In My Non-Expert Opinion

170: As some of you may remember, Michelle was previously a guest on the show on Episode 56 back in 2018, where she talked about Holisticism. This time, Wallis, Head of Content at the company, joins us, and we catch up on Holisticism’s incredible growth, their magical community, and deep dive into topics like the fear of looking “too smart”, being scared to fail publicly, and if science and spirituality can co-exist.We also chat about: Holisticism’s meaning Hiring without wanting to throw up Building a community of superfans Archetypal journeys (including the one we see often today - adored influencer to cancelled) fear of being seen AND smart (many refer to this as “The Witch Wound”) Cashing in for your content (there are more ways than landing brand deals) Containing multitudes and being okay with being nerdy, into pop culture, gossip, and quantum physcis Owning your intellect - you ARE a genius. It’s okay to show it. Meaning making systems - like… is astrology real?Connect with Holisticism: Notion for Magical Baddies: System Spells Course  Holisticism Website TikTok Free Holisticism Hub North Node Membership Waitlist. Listen to Chelsea on The Twelfth House here. Head back to the archives to hear Michelle on IMNEO here.Connect with Chelsea: www.chelseariffe.com IG: chelseariffe Want to launch, grow, or monetize your podcast? Apply right here: https://www.chelseariffe.com/1-1-podcast-coaching Book a Podcast Strategy Consult between June 6-10 right here.Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

169: Sam and Juliette from Siesta Key teach me more about communication than my Bachelor's Degree in the same field. Shep from Southern Charm shows me how using high-level vocabulary is a way to exert dominance in a conversation, but he does so in the douchiest way possible.Why am I referencing reality TV? Because it taught me SO MUCH about non-verbal and verbal cues, making connections, and resolving conflict - all components of strong communication.When you know how to communicate effectively, you've scored the golden ticket to life.Communication skills will help you: Meet strangers while traveling (imagine clinking glasses of sangria after a random cooking class and then grabbing drinks later - I'll tell you the story of this happening to me!) Date confidently (the world is opening up and IRL dates are back - communication is key) Negotiate your salary like a San Fransisco tech bro (aka get paid without questioning your skill set) Resolving a conflict with a family member (I share how blowing up on a sibling via text was not my finest moment) Interviewing someone for your show (a skill that transcends the airwaves - this will get you VERY far in life. I share specific examples)If you're hoping to learn the skill of communicating, Interview & Hosting Lab is for you. Join us right HERE.References:Brené Brown podcast with Dr. Amishi JhaLet's connect! Website: chelseariffe.com IG: @chelseariffe + @nonexpertopinionpod Email: info@chelseariffe.com Work with Chelsea: https://www.chelseariffe.com/linksLINKS: INTERVIEW & HOSTING LAB REGISTRATION: https://www.chelseariffe.com/interview-and-hosting-lab Want to launch, grow, or monetize your own podcast? Apply right HERE. Try Curious Elixirs booze-free cocktails! Get $10 off an order of $50 or more with code RIFFE22, or click HERE. Try Open Mindfulness app for 30 days free right Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

168: Influencers, celebs and mega coaches are often treated as mythical Gods. We think they’re untouchable, immune to the suffering life brings, and have zero worries in the world.We think they don’t deal with the “everyday” things we do — paying an extra $25 on DoorDash for a 14 inch pizza that costs $18 or feeling insecure when their crush ghosts them on Date 3.When we put them on pedestals, we dehumanize them. In the same vein, we make ourselves small. The automatic comparison and projection prompts self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and keeps us stuck in a constant cycle of feeling inspired, then comparing, sabotaging or worse, staying stuck and never trying at all.In today’s solo ep, Chelsea deep dives into this concept. Why do we put so much weight into social following? Why are we so quick to take IG photos as truth? Why don’t we use more discernment when making snap judgments?She also shares ways to take people off of pedestals so you can finally get out there and shoot your shot. Pitch that host. Message your fave mentor to come on your podcast. Land a dream guest interview.Your stories matter.If you’re interested in learning more about these mindset strategies, especially as it comes to creating and conversing with other people, you’ll love Interview & Hosting Lab. It’s a 2 hour workshop all about the art & science of storytelling and hosting jaw-dropping interviews.You can learn more and register right here.References mentioned in this episode: The School of Life - On Melancholy Forbes Under 30 Summit with Alexandra CooperCONNECT WITH CHELSEA: Website: chelseariffe.com IG: @chelseariffe + @nonexpertopinionpod Email: info@chelseariffe.com Work with Chelsea: https://www.chelseariffe.com/linksLINKS: INTERVIEW & HOSTING LAB REGISTRATION: https://www.chelseariffe.com/interview-and-hosting-lab Want to launch, grow, or monetize your own podcast? Apply right HERE. Try Curious Elixirs booze-free coConnect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

167: We all have intuition. That deeper knowing. That feeling you can’t explain. It usually comes to us in moments of stillness.In today’s world, stillness is... practically non-existent. We’re too busy to meditate. Too tired to journal. Too impatient to do breath-work. Not to mention, absolutely inundated with content, opinions, news, and requests.Connecting with our intuition and making space for our thoughts feels like a pipe-dream sometimes. However, there is one way to develop it that’s maybe more... fun. And that’s travel!In today’s episode, Chelsea sits down with Karen Maloney, an INSIDE OUT Coach, Silent Counseling Practitioner & Energy Therapist. She is also the Founder & Host of the Curiosity & Consciousness podcast.What to expect in today’s episode:  Mental obstacles when living a nomadic life  How to make money while traveling  What traveling taught her  Accommodation and environment and the role they play  Things she missed on her travels (you’ll learn about Irish Craic)  How she became a coach  What an Inside Out coach is  Easy ways to work on your subconsciousCONNECT WITH KAREN: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenmaloneyinsideoutcoach IG: @karenmaloney_TikTok: @insideoutkarenmaloney Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-maloney-5b58608/ Curiosity Consciousness Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1UhPID8m9HCWMcS6m1W9g5?si=97309d08edf945c1 Curiosity Consciousness Podcast on Apple Podcasts:  https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/curiosity-consciousness-podcast/id1451753621?mt=2CONNECT WITH CHELSEA:Website: chelseariffe.comIG: @chelseariffe + @nonexpertopinionpodEmail: info@chelseariffe.comWork with Chelsea: https://www.chelseariffe.com/linksINTERVIEW & HOSTING LAB REGISTRATION: https://www.chelseariffe.com/interview-and-hosting-labWant to launch, grow, or monetize your own podcast? Apply right HERE.Try CuConnect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

166: Chelsea is back for Part 2 of business lessons she’s learned in 2 years!She opens up about: Tracking finances and the importance of financial management “Frankensteining” offers, and when to stop Growing slow and baby steps Planning, systems and automation and how they free you Tracking your time  more insights on efficiency, money, productivity, boundaries and creativityHopefully, her mistakes can teach you what to avoid or what to implement as you build a sustainable biz!CONNECT WITH CHELSEA:Website: chelseariffe.comIG: @chelseariffe + @nonexpertopinionpodEmail: info@chelseariffe.comWork with Chelsea: https://www.chelseariffe.com/linksWant to launch, grow, or monetize your own podcast? Apply right HERE.Try Curious Elixirs booze-free cocktails! Get $10 off an order of $50 or more with code RIFFE22, or click HERE.Take advantage of the O-P-E-N app and join the May Challenge right HERE.Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

165: I know you read the title of this episode, thinking "WTF - is Chelsea okay??? Money mindset work changed my life"! Confession: it changed mine too. But it wasn’t until I worked with today’s guest, Chioma Njoku, aka The Mindful Bookkeeper, that I saw real change.Why? She held me accountable in different ways other coaches never had. She called me on my BS. She noticed how patterns I carried in my personal life spilled over to my bank accounts.Without her, I wouldn’t have gotten my financial shit together. And it’s why she’s making another appearance on this podcast to deliver her No B.S. view on money mindset, manifestation, marketing with your numbers, and how certain metrics actually aren't all cracked up to what they aim to be.If you love her approach, you’re going to love her podcast, Cheers to Your Prosperity, where she shares content like “11 ways to grow your bank account without selling more” or how you can still have your daily coffee and still get rich!Caution: this episode may open your mind to new perspectives.About Chioma: Chioma Njoku, also known as Chi (pronounced chee), is the owner and Chief Mindful Operator at the Mindful Bookkeeper. Drawing on her experiences as a yogi, accountant, and financial coach, she helps business owners become mindful of all that can influence and impact their finances. With mindfulness (awareness), business owners are better equipped to keep more of their hard-earned money in the bank without sacrificing the things that makes life enjoyable, such as coffee and dinners with friends.CONNECT WITH CHIOMA:Instagram: @mindfullychioma"Cheers to Your Prosperity" podcast on Spotify"Cheers to Your Prosperity" podcast on Apple PodcastsWebsite: https://www.themindfulbookkeeper.com/Freebie: 11 Ways to Grow Your Bank Account Without Selling More Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

164: Instagram is giving Gen Z the ick (read more here).It seems like Amelia Hruby, writer, speaker & founder of feminist podcast studio Softer Sounds, has something in common with Gen Z - she’s no longer on Instagram. At least not for business.Amelia realized IG was not in line with her values, and definitely NOT the way she wanted to run her business.So she launched Softer Sounds, a feminist podcast studio, with zero social media presence.How? Tune in to find out!You’ll hear why she got off social, how she finds clients, how she continues to stay off, the exit plan she recommends if you want to get off IG too, and ways to sustain your biz without the ‘gram.CONNECT WITH AMELIA:Website: https://www.ameliahruby.comWebsite: https://www.softersounds.studioLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ameliahruby/Podcast Podlink: https://pod.link/1610399726CONNECT WITH CHELSEA:Website: chelseariffe.com @chelseariffe + @nonexpertopinionpodEmail: info@chelseariffe.comWork with Chelsea: https://www.chelseariffe.com/linksWant to launch, grow, or monetize your own podcast? 1 space left for podcast coaching - apply HERE.Try Curious Elixirs booze-free cocktails! Get $10 off an order of $50 or more with code RIFFE22, or click HERE.Take advantage of the O-P-E-N app and join the April Challenge right HERE.Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

163: Chelsea is back with a solo episode, opening up about business updates, including letting go of one of her biggest drivers of business...She shares more about this decision, as well as learning lessons that could've saved her a lot of time, money, and energy - but you live and learn, right?! Hopefully, her mistakes can teach you what to avoid or what to implement as you build a sustainable biz.CONNECT WITH CHELSEA: Website: chelseariffe.com @chelseariffe + @nonexpertopinionpod Email: info@chelseariffe.com Work with Chelsea: https://www.chelseariffe.com/linksWant to launch, grow, or monetize your own podcast? Apply right HERE.Try Curious Elixirs booze-free cocktails! Get $10 off an order of $50 or more with code RIFFE22, or click HERE.Take advantage of the O-P-E-N app and join the April Challenge right HERE.Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

162: Chelsea sits down with her friend, Serine Goodmond, and gets into a deep conversation about social media, coaching, leadership, marketing, and more.Why are we spending so much time on Instagram? How can we stop centering ourselves in our marketing? How can we be better leaders online and in our spaces? These are just a few of the questions they get into in today's juicy ep!CONNECT WITH SERINE:www.shiftfromshame.comCONNECT WITH CHELSEA: Website: chelseariffe.com @chelseariffe + @nonexpertopinionpod Email: info@chelseariffe.com Work with Chelsea:  https://linktr.ee/ChelseariffeWant to launch your own podcast? Chelsea’s 1:1 podcast coaching is open until April 8th! Find more info and apply right HERE.Try Curious Elixirs booze-free cocktails! Get $10 off an order of $50 or more with code RIFFE22, or click HERE.Take advantage of the O-P-E-N app and join the April Challenge right HERE.Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE

161: Ready to travel internationally this summer, but tight on funds? Tune into today's solo episode where Chelsea shares her top travel tips to go overseas (specifically Europe)!She covers how to choose where to go, finding cheap flights, accommodation, entertainment, and eating out.Some of her favorite resources include:FLIGHTS: Capital One Venture Card Scott’s Cheap Flights SkyScanner Google Flights  Google Matrix AirfareACCOMMODATION: Hostelworld AirBnb Outsite HotwireENTERTAINMENT: AirBnb Experiences GetYourGuide.comCONNECT WITH CHELSEA: Website: chelseariffe.com @chelseariffe + @nonexpertopinionpod Email: info@chelseariffe.com Work with Chelsea:  https://linktr.ee/ChelseariffeWant to launch your own podcast? Chelsea’s 1:1 podcast coaching is open until April 8th! Find more info and apply right HERE.Try Curious Elixirs booze-free cocktails! Get $10 off an order of $50 or more with code RIFFE22, or click HERE.Take advantage of the O-P-E-N app and join the April Challenge right HERE.Connect with Chelsea: 💻 Website ☄️SUPERNOVA doors open - starting Feb 2026 🪐 Pitch Perfect - next round Spring 2026, get on the waitlist! 📲 Instagram 📲 ✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack ☎️ Want to send a voice note to the podcast and have Chelsea answer you on air? Do so ⁠HERE⁠. 🫶 Don't forget to rate, review, and share in the group text. This podcast is free and ratings/reviews and shares are our currency. 🙌🏼 Want to contribute to IMNEO to show your appreciation (and keep us going?) Click HERE