In My Non-Expert Opinion

 271: “I just can't see life without me being me, and that requires me to be okay with the possibility of disappointing someone or losing friends or being seen as odd or different.” - Mari Roberts In a world that runs on chaos, disconnection, and speed, how radical would it be to slow down, tune into your senses, and understand the language of your intuition? Chelsea and psychic energy healer Mari Roberts spill the tea on clearing bad juju, trusting your spidey senses, and why you don't need a crystal collection the size of Costco to shift your energy. Snippets from the episode:Clearing energy isn’t about drama — sometimes it’s just ringing a tiny bell and setting the intention.You don’t need a six-step ritual; even clapping your hands can shift the vibe.I get this little pressure in my head — that’s my sign things are moving. Your sign might be something totally different.Stop overthinking. Your body already knows when something’s off.Energy healing is less about fancy tools and more about tuning in and trusting yourself.Ready to stop second-guessing and start trusting that inner GPS? This episode is your permission slip to ditch the overcomplicated rituals and get back to basics: your energy, your intention, your power. Sage bundles optional. Connect with Mari:💻 Website: https://marirobertslife.com/📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marirobertslife/🎙 Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2325914Connect 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

270: “In trying to go faster, we bypass embodying the skill. We are slowly decaying our critical thinking.” - Chelsea RiffeAI was supposed to make us superhumans, right? Faster, smarter, wiser than Buddha? Instead... we're all out here copy-pasting ourselves into oblivion. In this fiery solo ep, Chelsea pulls the curtain back on AI's fascinating paradox: are we actually getting smarter… or will we be potato-brained zombies in the near future?Snippets from the episode:I fully get why we wanna move faster; capitalism is running through my veins too, but… are we forgetting how to think?Copy might sell your program, but if your skills can’t back it up, your clients will bounce.If you're not fact-checking your AI outputs, this is the issue that will destroy our media consumption, because we’ll believe everything on the internet is true, no matter where it came from.We don't need another perfectly polished sales page written by a robot. We need YOU. Messy, weird, freaky deaky you.The real flex in 2025? Having human reactions, a POV and something to say from your lived experience.Chelsea reminds us that critical thinking, human connection, and genuine life experience are going to be the most valuable currencies of the next decade. Sounding smart is one thing. Embodying your experience is another. If you're outsourcing your whole brain to ChatGPT... it might be time for an internal reboot.Pitch Perfect enrollment closes Thursday, May 1st at 5pm EST. Grab your spot HERE before we sell out!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

269: “Make it easy for interesting people to find you.” - Chelsea Riffe In this episode, Chelsea shares the behind-the-scenes story of how one podcast interview changed her entire business trajectory. She unpacks the power of proximity, how to get into the right rooms, and the real art of visibility that leads to booked-out services and dream collaborations.Snippets from the episode: This one interview alone got me 500 new followers, a one-on-one roster booked out for six months… People stayed in my world for over four years because of one podcast interview.We’re not here to just operate with people chasing views and vanity. When you’re putting yourself in someone else’s orbit, you’re doing it because you’re aligned—values, vision, and vibe.If you’re not consuming someone’s content on a pretty regular basis, the pitch is going to be harder for you. Do your homework.Proximity creates familiarity. Familiarity builds trust. Trust opens doors.This isn't just about networking—it’s about creating actual relationships that open portals, not just doors.This episode is your permission slip to stop chasing random likes and start curating your own corner of the internet where visibility leads to actual opportunities (and maybe a few dream DMs). Let’s orbit intentionally, yeah? 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

268: Exhausted of marketing on social media? Done with filming 67 takes for a lip sync TikTok? Over getting cut off right when you were about to drop a major truth bomb in IG Stories? Same.​In this episode, I'm going to teach you how to find clients, drive new leads, and increase your online visibility WITHOUT social media as your main platform.​​We'll go through different tactics like guest podcasting, guest speaking, newsletter swaps, and more ways to get your work out there WITHOUT a ring light, tripod or selfie stick.Ready to decenter social media, market your business through conversations and collaborations, and focus on connections over funnels? Then Pitch Perfect is for you. Early bird spots now open until April 20th - grab yours now to save $250!✔️ For creatives, coaches + thought leaders who want to get seen off social✔️ Learn to pitch yourself for podcasts, features + collabs✔️ Build visibility without spiraling on InstagramJoin us 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

267: “It all has to be in alignment. I have to be living very honestly in order to do my most honest work. And honesty is a fundamental requirement for the work that I do. I find that if I'm not living honestly, and it doesn't have to be a hundred percent, if I'm not living honestly in ways that are actually very important, I actually can't show up for my work in the way that I need to.” ~ Africa BrookeThis soul-baring conversation between Chelsea and Africa dives deep into self-censorship, shadow work, heartbreak, and the raw journey of sobriety. Together, they explore how our patterns in love and life reveal the unhealed parts of ourselves - the ones we try to tame, cage up, and discard. Yet the truth is: owning and integrating these parts and reclaiming our voice is a revolutionary act. Listen closely.Africa is a Zimbabwean-born consultant, developmental coach, speaker, and author of "The Third Perspective: Brave Expression in The Age of Intolerance." She is known for her work in overcoming self-sabotage and self-censorship. She hosts “Beyond the Self” and “Unthinkable Thoughts,” and is a frequent guest on TV, podcasts, and radio. This is an ep you don't want to miss!“What happens when we believe that there's a higher cost to telling the truth than to pretending?”“I decided to suffer out loud, and that was going against so many rules... I was just speaking into the void.”“I would choose people that I perceive to be lesser than me in some way, so that I get to be the superior one in the relationship... but it’s me they’re showing me.”“Instead of chasing the new self-concept of ‘I’m a good person,’ I had to accept all the shadowy components of myself and humanize myself.”“Be okay with talking about your interests... because that’s what makes it erotic. That’s what creates magnetism.”Chelsea & Africa remind us the path to empowered relationships and aligned work begins with radical truth-telling - to ourselves first.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

266: “I used to have a very toxic relationship with work. Then I realized—I don’t have to work. Who said I have to work? I choose to play instead.” - Klara HascakovaIn this episode, Chelsea and Klara Hascakova explore the concept of "Antichrist Consciousness" (eek! provoking, but listen to the ep for an explanataion) and how collective thought patterns shape personal identity. Are we all really one? They discuss the impact of societal conditioning, the power of gamifying daily life, and why thinking about work and discipline differently can lead to a more fulfilling and energized, zesty existence.“It’s a collection of various collective consciousnesses that one individual is tapping into at any given moment.”“I used to have a very toxic relationship with work. Then I realized—I don’t have to work. Who said I have to work? I choose to play instead.”"The more energy you have, the more you can create your own reality. When you're drained, you default to following other people’s rules. But when you have energy, you feel bold enough to make things up as you go.”“I choose to have a playful attitude and I’m gamifying all my tasks so life feels fun and exciting, even when I do daily life stuff.”“If you outsource too much, you can lose touch with reality. One man I know outsourced everything, and his business started crumbling because he was too disconnected."“We don’t have to change the current systems. It’s more constructive to design your own system within them, one that works for you and keeps you energized.”This episode is an invitation to rethink the way we navigate work, identity, and play. You don’t have to work 9-5, grind your way to the top, or do anything the way other people say to. Whether it's shifting your mindset, questioning outdated societal narratives, or gamifying your daily tasks like a game of Mario Kart, Klára and Chelsea encourage listeners to scuba dive into self-inquiry and personal experimentation to create a life that feels truly aligned.Connect with Klara:💻 ⁠Website⁠📲 ⁠Instagram⁠🔗 LinkedIn🧩 ⁠Name Patterns Site⁠Connect 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

265: "I came to a point of realization that everything here is made up. And why I couldn't be just another human being that is going to make something up? I have this audacity within me...I'm very courageous. I love to experiment and see if it's gonna work out. And so far, so good. I feel very supported in these bold choices." Klara Hascakova is a systems designer for geniuses, innovator, Name Patterns expert, and 5/1 Oxford-educated Reflector helping people gamify their lives, play with consciousness and operate outside of traditional conditioning.In this episode, Chelsea and Klara dive into the power of name patterns, why identity is more flexible than we think, how to gamify everything in life, and how designing personal systems can put you in an energetic surplus.Klara shares how changing her name for four years reshaped her self-perception, why she believes everything in life is made up, and how embracing bold experimentation can lead to radical freedom. Talk about AUDACITY!Snippets from the episode:"Identity is a flexible thing. We have way more control over it than we think.""If you outsource too much, you can lose touch with reality. ""The dominant systems we operate in were not designed for women's bodies. We need to learn how to move within them in a way that actually supports us.""I design my own systems—from the way I eat to the way I run my business—so they energize me instead of draining me.""I literally made it up. Everything here is made up. So why couldn’t I be just another human being who makes something up?"Connect with Klara:💻 ⁠Website⁠📲 ⁠Instagram⁠🔗 LinkedIn🧩 ⁠Name Patterns Site⁠Connect with Chelsea:💻 Website🎤 1:1 Podcast Coaching🎙 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop!📲 Instagram 📲✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seatsSign up for Write Your Eye-Popping Bio to play with your own identity online - workshop goes down April 2!👀 Ready to launch your very own podcast? GrabConnect 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

264: "“You believe in that shit?!” my date blurted out, eyebrows furrowing in disbelief. The cat was out of the bag: I was one of THOSE girls."LADIES - why the hell are men so triggered by astrology???I enlisted the help of on an astrologer who married a scientist to help me answer this question: Jaz Borri.Pssst - having these conversations is exactly how you take down the patriarchy... one witchy yap sesh at a time ;)This podcast is repurposed from my Substack: Slight Turbulence. Check it out!Did ya know... this isn’t the first time Jaz and I fell into a conversational whirlwind. Catch her on this ep of In My Non-Expert Opinion from 2023.I also got to appear on her show, The Esoteric Entrepreneur, TWICE last year (can you tell we’re a teensy bit obsessed with each other?) - tune in below:💳 REALITY CHECK: Paying Off $9K of Credit Card Debt🫖 STORY-TELLING: How to Tell a Tasty Tale & Spill Your Tea with GraceCONNECT WITH JAZCONNECT WITH CHELSEA:💻 Website 🎙 1:1 Podcast Coaching🎤 Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop!📲 Instagram✈️ Slight Turbulence Substack - the travel magazine you wish existed on the back of airplane seatsReady to launch your very own podcast? Grab my FREE cheat sheeConnect 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

263: "You can make a choice and still want to do the other thing. It’s not going to be like, 'Oh, it's all gone. The desire is gone.' I think that’s also a misconception because I made this choice, that means I’m all okay with it. Well, no, there are still parts of it that were fun, even though the majority of it was not fine. Let’s be honest here." — Nisha PatelIn this episode, Chelsea sits down with transformative Sobriety Coach and Licensed Counselor Nisha Patel to discuss the complexities of sobriety, especially in a booze-heavy culture where drinking is deeply ingrained in socializing, dating, and celebrating. They tackle everything from the emotional and psychological rollercoasters going sober puts you on, dodging relentless peer pressure, retooling relationships, and proving that you can have a blast without ever reaching for a drink.Snippets from the episode: If you’re in a business dinner or a social event, you don’t have to announce your sobriety to the world. You can just say, ‘I’m on a health kick,’ or ‘I don’t feel like drinking tonight.’ You don’t owe anyone an explanation. If someone is really pushing back on your choice not to drink, I’d throw it back on them—‘Why does my decision make you so uncomfortable?’ Often, it has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them. Dating sober is comical. You start realizing how much alcohol was masking genuine compatibility—or the lack of it. And yes, sober sex is different, but it’s also deeper and more connected. Celebration doesn’t have to mean alcohol. It could mean buying yourself your favorite dark chocolate, hosting a themed dinner with friends, or just sitting in gratitude and acknowledging your success. If you’re judging people who are drinking, ask yourself: What about their behavior is triggering me? Sometimes, it’s not judgment—it’s just recognizing a version of yourself that you’ve outgrown.Sobriety is not about deprivation; it’s about clarity, self-discovery, and redefining what truly brings joy and connection. Whether you’re sober-curious or fully committed, this conversation is a reminder that your journey is yours alone, and it’s okay to take it one day at a time.Resources: Marco Polo App Silent Book Club (A social event in Cape Town for book lovers) Dating Cards Connect with Chelsea: 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

262: “Social media is like sprinkles on top. It's nice to have, but it's not necessary. You would not fill an entire ice cream cone with only sprinkles unless you were high!”In this raw, unfiltered episode, Chelsea unpacks the question on everyone's mind: What the F is going on with social media? She explores the political undercurrents shaping platforms like Meta and TikTok, examines algorithm shifts, questions the ethics of AI, and highlights why diversifying your content strategy is more important than ever.**Snippets** from the episode: We cannot avoid the fact that social media is political. When you look at its founders, how they operate, their board members, where their money goes—you can easily see their values. I want to be known for creating “moving mountains-level” content, not just quick, funny videos. Social media is the sprinkles, but podcasts and newsletters? That’s the actual ice cream. It started to feel like a toxic relationship where Instagram brings you flowers after treating you like shit. These platforms don’t care about your mental health or your income—they care about keeping you addicted. AI-generated models look flawless, but is it ethical? A skincare brand using AI images isn’t the same as seeing a real person using the product. It’s like selling a dream that doesn’t exist. Platforms can disappear overnight. MySpace didn’t resurge. Vine didn’t come back. If you’re building your whole business on TikTok, what happens if it DOES get banned again?This is for you if you’re an entrepreneur or creator navigating the chaos of social media. It’s a reminder that we control our digital footprint—and it’s time to invest in platforms we own, create content with purpose, and align our online presence with our core values.Resources:SubstackSlack & DiscordPatreonWhatsAppEp. 242 The History of Instagram… Time to Delete It?Ep. 244 - Selling Without Social MediaConnect with Chelsea: Website 1:1 Podcast Coaching Launch your podcast with the ultimate podcast launch course - Mic Drop!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