Áine Rock

Áine Rock is a writer, certified coach and mother of two whose work explores motherhood, desire, divorce and the process of finding yourself beneath the roles you have learned to perform. She is the author of Blow Up Your Life: The Wild Art of Wanting More. Follow her on Instagram at @its_aine_rock or visit ainerock.com.

I Took Boudoir Photos Before Having My Ovary Removed. It Became a Reclamation of My Body

July 30, 2026

Four days before having an ovary removed, I stepped in front of a camera to honor the body—and the woman—I was afraid of losing.