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Wine a little…laugh a lot! – Meet Laurie 17 of 52 Phenomenal Women
©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 Meet Laurie aka The Wine Coach – In her own words “My love of wine began over 20 years ago when I was working...

Amy Boyle
Jan 9, 20193 min read


“Life is not a dress rehearsal. ” – Meet Susan 16 of 52 Phenomenal Women
©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 Have fun everyday. Be weird. Invest in experiences. Make snow angels. Swim in the ocean. Cannonball into...

Amy Boyle
Dec 26, 20182 min read


Read me a story – Meet Debby 15 of 52 Phenomenal Women
©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild to pick up a book and read to a child.” Dr. Seuss Meet Debby: (In...

Amy Boyle
Dec 19, 20182 min read


The Color of Life – Meet Cara 14 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Cara: (In her own words) “I was twelve years old when it hit me for the first time: there was nothing more powerful than words....

Amy Boyle
Dec 12, 20183 min read


My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)”… Meet MJ 12 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet MJ: (@mjtam) ©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 In her own words… “It was 1999 when I first stumbled writing online. I was in the fashion...

Amy Boyle
Nov 28, 20183 min read


Ready for the adventure that is life: Meet Tabitha 11 of 52 Phenomenal Women
“The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance — and then even the small steps and little victories along...

Amy Boyle
Nov 21, 20182 min read


A Life Filled With Travel : Meet Annita 10 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Annita: in her own words ©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 “Becoming a world traveler wasn’t on my radar as a young girl. I wanted to be a...

Amy Boyle
Nov 14, 20183 min read


The girl that lived: Meet Liz – 9 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Liz: (in her own words) “I could tell you the horrible details of how I was diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer, the 200...

Amy Boyle
Nov 7, 20183 min read


“Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.” Meet Toni – Week 8 of 52
The above quote: : ““Remember to breathe. It is after all, the secret of life.” This is from ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men Meet...

Amy Boyle
Oct 31, 20183 min read


“Put one foot in front of the other and keep moving.” – Meet Martina: 7 of 52 Phen
Meet Martina: a 20-something, first-generation college graduate born, raised and recently returned to the Windy City. In her own words…...

Amy Boyle
Oct 24, 20183 min read


La Vie En Rose: Meet Debi – 6 of 52 Phenomenal Women
©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 Meet Debi (@debililly), we share a mutual love of family, Chicago, as well as magical Nantucket. This Chief...

Amy Boyle
Oct 17, 20182 min read


Strength in numbers, reaching one mother at a time: Meet Marcia – 5 of 52 Phenomenal Women
Meet Marcia: (in her own words) I found Pilates twelve years ago after a large weight loss and a stress fracture from running, and knew...

Amy Boyle
Oct 10, 20183 min read


One mile at a time; this dedicated walker is one to remember: Meet Dani – 4 of 52 Phenomenal W
Meet Dani: We met years ago through our local parish. Both of us were volunteering and supporting our church/community at large. I’ve...

Amy Boyle
Oct 3, 20182 min read


Loving her story and the pursuit of being brave: Meet Maria – 3 of 52 Phenomenal Women
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we will ever do.” – Brene Brown ©Amy Boyle Photography...

Amy Boyle
Sep 26, 20182 min read


When more is more; how saying “YES” makes your life richer: Meet Meaghan – 2 of 52
©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 Meet Meaghan: One year, for my birthday, I experimented with saying “yes” to everything. It started as one of...

Amy Boyle
Sep 19, 20182 min read


It’s always open enrollment in the school of life: Meet Earlene – 1 of 52 Phenomenal Wom
Meet Earlene: “Be still and believe God, it’s not going to come on your time.” ©Amy Boyle Photography 2018 When Earlene lost her job of...

Amy Boyle
Sep 11, 20182 min read


52 Phenomenal Women
What would happen if we took time every week to recognize and share with our friends/community/tribe someone we think is phenomenal? Just...

Amy Boyle
Sep 9, 20184 min read
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