long as I can remember. So I always put others and my work ahead of anything else. Lately I have been really focusing on being present and celebrating myself and all that I have accomplished. It’s okay to take time for yourself, it’s okay to invest in yourself and spoil yourself. YOU DESERVE IT.

Family

If I’m not helping women reclaim their confidence. I’m with my family. I have three babies and the most supportive husband. We love to travel and we are Disney people …. take that as you will.

Reading

I am a book nerd to the core. I’ve been an avid reader and writer all of my life. I love romance, fantasy, self help and poetry. I also own a Mobile Bookshop, We sell New and Used books, with a focus on romance! If you’re local to Nashville / Clarksville TN check out my 5th baby , Slow burn Bookshop.

Last, but not least,

My Studio is a Safe Space meaning:

Science is real
Black lives matter
No human is illegal
Love is love
Women’s rights are human rights
Kindness is everything

I will not tolerate intolerance. This is not political. It’s basic human rights. I’m not for everyone and I am perfectly okay with that.

I celebrate women’s freedoms and their bodies every day in this studio and that is a beautiful thing. I’m able to do what I do because of the women who have marched before me and I don’t take that lightly.