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Episode 131: What I wish I knew about…organizing & saving NICU photos

September 3, 2025

Guest: Miss Freddy, Certified Professional Photo Organizer

Professional photo organizer Miss Freddy addresses the emotional and logistical challenges of capturing and storing photos during a NICU stay. In this episode, we discuss what we wish we had known earlier—from organizing photos of hard days, how albums can minimize the trauma and magnify the good days so it feels manageable, not overwhelming. Miss Freddy shares how photos can be both a healing tool and a powerful way to honor a NICU journey.

In this episode, we chat about:

- What a photo organizer does and why it’s important to preserve memories, even from tough chapters of their lives.
- Where to start and what apps and services are recommended when it comes to organizing and backing up your NICU photos spread across phones, texts and hospital devices.
- What are the biggest mistakes people make when it comes to storing or backing up special photos?
- Advice for ensuring your photos are safe long term.
- How organizing NICU photos be part of a healing process.

About the guest

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Casey von Stein, aka Miss Freddy, is a certified Professional Photo Organizer in Golden Colorado. She’s a mom of two (a 12 year old boy and a 10 year old girl). After 10 years as a professional photographer, she realized that what people really needed was HELP organizing and enjoying their photos. She offers remote organizing services for clients worldwide and self-paced online courses for those who want to tackle their photo mess on their own.