Straitalking

When everyone has an opinion, Straitalking helps you work out what is actually worth listening to.Straitalking is a podcast by Kathy Rougier, founder of Empowa, where honest conversations meet useful information.Each season is its own distinct series, exploring a particular theme through straight-talking conversations, practical insight and lived experience.Season One is Worth It? with Pregnant and Popped - a series for the pregnant, postpartum and parenting season of life.It looks beyond marketing claims, trends and must-have lists to ask whether products, services and advice are genuinely worth your time, money and mental load.Kathy speaks with professionals, founders, experts and community voices who bring experience, evidence and different perspectives to the conversation. Together, they examine what works, what does not, who something may be useful for and what people should consider before making a decision.Future seasons will explore other areas that have shaped Kathy's work, thinking and life - from business and community to identity, changing priorities and the questions people are quietly Googling when they do not know where else to turn.The style is exactly what the name suggests: straight talking, practical and grounded.Straitalking is for anyone who values clear conversations, useful guidance, lived experience and introductions to people worth knowing.