Worthiness Warriors

Chelsea Austin talks with her hubby, Dominic Wächter about being newley-ish-weds and navigating self-worth within their relationship as two very different human beings. Just in case you forgot where to find Chelsea's social media here is her Instagram @chelseaaustinmdw, Facebook, and website chelseaaustin.com. And you can find more information on Dominic, his travels, work and life on his Instagram @dumaid. This episode concludes the first season of Worthiness Warriors! See you in season two friends coming fall '21!

Chelsea Austin talks to NYC-based actor, singer, and brain training specialist, Emilie Leyes about self-worth and how to create thoughts and feelings of worthiness through brain training. Chelsea and Emilie even do a demo of what brain training can look like LIVE! To learn more about Emilie's amazing brain training programs you can visit The Resilient Self Program, and The Resilient Actor Program or click here for a Free Guided Practice. You can also find Emilie on Instagram @emilieleyes and on TikTok @emilie_leyes.

Chelsea Austin talks to CEO and founder of Makin Wellness, Sara Makin about why therapy is so integral to developing our self-worth. To learn more about Makin Wellness, and gain access to their mental health resources, visit their website makinwellness.com, or check out their Instagram @makinwellness. For more information on Sara, visit her instagram @thesaramakin and don't forget to check out the three books she's written, From Depression To Joy: A Parent's Handbook For Teenage Wellness, Medical Cannabis & Mental Health, and The Happy Entrepreneur: Eliminate Stress and Kick Ass In Business.

For the final episode of Chelsea's Pride Month series, although we'll be celebrating Pride all year long, Chelsea Talks to AK Nell, who identifies as a non-binary transmasculine being and uses the pronouns he/him. AK resides just outside of Washington D.C. and works as a transitional kindergarten teacher. This episode will help you better understand what it means to identify as trans* and why labels, definitions, and asking questions is so important. To follow along with AK's journey, check out his Instagram @im_out_and_about. Also, please consider donating to The Okra Project, a group that provides meals to trans people of color.

We're extending Pride Month just a little bit longer! Chelsea Austin talks to her friends and supermoms, Sophie and Kimber Sargent. Now that Baby B has arrived Chelsea follows-up to see how their self-worth has grown and changed since becoming moms. Sophie and Kimber also run two incredible companies WeeSit and Holistically She and you can follow along with their journey as moms as well on Instagram @sgt_sophie and @timber_times.

Chelsea Austin talks to her friend Joseph Baca about what it means for them to identify as non-binary, how to get comfortable asking for pronouns, letting go of judgement, queerness in Disney and so much more. Joseph enjoys performing on stage, dancing, educating children, playing board games and is, as Chelsea describes him, a walking heart. To learn more about Joseph check out both of his Instagram accounts @jobaciii (personal instagram) and @baca.desu (queer stories and beyond!).

Chelsea Austin talks to her Dad and Daddy about what it is to fall in love, stay in love, and build a healthy relationship on a strong foundation. After almost 40 years of being together Chelsea's dads definitely know what it takes to be through many seasons of a relationship and build something beautiful. To learn more about Chelsea's parents' stories check out her Dad, Kevin Montgomery's, book, The Family Next Door, or visit their website montgomery-duban.com.

Chelsea Austin talks to her friend, Kelly Kirkley, arts administrator, performer and recent nine to fiver about his story, expectations, dynamics in varying social groups, intersectionality and beyond. This is the third episode in a Pride Month series focused on LGBTQ+ voices with an emphasis on intersectionality. To learn more about Kelly and the work of the Underground Skills Exchange you can check out their website undergroundskillsx.com or check out their instagram @undergroundskillsx. Or check out Kelly's personal Instagram @kelzkirks14!

Chelsea Austin talks to her friend, Tyler Holoboksi about the incredible drag persona he has created in Petti Cash, how doing drag can affect your self-worth, the moral and social opportunities there are in drag, and so much more. This episode is full of honesty, fun, and a lot of heart. For more information regarding advocacy for the AAPI community, please visit stopaapihate.org. To learn more about Petti Cash head over to her Instagram @petticashnyc, Facebook or check out her website petticashnyc.com!

Chelsea Austin talks to her friend, Kevin Kulp about his story, building community, how peoples' words affect us deeply and beyond. This is the first episode in a Pride Month series focused on LGBTQ+ voices with an emphasis on intersectionality. To learn more about Kevin and his work as a performer, photographer and his work in social media, be sure to check out his Instagram @kulpy. For additional resources regarding combating racism in America check out stopaapihate.org