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Empowerment Studio Podcast — 74 episodes

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061: Do it bad. Do it crying. Do it scared. Do it messy.

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060: The Honest Breakup Text Nobody Taught You How to Send

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059: Why Being “Strong on Your Own” Is Keeping You Stuck -- with theatre artist Angela Marcum (my mom!)

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058: You’re Allowed to Want Things (Desire Isn’t Selfish!)

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057: Showing Up Without Burning Out -- A Tarot-Inspired Reflection

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056: Stop Waiting to Like Your Body Before You Let Yourself Be Seen

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055: A Nonbinary Participant’s Empowerment Experience: Identity, Community, and Self-Discovery

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054: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Empowerment Experience

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053: F*ck Confidence [Workshop Replay]

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052: F*ck Confidence

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051: Season 2 is HERE and We Have Things to Tell You

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050: Season One Finale - we're so glad you're here!

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049: Studio Updates and Surprises -- A Peek at 2026

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048: From Deconstruction to Embodiment -- and how we can do 6 years of Empowerment in 6 Months in the Empowerment Studio

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FESTIVAL: Glamour Magic with Jacqueline Gates

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FESTIVAL: The Power of Showing Up -- On Visibility and Being Seen with Jamie Byers

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FESTIVAL: Hearth Tending: A Mindful Morning Ritual for Body, (Neurodivergent) Brain, and Spirit with Ellie Berland

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FESTIVAL: Accessibility, Disability, and Community Care with Libby

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FESTIVAL: Inside the Client Lingerie Closet with Kinzie and David

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FESTIVAL: Mood Boards, Gender Feels, and Vampire Teeth -- Exploring Identity Through Pinterest and Personal Style

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FESTIVAL: Move and Muse with Kinzie

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FESTIVAL: Step Into Your Magic. A Festival Welcome GRWM with Kinzie and David

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047: Your Guide to the Empowerment Festival

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046: The Myth of the Perfect Moment

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045: The Empowerment Studio Festival Is Here! (Mark your calendars, y'all. This is gonna be FUN!)

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044: Ask Me About My Bean (and Investing in Yourself Even When It’s Terrifying)

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043: Bigger Pants, Bigger Energy -- Radical Permission for Everyday Life

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042: Kinzie + Rachael Reunite -- Haircuts, Cruise Ships & Big Life Shifts

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041: Getting the chance to PLAY and feeling totally welcome as they are -- Client interview with Sarah

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040: Rebecca Black Made Me Do It and other stories from Hinterland

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039: You Asked for More Gramma Iris -- Random Questions, Mini Muffins, and Choosing Joy

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038: You’re Beautiful, I Don’t Want to Bone You, and That’s Fine with Audy Avery

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037: Coming Out as Trans at 50 -- Rachael’s Transition Story

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036: Model Call applications are open! (Don’t wait to feel ready -- boudoir is what helps you get there!)

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Selfie Week: 🎧 Day 5 -- Flow Pose + Your Next Big Leap (Model Call Details Inside) #SelfietoSelfLove

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Selfie Week: 🎧 Day 4 -- The Compliment Mindset #SelfietoSelfLove

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Selfie Week: 🎧 Day 3 -- Stretchy, Vulnerable, Playful #SelfietoSelfLove

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Selfie Week: 🎧 Day 2 -- Golden Light, Grounded Body #SelfietoSelfLove

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Selfie Week: 🎧 Day 1 -- The One Where You Just Start aka Quantity over Quality #SelfietoSelfLove

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035: Your Invitation to the 2025 Selfie to Self Love Challenge

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034: Empowerment Runs in the Family -- 90 year old Gramma Iris on the Mic

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033: Stretch Marks, Gold Paint, and Self-Love (Happy Pride!) -- Client Spotlight with Eda

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032: Deep Dive with Audy Avery -- On Tarot, Transitions, and Tending to Yourself

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031: Gadzooks! Hot Takes and Soft Questions with Kinzie and Rachael

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030: What's REALLY happening in the Empowerment Experience (and mix tapes, gender joy, and reality TV)

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029: Self-Love Starts with a Selfie (No, Really)

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028: Grief isn't Linear; Pass the Avocado Toast

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027: From Peanut Butter to Polyamory – Queer Home Logistics

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026: Visibility is a Love Language

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025: "We Need to Talk" (but make it cute) -- A Polyam Relationship Conversation using RADAR

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024: "So We're Playing Ourselves" - D&D as a form of Identity Exploration

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023: Belly Folds, Gender Feels, & the Magic of Being Seen -- an interview with fellow photographer Shay

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022: Let’s Talk About Feeling Awkward in Photos (and Why It’s Okay) [Throwback episode!]

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021: Becoming the Star of Your Own Story: Paulita’s Transformation in the Empowerment Experience

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020: Own Your Power, or Keep Watching Other People Do It

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019: Your Body Isn’t the Problem. Your Relationship with It Is. (Come to our workshop!)

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018: Joy Isn't Selfish -- It's Survival

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017: More Than Seen—Celebrating Trans Visibility

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016: Part 2 -- What Changed After I Said ‘I Don’t Deserve It’

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015: I Thought I Had to Earn Rest

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014: We've gotta take care of ourselves more now than ever

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013: No Sugarcoating -- Real Objections, Real Answers

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012: I Can't Believe People Think this about Boudoir

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011: Relationship Anarchy and Polyamory with Audy Avery

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010: Polyamory -- Kinzie tells all -- Part 2

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009: Can I Ask You Some Questions about Polyamory? -- Kinzie tells all -- Part 1

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008: A Chat with Nettie Zan -- Non-Binary Identity & the Power of Zines

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007: Empowered Together -- Building Community Around Your Photoshoot

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006: The Pop-Up’s Back in Town: Facebook Group Reopening Nov 5 & Selfie Challenge Awaits!

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005: Deep Dive with Audy Avery -- On Gender Fvckery and Identity Exploration (with a hearty dose of Kinzie and Audy's shenanigans; pull up a chair and join us)

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004: The Moment Everything Changes -- Behind the Scenes of a Boudoir Session in the Empowerment Studio

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003: From Family Photographer to Boudoir Boss -- Kinzie’s Story

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002: Witchy Sh!t -- "Thanks Moon!"

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001: Welcome to Our Space -- Our Journey Begins