EmpowHER Worthy book launch party

Help fundraise for local charities & Book reveal Party

yes! I love a good party!

Join us for our EmpowHER Worthy Book Launch Party!

ALL PROCEEDS benefit our 3 Worthy Charities:

HER Resiliency Center | Marian House | Starboard Society

HOSTED BY: Shayna Hardy Photography & Nachman Executive Consulting

Secure Your Ticket Today to the Fundraising Book Launch Party!

The Worthy Project is a movement and portrait experience that celebrates women who rarely take time for themselves. It invites them to pause, reflect, and write a letter of gratitude to the woman they see in the mirror… themselves.

Each participant’s story and portrait are woven into a powerful coffee table book, showcasing resilience, beauty, and worth. At its heart, the project is about reminding women that they are worthy of love, of success, of joy, and of honoring their own journeys.

YES! I want to be there!
  • A woman stands by a window, wrapped in a white sheet, looking thoughtful, with sunlight softly illuminating her face. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • A woman with curly hair wearing boxing gloves and a blue tank top stands confidently in a gym. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • Woman in leather jacket smiling confidently
  • Woman in blue dress smiling with tattoos
  • Woman in black lace bodysuit and red robe indoors
  • Joyful woman raising hands, wearing glasses and leather jacket
  • A black and white photo of a woman in a tank top and shorts, leaning on a wooden frame, showing a visible thigh tattoo. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • A woman in a green dress reclines on a bed, looking at the camera, with her hand resting on her cheek and her feet raised behind her. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • Portrait of a woman with brown hair in a black dress, touching her face and looking at the camera against a gradient background. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • A black and white image of a woman in profile, wearing a bra and fur shawl, illuminated from above against a dark background. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • An elegant senior woman with gray hair, dressed in a black gown with a fur shawl, posing thoughtfully against a dark background. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • Confident woman in floral corset smiling by doorway
  • Stylish woman with glasses standing on industrial stairs
  • Woman posing in lingerie with green-red lighting
  • moody black and white boudoir high heels pearls blazer MD Maryland Washington DC
  • Woman in 'Empower Her' shirt by railway with urban backdrop
  • A pregnant woman with a topknot hairstyle, draped in light fabric, holding her belly and looking down, against a textured brown background. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • A woman with curly hair wearing glasses and a floral dress. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • A woman in a red lingerie set smiling, seated sideways on a green velvet sofa with a dark paneled wall in the background. Image by Shayna Hardy Photography Maryland.
  • Woman in lingerie posing on couch surrounded by candles.

What are the details for this fabulous fundraising event?

we’re glad you asked:

⭐️ ALL Ticket Sales & Auction Prize sales 100% donated to our 3 Worthy Charities!!

⭐️ Unforgettable evening filled with inspiring stories from women featured in the book

⭐️ Delicious food created by Full Circle Boards (truly gorgeous spreads!)

⭐️ Music, dancing and a night to remember for everyone – all while inspiring one another to be seen and help local charities

YES! I want to be there!

Ashleigh – Worthy Book Be Seen Lady

Woman posing for 'The Worthy Book' charity campaign

Except from Ashleigh’s Worthy Letter of Gratitude:

My time is precious so I spend it doing what I love: practicing and teaching yoga, fly-fishing, tending to my houseplants, and working alongside good people in a fulfilling job.

It took effort to trust and respect my body again. To feel strong. To be confident. And while many scars remain, cancer taught me that prioritizing mental and physical health is non-negotiable. Today, I stand stronger and more confident, choosing to celebrate the strength it took to rebuild and reclaim my life.

– Ashleigh

I want to support the charities!

Local Benefiting Charities

Logo of Marian House with stylized torch

Marian House is a holistic, healing community for women and their children who are in need of housing and rehabilitative services. We provide a safe, sober, and loving environment that challenges women to respect and love themselves, confront emotional and socioeconomic barriers, and transition to stable and independent lives.

Logo of Her Resiliency Center with stylized text

HER Resiliency Center (HER) supports all women, and serves young women ages 18-25, regardless of race, class, and background. HER encapsulates a multilateral, holistic, and individualized approach – which is needed when combating systemic barriers that lead to poverty, substance use, homelessness, and sexual exploitation. No two women are identical and HER recognizes recovery, healing, and empowerment is an individualized journey.

Starboard Society logo with stylized compass

Starboard Society is a non-profit organization providing short-term, high-impact assistance to working Maryland families in need, due to an unforeseen event or circumstances that has created a financial hardship. This includes loss of a loved one, divorce, illness, loss of transportation and more.

Marcia – Worthy Book Be Seen Lady

Marcia posing for The Worthy Book fundraising campaign

Except from Marcia’s Worthy Letter of Gratitude:

There was a time when addiction, homelessness, and prostitution tried to define you. Nine years of struggle could have stolen your future, but you refused to be defeated

But your story doesn’t end with your own redemption. You have taken your past and turned it into a source of light for others. Every day, you work with young women who have walked a path similar to yours. You give them hope, strength, and the wisdom that only someone who has truly lived through it can offer. You are a voice of change, and a reminder that no matter how broken someone feels, they can rise again.

– All my love, Marcia

3 Easy Steps to Your Worthy Book Launch Party:

Buy Your Ticket(s)!

ALL ticket sales donated to our 3 Worthy charities!
(Get a few and enjoy a fun night out!)

Tell Your Friends

Share the event with your friends & community to help our charities even more.

Enjoy the Night!

We will have a great time being inspired along with helping local charities.
Thank you!

ABsolutely! I’m ready to support.

Becca – Worthy Book Be Seen Lady

Woman in pink pants sitting on green couch, 'Becca'.

Except from Becca’s Worthy Letter of Gratitude:

I am so proud of you for creating your book, for finding the right way to tell just enough of your story but really making it about the reader. I’m proud of you for confronting your truths, leaning into optimism (again) and stepping into this new world. Who knows where you can go from here!

Seriously, thank you, Becca. Thank you for being the person you are, for seeing the possibilities, for never giving up and for always looking forward. You are an inspiration. I hope today, you hear me.

Love, Me

Smiling woman with camera in front of brick building

Meet Shayna

I believe that every woman deserves to be seen.

Through my own personal struggles I have realized that life is too short to stay hidden.

Life is about getting out of our comfort zones and making the most of what we have been given.  

Every woman deserves to be seen!  A portrait session just for you is a wonderful way to feel empowered.  Photography is not just about the photos, its about the experience of enjoying time with you!  Then using your photos to continue to remind yourself that you deserve to take up space and be seen. 

You deserve this!

YESSS! I WILL BE AT THE PARTY!
Nachman Executive Consulting logo with purple and gray design

Thank you Nachman Executive Consulting!

Thank you Sherry Nachman for your partnership in making The Worthy Book project a success.

While complementing traditional business development tactics, NEC provides a refined avenue to cultivate high-value relationships and explore unconventional opportunities to grow your business.