F*ck Confidence: The Empowerment Studio Podcast

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Oh Hai Empowerment Studio! David here! Here's our Empowerment Festival kick-off: a cozy GRWM with David and Kinzie! Pour a cup of coffee, or a tasty bevo of your choice, and hang out with us as we talk all things Festival, with some meal prep, neurodivergent calendar planning, and deep breaths thrown in for good measure. 🤳🏼 Get our FREE selfie guide: https://empowermentphotographer.com/selfie 🔗...

Heyyyyy Empowerment Studio, it’s Kinzie Elizabeth -- and the Empowerment Festival is here! In this solo episode, I’m giving you the full rundown of what’s happening October 9–11 (plus our wrap-up on the 14th) so you know exactly what to expect and how to join in. I’ll walk you through each day’s theme -- Ground, Revel, Own, and Witness -- and share all the ways you can participate, whether you’re...

In this episode, Rachael and I dive into the myth of the perfect moment. So often I hear people say they’ll book a boudoir session -- or join the Empowerment Experience -- once they’ve lost weight, saved more money, or feel “ready.” But the truth is: waiting for the “perfect” moment often keeps you stuck. We talk about how confidence doesn’t magically appear beforehand -- it’s something that grows...

The Empowerment Studio is doing something brand new -- we're hosting our very first Empowerment Studio Festival! From October 9–11, 2025, we’re bringing together three days of connection, play, and joyful embodiment both online and in-person in Kansas City. Expect cozy coffee chats, a c@nnabis meditation, live interviews, giveaways, a dance party (my DJ Kinzie debut!), and even some brand-new Empo...

If you’ve ever been curious about the support I receive behind the scenes of running this business, if you're scared to take a leap to invest in yourself, or just want to hear me get real about why I’m practicing what I preach inside the Empowerment Studio, I hope you'll tune in to this episode! This week we're pulling back the curtain -- because I just signed up with a new business coach! 🎉 In t...

ONCE AGAIN, Rachael and I started recording an episode thinking it would be kind of cute and quaint and silly. And then it ended up getting kind of deep. #onbrand In this episode, we pass the mic back and forth and hand out radical permission slips for y'all. Wanna exist in photos without changing a damn thing about yourself first? Permission granted. Wanna wear bigger pants that actually fit? Dar...

We’re back, baby! After two months apart, Rachael and I are finally in the studio together again -- new haircuts, big stories, and a whole lot of laughs (Rachael and I love a good chat!). Rachael spent the summer on a cruise ship that was still being built -- which means she’s got wild tales about isolation, construction zones, and how a ship gets lifted out of the ocean. She also shared about fee...

Throwback episode! This interview with my client Sarah from 2023 was too good to not share with y'all over here on the podcast. But the funny thing is, at the start of the interview, I told you that we’re having a half-off session fee sale (2023 edition) and so we’re doing a half-off session fee sale (2025 edition)! Hehe. Our repurposing is your gain, as the saying goes!  And now... onto...

Heyyyy y'all, I just got back from Hinterland Music Festival in Iowa and it was SUCH a good weekend. Perfect weather, rad neighbors, queer vibes all around. I am now newly obsessed with Rebecca Black (she was hot and gay during her daytime set -- and vibey and magnetic at her midnight DJ set) and may or may not have cut my bangs while peering into a 3" camping mirror a couple days after seeing her...

Y’all loved her before -- and guess what? She’s back!! Gramma Iris returns to the pod, and this time it’s pure JOY. We’re talking recipes, stories, advice, favorite outfits, and everything in between. She’s 90 years old, fabulous as can be, and somehow even more iconic than last time. We recorded this one in person with my amazing co-host (hi, Rachael!), and it felt like a cozy kitchen table hango...

The more polished title for this episode might be something like Audy Avery on Being Gray Ace, Gray Romantic, and Deeply Human -- but the one we landed on is probably more apt for this particular episode's vibe. One of our favorite podcast guests is back! I got to sit down with one of my dearest humans, Audy Avery (they/them) , and talk about something we don’t hear nearly enough about: asexuality...

Heyyyyy babes, we're back! It's been a couple of extra busy weeks in the Empowerment Studio what with Pride month (aka Gay Busy Season™) and the Selfie Challenge and the Model Call. So I guess we took an inadvertent summer break. And now it's time for a new episode! And oh my, what a treat this one is. This week on the Empowerment Studio Podcast, I sit down with my co-host, friend, and longtime Em...

Our annual Model Call is OPEN! Come hang out with us in the Empowerment Studio, do a boudoir session, and feel just how much it can change your life. You don’t have to feel confident to do a boudoir session -- honestly, I usually find that my clients need the session in order to become confident. (Wild, right? We have it all backwards!) In this episode, I’m joined by happiness coach Jessica Lyonfo...

What a week. Today we’re celebrating everything you’ve created during this challenge -- the selfies, the compliments, the courage. I also introduced our Model Call for folks who feel ready to take this to the next level. And as a bonus, I’m bringing back one of the very first recordings I ever made: a guided Flow Pose to ground and connect with your body before your final selfie. ✨ “You are on a...

We’re really in the flow now. Today, I invite everyone to take an intentional moment with the compliments you’ve been receiving -- to let them land, even if just a little. There’s no pressure to fully believe them yet -- just practice staying open. ✨ “Maybe instead you say, thank you. You appreciate the curve of my hips. I can receive that.” Give a compliment, receive a compliment, and let yourse...

It's Day 3 of our #SelfietoSelfLove Selfie Challenge! This is one of my favorite days of the challenge -- it tends to feel a little more vulnerable, a little more growthy, and also super full of potential. If you're feeling daunted, that’s okay. Today’s about letting in some fun and support wherever you can -- music, movement, moisturizer, a friend cheering you on while you click the shutter. ✨ “...

Ooooh this one's fun. I had chills while I was recording it, I remember feeling so deeply that I was talking directly to all of you!! For Day 2 of the Selfie Challenge, I guided a calming, grounding meditation to help you ease into taking your selfie. We breathed, imagined warm golden light filling our bodies, and connected with ourselves before picking up the camera. ✨ “Maybe we’re not going for...

Welcome to Day 1 of the Selfie Challenge! This episode sets the tone for the whole week -- no pressure, no perfection, just showing up exactly as you are. It's literally about focusing on quantity when you think you might actually be supposed to focus on quality . (If this is the first you're hearing about our Selfie to Self Love 5-day Challenge, it's not too late to join! selfietoselflove.com) I’...

I'm inviting you -- yes, you -- into something joyful, low-pressure, and potentially transformative: the Selfie to Self Love Challenge. In this episode, I (Kinzie, they/she!) and my radiant co-host Rachael (she/her) share what this challenge is, why we do it, and how it has changed lives -- including our own. Whether you’ve never taken a selfie before, or you're a seasoned self-portrait pro, this...

This episode is a true gift. I got to sit down in person with my beloved Gramma Iris — yes, my actual grandma — and talk about life, legacy, growth, and the power of sharing our stories. At 90 years old, Gramma Iris has lived through loss, transformation, deep love, and reinvention more times than I can count. And lately, she did something really brave: she stepped on stage for the very first time...

In this first Pride Month* episode of the Empowerment Studio Podcast, we’re joined by our longtime supporter, community member, and total superfan: Eda (short for Edalyn, they/them). Eda just completed a boudoir photo shoot in the Empowerment Studio that was years in the making—and this conversation is a reflection of everything it meant to them. But for real, y'all: this session had me emotional...

This week, I’m joined by the luminous Audy Avery (they/them) for a heart-full fireside chat on tarot spreads, life upheavals, and the slow rebuild toward creative possibility. We go month-by-month through Audy’s year-ahead tarot pull—what landed, what surprised us, and how the cards have offered reflection, insight, and sometimes straight-up warnings 😅 (January and February, we’re looking at you)...

This podcast episode is as silly and fun as the title of the show—because honestly, what else would you expect from me and Rachael at this point? In this one, we go full shenanigans mode with a mix of spicy hot takes and tender little soft questions. You’ll hear about my deep love for Love is Blind (Rachael had never heard of it!!), the joys of Sims cheat codes and heart-shaped vibrating beds, and...

Okay, so this one has everything : trans joy, vision boards, awkward laughter, photo shoot magic, an enthusiastic reality TV debate (Love Is Blind, I <3 you), and a new twist on the concept of North Stars that I didn’t even know I needed. Rachael and I dove into all things Empowerment Experience -- Round Two and the gorgeous, human messiness that comes with creating something like this... and p...