With Laura Esmond

In this episode of the podcast, Laura Esmond shares reflections from a month-long break during the holiday season, including time spent with her family, prepping for the Peace and Profit Bootcamp, and welcoming new students into her Get Rooted program. She opens up about the common guilt many motherhood portrait photographers feel when stepping back from business tasks like social media, blogging sessions, or sending marketing emails.

Laura encourages photographers—especially those balancing motherhood and running a photography business—to honor the natural ebb and flow of life and business. She also shares powerful insights from the Peace and Profit Bootcamp, including mindset shifts around money, how to raise your prices with confidence, and how to ensure your portrait photography packages reflect the full value of the experience you provide.

Whether you're a newborn photographer, maternity photographer, or specializing in family sessions, this episode will help you reframe how you approach pricing, marketing, and the emotional load of growing a photography business while raising a family.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome Back
 00:46 The Importance of Taking Breaks
 02:55 Holiday Reflections and Family Time
 04:13 Peace and Profit Bootcamp Insights
 08:14 Money Mindset and Pricing Strategies
 16:51 The True Value of Money
 25:07 Conclusion and Final Thoughts