One day last December I received a most unexpected email. It was from the editors at Enfants Terribles magazine. While I often read the magazine, I was a little confused since I had never written to them. I opened the email and found a lovely invitation to join their creative team! After my heart slowed down a bit, I wrote to them nervously explaining that I was not sure I could produce work to their standard; after all their photography is not only beautiful, but extremely creative and out of the box. I told them I would think about it and get back to them. At the time, I figured I would take a few days to decide. But as the minutes and hours passed that same day, I couldn’t get the offer off of my mind. I told myself I shouldn’t let fear of failure keep me from trying. I wrote back the same day and said yes. And then my heart started beating out of my chest again.

Over the past two two weeks of working with the team, planning and sharing ideas, I have been absolutely delighted by how positive and welcoming everyone has been. The environment is creative and collegial, open and honest.

Today, my first blog post for Enfants Terribles went up on their site. In the post I introduce myself and talk about the themes of kindness, creativity and connection, which are central to my approach to parenting.

For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the magazine, I have a short interview with Celine Hallas, one of the Editors-in-Chief at Enfants Terribles, to share with you. But first, a little bit about Celine, herself. Celine is a mother of two and a photographer with a background in children’s fashion. Celine is a big believer in everyday magic and finding adventure in little things. Her photography is undeniably beautiful and often a little quirky, as she likes to say.

What is Enfants Terribles magazine all about?

ETmag was created by Sos and I and is all about playing and keeping an open heart and mind. It is about bringing together creative people from around the world and giving them a common space where they can inspire others. We want to put the spotlight on amazing real people, not just show a polished picture, but get a little look behind the facade – for better or worse! Enfants Terribles magazine aims to be different!

Why did you want to start Enfants Terribles magazine?

Sos and I wanted to create a place where it was okay to be a little, or maybe very, crazy and a place to publish that work. We couldn’t see ourselves in other children’s fashion / lifestyle magazines, so we started our own. We like having a playful and sometimes over-the-top approach – hoping this rule breaking will rub off a bit on people and encourage them to be more brave in fashion and lifestyle.

On our team we don’t have many rules and our contributors are very free in how they work with us. We hope this freedom, that can feel like abandonment to some and feel limiting to others, will encourage their creativity and spark something original.

What are your dreams for Enfants Terribles magazine?

For the magazine to maintain its credibility and freedom to be different. Which can be difficult in this industry!

Please visit the Enfants Terribles website, where all the complete issues are available for free online. You won’t be disappointed.

And, please, don’t forget to read my blog post for them here.

To see more of Celine’s photography visit her website here or you can find her on Instagram here.

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