Cuppa Chels

Today my dear friend Melanie Bikowski a leadership/mindfulness coach, author, mediation guide, and former full-time abstract artist joins the conversation about the curiosity of life! We discuss everything around healing, energy, meditation, and navigating life with joy!  We talk all about her journey into creating meditations with her husband utilizing sound bowls, bird calls, and other inspiring...

Everywhere I look, conversations I have, podcasts I listen to, books, posts....it seems like the topic of surrendering keeps coming up for me. Have you been seeing this too? Maybe it's coming along the lines of learning to "let go".  Well...I'm so happy to dive into this topic with you in today's episode! And just so you know...surrendering and letting go doesn't mean giving up! I want to assure y...

Are you curious about crystals? Maybe you've been seeing them on my feed or in my stories and you're like..."Ok, Chels...what the heck are you up to and doing with crystals?!" Well, this week I bring on my dear friend, Jojo Snyder, owner of Crystals & Soul Co . to talk all things crystals! Jojo has a beautiful practice of using crystals in her daily life and wanted to bring that joy into the world...

Have you stopped apologizing yet? What do I mean by that? Well, thanks to Mel Robbins, I learned this trick a few years back. I want you to think about how many times it is that you say, "Sorry". How many times are you apologizing when it doesn't warrant an apology?  If you're like most... then you probably apologize for being late, for accidentally bumping into someone, or apologizing before or a...

I don't know about you, but I have been using Essential Oils for years now and I'm pretty much obsessed!  Sarah Amato calls herself a "Hope dealer, truth seeker, avid reader who is in love with her family and just trying to make the world a happier more positive place." She is truly a beautiful soul and I am so honored to have her on the show! I call her the Queen of Essential Oils because she has...

Are you looking for more balance, more energy, and more time? Well, this episode talks about the three areas where we can set boundaries...and loving boundaries at that. We are diving right into the conversation around increasing our energy and finding balance by setting loving boundaries.  As I just wrapped up a 3-week challenge, I found one of the main struggles among these women was finding bal...

This is such a special interview because I was honored to speak with the ultra-fabulous Emily Aarons !  I first found Emily when my dear friend gifted me a deck of her Angles In Your Biz Oracle Cards ! I use these cards anytime I feel stuck, need some extra guidance, and with my clients. You may have seen them on my stories and posts over on Instagram even.  Emily Aarons is an intuitive healer and...

Have you found yourself in the comparison trap? Do you feel like you've lost control? Do you feel like you need some guidance? Well, Sis...here it is. I start this episode by pulling a couple of cards for you from Emily Aarons' Angel's in Your Biz Oracle Deck & Gabby Bernstein's The Universe Has Your Back Deck !  This week my ego has been creeping in big time. When I say ego, I am talking about th...

We have been talking about limiting beliefs for the past couple of weeks and it's time to not only continue the conversation but to get down to the underlying meaning of why we have limiting beliefs in the first place.  This week, I brought in one of my new favorite souls, Dimario Habersham!  DiMario is the creator of the One Minute Moto ™, known as The Soul Work Brotha on Instagram and YouTube an...

Join me today as we continue our conversation about limiting beliefs and how we must let them go in order to grow and become the best versions of ourselves.  Go back to episode 35 if you missed part 1 to catch up on the goodness!  This episode, I get into the fear of responsibility. Feeling responsible for other people's happiness, joy, success, failures. I have been able to remove this limiting b...

Who do you want to be? What is it that you want most out of life? How do you want to FEEL? What is my purpose?  These are some deep burning questions that I have been asking myself the majority of my life and really diving deep to find the answers. I know I'm not the only one who has pondered this.  And perhaps you have an idea of what you want out life, and even if you don't that's cool. I KNOW y...

This episode is straight fire and I cannot wait for you to dive in! 🔥  Before I hit the record button today, I did a journaling meditation and asked what message needed to come through me to share with you and what I kept hearing was confidence. Trust me, I needed this message today, too!  Bonus for you was that I did a 5 card pull from Emily Aarons' Angels In Your Biz Oracle Deck !  These cards...

I want to start out by saying how grateful I am that you're here and for all of the wonderful words of praise, blessings, and love that you've shared with me over the past several months!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I encourage you to take a moment to pause and recognize something that you yourself are grateful for! Today we are talking about surrendering. Now, surrendering doesn't mea...

Front porch swing, morning coffee, rainy weather, mountains, birds, cool breeze...this is the setting for today's episode in Virginia!  What an awesome life this is we are living. Doing something a little different today in that I'm coming to you straight from the front porch swing of the home we are staying out in Monterey, VA in the mountains!  My heart is so full of all the love and light surro...

It's my birthday tomorrow, July 29th! I wanted to celebrate turning 39 with you by sharing 39 lessons that I've learned over these 39 years of living.  In no particular order here they are! Your foundation is vital - what are your core values, your beliefs? With a solid foundation, nothing can shake you! Remove what no longer serves you - Rid yourself of things/people/habits/beliefs that no longer...

So, something has been off the last few days and I want to dig deep with you. With everything going on in the world, with family, kiddos, safety, money, relationship, racial injustice... the energy overall can feel heavy.  Anyone else feeling this? Just to be clear, I want to let you know that whatever you're feeling is perfect. Whether that's good or bad, your feelings are trying to tell you some...

Gina Collins is such a ray of sunshine and I always love having her on the show. In this episode, we talk all about following our passions even when that means taking a different direction n our careers. With this new business venture, I was able to see first hand how she's been able to truly share her creativity and bringing forth her subject's true essence. She is truly coming from a place of lo...

When was the last time you lived fully in the moment? Have you ever taken a trip with only one destination in mind…the journey of FUN! Adventure awakens your soul. More than you will ever know. It connects you with nature if you get out the way we do. Being on an epic trip, riding in a car…seeing the sights…new places, small town squares and smiling faces!!! Oh man….just typing this now I am ready...

Have you heard the saying, "Create before you Consume"?  I wanted to take a minute to share my take on this concept and why I feel like tapping into your Inner Child can help bring out your true creative essence! I share the story of playing dress-up as a little girl in my grandmother's clothing. This has carried over to my adult life, and in fact, some of my most favorite memories are dressing up...

So many firsts on this episode!  It's the first two-part series, this episode being Part 2! The first time interviewing my husband! The first male I've had on the show!  Last week I talked all about this last year's journey without alcohol and the changes and growth that has come along with it...but I couldn't stop there. I wanted to give you an inside look from the eyes of nonother than my best f...

Have you ever considered giving up drinking? Would you call yourself Sober Curious? Do you wonder what life would be like without a need to drink, no more hangovers, full of LIFE??? Well, friend, you are in luck!  In Part 1 of this 2 part series, I am sharing what this past year has been like for me without drinking. I share all about how saying NO to what no longer serves me & saying YES to ME ha...

What an awesome show we have for you this week! Have you ever talked to someone and instantly knew you'd be friends? Well, that's exactly what happened when I first met Kelsey! Kelsey is a Confidence Coach and recovering perfectionist. She helps women get more out of life, quit comparing themselves, and build their confidence. You MUST check out her binge-worthy blog, Imperfectly Real where she sh...

In today's episode, I am sharing about a few things I love, and why I feel it's soooo important to surround ourselves with loving energy.  I also get into the Podcast's recent name change from Chasing Curiosity with Chels to Cuppa Chels. ✌🏼 I discuss the new book, Rebel's Apothecary by Jenny Sansouci , which is totally piquing my curiosity because it taps into the health benefits of medicinal mus...

Listen in on my amazing and enlightening conversation with Dr. Jen Hardie of Ontario, Canada.  Dr. Jen practices naturopathic medicine, which is a holistic way to approach treating her patients and finding the root cause as opposed to treating just the symptoms. While conventional medicine has its place in the world, Dr. Jen believes in digging deep and developing relationships with her patients. ...

Do you vision board? Oh my word…it’s one of my favorite things! And I’m a HUGE advocate for it. Why? Well…for several reasons really. One is because you can take your dreams and find images and words and colors that truly start to make those dreams come to life! You can see it. You can touch it. And you can start to envision yourself having it. Have you ever told yourself, “Someday!!! Some day I w...