Lip Service & Lashes

Stop Playing Small: Confidence, Self-Trust & Owning Your Power with Dr. Kasi Lacey. Ever wonder why some of the most successful, badass women can run businesses, lead teams, juggle families, and handle everyone else's responsibilities—but still second-guess their own decisions?In this episode of Lip Service and Lashes, Chelsea sits down with Dr. Kasi Lacey, licensed psychologist, former C-suite executive, keynote speaker, and author of Your Confidence Comeback, to talk about what it REALLY takes to build confidence, trust yourself, and stop playing small.Here's the thing: Confidence isn't something you're born with. It's something you build. And it starts with self-trust.Dr. Kasi Lacey gets real about her journey from a toxic corporate environment to reclaiming her power, finding her voice, and building a business on her own terms. Together, Chelsea and Dr. Kasi Lacey unpack why so many high-achieving women struggle with imposter syndrome, negative self-talk, people-pleasing, and the constant need for outside validation—even when they're more than qualified to make their own decisions.And we're going deeper than just career confidence!From body image and self-worth to motherhood, leadership, and learning to take up space without apologizing for it, this conversation is packed with relatable stories, powerful mindset shifts, and practical strategies for showing up as your most authentic self.Plus, Chelsea shares why hot pink nails are always a good idea, why we need to stop apologizing for simply existing, and how sometimes the most empowering thing you can do is just say NO. Period.In this episode, we're diving into:Why self-trust is the foundation of lasting confidenceHow to overcome imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and your inner criticWhy high-achieving women second-guess decisions they're fully qualified to makeThe difference between confidence as a personality trait and confidence as a skill you can developHow people-pleasing and self-abandonment can disguise themselves as professionalismBreaking free from comparison, overthinking, and seeking external validationBody confidence, self-love, and separating your worth from your weightWhy self-trust is essential for effective leadership and building stronger teamsYou don't have to be the loudest woman in the room to be confident. You don't need to have everything figured out. And you certainly don't need to make yourself smaller to make someone else comfortable.If you're ready to stop questioning yourself, break free from people-pleasing, and start showing up with more confidence in your career, relationships, and everyday life, this episode is for YOU.Because the confidence you've been looking for? It starts with trusting yourself.Connect with Dr. Kasi LaceyWebsite: https://www.kasilacey.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkasilacey/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkasilacey/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drkasilaceyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drkasilaceyGet Dr. Kasi Lacey's Book:Your Confidence Comeback: The Psychology of Reclaiming Your Power, Voice, and LeadershipReady to stop playing small and start reclaiming your confidence? Check out Dr. Kasi Lacey's book for insights and strategies to strengthen self-trust, challenge limiting beliefs, and step into your power.Get the book on Amazon: https://a.co/d/0emNEH5zIf this conversation hits home, share it with a friend who needs a little reminder of just how badass she really is!And don't forget to follow Lip Service and Lashes for more unfiltered conversations about women's empowerment, confidence, entrepreneurship, personal growth, and living life unapologetically.Connect with Chelsea!www.chelseahusum.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/No BS, just real vibes!#LipServiceAndLashes #SelfTrust #WomenEmpowerment #ImposterSyndrome #ConfidenceForWomen

Youth sports are supposed to be about having fun, building confidence, learning teamwork, and developing a love for the game. But what happens when coaching politics, demanding schedules, and limited playing time start getting in the way?In this solo episode of Lip Service and Lashes, Chelsea Husum gets candid about the highs, lows, and frustrations of navigating youth sports as a parent. From accidentally signing her son up for a competitive hockey team to watching her other son struggle for playing time in football, Chelsea shares the realities of balancing family life, athletic opportunities, and the sometimes frustrating politics of kids' sports.She opens up about the challenges of favoritism, unrealistic expectations, and the pressure placed on young athletes, while exploring what really matters: developing resilience, grit, confidence, and the ability to bounce back from setbacks.Chelsea also shares why she's investing in sports mindset coaching, the value of learning from experienced mentors, and why she believes kids should have the freedom to explore different sports without feeling pressured to specialize too early.Whether you're a sports parent, coach, or simply someone who believes in raising confident, resilient kids, this episode offers an honest and relatable perspective on keeping youth sports in perspective.Because at the end of the day, it's not just about winning games or getting playing time. It's about helping kids grow into capable, confident people who know how to handle life's challenges.Follow along for more honest conversations about business, motherhood, personal growth, and everything in between.No BS, just real vibes.Connect with Chelsea:⁠www.chelseahusum.com⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/⁠#LipServiceAndLashes #ChelseaHusum #YouthSports #SportsParenting #SportsMom #BuildingConfidence #LifeLessonsThroughSports #PositiveParenting #NoBSJustRealVibes

In this solo episode of Lip Service and Lashes, Chelsea Husum celebrates an exciting career milestone as she takes her keynote speaking career to new heights, delivering four major speaking engagements across three states in just two weeks. She takes listeners behind the scenes of a whirlwind two weeks, sharing her experiences on stages in Vail, Denver, Las Vegas, and Boise.From delivering a deeply personal message to women in construction to navigating unexpected challenges on a massive stage in Vegas, Chelsea shares the highs, the nerves, the unforgettable moments, and the lessons learned along the way.She opens up about the importance of protecting your energy, overcoming self-doubt, trusting yourself, stepping outside your comfort zone, and the power of manifestation. Plus, she shares an exciting moment when everything seemed to align, leading to another incredible speaking opportunity.Through it all, Chelsea reflects on what it really takes to turn a dream into reality: courage, consistency, investing in yourself, and showing up even when things feel uncomfortable. Her journey offers valuable lessons in personal growth, entrepreneurship, and finding confidence as a woman in leadership.If you've been dreaming of something bigger but haven't quite taken the leap, you'll want to hear this episode. Chelsea's journey is a powerful reminder to believe in what you're capable of, recognize your own potential, and have the courage to pursue the life you've always envisioned.Because sometimes, the only thing standing between you and your dreams is believing you can make them happen.Connect with Chelsea:⁠ www.chelseahusum.com⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/⁠#LipServiceAndLashes #ChelseaHusum #KeynoteSpeaker #MotivationalSpeaker #WomenInLeadership #WomenInBusiness #FemaleEntrepreneur #Entrepreneurship #PersonalGrowth #SelfBelief #Manifestation #OvercomingSelfDoubt #WomenEmpoweringWomen #LeadershipDevelopment #BelieveInYourself #ChaseYourDreams #InspirationalPodcast #PodcastEpisode

Women have spent generations being taught that their worth comes with conditions. Carrie Lupoli refers to those conditions as the “invisible corset”—the deeply ingrained beliefs that tell women they need to look a certain way, achieve more, keep everyone happy, or prove themselves in order to be enough.In this episode of Lip Service and Lashes, Chelsea sits down with Carrie, a behavior specialist, board-certified nutritionist, and author who helps women break free from the invisible pressure that’s been running their lives.Through her From Corset to Crown framework, Carrie helps women recognize the beliefs and behaviors keeping them stuck in perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the constant feeling that they’re not enough.Chelsea and Carrie dive into diet culture, body image, perfectionism, motherhood, emotional eating, all-or-nothing thinking, and the pressure women put on themselves to get everything “right.” They also talk about what changes when you stop making choices from punishment, comparison, or the need for approval and start making them from self-worth and intention.Carrie shares practical ways to notice when the “corset” is talking, reconnect with who you actually are, and create a vision for the healthiest version of yourself that has nothing to do with chasing a number on the scale.Because the goal isn’t to become more worthy. It’s remembering that you already are—and learning to straighten your crown.In this episode:• What the “invisible corset” is and how to recognize yours• Perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the pressure to prove your worth• Diet culture and our complicated relationship with weight• Why health is about far more than a number on the scale• Breaking free from all-or-nothing thinking• Making choices from self-worth instead of self-punishment• Creating your own “healthiest version of me” blueprint• Why self-awareness matters more than perfection• Taking care of yourself during difficult seasons• Breaking generational patterns for our children• Learning to live from the crown instead of the corsetThis conversation goes far beyond food and weight. It’s about identity, freedom, health, self-leadership, and letting go of the expectations that were never yours to carry in the first place.And as always—no BS, just real vibes.Connect with Carrie:https://www.instagram.com/carrie_lupoli/?hl=enhttps://www.facebook.com/carrie.lupoli/https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrielupoli/https://www.carrielupoli.com/Connect with Chelsea:www.chelseahusum.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/

What happens when you’ve built the successful business, created the life you thought you wanted, and checked all the boxes—but somewhere along the way you lost yourself?In this episode of Lip Service and Lashes, Chelsea sits down with Martine Williams, life alignment coach, keynote speaker, and host of the Life Coaching for Mompreneurs podcast. After nearly two decades of entrepreneurship and leading a multimillion-dollar organization of more than 28,000 women, Martine realized that success doesn’t automatically equal fulfillment.Martine shares the moment that changed everything: while completing a life assessment for a training she was preparing to teach, she came to the section on hobbies and recreation—and realized she couldn’t name a single thing she wanted to do simply because it was fun. She had become so focused on producing, performing, achieving, building a business, and raising a family that she had lost touch with the woman underneath all of those roles.Chelsea and Martine talk about why burnout isn’t always about doing too much—it can also come from doing too little of what actually lights you up. They explore how understanding your natural strengths, protecting your energy, asking for help, and intentionally making space for things that refuel you can completely change the way you approach work and life.They also challenge the idea of perfect “work-life balance.” Instead, Martine encourages women to think about work-life harmony. Like an orchestra, different areas of life will play louder during different seasons. Sometimes your business needs to be the tuba. Sometimes your family does. The goal isn’t an impossible 50/50 split—it’s getting clear about what deserves your attention in the season you’re actually in.And for the moms carrying guilt over everything they think they should be doing, Martine shares a surprisingly simple exercise: ask your kids what actually matters to them. You may discover that many of the expectations you’ve been trying so hard to meet were never important to them in the first place.You don’t have to earn rest, joy, fun, or support. Protect your energy, get clear about what matters in this season, and give yourself permission to build a life that can actually hold everything you’re called to do.What happens when you’ve built the successful business, created the life you thought you wanted, and checked all the boxes—but somewhere along the way, you lost yourself?Connect with Martine!https://martinewilliams.comhttps://www.instagram.com/martine31williamshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/martine31williamsPodcast: Life Coaching for MompreneursConnect with Chelsea! www.chelseahusum.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/ #WomenInBusiness #WorkLifeHarmony #BurnoutRecovery #WomenEntrepreneurs #Mompreneurs #LipServiceAndLashes

Chelsea talks about losing a high school friend and the way loss snaps your sense of time into focus. She thinks about all the ways that we say later and asks what changes when we stop assuming later is even guaranteed. It's about choosing time with family or friends, making the call, taking the trip, being there while we can. A grounded conversation about presence, priorities and acting now.Connect with Chelsea! www.chelseahusum.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/#LiveFully #ChooseNow #PresenceOverEverything #DontWait #PodcastLife #NewEpisode #LipServiceandLashes

We talk a lot about managing our time—but what about managing our energy?Rebecca Ahmed has built her career around that question. As the former Chief Energy Officer of Caesars Entertainment, an international keynote speaker, and Founder & CEO (Chief Energy Officer) of Energetic Impact, Rebecca has spent more than 15 years in HR and leadership learning what makes people light up, what drains them, and how our energy affects everyone around us.In this conversation, Rebecca takes Chelsea back to the middle of COVID, when she was brought in to help Caesars Entertainment re-energize emerging leaders across its properties during an incredibly uncertain time. Her goal? Help people move out of survival mode and start finding ways to thrive again.But this conversation goes way beyond the workplace.Chelsea and Rebecca get into the pressure so many women put on themselves to do everything, why being “busy” isn’t necessarily something to brag about, and the freedom that comes from finally admitting, “Someone else can do this.” They talk delegation, protecting your energy, being present with the people in front of you, and learning how to empathize without carrying someone else’s emotions around for the rest of the day.Rebecca also opens up about the deeply personal experience that changed the direction of her career and ultimately led her to study Energy Leadership and write *The Energy of Success*.And sometimes, recharging doesn’t need to be complicated. It might be 15 minutes outside, putting down your phone, laughing with someone you love—or, in Chelsea’s case, discovering that laser tag and a demolition derby bring her an unexpected amount of joy.Rebecca compares our energy to a phone battery: you wouldn’t expect your phone to keep working without plugging it in. So why do we expect that from ourselves?This episode is a reminder to pay attention to what lights you up, notice what’s quietly draining you, and give yourself permission to recharge along the way.Connect with Rebecca!https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaeahmed/https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaeahmed/And check out Rebecca’s book, *The Energy of Success*, available wherever books are sold.Connect with Chelsea! www.chelseahusum.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/#energyleadership #workplaceculture leadership #resilience #successprinciples

Here we are! 100 episodes, hundreds of laughs, a few tears, plenty of unfiltered moments, and you're right here with me. Thank you for letting me keep it real.Connect with Chelsea! www.chelseahusum.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/

How One Retreat Changed Everything for Anna RussellAn honest conversation about burnout, courage, community, and what can happen when you say yes to the right opportunity at exactly the right time.When Anna attended Chelsea’s Unapologetic Retreat, she was already feeling burned out and questioning the career path she was on. Although walking into a room of strangers felt intimidating, the small-group retreat gave her something she desperately needed: space to slow down, reflect, feel heard, and reconnect with her own voice.Anna shares how one powerful moment—being invited to speak when she would normally have stayed quiet—helped her realize that her thoughts and ideas deserved to be heard. She left the Unapologetic Retreat with greater clarity and the courage to make a career decision she had already been circling.That decision changed far more than her job. With a shorter commute and the flexibility to work from home two days a week, Anna is more present with her family, more confident at work, and more willing to speak up, ask questions, and pursue new opportunities. Her husband is now able to be a stay-at-home dad, she can have lunch with her children, and their family has found a calmer, more connected daily rhythm.Chelsea and Anna also explore the friendships formed at the retreat, the healing power of being truly seen by other women, and the importance of surrounding yourself with people who support your growth instead of asking you to shrink.In This Episode, Chelsea and Anna Discuss:Recognizing when burnout is signaling that something needs to changeWhy a small-group retreat can create deeper connections than a large conferenceThe pressure of being one of the only women in upper managementFinding clarity through quiet time, journaling, and reflectionLearning to speak up instead of saving your ideas for laterChoosing alignment over the position you thought you wantedHow flexibility and work-life balance can transform family lifeThe confidence that comes from trusting your instinctsBuilding meaningful friendships during seasons of changeModeling courage, resilience, and growth for your childrenSupporting other women without shrinking or competingKey Takeaways:Finding your voice doesn’t always require a dramatic moment—it can begin by speaking up when you normally would have stayed quiet.Burnout may be a sign that you’ve outgrown your current path.The right career move should support your life, not consume it.Quiet and reflection can help you hear what you already know deep down.A supportive community can provide encouragement, accountability, and friendship during major transitions.Choosing what aligns with your priorities can create positive changes throughout your work, family, and home life.Letting your children see you make brave choices teaches them that growth is worth pursuing, even when it feels uncomfortable.Connect with Chelsea! www.chelseahusum.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/Connect with Anna! https://www.instagram.com/runner21/https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-russell-025133b1

How is it already August—and where did the summer go?In this solo episode, Chelsea catches us up on a summer filled with family adventures, unexpected wildlife, a new boat, and time spent enjoying the new Nebraska weekend home. She also shares some exciting changes happening behind the scenes, including hiring an assistant, preparing for a busy keynote season, and making a school change that will give both her and her son a little more breathing room.Chelsea gets honest about doing too much, learning to delegate, and realizing that creating a life you love also means putting the right support in place to truly enjoy it. Life may feel busy and overwhelming at times, but sometimes “busy” is really a life that’s full of blessings.In this episode: Summer adventures in Nebraska and the Black Hills The story behind the family’s newest boat Hiring an assistant and learning to delegate like a CEO Making a new school decision for her son Creating more room for rest, creativity, and growthLife will always bring a little chaos, but when you find a moment to breathe, take it in and enjoy it. As always: No BS, just real vibes.Connect with Chelsea! ⁠www.chelseahusum.com⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/#LipServiceAndLashes #RealVibes #SummerFun #boating