Notes From the New World

It's the weekend. I'm in Copenhagen. And I think I need Digital Nomad Rehab, a center for people who want to settle down but addicted to traveling. This is an off the cuff vlog sharing what's swirling around in my brain, including: How my Europe Summer is going Emotional whiplash of starting over every few months Why it's so hard to commit to one place Some financial advice nug...

Xanthe Appleyard and I are back on the mic with your State of the Internet June report, where we try to make sense of WTF is going on in the internet each month. Today's report includes: Jessi Jean's viral Yap Challenge and million-dollar launches — what makes offers go viral? How much did the role of FOMO play here? Plus, pricing strategy, timing, and the difference between viral conten...

My financial situation this year is giving... erratic. I share every detail in today's ep and why I'm not calling 911 yet. After YEARS of steady monthly recurring revenue that paid all my basic expenses and then some, I changed my business model in late 2025, which resulted in seeing income numbers I haven't seen since year 1 of starting my business. I'm talking "how am I...

We're back from the break room to discuss the second installment of this shitshow known as the Summer House Reunion. In Part 2, Shelly and I get into:  WTF happened in that break room? Amanda and West's off-stage debrief sent chills down our spine. Baby voices. Fishing for reassurance. West coaching her like a PR handler. HUH?? Is West Wilson a Companion Robot? The manchild said barely f...

Xanthe Appleyard and I are BACK for May's State of the Internet debrief, where we try to make sense of WTF is going on in the internet each month. Today's report includes: Spotify's AI-generated podcast announcement   — what does this mean for podcast hosts? Why do tech CEOs feel SO out of touch with these decisions? Plus why reading T&C's is IMPERATIVE these days and what...

Crack open a Loverboy. We have lots to discuss.  We get into the hard-hitting journalism, asking questions like: WTF is Amanda Batula's plan post-Summer House? Is West Wilson a Companion Robot? How did Ciara miss NO BEATS the entire episode? What did Jesse Soloman know? Are Sabrina and Dara more calculated than we think, or sweetie pies? Can we have a spinoff of just Ciara, KJ, and Mia called...

K, grab your glass of red and come sit. We need to talk about AI. The discourse has been rampant the last few months: vibe-coding, Claude Cowork, agentic AI, OpenAI and partnering with the Department of War, AI psychosis, custom dashboards, apps, and GPTs... We are FLOODED with info right now, and instead of leading with curiosity, social media has become a 360 slam-dunk fest on who's right o...

Hollis is one of those wise women I stumbled upon while scrolling Threads, and wondered: what is she doing over there and how can I be in her world?! Between her astrological insights and her design eye (yes, she's the design wiz behind my recent social media/email design glow up), she's become one of my favorite people to think out loud with. In this episode, we use astrology as an actu...

Between the rise of AI and its ability to "clone" a coach, the whiplash of being on Threads and finding out your fave coach is kinda a Mean Girl, and the fall of celebrity coaches, there seems to be a crack in the coaching space. What's ACTUALLY going on? And perhaps most importantly, what's next? I share some off-the-cuff thoughts on how I see the online coaching landscape evo...

Ummm, WTF IS HAPPENING ON IN THE INTERNET? Particularly, social platforms, podcasting, and pop culture?!  That's exactly what Xanthe Appleyard and I GET INTO in a very special crossover series you can expect monthly: STATE OF THE INTERNET. We dive into all the headlines flooding our feeds, like: Substack controversy (again) — are ANY social platforms backed by Big Tech actually ethical? Do we...

Every time we open the news or social media, it feels like we're just 1 more headline away from Earth combusting into flames. It's hard not to feel that way when we're fire-hosed with atrocity at the top of every hour. I can't help but wonder: is the world actually ending, or are we just chronically overexposed to doom with no alternative vision to reach for? In this solo episo...

Ashley B. Jones is BACK for Part 2 (Part 1 is HERE ). This ep is about becoming obsessed with yourself to attract soulmate lovers, vibe amplifiers vs. vibe killers, why repelling people is magnetic, and so much more. Come listen to us yap about: The "Favorite Self" framework: why the real magnetism gap is between you and the version of yourself you haven't fully become yet (!!!) Why...

I've been obsessed with Ashley B. Jones since the moment our orbits collided —after multiple readings she's given me and approximately one million hours of conversation, I had to get her on the pod. Ashley is a psychic, philosopher, mentor, and artist, and the creator of Magnetic Habits Bingo 101 and the "Favorite Self" framework. We get into: The five spiritual parts of yourse...

If you've ever felt like you're running on fumes despite having a top-tier morning routine fueled by an iced matcha and perfect sleep score, creatively stifled to the point where you're Googling $8,000 retreats on the coast of Italy, or like your marketing is hitting a dead-end despite "doing all the right things", you might just be living out of alignment with your Human...

Someone asked me a question last summer that stopped me cold in my tracks: instead of showing how anti everything you are, what are you FOR? What world are YOU actually building? I sat with this question for three months during my sabbatical in Europe . In today's episode, I share three different arcs I'm exploring: Circular economies, capping your income and redistributing wealth, and T...

This podcast launched in 2017. For almost a decade, it's operated under "In My Non-Expert Opinion". Now, it's time to take the mask off. This is Notes From the New World. Connect with Chelsea: Get on the Ultimate Pitch Kit waitlist 🪄 🪐 Pitch Perfect Fall 2026 Waitlist ☄️ SUPERNOVA waitlist: the thinking lab for the deep thinkers, world-builders, and curious visionaries who se...

We all have that one friend who we sprint to when we need a breakup text drafted, spruce up our vanilla cover letter, or edit a flimsy apology, because we know how much words carry weight. They're spells. Today, Lois Mac, THE word wizard who focuses on strategic communication layered with uncensored expression, comes on to help humans stop performing expression and start saying the damn thing...

Visionaries, this one's for you. For the ones who hold the vision of the future, the ones constantly evolving in a market that rewards sameness, and the sensitive souls who feel it all, aching to scream their message from the rooftop, but end up diluting their message for palatability, listen in. Nina Chin — Identity Mentor, Creation Consultant, and fellow 6/2 visionary — joins me to talk abo...

As social media seems to descend into a dystopia of tech overlords dominating algorithms, our attention, and our self-esteem, it's worth asking: should we really stay on these platforms... and why??? KP Pilley — the social strategist behind the popular "9-Grid" offer — joins me to talk about taking your power back on social media, building ethical content worlds, and making it stupi...

What happens when you let philosophy escape the ivory tower and live in your body? Today's guest is Ximena, a Mexican eco-philosopher who ditched academic elitism for something far more dangerous: thinking as a radical act of love. We get into why rationality alone made her chronically ill (yes, really), how capitalism hijacked our concept of time, and why resistance fueled by joy might be th...

It's time to breakup with watered-down content and instead, ask our people to rise with us. In this episode, I announce the podcast rebrand (finally!), why I'm going all-in on 2-3 episodes per week, and what happens when you delete social apps from your phone for just ONE week. Spoiler: total clarity. I dive deep into why Rosalía's Lux , Sinners , and Heated Rivalry are proof that a...

One of my besties Shelly and I pick up RIGHT where we left off from last episode. We talk at 1.5x speed, giggle and kick our feet like 14 year olds at a boyband concert, say "like" 4013 times, and get even further into the series that's causing a cultural phenomenon. Some questions explored: What did we think of the absolute QUEENS in the show? Why does this all feel so REAL? What&a...

Folks... we’ve been indoctrinated. Heated Rivalry brainwashed us. As someone who is EXTREMELY contrarian (Aquarius Sun), hatesss hype, an absolute TV/movie SNOB, and is pretty suss of fandoms… I promise you, the hype is beyond worth it. It’s SO worth it, I had to debrief for nearly 3 hours with one of my besties, Shelly , to discuss what kind of glitch in the matrix is happening right now. What dr...

I'm pulling back the curtain on my 2025 business insights... nosy bitches, this one's for you!  I share the ultimate the plot twist: I made almost the exact same money as 2024, while taking a 3-month sabbatical, working essentially part-time, and living like an eccentric writer. I break down my Pitch Perfect launches (including a surprising feeling I had with my first $20K month), why I&...

Grab your tissues and your matcha - we're doing a full 2025 emotional autopsy. Today I'm taking you through my personal year in review: space-cowgirl birthday parties, devastating loss, AI-induced mental glitches, and finally learning how to stop abandoning myself in relationships.  This was one of the most plot twist-filled years I've ever had - like WTF happened?! Themes from the...