Anna Faris joins Chelsea to talk about life as a stepmom, learning to radically accept love, and the very particular smell that comes with reptile ownership. Then: A sexist boss at a startup sends their best employee to the want-ads. A twenty-something worries about his best friend’s gold-digging girlfriend. And a stoner is concerned about the quality of her husband’s lil’ swimmers as they try for their first child. * Need some advice from Chelsea? Email us at [email protected] * Exec...
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Chelsea is joined by writer Jenny Mollen to discuss owning your story, surviving the elite world of NYC momfluencers, and how to get your kid to stop shouting about farts in a restaurant. Then: A photographer loses her passion after a change of scenery. A wife going through IVF worries a lack of sex will alienate her husband. And an Aussie struggles to find her voice after her mom marries her ex. * Need some advice from Chelsea? Email us at [email protected] * Executive Producer Nick ...
Jun 16, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Bridger Winegar, host of the podcast I Said No Gifts!, joins Chelsea this week to talk about psychosexual intrigue, using your love language, and the costs of delayed emotional intimacy. Then: A couple of bears are frustrated by a friend’s awkward invitations. A wife struggles with her husband’s lack of effort when it comes to gift-giving. And a Jersey girl can’t stop daydreaming about her personal trainer. Have a question you'd like to ask Chelsea? Send us an email at [email protected]...
Jun 09, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Nikki Glaser joins Chelsea to talk about moving back in with her parents during the pandemic, disordered eating, and deciding to live without any secrets. Then: A renter is forced from her beloved home. A city girl wants to take her long-distance love affair to the next level. And a pet-sitting sister-in-law struggles to set boundaries with her overdramatic family. Do you have some advice you'd like fromChelsea? Send your question to [email protected] * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf ...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This week, Chelsea and Catherine are joined by Ashley Graham in NYC to talk about the elusive nature of body confidence, how Ashley’s children seem to be multiplying, and what to do if romance makes you cringe. Then: A new mom is crushed when her best friends avoid meeting her baby. A singleton wonders if she should lose weight before looking for love. And a bartender is haunted by the consequences of cheating. Do you have a question and you need Chelsea's advice? Email us at dearchelseaproject@...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Justin Long joins Chelsea to talk about mistaken identities, falling in love, and the underappreciated value of a Smartcar. Then: A 19-year-old wants to step outside her relationship for some sexploration. A sommelier struggles with her dad’s wedding one-upmanship. And a wife stumbles across some unexpected sexts on her husbands phone. Do you need advice from Chelsea? Send us your question at: [email protected] * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & En...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In the Dear Chelsea Season 3 Premiere, Chelsea and Catherine pay a visit to Katy Perry’s recording studio to talk about the elusive maternal instinct, being forced to hug other people, and the practical use of *medicinal herbs*. Then: A girlfriend can’t seem to stop yelling at her boyfriend. And a twenty-something worries her new guy will judge her for her former partying lifestyle. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * Th...
May 12, 2022•55 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Chelsea is joined in the Season 2 Finale by none other than her very own therapist: Dr. Dan Siegel. They chat about the double-edged sword of social media, how to become a lifelong learner, and why you should always be generous with your oranges. Then: A mom struggles with her child’s pronouns. A 21-year-old grapples with the untimely death of her brother. And a followup with doting dad Alex, as he prepares for the next step in his family story. Season 3 of Dear Chelsea returns Thursday, May 12!...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Chelsea is joined by Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk to talk about leaving his religious background behind, accidentally winning a week on a private island, and how to win an argument when you’ve been with the same person for 18 years. Then: A yachtie gets her dream job - and it’s making her sick. A trans dad wonders how best to communicate with his young daughter. And an interior designer struggles to put her foot down with friends who want freebies. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherin...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Bob the Drag Queen joins Chelsea to talk about making RuPaul’s Drag Race a launchpad instead of a peak, growing up queer in Georgia, and when to use your bedroom voice. Then: A Texan wonders how to quiet down. A nonbinary lesbian can’t stop dating closeted women. And a cheating wife wrestles with seeing her onetime lover again. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the P...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Uzo Aduba joins Chelsea this week to talk about her secret wedding, what it takes to keep 5 siblings close, and how many miracles you get to dispense when you die. Then: A single gal must choose between helping her family or keeping her sweet bachelorette pad in the city. A cheater’s paramour comes prowling for more. And a niece searches for answers in her uncle’s disappearance. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The vi...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Samantha Bee joins Chelsea this week to talk about finding your person, magic mushrooms, and losing yourself in career and parenting so much you forget that you should come first. Then: A partygoer struggles with how to handle her social anxiety. A girlfriend fears her partner will fall out of love with her. And a superfan is embarrassed when her drunk co-worker heckles Chelsea. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The vi...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Chelsea is joined by multi-hyphenate Bretman Rock to talk about sugar daddies, why everyone’s a little bit bisexual, and how to know if your grandma is looking out for you from beyond the grave. Then: A 20-something wonders if she should stick with a guy who can’t get it up.… or ghost him for good. An ex attempts to get back with his boyfriend without ruining their friendship. And a girlfriend wants to get engaged ASAP - or else. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited ...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Amy Schumer joins Chelsea this week to talk about life with an autistic husband, leaning on your therapist, and the difficulty of going through IVF. Then: A thirty-something wrestles with her emotions around an abortion. A wife wonders if her husband might be autistic, and how to ask him to get tested. And a sister wonders whether to cut her only sibling off for good. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The views and opi...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 22
Jay Shetty joins Chelsea in the studio this week to talk about clearing out the cobwebs from your mental space, how his meditation practice has changed since his years as a monk, and why your mood follows your actions - not the other way around. Then: A mom finds herself trapped and surveilled as her toddler follows her every move. A podcaster fights his way out of a seasonal depression funk. And a terrible loss leaves one widow wondering if she’ll ever love again. * Executive Producer Nick Stum...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Tinx joins Chelsea in-studio this week to talk about feeling confident in your own skin, getting rid of gatekeeping, and what it’s like to process a bad breakup with the help of a million followers. Then: A divorcee wonders if she should lose some weight before jumping into the dating pool. A daughter can’t stand that her divorced parents have started dating again. And a fiancée worries that her soon-to-be-husband is too close with a female co-worker. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Chelsea’s former roommate Colleen Siragusa brings hard-won life advice about surviving a roommate as toxic as Chelsea was in her 20s, spills the tea on their rough-and-tumble, hair-pulling fights, and explains what brought about their tearful reunion a few years ago. Then: A mom-of-two can’t get her own mother to stop dropping by unexpectedly. A surrogate worries she may have to settle for a guy who’s not quite right. And a 25-year-old virgin wonders how and when she should… lose it. * Executive...
Feb 10, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Comic and writer Beth Stelling joins Chelsea to talk about career transitions, the ways we can be blindsided by cultural shifts, and the world taking a collective nap during the pandemic. Then: A wife finds out her husband is inheriting millions. A lesbian struggles to suppress her jealousy over her partner’s ex-husband. And a live-in girlfriend can’t stop thinking about a past lover - because he’s also her co-worker. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engine...
Feb 03, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Minnie Driver joins Chelsea to discuss fake engagements, finding your way through grief, allowing for different opinions, and the impermanence of everything. Then: A girlfriend struggles to co-parent with her boyfriend’s ex. A writer worries that she’ll cringe when she looks back on the beliefs of her past. And a best friend wonders if a formal breakup is needed when there’s nothing left to say. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert...
Jan 27, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Taylor Tomlinson joins Chelsea to talk about what it’s like to date another comedian, how it felt to grow up in a deeply religious family, the backhanded compliments some people give women in comedy. Then: A lawyer is hurt when her best friend drags her boyfriend for his lack of career ambition. Student loans get the best of a 29-year-old in the midst of a quarter-life crisis. And a mom wonders how to smooth things over after her daughter overhears her entertaining a gentleman caller. * Executiv...
Jan 20, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Chelsea is joined by Kristen Bell to talk about shifting family dynamics, her partnership with Dax Shepard, and being allergic to inefficiency. Then: An actor struggles with self-promotion as she builds her career. A wife wrestles with the best way to tell her husband he has terrible breath. And a mom wants to know how to end her headstrong 7-year-old’s reign of terror. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The views and o...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Ilana Glazer is in the studio this week, chatting with Chelsea about real pregnancies coinciding with fictional ones, secretly-swapped sperm, and how the patriarchy influences every facet of our lives. Then: A med student must choose between his best friend and his boyfriend. An adoptive mother struggles to take a compliment. And a stay-at-home mom hides the way she spends her days from everyone she loves. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Bran...
Jan 06, 2022•56 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This week, Chelsea is joined by Nico Tortorella and Bethany C. Meyers to talk about polyamory, life outside the gender binary, and getting married because you want to be family. Then: Two husbands wonder what life will really be like when they open up their marriage. A college grad wants to move to London to advance his career, but worries he may miss home too much. And a couple tries to decide, once and for all, whether or not to have kids. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine...
Dec 30, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Therapist Lori Gottlieb joins Chelsea in the studio to talk about breakups, career changes, and her book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone . Then: A recent grad with a doctorate in psychology bristles when her family brushes her off. And a wife wonders how to fix the trauma-induced lack of intimacy in her marriage. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the Podcast author...
Dec 23, 2021•51 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This week, Chelsea is joined by social psychology professor and relationship researcher Eli J. Finkel to discuss marriage, monogamy, and why data matters when it comes to relationship advice. Then: A recent breakup makes an ex-girlfriend question her gut. A wife wonders how to get her husband to put down the phone when they’re in bed. And a twenty-something explores opening up her relationship with her non-binary partner. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & En...
Dec 16, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Chelsea is joined in the studio this week by comic and author Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens, Don’t Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes) to discuss why your co-workers are not your family, what kind of sex to have on a first date, and how she created alone time when suddenly stuck in an NYC apartment with her boyfriend during the pandemic. Then: A girlfriend considers when to tell her boyfriend she won’t change her last name. A twenty-something makes less money than her partner - and wonders i...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Dax Shepard joins Chelsea in the studio to talk about sobriety, settling down, and what makes his marriage work. Then: A bartender wants to change tactics after years of one-night stands. A newlywed wonders if she’s to blame when her husband’s family disapproves of her. And a mom seeks advice about how to rein in a headstrong 7-year-old. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited & Engineered by Brandon Dickert * * * * * The views and opinions expressed are solely thos...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Comedian and actor Sean Hayes (Smartless podcast, Will & Grace) joins Chelsea in the studio this week to talk about Sunday dinners at Maria Shrivers', their mutual mistrust of technology, and setting goals to go after your dreams. A worker at an animal rescue wonders if her future will be as bright without a better-paying job. A husband and wife can’t seem to break out of a cyclical argument. And a Guncle is crushed when the mother of his godsons cuts him out of their lives. * Executive Prod...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Chelsea is joined by actress and author of The Great Peace, Mena Suvari, to discuss owning your story, opening up about hard topics, and overcoming years of sexual coercion & abuse. A mom of two struggles with guilt over taking time for herself. A new transplant to a big city is concerned about her friend’s risky behavior when they bar-hop. And a young woman wonders whether to approach her half-sisters about their father’s past… when they don’t even know she exists. * Executive Producer Nick...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Chelsea is joined this week by Youtube star, actress and author Lilly Singh to talk about kissing on-screen, smoking weed with celebrities, and following your truth. An extremely private woman wonders if her family needs to know she’s gay. A girlfriend tries to repair the relationship after her boyfriend popped the question... and she said no. And an extremely Canadian couple wants to be together despite one family’s disapproval. * Executive Producer Nick Stumpf Produced by Catherine Law Edited ...
Nov 11, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 6
