Show notes
From the outside, Chelsea’s journey looks like an extraordinary climb: an astrophysics degree, more than twenty years in finance and strategic planning, a move across continents, a coaching business, a family she calls her anchor, and a life she says she is deeply in love with. But her story began with a young mother, an abusive home, and two years living in a women’s refuge.In this episode, Chelsea shares how watching the stars with her grandmother gave her a sense of wonder beyond the circumstances around her, why she describes growing up with very little rather than nothing, and what she learned from the women who helped her family find safety. She also opens up about the possibility of contacting the father she has never known, studying astrophysics to remain connected to her grandmother, moving from finance into coaching, and why she treats failure as feedback rather than a verdict.This is a conversation about self-belief, compassion, happiness, and what it means to keep looking up when life gives you every reason to look down.This conversation includes descriptions of domestic abuse and childhood instability. Please take care while listening. If you are in a situation that does not feel safe, reach out to a local support organization or someone you trust.CONNECT WITH CHELSEAWebsite: https://headforhappy.comInstagram: @headforhappyLinkedIn: Chelsea HughesBook: A book about happiness, currently in progressCONNECT WITH THE SHOWWebsite: https://1800goaldigger.comInstagram: @1800goaldiggerVoice messages and stories: [email protected] this episode resonated with you, send it to one woman who needs to hear it. That is how this show grows.@1800goaldigger, sharing the emotional truth underneath the glamour and celebration of success and growth.CHAPTERS[00:00] Where you start does not decide where you end[00:42] Who Chelsea is and the values that guide her[01:44] Looking at the stars with her grandmother[03:23] The final lesson her grandmother gave her[04:24] Growing up with very little, not nothing[07:18] What her mother taught her about equality[09:13] The strength of leaving an abusive home[10:21] The childhood incident she cannot remember[11:42] Whether she will contact her father[13:33] What living in a women’s refuge left behind[16:43] What she would tell the girl she used to be[19:04] “If it is not okay, it is not the end”[20:58] Studying astrophysics to stay connected to her grandmother[21:51] How astrophysics led to a career in finance[23:46] Realizing she had always been a helper[24:36] Leaving corporate life and becoming a coach[27:02] Why women do not need to be fixed[29:03] Coaching, therapy, and moving forward[31:09] Why failure is more useful as feedback[34:21] The stepfather who taught her to think differently[37:40] Building a family that feels like solid ground[39:22] Why she is writing a book about happiness[41:37] There is no single formula for happiness[42:41] What it means to be deeply in love with your life[43:51] The first step when you cannot see a way out[45:12] Connect with Chelsea