069: LIBBY IS FINALLY ON THE PODCAST

<p>This week Kinzie and Rachael are joined by the one and only <strong>Libby</strong> — 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.</p><p>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: "<em>I'd do a boudoir session if I were more confident."</em> And then, exasperatedly, Libby hollered: FUCK CONFIDENCE!!!! You don't wait to feel ready. You do the thing, and confidence shows up after.</p><p>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:</p><ul><li><strong>The Giggle Butt Chant</strong> — 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.</li><li><strong>Getting photographed together</strong> — Kinzie, Rachael, and Libby all in front of the same lens for a team shoot, and it turns out being <em>photographed</em> is a different kind of tired than <em>photographing</em>. Who knew.</li><li><strong>The Body Scan</strong> — 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 <em>second</em> thought, the one you have to work for, that actually tells the truth.</li><li><strong>The bigger picture</strong> — 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.</li></ul><p>I hope you love this episode -- what a JOY it was to have Libby on the mic with us!</p><p></p><p>🤳🏼 Get our FREE selfie guide: <a href="https://empowermentphotographer.com/selfie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://empowermentphotographer.com/selfie</a></p><p>🔗 Sign up for the #SelfietoSelfLove Challenge: <a href="http://selfietoselflove.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">selfietoselflove.com</a></p><p>📸 Follow us on Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/empowermentstudio__" rel="noopener noreferrer" targ