In this episode of Power Women Wellness, Liz Hansen - owner of Chicago Boudoir Photography and a TEDx speaker - shares how she helps women build confidence, embrace body awareness, and rediscover self-love through her work behind the camera. Liz opens up about how long COVID impacted her health and career, what wellness really means to her, and how she’s built a lifestyle that supports recovery and resilience through both highs and lows. We dive into her favorite health-tracking tools, practical ways she stays nourished while juggling family and business, and why empowering women to feel at home in their bodies is central to both her work and her life.
Liz Hansen is the owner and photographer at Chicago Boudoir Photography, a boutique studio that empowers women to feel confident in their bodies, relationships and lives. Liz opened her commercial studio in 2018 and has since photographed more than 2,000 women. She has been featured on the TEDx stage, on National Public Radio and with the Association of International Boudoir Photographers. Liz holds a BA in Art and an MA in Education. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two teenage daughters.
How Liz defines wellness as meeting life’s demands without losing yourself
Building a lifestyle that supports recovery in both highs and lows
Her favorite health-tracking app for staying on top of her wellness
Practical food habits that keep her nourished while juggling family and business
How long COVID impacted her health and work—and what it taught her
The link between body awareness, self-love, and true wellness
What inspired her to step into the boudoir photography industry