Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Becca Blair. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Becca, thanks for joining us today. Was there an experience or lesson you learned at a previous job that’s benefited your career afterwards?

After I graduated from college with my major in exercise physiology and my minor in photography, I really didn’t know what to do with my life. I got married 6 months after I graduated, and in some way I feel like that stunted my creativity and growth. I had done dental assisting in high school and in between college semesters and thought I wanted to do that, but quickly learned I didn’t love the field, and living in Rexburg at the time, everywhere I interviewed was only going to pay $7.25 an hour. I realized I only loved the learning and school part, but working at my dental internship in Utah was one of the loneliest times in my life.

So instead, I settled for a delivery driver job at Domino’s in 2015 to help pay the bills and get my husband through school. I stayed for 7 years, sometimes working 40 hours at the Rexburg store so I would be in overtime, then immediately working 2 open-to-close shifts back to back at the Jackson Domino’s that was owned by the same owner. They would pay us overtime to work the weekends there if we had hit 40 hrs in Rexburg. My husband and I would wake up at 5 am, drive the pass, open the store—usually putting truck order away in the morning—and working until close at 2 am. We would sleep in the office on air mattresses or at one of our coworkers’ apartments, who would usually be up all night playing video games. We would wake up and do the same thing the next morning.

Around 2017, I started experiencing severe body and skin manifestations of Celiac Disease, but did not realize it. I struggled with chronic stomach pains, inflammation, getting sick every few months – tonsil stones so severe they left huge holes in my throat, severe acne, gastrointestinal problems, chronic e-coli, depression, anxiety, and panic attacks for 5 years before I was finally diagnosed with Celiac in 2022 through some genetic testing my beautiful doctor did for me.

The lesson I learned was to listen to my body. It was a toxic work environment, our supervisors and owner had the attitude that we were all replaceable. My body was physically rejecting over and over my choice to stay, to stay in a toxic environment at a job I shouldn’t be at, with people that undervalued and didn’t appreciate me, surrounded by drama, eating food that was literal poison to my body, killing my intestines. And I ignored it. I won’t say this was the sole cause for the final manifestation of my autoimmune disease, but it contributed a lot. I was stuck, and my body paid the price.

Listen to your body. Everything is energy; emotions are energy and they can get trapped in your body and cause disease. I know I’m still dealing with so many health problems I know are caused from things I experienced as a child, in high school, and even early years of college, up until just a few months ago.

Losing my health and watching my body manifest the disease but being unable to see that for so long, taught me to be more in-tune with my body – to start learning what I was feeling, where I was feeling it, why, and how to release it.

Go, do more.

Don’t just settle because the uncomfortable void has become so familiar you can’t see beyond that.

I am still trying to be grateful – for the beautiful people I met, the many lessons I learned while there, but it’s hard not to regret my past because I could have saved so much time doing what I wanted to do, and saved so much in medical debts if I had just been more aware.

Awareness is the key to life; every day I try to become more and more aware of those around me and my own body so I can feel better.

Becca, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

Over the last 3 years, I’ve become an even more intuitive creator since being diagnosed with celiac and having such painful health struggles with inflammation, infertility, and skin problems. Since 2020, I’ve begun striving to blend my photography and artistic mind with science and spirituality. It’s been a journey with lots of ups and downs and sometimes backwards too. I want to help change how people see themselves and the world around them. I’ve been doing photography for 15 years and love to capture the essence of individuals through intuitive photoshoots and love having experiences that go beyond posed portraits and instead tap into the emotions, energy, and unique presence of each person. I wouldn’t say I’ve ever had a real photography business; most has just been as a hobby and for close friends and family. Most photoshoots up until this last year were free or extremely cheap.

After my diagnosis, I became invested heavily in healing myself with my mind, with the moon cycles, pregnancy, female health, herbs, meditation, oracle and tarot, energy work, and nutrition, gardening, healing my relationship with those I cared about, and other methods to help me connect with myself on a deeper level; to truly understand where disease comes from, how our emotions, diets, and the things we consume play an integral part in our well-being and our perception of reality. Someday I want to create guides and content that merge intuitive wisdom with practical tools, but I’m still processing my own life and navigating the cycles and trying to understand how everything works.

I think the most important thing for humans to learn is the power of self-awareness and intention, especially with emotions and how you feel. Whether it’s through an intuitive photoshoot, a client at work, or a friend navigating their personal and spiritual journey, my goal is about creating alignment and expanding perspectives for myself and those around me.

I want to translate emotions into imagery. I want to infuse everything I do and create with intention and meaning. My approach to life tends to be more holistic, intuitive, energetic, and practical—using all this to help people see themselves and their potential in a new way.

I am really proud of my work, my photography, and how far I’ve come in taking care of myself and healing myself. – for actually seeking help when I needed it most, especially with chronic pain and health conditions. I want to help people feel seen, understood, and inspired to shift their perceptions; to show people the magic of existence, and prove that healing, abundance, and transformation are possible with your mind.

Have you ever had to pivot?

I’ve honestly had a lot of pivots in my life, and still am in one.

In high school, I received my first camera and continued to do photography on and off since then. My first job during high school was at an Italian ice restaurant. I loved it. Then I did the CNA program my junior year. Then the dental assisting program my senior year and the first semester of college. I worked for one dentist, but just didn’t love it enough. I worked at a diaper factory as a line worker doing 12-hour shifts, a housekeeper in a veterans’ home. In college, I was a personal trainer for a while, which probably snowballed my love for nutrition and the fascination I have with the human body. A delivery driver for 7 years, which spiraled into my health problems, a barista and social media manager, an insurance billing specialist, and just this December, I completed my training and certification to become a registered behavior technician.

Do I know what I want to do for the rest of my life? No, I don’t. For this phase of my life, I felt called to start working with autistic kids and learning to help change human behaviors. I don’t know why I felt called to do any of the things I’ve done, but I know I’ve learned so much from each job, each teaching me beautiful lessons of love, acceptance, change, loss, and trust. If I could give advice to anyone… just do what you need to do in the moment, whatever you feel called to do, you’re not tied to anything. Let go of regrets and understand there is a reason for everything whether you can see it now or not

I might choose to be a horticulturist next, or go into nutrition. I don’t know, but I trust whatever is pulling me to these opportunities and people will lead me to become something more and always encourage growth in some way. I’ve met soooo many incredible humans along the way and I wouldn’t change that for the world.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

I think I’m seeking a deeper meaning to everything, honestly.

I didn’t know what drove me to do things for a long time…and I think a lot of people are in that same situation where they don’t know where they’re going or why, but I just am striving every day to tap into some higher power or deeper level of understanding of existence. All my experiences have helped me do that, but most of all I think getting sick. Having to find a way to understand how my own body worked, what would help me heal to be able to get out of bed in the morning and stop suffering.

Even still, I have chronic health issues…new ones arise every year, but I don’t want to give up; theres always this voice in my head that won’t let me let go of the idea that someday I can heal completely – in happiness, gratitude, and health.

I take each day at a time. Some days I feel energetic and full of life, but most days I still feel drained and depressed, but I keep going. I keep trying to figure out what it is I need to do. And when I feel called to, I’ll create and take photos and feel alive again.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://beccablair.com
• Instagram: _beccablair
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Image Credits

Becca Blair – Photographer (myself)
beccablair.com