Dear Chelsea - Minisode: Get Out of Florida with Chelsea + Catherine

Episode Date: July 3, 2026

Chelsea and Catherine hear from a listener who saw the Signs, and a Floridian is looking to get the hell out. * Need some advice from Chelsea? Email us at [e-mail] * Executive Producer Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brad Dickert * * * The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the Podcast author, or individuals participating in the Podcast, and do not represent the opinions of iHeartMedia or its employees.  This Podcast should not be used as medical advice, mental health advice, mental health counseling or therapy, or as imparting any health care recommendations at all.  Individuals are advised to seek independent medical, counseling advice and/or therapy from a competent health care professional with respect to any medical condition, mental health issues, health inquiry or matter, including matters discussed on this Podcast. Guests and listeners should not rely on matters discussed in the Podcast and shall not act or shall refrain from acting based on information contained in the Podcast without first seeking independent medical advice.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Okay, guys, here are my dates for the High and Mighty Tour. In June, I will be in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and then two shows in Nantucket. In August, you can find me in Red Bank, New Jersey, Montclair, New Jersey, and Calgary. That's Canada. And September, I will be in Santa Barbara, San Diego, New York City, Philly, and New Haven, Connecticut. October is Atlanta, Baltimore, Saginaw, Michigan.

again, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Boise, Idaho, and Spokane. And then in November, I'll be in San Francisco. I'm coming to Salt Lake City, Austin, Houston, Dallas, babies. I'll be there. And then in December, I am closing out my tour in Denver and Vancouver. So get your tickets at Chelseahandler.com for the high and mighty tour. Hi, Catherine. Dougie, come over here.

Hi, Chelsea. I have, this isn't an update from a caller, but it's, It is a letter regarding our Laurelind Jackson episode from a listener. Oh, thank God for Laurelind Jackson. She really is a savior. She is a savior. She just has given us a new way to look at it. Yes.

She's given the world. She's just so wonderful. Such a soothing, calming presence in my life. And I also think, like, the way she talks about the afterlife or what's beyond the veil is very accessible, no matter what you believe. Yeah. Like my dad, I gave him. him a copy of each of her books a year or two ago when we first had her on. And he loved her.

And he comes from like a very Christian background. But he's like, this all fits with what I already believe. You know, like this fits with the Christian faith that fits with people who don't have a you know, it's very accessible, I think, to a lot of people. But Cindy says, I recently listened to Laurel & Jackson on your podcast and it hit hard. I had no idea. I was crying until I got to my office. My dad passed away a few months ago on his 82nd birthday, and so much of what you both talked about resonated with me. I was especially moved to realize I could ask for a sign rather than just wait for one. Over Christmas, I took a little yellow fisherman figurine from my dad's office without knowing why. I like to say it chose me.

Staring at it, I asked my dad to send me bright yellow raincoats as my sign. That same night, two strangers crossed my path in bright yellow coats. Wow. She says, this is New York City. People don't wear yellow. The yellow coat kept coming until it clicked. The song I had added to his last day playlist was 18 yellow roses by Bobby Darren. That was the song he danced with my sisters too at their wedding.

I never regretted not getting married, but I always was a little sad that I never got to have that dance with him. I had just told my sisters the whole story and was coming through Penn Station when another yellow coat crossed my path and I had to stop and take a picture. Before all this, I had gotten tickets to the musical just in time. I went for Jonathan Groff, not making the connection to Bobby. Darren. In the show, they rework the song a little bit and cut the line that says 18 yellow roses will wilt and die someday, but a father's love will never fade, but I still felt it all so deeply.

Thank you for hosting Laura Lynn and inspiring this much-needed chain of events, Cindy. Oh, that's so beautiful. I know. I love that. It was like different ways that he showed her that he was showing up and he was still there. Radio experience. You end up hell with weekend gold tickets to Lassau Montreal. Thomas Rett. Mumford and Sons Well here's my pride and here's my shame John Party, Old Dominion, Carly Pierce, and more

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No. I didn't want to manifest that. I was trying to manifest success. Every family has its secrets. But what happens when you discover that your dad has been living a double life? That is not the look of an innocent man. This is going to change my life and my family dynamic forever because everything that had existed prior in my reality is now untrue. Listen to Deep Cover the Family Man on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,

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Listen to Rebel Spirit season two on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Well, our caller today is Kira. So, Kira says, my husband and I live in Tampa, Florida. We're both self-employed with companies that mostly work for us to live anywhere we'd like. My husband was born and raised in Tampa and hasn't really lived anywhere else. I've lived in several cities up and down the East Coast, and I'm starting to get the itch to make another move. He's fully on board with this, and we've been considering a move to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Florida is, well, Florida. The heat and humidity are starting to wear on us and we just want to mix it up. But here we are, just a few days from our lease ending and I'm getting cold feet. My biggest hang up is that when I said our businesses mostly work for us to live anywhere, I do get about 50% of my income from in-person personal training clients. I'm already financially supported by my husband and this would make me almost entirely dependent on him. We're in our 40s with no kids, but we do have 120-pound great Pyrenees. Ideally, I'd like to grow more of my online health coaching services to make

this move a bit more confidently, but I'm scared that if we don't pull the trigger now, we just won't ever do it. Thanks so much and can't wait to hear what your take is on this hopefully win-win situation. Kira. Hi. Hi. Hi. You got to get out of Florida girl.

Even though your tan is lovely. Yeah, Charlotte's where it's at. Charlotte's gorgeous. I just came from Charlotte. I had a show there. It was really, I mean, I've been there a bunch of times. That is a happening, bustling, cool place to be. Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte.

that whole area, you're going to like it. And you're going to build up a clientele and you're going to do your online thing and you're going to be fine. I like that you're concerned about being financially dependent on your husband. But that's going to be a good motivator for you to build your business when you get to Charlotte. Yeah. I see. There's so many new people, just think of it this way.

There are so many new people moving to Charlotte in the same way that you're moving to Charlotte that there is such an appetite for your business. Like you already have a built-in like influx of people coming your way. Think of it that way. Yeah. And Charlie's like it's so young and vibrant and like there's great restaurants, things to do. And you want to personally train while you build your online presence, right? You said? You want to continue personal training? Ideally, most of my, I would like for my business to mostly be entirely online with a handful of, I reserve my in-person time for the people that I really and truly love and want to spend my time with. Yeah, that's what my trainer, Ben says. He has like five clients he sees these days.

Yeah. But I understand that. But yeah, well, then until you have it where you want it, your online business, I think go with an open mind that so that you're not so financially dependent on your husband, like go with an open mind that you will be willing to take on a couple of people, you know, a few clients, a couple times a week, just until you are ready to have your business be as robust as you imagine it to be. So then if we were to make this move in three months and I spend six months, eight months, however long, working my way up to being more financially stable on my own, how do I rep my head around being comfortable asking my husband to pay for my ancillary things, hair, you know, shopping, the stuff that, you know, aren't necessities. Do you guys not have combined finances, like separate finances? We have separate. Okay. Well, I think it's a conversation that you have to have about the move, right? Like, have you had any financial conversations about moving? We definitely have. It's just, it's a personal thing for me. He has never held anything over my head. He has never made me feel bad. He's always been very supportive of me. But it's a personal thing where I just feel more comfortable being a little bit more financially independent. Sure, sure. Yeah. One way that you guys could do this is to, like, if you have

totally separate finances, one way that you could do it is to have like basically a like housing needs fund, like a third fund where you both put a percentage in every month. And, you know, after the move, it's going to be mostly him for a while. But I mean, personal maintenance and that kind of stuff. Like that is also like that is a need, right? That's like something that both. of you need. It's not like you're going out and like spending a bunch of money on jewelry or clothes or whatever. It's like something that you actually need. So that would be a conversation to maybe have about like maybe we have a third fund for for the time being. And like as we go on, we both put the same percentage of our income into it. And so that like it evens out more over time.

And I do think that like since you are so headstrong about it and not being reliant on him, I think you should commit to picking up your business and starting it in Charlotte, like when you get there, even planning ahead in certain ways and reaching out to different gyms or wherever you can kind of work people out or figuring out ways to actually make money when you get there until you have the online business that you envision. Just don't throw that away just because you have an option to work. That's your work. That's what you do. So even though that you might not want to be doing that like, you know, forever, full time,

I think for this period of time, look at it as like an incremental period of time where you are going to continue to do it until you get your business online working the way you want it. Yeah. Be a little bit more proactive. And then also see what clients can come with me on Zoom as well. Yeah, absolutely. Everyone's doing that too. For sure.

And you can even encourage them by being like, oh, it'll be like slightly discounted or whatever, you know what I mean? But be proactive. Look in that area. Like, where would you want to, you know, set up? Like, are you going to be able to set up a gym where you're going to have people come and train with you at your house? Or do you want to go and pay a gym? How do you reach out to that community? Is there something you can start doing online, social media-wise, to attract clientele or even clientele from, you know, if you're talking about Zooms, you can make that like a wider berth, you know, and cast a wider net. That could be domestically. That could be internationally. That could be whatever you wanted to be.

Does this all feel good? This feels like you've got marching orders and inspo for your move. North Carolina, it is. Yeah, get to North Carolina. That's where it's at. Yeah. Awesome. Thank you guys so much.

Thanks. Bye. Bye. My goal is to get everyone to leave Florida. Well, it's working for Kara. An I-Heart radio experience. You end up how with weekend goal tickets to Lassau Montreal. Thomas Rett.

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No. I didn't want to manifest that. I was trying to manifest success. Every family has its secrets. But what happens when you discover that your dad has been living a double life? That is not the look of an innocent man. This is going to change my life and my family dynamic forever because everything that had existed prior in my reality is now untrue. Listen to Deep Cover the Family Man on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts,

or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Mungeshit Together and I'm back with a new season of the podcast Skyline Drive. This time I'm diving into a rabbit hole of peptides, organoids, blood boys, blue zones and brain replacement to try to understand what this longevity obsession is all about and what it really means to live forever for all of us. I learned about some rad science. I can make a brain for you and then we can test what draw is the best for your brain. A suppose to his brain. Here are some hard truths. I would expect Indians to age faster,

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Apple Podcast, or wherever. wherever you get your podcast. Okay, so our last little question here, and I think this is a quickie. She just needs a shot in the arm. Tara says, Dear Chelsea, I was recently promoted to manager, and while I'm proud of the accomplishment, I've been struggling with major imposter syndrome. I've always been known for my strong work ethic and ability to learn quickly. In every job I've had, I'm somehow the go-to person and the one people rely on.

But despite all that, imposter syndrome keeps creeping in. The root of my insecurity? I don't have a college degree. I earn plenty of credits, but never finished. I work for a large company, and it's possible that many people around me don't know I'm a college dropout. I consistently receive exceeds expectations

on my performance reviews, and my colleagues sing my praises, but I still worry that one day I'll be found out. How do I silence these negative thoughts and truly believe that I belong here even without a degree hanging on my wall? Tara. Easily, you belong here. I think the biggest misconception is that anyone

gives a shit about college or where you went to college once you're in business. Like, you're already in the career. Like, that's all you need is, like, the proof is in the pudding. Not only in the career, but like this imposter syndrome, everyone feels this way. We hear about this all day long every day. Every career, it doesn't matter what you are. Like, it's, you belong there. You're there.

You belong there. Like, it has nothing to do with, like, that's an old-fashioned, like, lens to look at things about your education and how you got there. I never went to college either. And I'm exactly not that you need to for what I do. But like, it doesn't bother me. That's an advantage, actually, because I've lived more life. You know what I mean?

I lived those four years where I would have been studying and I acted as an adult, like it was independent on my own. So you can just, you just have to change the filter with which you look through things and the lens with which you look through things and look at things as successful rather than as a detriment. Like this is an advantage, not a disadvantage. Yeah. So whatever negative you thought you have or kind of connotation you have,

about something, there is an opposing thought and connotation you can have about it. And that can be positive. You just have to kind of choose that. Yeah. All right. Tara, go with God. God's been. If you want advice from Chelsea, write into Dear Chelsea Podcast at gmail.com. Dear Chelsea is a production of IHeartMedia. Follow Chelsea on all socials at Chelsea Handler and find Catherine on TikTok at Flashcadabra. Dear Chelsea is edited and engineered by Brandon Dickert. producer Catherine Law. Find full video episodes and minisodes now on Netflix and get tickets to see

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