IT ALL STARTED WHEN…
I LEARNED TO EMBODY THE FACT THAT I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE HOW I EXPERIENCE AND PERCEIVE MY REALITY. EACH DAY THE PROMISE OF A GREAT UNKNOWN FUTURE FILLS ME WITH HOPE, AND I ALLOW THE LOVE AND JOY WITHIN MY LIFE TO GUIDE ME ALONG THIS INCREDIBLE JOURNEY. I AM SYDNEY PORTER, A MOTHER, A WIFE, A FRIEND TO MOTHER EARTH, AND A MODEL.
MY GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THIS LIFE IS THE BLESSING OF THE GIFT OF MOTHERHOOD. MY JOURNEY FROM MAIDEN TO MOTHER WAS, AND STILL IS THE MOST POWERFUL AND TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE THUS FAR. THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY I WAS PRIVILEGED TO EXPERIENCE THE DELICATE AND SACRED NATURE OF LIFE FIRSTHAND. BY GROWING NEW LIFE IN MY WOMB I WAS ABLE TO RELATE DEEPLY TO THE NURTURING FERTILE ESSENCE OF OUR GREAT MOTHER EARTH HERSELF. PRIOR TO MOTHERHOOD I ALREADY FELT A VERY STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EARTH, TO ALL WOMEN, AND TO THE DIVINE FEMININE ENERGY THAT UNITES US ALL, BUT MOTHERHOOD HAD OPENED ME TO A WHOLE NEW DEPTH OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A WOMAN, AND A CARETAKER OF THIS PLACE WE CALL HOME.
EACH DAY I STRIVE TO GROW AND EVOLVE INTO THE BEST VERSION OF WHO I AM, NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF, BUT ESPECIALLY FOR MY DAUGHTER, MY HUSBAND, AND ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN MY LIFE. I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME IN NATURE, OR IN THE SANCTUARY OF MY HOME WITH MY LITTLE FAMILY. I BELIEVE I WAS PUT ON THIS EARTH TO LET MY LIGHT SHINE, AND GIVE MY GIFTS FREELY TO THE WORLD. MY GREATEST PASSIONS ARE DEFINITELY MOTHERHOOD, SELF ACTUALIZATION, HOLISTIC HEALTH, AND CARING FOR THE EARTH. IN THE PAST I’VE DONE SEVERAL FUNDRAISERS FOR SINGLE MOTHERS IN NEED, EARTH CONSERVATION PROJECTS, AND RELIEF FUNDS FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY COVID-19. I AM CURRENTLY EXPANDING MY OUTREACH BEYOND MY SOCIAL MEDIA TO SERVE WOMEN AS A CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR, POSTPARTUM DOULA, AND BIRTH CONSULTANT. THIS YEAR I ALSO PLAN ON DEEPENING MY KNOWLEDGE OF PLANTS AND MEDICINAL HERBS THROUGH THE STUDY OF AYURVEDA AND CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE.
ULTIMATELY, MY GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE MY PASSIONS THROUGH MY WORK AS A MODEL. I BELIEVE THAT WITHIN THE INDUSTRY WE ARE AMIDST A GREAT TURNING POINT. THERE IS MORE OF AN EMPHASIS ON THE DEPTH OF THE MODEL OFF CAMERA, AND WHAT THEY MAY OFFER TO THE WORLD BEYOND BEAUTY. I HOPE TO BE A PART OF THIS FORWARD MOVEMENT INTO THE FUTURE SO THAT MY MESSAGE, AND MY LOVE FOR THE WORLD MAY BE SHARED FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.