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Divorcee Lindsay Hordal burned her wedding gown, ceremony photos and marriage paperwork in an empowering photo shoot as part of her "healing journey"

"It was really just for me to be like, 'This is the end and and I'm finally done. I'm finally free, and finally in this place of peace and joy,' " Hordal explains

Photographer Christine Genevieve tells PEOPLE that she witnessed Hordal experience a "metamorphosis" of self-growth as she destroyed her wedding items

After a "long and arduous" divorce, social worker Lindsay Hordal , who turns 43 on Nov. 17, wanted to move on from her "unhealthy" relationship and celebrate her new chapter in life. Inspired by "wreck the dress" posts on Pinterest, Hordal decided that she would burn her wedding gown, ceremony photos and marriage pa

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