Welcome to our Empowerment Studio podcast! Join Kinzie Elizabeth (they/she) and Rachael Cady (she/her) as they introduce you to a space where real conversations take center stage. Broadcasting from the Empowerment Studio, a boudoir photography studio in Kansas City, MO, this episode sets the tone for what you can expect in future conversations.
Kinzie and Rachael emphasize the importance of creating a comfortable environment where vulnerable topics around bodies, pleasure, and self-expression can be openly explored. Together, and with incredible guests, they aim to normalize conversations that society often shies away from, inviting listeners to engage with these essential topics in a supportive and empowering way. Tune in and discover the journey ahead!
Rachael and I got to talk about something that's really important to me: what "radically inclusive" actually looks like in the Empowerment Studio. Lately I've been photographing more clients with disabilities than ever, and it's been proof that boudoir really can be for everyone, as long as you're willing to ask what people need and adapt.
We get into the practical stuff (seating, sizing, ramps, modifying poses, sensory-friendly sessions) and the bigger idea that every single person has needs -- but the Empowerment Studio is often the first place someone gets to practice asking for them.
I also read part of a client's story, shared with her blessing, about what it meant to be photographed with a body that doesn't move the way it used to. Plus a few detours into accents, ASL, and why I once journaled entirely in the International Phonetic Alphabet for several months.
If you're disabled and weren't sure a session was for you, this one's an invitation. I'd be honored to photograph you.
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23 Sept 2026
069: LIBBY IS FINALLY ON THE PODCAST
This week Kinzie and Rachael are joined by the one and only Libby — Empowerment Studio's lead marketing strategist, eight-year team member, beloved client, and (per Kinzie) certified "magic human." Libby's been part of the crew since 2018 and finally landed in the studio chair as a guest instead of the one running the show.
The trio traces "fuck confidence" back to its origin story: a January team retreat where Libby, mid-presentation, called out the thing we hear over and over again: "I'd do a boudoir session if I were more confident." And then, exasperatedly, Libby hollered: FUCK CONFIDENCE!!!! You don't wait to feel ready. You do the thing, and confidence shows up after.
But you know how it goes -- we didn't just stick to that one topic. Here's just a taste of what we covered in this conversation:
The Giggle Butt Chant — Kinzie's signature pose accidentally became a full-room call-and-response at the Empowerment Party, and everyone stopped at the exact same time like it was choreographed. Nobody choreographed it.
Getting photographed together — Kinzie, Rachael, and Libby all in front of the same lens for a team shoot, and it turns out being photographed is a different kind of tired than photographing. Who knew.
The Body Scan — that lightning-fast, brutal inventory we all do the second we see a photo of ourselves. Fourteen years behind the camera and Kinzie still isn't immune. Libby offers a reframe worth sitting with: your first thought about a photo isn't the real you — it's instinct. It's the second thought, the one you have to work for, that actually tells the truth.
The bigger picture — how the same energy we burn hating ourselves is energy we're not spending on the stuff that actually needs fixing. Fuck the systems, love the people.
I hope you love this episode -- what a JOY it was to have Libby on the mic with us!
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2 Sept 2026
068: Who are you today, Kinzie?
Wayyyyy back in episode 65 (two episodes ago, hehe), Audy Avery and I talked about how we use the question "Who are you today?" as a starting point for our catch ups. It's really beautiful because it gives us space to share what's going on in our lives, but also to do a little check in -- where we get to notice what is shifting, and what has changed.
And now it's my turn to share with y'all about what's been coming up for me lately. If you're nosy, curious, or just like to listen to a good yap, this will hopefully be a lovely episode for you to tune in to. We recorded this episode a while back, now, so I'm also going to be giving it a listen when the episode drops. I have a feeling past-me said something that now-me needs to hear -- and maybe that will be true for you too. I am learning to trust our timing implicitly.
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