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...

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 ac...

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 deep...

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...

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 lea...

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....

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 t...

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.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-husum/ https://www.instagram.com/chelseahusum/

How One Retreat Changed Everything for Anna Russell An 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-...

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...

Chelsea is back with a sweet life update—and a very special new addition to the family! In this heartfelt follow-up, she introduces Bonnie, a lovable chocolate Lab who unexpectedly captured their hearts and quickly settled into her new home. Chelsea shares the story of what drew her to Bonnie, their emotional first meeting, and the funny little quirks that have already made “Bonnie Boo Boo” part o...

Chelsea sits down with Christina Langdon—keynote speaker, high-performance coach, former media executive, author, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia survivor—to explore what it means to redefine success, embrace reinvention, and create a future that feels deeply aligned with who you are. Christina helped build and scale some of the world's most recognized brands, including Martha Stewart Living Omnime...

Some of life's greatest lessons come from stepping outside your comfort zone and saying yes to experiences you never expected. In this episode of Lip Service & Lashes , Chelsea sits down with Taylor Reinke — Taylor is currently working in supply chain consulting, and has a wide range of experiences ranging from working for a startup eco-friendly surfboard company in South Africa to a Fortu...

Chelsea reflects on a weekend that changed everything - her first women's retreat. In this episode, she shares the powerful breakthroughs, deep connections, and unforgettable moments that unfolded when a group of women came together with open hearts and a willingness to grow.  From healing conversations and breath-work to unexpected signs and courageous life decisions, this retreat became the...

What happens when you stop waiting for certainty and finally choose purpose? In this episode of Lip Service & Lashes , Chelsea sits down with Rachel Dunham for a conversation about courage, reinvention, and what it really looks like to start over. Rachel is a construction manager, storyteller, and founder in the middle of a bold reinvention. After years in corporate construction and developmen...

In this episode, Chelsea Husum dives into the raw truth of losing her dog, Jax, sharing the unfiltered emotions that come with grief. In her signature style, she unpacks the tough reality of mourning a pet, while still recognizing that life’s highs and lows often coexist. Even in the midst of heartbreak, she was experiencing a record month with her construction company and landing major speaking e...

What happens when life keeps forcing you to start over? This week, I'm sitting down with my half-sister, Dalysha Collins—a military spouse, mom of two, accounting professional, aspiring entrepreneur, and someone who knows a thing or two about resilience. We talk about the reality of mom guilt, choosing yourself without feeling selfish, constantly rebuilding your career after military moves, an...

What happens when the title you've worked so hard to earn suddenly disappears? In this episode of Lip Service & Lashes, I sit down with Valerie Lynn, producer of the Women on Top podcast, for a candid conversation about career pivots, layoffs, burnout, and the pressure so many women feel to constantly do more. We talk about what it means to separate your identity from your job title, redef...

What if the life you're living is built on expectations that were never yours to carry? In this episode of Lip Service & Lashes, Chelsea Husum sits down with Serena Arora, #1 international bestselling author of Unbound, Ayurvedic practitioner, and yoga therapist, for a powerful conversation about breaking generational cycles, letting go of inherited guilt, and redefining what it means to t...

What if the thing you’re most afraid of — being “too much,” too persistent, too bold — is actually the exact thing standing between you and the opportunities you keep praying for? In this solo episode of Lip Service & Lashes, Chelsea Husum shares the behind-the-scenes story of finally meeting Daymond John after years of putting herself out there, hearing no, getting uncomfortable, and refusing...

What would you do if everything you built disappeared overnight? In this heartfelt episode of Lip Service & Lashes, Chelsea Husum welcomes back the podcast’s very first guest, Paige Killian, for an emotional conversation about surviving the devastating Palisades fires of 2025 that destroyed Paige’s home and community. Paige opens up about evacuating with almost nothing, navigating the emotiona...

What happens when your first official national keynote includes tech issues, ditching your notes, and almost eating it onstage… so you end up giving part of your speech barefoot? 😂 Yep. Welcome to this episode of Lip Service & Lashes. Chelsea Husum takes you behind the scenes of speaking at an event in Iowa event and shares the real, unfiltered experience of what it looked like stepping onto...

What if one of the hardest seasons of your life ended up becoming your purpose? In this episode of Lip Service & Lashes, I sit down with Lisa White—holistic IVF coach, bestselling author of Hold On Baby, and host of the Soulful IVF podcast—and we go there. The raw, the emotional, the parts of IVF that nobody really prepares you for. Lisa shares her personal journey through fertility struggles,...

What if your dream home almost went up in flames before you even got the keys? On this episode of Lip Service & Lashes, I’m pulling back the curtain on our Nebraska barndo build… and let’s just say, it was not all Pinterest-perfect. We’re talking dented appliances straight out of the box, TVs that didn’t work, hurricane-level winds ripping things off the house, and yes… a fire that came way to...

What if the story you’ve been holding back is the exact one that sets you free? In this episode, I sit down with Brit Stueven, creative, author, and writing coach, and we get real about perfectionism, motherhood, and finally having the guts to share your voice. From launching her Not til Now movement to opening up about a story she kept buried for decades, Brit reminds us that the messy, imperfect...