<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Nood Troop’s Substack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to your empowered, spicy little corner of the internet where self-love gets louder and shame goes to die.]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2oEz!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b1fdd0b-a4cf-4b5c-b6f7-8e0c892e4103_955x955.png</url><title>The Nood Troop’s Substack</title><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:30:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thenoodtroop.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[katelyn@katelynscott.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[katelyn@katelynscott.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[katelyn@katelynscott.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[katelyn@katelynscott.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Come Play In-Person ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Upcoming In-Person workshops you can be a part of!]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/come-play-in-person</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/come-play-in-person</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 15:47:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lX-Q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F166b6cad-a4c9-4500-8c04-a7eec807e97e_1366x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lX-Q!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F166b6cad-a4c9-4500-8c04-a7eec807e97e_1366x768.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Hey Troop!</p><p>I have two super fun in-person events happening soon, and I want to make sure you know about them!</p><p>I have the distinct honor to partner with two incredible humans I have met on my new journey into the burlesque space, and through this, we are teaming up to host two pretty incredible events! </p><p>One is centered around play and sensuality, and one is a masterclass on taking your own gorgeous images at home! </p><p>Come to one or both, and lean into the journey of finding that delicious home in the skin you are in!  Healing is communal, and I think it&#8217;s super important to surround yourself with like minded humans who enjoy this type of work! </p><div><hr></div><h1>Event One: Audaciously You </h1><h4>May 26th, 6-8PM at The Katelyn Scott Photography Studio </h4><h5>Tickets are $35 </h5><p>Join The Dress Rehearsal and Katelyn Scott Photography for a night of shimmies, sensuality, and photo shoots!</p><p>In a world that tells you that you are somehow too much <em>and </em>not enough, be audaciously and stubbornly you.</p><p>From <strong>6-8pm on May 26th</strong>, come as you are to the Katelyn Scott Photography Studio in Raleigh, NC! You&#8217;ll:</p><ul><li><p>Join certified sexuality educator, sex coach, and burlesque performer, Veronica Dress in a workshop focused on using play and dance as a way to tap into your most audacious and confident sensual self (even if you never step onto a stage!).</p></li><li><p>Learn a short dance to practice feeling like your most sensual self. Think less &#8220;5,6,7,8 shuffle-ball-change&#8221; and more making up dances with your besties in the basement to the Spice Girls (or your pop star of choice)!</p></li><li><p>Capture your magic with Katelyn Scott Photography, mini session style! You&#8217;ll get to pose for fun + intimate portraits wearing accessories from the studio&#8217;s closet and whatever base layer makes you feel audacious and confident (it doesn&#8217;t have to be lingerie, though it can be! Truly, whatever look makes you feel confident and powerful just as you are).</p></li></ul><p>Logistics corner:</p><ul><li><p>Light refreshments will be provided!</p></li><li><p>Participants will have access to the Katelyn Scott Photography closet of accessories!<strong> Please bring whatever bottoms you&#8217;d like to be wearing in your photos </strong>(lingerie, jeans, fringe skirt, basketball shorts&#8212; whatever makes you feel hot!)</p></li><li><p>All bodies, genders, and sexualities are welcome in this space! By signing up for this event, participants agree to practice consent and join us in creating a space free from homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and racism.</p></li></ul><p>I have the great honor of hosting Audaciously YOU with my friend Veronica Dress tomorrow. </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dressrehearsal.space/shop/p/audaciously-you">GET YOUR TICKET HERE!</a></h1><div><hr></div><h1>Event Two: Picture Perfect </h1><h4>Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 11:00 AM&#8211;2:00 PM</h4><h5>Tickets are $75 </h5><p><em>Special Workshop Cell Block #9 (Private home studio near NCSU) Address provided upon registration </em></p><p><strong>Limited to 12 participants &#8226; Pre-registration required </strong></p><p>This is about so much more than pretty pictures. Join photographer Katelyn Scott and the Raleigh School of Burlesque for a deeply empowering, hands-on workshop designed to help you create fierce, sexy, confident self-portraits &#8212; all by yourself. </p><p>Whether you&#8217;ve ever looked at someone else&#8217;s photos and thought &#8220;I could never,&#8221; struggled to feel comfortable in front of a camera, or simply want to learn how to capture yourself in a way that actually feels powerful and authentic&#8230; this workshop is for you. </p><p>Over the course of three intimate hours, you&#8217;ll learn how to take stunning selfies and self-portraits using the tools you already have &#8212; including your phone, natural light, mirrors, simple setups, and intentional posing. </p><p>We&#8217;ll explore: Empowered and expressive posing techniques, angles that create confidence and drama, lighting basics for moody, glamorous, and striking photos, facial expression, body language, and storytelling, how to feel less awkward and more connected to yourself on camera, creating photos that feel authentic, sensual, artistic, and empowering DIY tricks for taking amazing solo photos at home.</p><p>This is not about perfection. It&#8217;s about presence. Confidence. Witnessing yourself differently. Participants will actively take photos during class and have opportunities to experiment with poses, lighting, movement, and creative direction in a supportive, empowered environment. </p><p>Expect hands-on guidance, encouragement, laughter, and plenty of &#8220;holy shit, THAT&#8217;S me?&#8221; moments. </p><p>Feel free to bring: ONE costume or outfit/look ONE prop (feather boa, chair, gloves, flowers, mirror, jacket, etc.) Your phone or camera, and a willingness to take up space! No modeling or photography experience required. All bodies, ages, identities, and experience levels are welcome. Come as you are. Leave with new skills, gorgeous photos, and a completely different way of seeing yourself.</p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.raleighburlesque.com/service-page/picture-perfect-1?referral=service_list_widget">GET YOUR TICKET HERE! </a></h1>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I've been keeping something from you...]]></title><description><![CDATA[An eight year journey that ended three weeks ago...and how it impacts you]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/ive-been-keeping-something-from-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/ive-been-keeping-something-from-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:50:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Y6BP!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc78b9a7d-ff0b-4cbd-bb1c-b82d6790897f_1366x768.heic" length="0" 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A big shift is coming. </p><p>For the last eight years I have been battling some pretty crippling health issues.  My body has been telling me something was wrong and no one listened.  Eight years of appointments, of being sent home with no answers, of learning to shrink my pain down to a size that made other people more comfortable. Eight years of knowing, deep down in my bones, that something was wrong, and being told otherwise. Week after week, doctor after doctor, specialist after specialist, I was told my numbers were fine, the scans came back clean and maybe I should &#8220;see a therapist&#8221;.  </p><p>It felt like it was all in my head, my fault, not real. </p><p>And three weeks ago I finally got my answer. Stage 4 endometriosis. The kind that sinks its claws in deep with little remorse.  A silent disease that plaques so many of us, but lives shrouded in darkness.  Slinking into surrounding tissue, infiltrating other organs and paying little mind to its host body.</p><p>The cure&#8230;surgery, and not the kind you pop back from.  The disease was allowed to progress so long, that when I go under the knife in July, we are talking a full hysterectomy, an appendix removal and a possible bowel reconstruction&#8230;.with an 8-10 week recovery.</p><p>That&#8217;s heavy shit.  When they told me, I cried. Not just from fear, though that was there too, from relief. From the bone deep exhale of finally being believed. Of having proof that my body had been telling the truth the whole time.</p><p>And sadly, I think this is something so many of us know intimately. Maybe not this story exactly, but the shape of it. The exhaustion of living in a body the world keeps misreading. Of fighting to trust yourself when everything around you says not to. Of carrying something real and heavy and true but having no proof.  </p><p>The relief that I feel is immense but scary.  Having proof and action steps for remediation means some real changes have to happen...and I don&#8217;t write that as a ploy for your sympathy. In fact I don&#8217;t want it.  I am telling you all this from a place of power and clarity.</p><p>For the first time in ten years I have to be completely still. No camera. No travel. No clients. Just me and my body doing the slow, unglamorous, necessary work of healing. And I have decided, right now, in real time, to stop seeing that as a loss and start seeing it as the loudest possible invitation to finally build what this community was always meant to be. Not simply a newsletter dropped into your inbox weekly, to be glanced over then pushed to the trash folder. An actual community. </p><p>So here&#8217;s what&#8217;s coming:</p><p>The paid portion of this Substack is going away and being rebuilt in a proper home.  On a platform specifically built for connection, for shared practice, a place to seek like minded humans, share your stories (and images), heal communally and engage with one another past the wall of a newsletter.  Which is what was promised but never delivered, and for that I am truly sorry.  </p><p>For the last 8 months, I have been asking you troopers to pay to be a part of bigger movement, a community, but then completely missing the community aspect of it.  Healing is best served warm, around humans who are walking a similar path and have made a dedicated effort to be there&#8230;not shouted at you through a screen.  Education without the ability to engage back, is in fact, not community and it&#8217;s time to change that.  </p><p>So, in the next couple weeks, I will be rolling out the new and improved community, hosted on a platform specifically built of this purpose, which is where the monthly practice will live, the prompts, the challenges, the witnessing, the Pose Like a Pro series, the online meetups, the classes and so much more.  It will be an opportunity to lean into the Love and Rage that I have been feeling so deeply and a place to heal communally, right alongside me as I document my recovery, showing up in my own mess, doing exactly what I&#8217;ll ask of you.</p><p>To the people who have been showing up and paying in every single month or paid in for the annual pass, I see you. I don&#8217;t take that lightly and I never have. You believed in this before it had its proper shape. You will hear about everything first and you will be honored for the fact that you were here early. What I&#8217;m building is for <strong>YOU</strong> and I will make sure that you are taken care of if you choose to step into that new space.  That I can promise.  You&#8217;re the reason I want to make a change, because you deserve SO MUCH MORE than what you have received.  </p><p>For the Troopers who are here for the Newsletter and weekly love notes dropped into your inbox, I love you and see you as well.  We aren&#8217;t going anywhere. This silly little space will continue to be the home of The Nood Troop Podcast and the place of healing you have come to know and love.  Nothing really changes for this side of this space, but if you are looking to dive deeper or step deeper into your power, I will have a proper house built for that when you&#8217;re ready! </p><p>For now, I just need you to know this is coming. That you were the first people I wanted to tell. The reason I&#8217;m building all of this before I stumble fully into a recovery bed is because I genuinely believe the most powerful thing I can do with this season is pour it directly into <strong>YOU</strong>. Thank you for loving me, for being such an incredible community and for showing up for yourselves the way you do! </p><p>Your body is telling the truth.</p><p>Your story is worthy of documentation exactly as it is.</p><p>And there is a place being built right now where you will be witnessed in all of it.</p><p>Stay close.</p><p>With love and a whole metric fuck load of rage,</p><p>Your troop leader, </p><p>Katelyn</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sexual Health, Hormones and Finding the Right Doctor]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Episode 12 of The Nood Troop Podcast, we welcome Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/sexual-health-hormones-and-finding</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/sexual-health-hormones-and-finding</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:31:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198482115/9197d20b96069b7bd1f542a47cb0b29d.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On today&#8217;s episode of the Nood Troop Podcast, I have the distinct pleasure of chatting with my friend Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, DNP about hormones, sexual health, empowering yourself to find a doctor that listens to you and so much more! </p><p>Dr. Stephanie Zwonitzer, Doctor of Nursing Practice is the founder of Revive and Podcast host on Between the Sheetz with Dr. Z.  Her passion for helping deliver high-quality patient care with thorough education and treatment implementation sets her so far apart from the crowd.  </p><p>With a clinical background in urology and advanced training in sexual health and hormone therapy, Dr. Stephanie developed a deep understanding of the complex interplay between hormones, physiology, performance, and connection.</p><p>Over time, she recognized a consistent pattern: intelligent, high-functioning individuals were being told their symptoms were &#8220;normal,&#8221; despite knowing something felt off. Normal is not the same as optimal. They were functioning &#8212; but not thriving.</p><p> She built Revive to change that.  She is a power house and on the forefront of sexual health and wellness.  Please please please take a minute to follow her on her socials, support her new endeavor into Revive and check out her amazing podcast Between the Sheetz!  </p><p>Help me welcome Dr. Z!! </p><p>Website: https://reviveish.com</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reviveish?igsh=ZG0wdXkzMXA5NDE2</p><p>Podcast: </p><div class="apple-podcast-container" data-component-name="ApplePodcastToDom"><iframe class="apple-podcast episode-list" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://embed.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/between-the-sheets-exploring-sexual-health-wellness/id1760176031&quot;,&quot;isEpisode&quot;:false,&quot;imageUrl&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/podcast_1760176031.jpg&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Between the Sheets: Exploring Sexual Health &amp; Wellness&quot;,&quot;podcastTitle&quot;:&quot;Between the Sheets: Exploring Sexual Health &amp; Wellness&quot;,&quot;podcastByline&quot;:&quot;Sexual Health and Wellness Education brought to 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The feeling of endless possibilities, new roads, delicious food, strangers that turn into penpals and freedom you only get from the unknown is something I crave deep in my soul.</p><p>I crave it so much, I am constantly willing to turn my entire life on its head to chase it.  Last year is a great example.  I woke up one strange day in July of 2024 and decided that if I didn&#8217;t leave in the next few months to chase adventure and create art that set me on fire, I would implode.  And not in the cute planned way.  It would have been the kind of implosion that left stringy bits on the wall and gore for strangers to pick up.  I had to go&#8230;.right then.  </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Nood Troop&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>And let&#8217;s be honest, I have no idea where this infliction started&#8230;or when.  If I really dive deep as to the why, I truly think it&#8217;s because when I travel, it makes me feel really small.  As someone who has lived in a larger than average body her whole life&#8230;that&#8217;s rare.  But when I set out on an adventure, I am reminded that I am a small piece of sand, rubbing and bumping along with other small pieces of sand, on a tiny rock that&#8217;s hurtling through space and time.  Inconsequential in the big picture and here for only a blip in time.  </p><p>The world seems so big until you realize that you can be on the other side of it in 36 hours.  Not days, not weeks, not months or years like it used to take. You can wake up in one country, and be in another in less time than it takes to make a loaf of sourdough bread.  It&#8217;s mind blowing.  I felt the same in my trailer last year.  I could wake up in Denver and be in Utah by the time I went to bed.  When we travel, we learn just how small the world really is.  And what a gift that is. </p><p>A gift I continue to fail forward and grasp at with all my might.  I have learned in the last few years that wealth (to me) isn&#8217;t delivered in the form of checks, it&#8217;s delivered in the form of memories.  Money comes and goes, it&#8217;s the very nature of it&#8217;s charm, but the memories I am making, the countries I am exploring, the cities I have had the opportunity to adventure in&#8230;.these will stay with me forever.  </p><p>So this is my formal invite to join me on the next adventure. To be an integral part of the memories we are making and the life we are enjoying on this gorgeous planet we call home. Be the main character, stand hopefully on the cusp of an international flight with butterflies in your tummy and adventure on your tongue.  Wake up and choose to make the memories now, rather than waiting for them to come to you.  Because you deserve this.  </p><p>You deserve to see the world, to cross things off your bucket list, to sit in a room with like minded humans and heal communally, to eat delicious food, to lean into luxury, to check out and allow someone else to make the plans, schedule the outings and all you need to do is show up.  You are so worthy of the luxury this world has to offer, all you have to do is say yes.</p><p>Say yes, right now, to yourself.  Maybe for the first time ever.  Make the decision to jump on a plane and adventure with strangers that will quickly become friends.  Make memories that will outlast the ups and downs of life and grab happiness by the tail.</p><p>Now&#8217;s your chance.  I have three seats left on our Ireland retreat and one of those is calling your name!  We will be there <strong>October 17-24th</strong> of this year and if you have ever wanted to channel main character energy within the walls of a castle, this is it.  Grab a seat on this once in a lifetime trip and come make memories with me that you will hold onto for the rest of your life!  </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8204e9ba-4279-4c74-9caf-22f72c98d799_5760x3840.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6970cebf-bac8-4cf2-9499-806f1634921c_5760x3840.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9a18c854-89ea-4b94-895d-a7e2a15c66d0_5760x3840.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/06bebc0e-bb90-4645-93ef-5e5480750089_5760x3840.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/64894aa8-0b6b-4524-bb71-8df60eabdf2a_5760x3840.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/161c3ecc-1492-443a-8b96-7f904c7e39fa_5760x3840.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cd5c8c1e-3d98-4de4-94c4-0e7e4b49dfb1_5359x3573.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b537fd59-c78a-49ff-9e04-ed6300bacc01_4801x3201.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ae32e887-c2e8-4161-8e5c-a0b731cdfa09_5760x3840.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ba8708cb-4a9d-4a83-927c-353fea8352c6_1456x1454.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>This could be your home for 7 wonderful days in the Irish countryside, packed with delicious food, excursions and luxury.</p><p>What are you waiting for?!  Grab your seat now and let me plan the rest.  </p><p>You deserve this friend! I love you so much! Let&#8217;s go make magic! </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://retreatsbyks.com/ireland">Book your seat here!</a></h1><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Nood Troop&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pose Like a Pro Friday ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snuggly Kitchen Pose!]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/pose-like-a-pro-friday-812</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/pose-like-a-pro-friday-812</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/197851724/0a822cc7-0268-495d-9dbe-77d362b3ce30/transcoded-1778849022.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Friday Troop!!  We have done some pretty spicy wet sets the last two weeks, so today we are stepping into a softer, snuggly pose that can be done in a kitchen, bedroom, living room, or anywhere with good natural light.</p><p>I really enjoy this type of pose with window light, so if you have to plop this down into a room beside your kitchen (I know window&#8230;</p>
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A Party For All That Makes You "Too Much"]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 26, 6-8PM]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/audaciously-you-a-party-for-all-that</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/audaciously-you-a-party-for-all-that</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:49:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GuR3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d09b2a6-b144-4dfa-9640-828baa63114c_1080x1350.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GuR3!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6d09b2a6-b144-4dfa-9640-828baa63114c_1080x1350.heic" 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publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>From <strong>6-8pm on May 26th</strong>, come as you are to the Katelyn Scott Photography Studio in Raleigh, NC! You&#8217;ll:</p><ul><li><p>Join certified sexuality educator, sex coach, and burlesque performer, Veronica Dress in a workshop focused on using play and dance as a way to tap into your most audacious and confident sensual self (even if you never step onto a stage!).</p></li><li><p>Learn a short dance to practice feeling like your most sensual self. Think less &#8220;5,6,7,8 shuffle-ball-change&#8221; and more making up dances with your besties in the basement to the Spice Girls (or your pop star of choice)!</p></li><li><p>Capture your magic with Katelyn Scott Photography, mini session style! You&#8217;ll get to pose for fun + intimate portraits wearing accessories from the studio&#8217;s closet and whatever base layer makes you feel audacious and confident (it doesn&#8217;t have to be lingerie, though it can be! Truly, whatever look makes you feel confident and powerful just as you are).</p></li></ul><p>Logistics corner:</p><ul><li><p>Light refreshments will be provided!</p></li><li><p>Participants will have access to the Katelyn Scott Photography closet of accessories!<strong> Please bring whatever bottoms you&#8217;d like to be wearing in your photos </strong>(lingerie, jeans, fringe skirt, basketball shorts&#8212; whatever makes you feel hot!)</p></li><li><p>All bodies, genders, and sexualities are welcome in this space! By signing up for this event, participants agree to practice consent and join us in creating a space free from homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and racism.</p></li></ul><p></p><p>Tickets are only $35 and include some cutie selfies, a night of fun, light refreshments and a chance to let your inner child out! </p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.dressrehearsal.space/shop/p/audaciously-you">Get your tickets here! </a></h1><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Nood Troop&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cost of Not Believing Women ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Episode 11 of The Nood Troop Podcast]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-cost-of-not-believing-women</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-cost-of-not-believing-women</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:44:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197565422/f4a2d801ca6a099d84e01047056e521e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For years, I knew something was wrong with my body. I said it in exam rooms. I said it through tears. I said it while my life slowly became smaller because of pain, exhaustion, digestive issues and symptoms that kept escalating. And like so many women, I was told it was normal. Stress. Anxiety. Hormones. Weight. Anything but the truth. Eight years later, I am now facing surgery for conditions that should have been caught long before they were allowed to grow, spread and disrupt my life.</p><p>This is the cost of not believing women. It is not just hurt feelings or frustrating appointments. It is delayed diagnoses. It is disease progression. It is organs adhering together, chronic inflammation, fertility struggles, medical trauma and surgeries that may have been preventable if someone had listened sooner. Women are conditioned to second guess themselves while being taught that pain is simply part of existing in a female body. And the longer doctors dismiss that pain, the more dangerous the consequences become.</p><p>I am talking about this because I know I am not the only one. There are millions of women carrying symptoms that have been minimized, normalized or outright ignored. We deserve a medical system that listens before things become catastrophic. We deserve doctors who understand that being forced to &#8220;push through&#8221; pain is not resilience, it is survival. And we deserve to stop paying for disbelief with our bodies.</p><p>Eight years&#8230;.</p><p>8 mother freakin years&#8230;.and I finally have a diagnosis.  But no one should have to jump these kinds of hoops just to be heard.  </p><p>I am standing with you, I am supporting you and just know that I believe you.  You are not alone friend!<br></p><p>Love you mean it,</p><p>Katelyn </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chase the waterfall...I dare you! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[What would happen if you just said hell ya and figured it out.]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/chase-the-waterfalli-dare-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/chase-the-waterfalli-dare-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 01:54:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eEnd!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d34aef6-230f-46c2-8c48-e6b6d5c1d480_1366x768.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eEnd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d34aef6-230f-46c2-8c48-e6b6d5c1d480_1366x768.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eEnd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d34aef6-230f-46c2-8c48-e6b6d5c1d480_1366x768.heic" width="1366" height="768" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eEnd!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d34aef6-230f-46c2-8c48-e6b6d5c1d480_1366x768.heic 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eEnd!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d34aef6-230f-46c2-8c48-e6b6d5c1d480_1366x768.heic 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eEnd!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d34aef6-230f-46c2-8c48-e6b6d5c1d480_1366x768.heic 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eEnd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d34aef6-230f-46c2-8c48-e6b6d5c1d480_1366x768.heic 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div 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stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>I&#8217;m gonna need you to buckle in for a moment of realness. This concept may not be super palatable to everyone, so apologies in advance if this ruffles your feathers&#8230;that&#8217;s the point.</p><p>Who, and I mean this in the most disrespectful way possible, THE FUCK snipped your wings? At what point did you start shrinking yourself to become more palatable for the masses? When did you decide to settle for &#8220;good enough&#8221; when there is a world full of FUCK YES just waiting for you to wake up and chase it? Who hurt you so badly they made you believe your dreams were too big?</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Nood Troop&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Bring them to the front of the room. I have some choice words for them.</p><p>As someone who spent the majority of their life trying to make themselves smaller to fit what society expected of them, I am now in a place where I would prefer to watch someone choke on my realness than ever try to shave off bits of myself to fit their narrative of what&#8217;s acceptable. And I mean this with all the love in the world: it&#8217;s time you take some of this energy and apply it to your own life.</p><p>When was the last time you sat down and asked yourself what would make YOU happy? Truly. Like actually sat down and started writing about the life you want to lead. Have you ever given yourself the opportunity to dream and plot and scheme? If not, why?</p><p>So many times we push our dreams aside because we got brave enough to voice them to the people we love, only to be mocked or dismissed. Made to believe our ideas were &#8220;too big&#8221; for the simple lives we&#8217;re supposedly meant to lead. How dare we have the audacity to chase something so large and grandiose&#8230;</p><p>Well, as someone who has made it a habit over the last few years to consistently and repeatedly blow my life up in pursuit of the things that set my soul on fire, let me tell you this:</p><p><strong>Your dreams aren&#8217;t too big.</strong></p><p>You&#8217;ve just outgrown the container you were planted in.</p><p>Have you ever seen a plant become root-bound in its pot? It happens slowly. A leaf or two drops. A couple more start to yellow. Then pretty soon an entire branch of the plant is dead and you can&#8217;t figure out what&#8217;s going on. You water it, put it in the sunlight, pour your heart into it, and it&#8217;s still not enough.</p><p>As a last-ditch effort, you try repotting it and realize the roots are starting to grow through the little slits at the bottom, desperate to find space and expand, but trapped in a pot that&#8217;s too small and slowly choking the life out of it.</p><p>Sound familiar?</p><p>It&#8217;s the American Dream we are sold as children. Grow up, get a good job, make money, get married, buy a house, have a kid or six, work until you&#8217;re 65, retire, and finally start living your life.</p><p>But what life is left at 65? What if you don&#8217;t make it there?</p><p>There are so many variables that could impact this path, so does it really make sense to kill off parts of yourself to maintain this semblance of happiness? Or do you want to challenge whether it&#8217;s worth it at all?</p><p>My vote is to challenge it. Push as violently against the bar that holds us in stasis as possible. Never, ever, ever settle. And for fuck&#8217;s sake, never stop dreaming.</p><p>Because if I had believed the story that my dreams were too big, I wouldn&#8217;t have spent three weeks in Bali learning, growing, chasing waterfalls, getting massages, steeping myself in sacred water, scream-crying on the table of a healer who changed my life, eating delicious food, shopping, laughing until my belly hurt, getting a tattoo, and living life to its fullest.</p><p>So here is the secret sauce. Lean in close so you can feel the gravity of this moment:</p><p><strong>ANYTHING you can DREAM of doing is already yours.</strong></p><p>You want to know why?</p><p>We can only dream in realities that already exist. If it&#8217;s something you can picture happening, then it already has. You just have to take the first steps toward chasing it. If you can conceptualize it in your brain, you can manifest it with your hands. Period.</p><p>So if you have been told your dreams are too big, unrealistic, or unobtainable&#8230; they aren&#8217;t.</p><p>Just keep pursuing them until they become reality.</p><p>Stop settling for lakes/rivers and chase the waterfalls. Dream in a realm so big it almost scares you, and unapologetically pursue the things that set your soul on fire&#8230;even if it goes against everyone else&#8217;s &#8220;better&#8221; judgment.</p><p>We all have a set of wings hidden beneath the straitjacket life hands us. Each wing is deliciously crafted and uniquely perfected for you, a fingerprint waiting to be left on the world. It is unfair to hide that kind of beauty behind the comfort of the status quo.</p><p>Lean in. Test your wings. Chase the waterfalls. Pursue the shit that lights you up.</p><p>So here is my challenge: jump before you have a perfectly clear end goal and figure out the rest on the way down. The free fall might feel jarring at first, until you look around and realize how alive you feel.</p><p>Pretty soon, you&#8217;ll look up and realize those wings you kept hidden do, in fact, work&#8230;and they&#8217;ve been helping you see life from an entirely different vantage point all along.</p><p>You deserve to live the big, grand, delicious life of your dreams. Nothing that comes into your mind is unobtainable. You just have to be brave enough to trust your wings and jump.</p><p>I love you, friend!</p><p>Katelyn</p><p>P.S. Join us this week for our first Love and Rage group shoot on May 14th, where we&#8217;re headed to the lake to steep our little toes in the water and scream into the abyss. If this feels like something you want to be a part of, it&#8217;s free, bring a friend and let&#8217;s heal together! <a href="https://katelynscott.com/links">RSVP here! </a></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Nood Troop&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. 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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love and Rage - Founding Sessions are Live ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only 10 spaces available]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/love-and-rage-founding-sessions-are</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/love-and-rage-founding-sessions-are</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:02:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/77e386c0-bed6-480a-91bc-e52f794e7100_1200x630.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><strong>Love and Rage, Founding Sessions &#8226; Launching May 6</strong></h2><p>Welcome to the official launch of the Love and Rage Photography Experience.  This one is for the people learning how to exist loudly again. For the ones rebuilding themselves after heartbreak. For the lovers. For the grievers. For the people carrying both softness and fire inside their chest. For those seeking the ability to make art out of the mundane.  </p><p>This is not about perfect posing. This is not about pretending. This is about being witnessed honestly.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The love.<br>The rage.<br>The tenderness.<br>The becoming.</p><p>For the last ten years, I have photographed people stepping into their bodies through boudoir. But somewhere along the way, I realized something important:</p><p>We are not meant to be photographed as one-dimensional humans.</p><p>We are not just soft.<br>We are not just sensual.<br>We are not just healing.</p><p>Sometimes we are angry.<br>Sometimes we are grieving.<br>Sometimes we are wildly in love.<br>Sometimes we are all of those things at once.</p><p>And I want to photograph that.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Welcome to LOVE &amp; RAGE.</strong></h2><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://katelynscott.17hats.com/p#/scheduling/gxzwbzgrphfdvkwzhshczznzvfrtpnrg/s/109747">BOOK NOW</a></p><div><hr></div><h1><strong>THE FOUNDING SESSION OFFER</strong></h1><p>To celebrate this new chapter, I am opening a limited number of founding sessions at a rate that will never exist again.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>$333 FOUNDING SESSION</strong></h2><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><em>(Normally over $1000)</em></p><p>Your session includes:</p><ul><li><p>1 hour session</p></li><li><p>10 edited digitals</p></li><li><p>10 Polaroids to take home</p></li><li><p>Creative direction &amp; emotional storytelling</p></li><li><p>Access to the founding launch rate</p></li><li><p>The chance to be part of the beginning of this movement</p></li></ul><p>These sessions can be:</p><ul><li><p>solo</p></li><li><p>couples</p></li><li><p>queer love</p></li><li><p>post-breakup</p></li><li><p>grief-centered</p></li><li><p>rage-centered</p></li><li><p>deeply intimate</p></li><li><p>wildly expressive</p></li><li><p>soft and quiet</p></li><li><p>loud and feral</p></li></ul><p>There is no &#8220;right&#8221; way to exist here.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://katelynscott.com">BOOK MY DATE</a></p><div><hr></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>THIS IS FOR YOU IF&#8230;</strong></h1><ul><li><p>You are tired of shrinking yourself.</p></li><li><p>You are entering a new chapter.</p></li><li><p>You want photographs that actually feel like you.</p></li><li><p>You are grieving who you used to be.</p></li><li><p>You are angry at what the world has done to your body.</p></li><li><p>You are deeply in love.</p></li><li><p>You are finally learning to take up space.</p></li><li><p>You want to remember this version of yourself forever.</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>WHAT DOES A LOVE &amp; RAGE SESSION FEEL LIKE?</strong></h1><p>Like art and documentary storytelling collided. Like someone finally seeing the full spectrum of who you are.</p><p>We may scream in the ocean.<br>We may dance barefoot in a parking garage.<br>We may cry.<br>We may laugh so hard your stomach hurts.<br>We may create images that feel like poetry.</p><p>There is no performance required here.</p><p>Just honesty.</p><div><hr></div><h1><strong>WHY THE PRICE IS SO LOW</strong></h1><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Auqs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F04061520-7b29-4b4e-83a5-1a3423ad72de_6087x9130.heic" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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limited.</p><p>Once they&#8217;re gone, they&#8217;re gone.</p><p>And truthfully?</p><p>I don&#8217;t think this work is going to stay small for very long.</p><h2><strong>This is your invitation.</strong></h2><p>To be witnessed fully.<br>To exist honestly.<br>To take up space in front of the camera exactly as you are.</p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Welcome to LOVE &amp; RAGE.</strong></h2><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://katelynscott.17hats.com/p#/scheduling/gxzwbzgrphfdvkwzhshczznzvfrtpnrg/s/109747">BOOK YOU SESSION HERE!</a></h1><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Nood Troop&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nood Troop Podcast - Episode 10, Chantelle Dione]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Troop!]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-nood-troop-podcast-episode-10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-nood-troop-podcast-episode-10</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:31:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196602517/087a7df6a25be53b6077eca3aa88bb9a.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Troop!</p><p>Can you believe episode 10 is launching on the day we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of Katelyn Scott AND the launch day of The Love and Rage sessions?!</p><p>Seems super fitting to be hosting one of my most favorite photographers in the whole world, Chantelle Dione, an empowerment and branding photographer based in Stonewall, Manitoba, photographing humans across Manitoba and beyond.</p><p>She believes the most powerful image of you is an honest one. Her messaging is super clear that bodies are pretty incredible and deserving of being seen, just how they are.  She makes sure clients know that she works with the light, not against the lines. And most importantly, <strong>she does not sand down the evidence of a life fully lived in pursuit of someone else&#8217;s idea of polished.</strong></p><p>She strives to create portraits that empower, inspire, and spark something real. </p><p>Make sure you hop onto her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chantelledionephoto?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">IG account</a> and show her some love!! </p><p>If you are interested in working with her, make sure to check out her <a href="https://www.chantelledione.com">webpage here! </a></p><p>Enjoy episode 10 and make sure to check your email at 9am for the launch of The Love and Rage photography experience!  The first 10 people are going to snag a one of a kind experience! </p><p>I love you so much and as always, make sure you&#8217;re subscribed to The Nood Troop so you don&#8217;t miss a thing! </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where there is love, there is rage - launching May 6th]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art for the unapologetic]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/where-there-is-love-there-is-rage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/where-there-is-love-there-is-rage</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:33:24 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A gentle rumbling of discomfort, of dis-ease, of feeling unsettled. If I&#8217;m being honest, I think it started at the end of the Take More Noods tour, but the rumble went unanswered.</p><p>Pushed down and hidden in the crate that holds all my other repressed emotions. Tucked safely next to the grief I carry, nestled into the fleeting joy that bubbles to the surface on good days, and rubbing elbows with the anger pressing at the top of the box with uncomfortable strength.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Nood Troop&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>The sensation is both foreign and familiar, like I&#8217;ve been here before. Like I have intimate knowledge of the path, but none of the trees look right. It&#8217;s grief and rage and wonder and curiosity all wrapped into one. And in years past, I would have ignored the warning shots.</p><p>But I refuse to do that any longer. It&#8217;s 2026, and life is hard enough as it is. Considering how loudly I talk about doing the things that set your soul on fire, that light you up from the inside, that bring you deep fulfillment&#8230;it would be wildly hypocritical for me to do anything but that. If I&#8217;m going to talk it, I also have to walk it.</p><p>So here goes nothing.</p><p>After 10 years in business, shooting almost exclusively boudoir, I am pivoting.</p><p>Not fully away from boudoir, but deeply and intentionally toward art that feels unapologetic and authentic. Grounded in documenting life in all its little moments and nuances. Highlighting the beauty and the love without shying away from the rage and grief.</p><p><strong>Because where there is love, there is also rage.</strong></p><p>I want to photograph the things we are taught to hide. The anger. The tenderness. The aging. The motherhood. The becoming. The moments that feel too ordinary to matter&#8230;until one day, they are the whole story.</p><p>A daughter holding her mother&#8217;s hand. A body standing defiantly in the grass. Nudity and sexuality that are loud and unapologetic. The mundane. The ordinary. Captured in a way that solidifies it as the art of living. The quiet rebellion of taking up space exactly as you are.</p><p>One thing I know for certain after a decade behind the camera: being witnessed changes people. Not because a photograph fixes anything, but because it offers something rare, the chance to see yourself outside of the stories you&#8217;ve been carrying.</p><p>We deserve images that feel stripped down, honest, and unapologetically real. Because your life, your body, and your truth deserve to be remembered exactly as they were lived.</p><p>Collectively, we are aching. Grieving the loss of what was. So rather than trying to cover it in lace and lingerie, I want to lean in and meet you where you are.</p><p>And tell the story <em><strong>you</strong></em> want remembered.</p><p>Not the story we are expected to fit into.</p><p>So on May 6th, I will be launching what I&#8217;m lovingly calling the Love and Rage Series.</p><p>A photo experience that meets you where you are. Through your love <em>and</em> your rage. Your joy and your pain. An authentic documentation of a life fully lived.</p><p>I&#8217;ll be releasing a very limited run for the first 10 people who sign up to grab a spot for $333.</p><p>It will be a one-hour shoot at a location of your choosing within the greater Raleigh area, and I&#8217;ll be including 10 of your favorite digitals and a pack of 10 Polaroid prints.</p><p>Dates open at 9 AM EST on May 6th.</p><p>If an individual shoot isn&#8217;t for you, but you still want to be part of the movement, join me on May 14th at Beaver Dam State Recreation Area at 5:30 PM for a Love and Rage group shoot.</p><p>Healing happens communally. So join us as we put our feet in the water and scream into the abyss.</p><p>I can&#8217;t thank you enough for being here and being part of this journey.</p><p>Cheers to uncharted waters and walking boldly into the unknown.</p><p>Love you, mean it.</p><p>Katelyn</p><p>Your troop leader and forever wanderer, seeking out the things that set her soul on fire.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/66b3d60f-bd15-455b-9812-2476fd6310b2_1080x1350.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3dfa88ce-77e5-4dc8-b9aa-38ab974dab81_1080x1350.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ef12f5bf-4e5d-45ef-9331-48611f9888c6_1080x1350.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/517232c1-50df-4c63-a4a1-4ec352ff1683_1080x1350.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/76e1d1df-0e85-441d-bf63-0aa2f6343405_1080x1350.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6d1fef8d-0be5-41a1-82ce-6d25c1ab67c3_1080x1350.png&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/13951b15-bd87-40a2-b3ca-4b9fd51fed48_1456x964.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thenoodtroop.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">The Nood Troop&#8217;s Substack is a reader-supported publication. 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We are doing a shower pose today to spice up your weekend, so throw on your birthday suit and get in that shower!  Obviously the model has clothes on for this one, but I prefer this image with nothing or very little on, but do what sets your soul on fire! </p><p>Today&#8217;s pose is a litt&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nood Troop Podcast - Episode 9: Bali Recap!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Troop!]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-nood-troop-podcast-episode-9</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-nood-troop-podcast-episode-9</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:01:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195905183/d28621b8be91fba17724010a74617881.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Troop!</p><p>First, let me start by apologizing for my absence.  It&#8217;s been a wild couple of weeks with travel and lack of decent Wifi, so this podcast is a solid 2 weeks late and that&#8217;s my bad.  New content and some changes will be happening in the next 2 weeks, so thank you for your patience!</p><p>Now onto the good stuff.  Bali was wild, incredible, healing and so much more.  Come on a little journey with me as I walk you through my trip, talk about the incredible healing that happened, and why I think it&#8217;s so important to prioritize things that set your soul on fire! </p><p>Cheers, </p><p>Katelyn! </p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Posing Like a Pro Friday! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | Getting your own sexy photos at home!]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/posing-like-a-pro-friday-a9f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/posing-like-a-pro-friday-a9f</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:24:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/43b9bcac-52a5-4466-a36b-7f4ffaa8e49a_1366x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Friday Troop!</p><p>Today we are getting into a chair pose that is actually one of my most purchased poses to date.  There is something really magical about how the light wraps around the body that feels so delicious.  </p><p>The chair we are using here has a pretty low back which allows for this great angle, but if you are struggling to recreate this same look&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Posing Like a Pro Friday! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | Learning how to pose like a pro at home!]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/posing-like-a-pro-friday-3b7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/posing-like-a-pro-friday-3b7</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3acf5d1d-92f9-4695-89b1-5679fc145db4_1366x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How is it Friday already?! </p><p>I&#8217;ve officially been in Bali a week and loving every second of it!  I can&#8217;t wait to share all the behind the scenes with you in the coming weeks.  Traveling the world with like minded humans sets my soul on fire and I can&#8217;t wait to run my own retreats this year in Scotland and Ireland!  I still have seats at both, so if your s&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Posing Like a Pro Friday! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | Floor Pose for the spicy baddies!]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/posing-like-a-pro-friday-ed6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/posing-like-a-pro-friday-ed6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:30:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/66e089a0-c73f-4973-b58a-9297d80399bd_1366x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Friday you spicy little cadet!</p><p>Today&#8217;s pose is a tad bit spicy and I am here for it!! This pose can be tamed down (which we will go through at a later date), but for now I want to push you out of your comfort zone!  You deserve it!  </p><p>I will pre-warn you, this one takes some coordination and mobility, so don&#8217;t be discouraged if this takes you a coupl&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nood Troop Podcast - Episode 8 with Alex!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | We welcome Alex with Dating Yapps to chat about life after divorce]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-nood-troop-podcast-episode-8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-nood-troop-podcast-episode-8</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:30:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193207526/9adb34ddd3992c98e19e87ac2a5fbf43.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Troop! </p><p>I&#8217;m so honored to welcome Alex, aka Alex.Yapps on social media, to the pod today!  This woman is a freaking powerhouse, talking all things life after divorce, hot slut era and why life really does look bright on the other side!</p><p>Divorce has been a taboo topic for far too long and Alex is truly stepping into the light and bringing all our divorcee baddies with her.  No more playing small, life is meant to be lived and she is truly embodying that!  </p><p>Alex is a dating coach and a specialist on stepping into your power after your divorce and you won&#8217;t want to miss today&#8217;s episode! </p><p>You can find Alex on her podcast &#8220;Dating Yapps&#8221; on both <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dating-yapps/id1792898789">Apple</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dating-yapps/id1792898789">Spotify</a> as well on IG and TikTok at Alex.Yapps!</p><p>As always, thanks for listening!  Find us on Substack <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Nood Troop&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:275648012,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/da98ca58-b193-4796-b9f0-4c9a6c40659f_1200x1200.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;213ad4b3-ccae-4c86-9199-0416b8d1c010&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>!</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Posing Like a Pro Friday!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | Bed Pose - Learning how to pose like a pro at home!]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/posing-like-a-pro-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/posing-like-a-pro-friday</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:31:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1d8ae535-4969-4dd6-a5a4-2675abc822bd_1366x768.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Happy Friday Trooper!</p><p>Let&#8217;s get into it!  I have been loving this series so much and I look forward to Friday each week to drop some spice into your inbox!</p><p>Today&#8217;s pose is great for all bodies and all abilities because it really is mobility friendly and can be modified to fit your body&#8217;s ability!  I want to make sure you always know that no matter what po&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Nood Troop Podcast: Episode 7 - It's Really Been Ten Years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch now | A recap as my company turns ten!]]></description><link>https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-nood-troop-podcast-episode-7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.thenoodtroop.com/p/the-nood-troop-podcast-episode-7</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Nood Troop]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192795199/ee50237854fe3896683525b013a4a116.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trooper!</p><p>Happy April cuties!  This month always feels special, but this April feel EXTRA special because Katelyn Scott is turning 10!!  I started this very company on April 4th, 2016!!  We are officially hitting double digits, so in celebration of this incredible milestone, I am headed to Bali for a much needed adventure filled with love, healing and digital detoxing!  </p><p>To kick this month of celebration off, it only makes sense to run down memory lane and recap the last 10 years of this incredible ride!  No long winded post, just a gentle reminder that everything happens the way it&#8217;s supposed to, there are no mistakes, and the journey is the fun part because there is no true destination! </p><p>Thanks for being here and know how much I love you! </p><p>Cheers, </p><p>Katelyn </p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>