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Meet Your Host: Chelsey Mauris

So who is Chelsey Mauris?? 

That’s such a great question and me and myself and I would love to know! 😅

On a serious note, how does anyone introduce themselves? I’ve always struggled with finding the right words to say about myself in any situation. Whether it’s on a dating app, in a job interview, when meeting new people, or just expressing myself in general. I think there are so many layers to our identity and how we think or feel about ourselves in the present moment also plays a part in that description.

This episode is dedicated to talking a little bit of time to talk about myself and where I’m at in this present moment. It just barely grazes the surface of who I am and what I’m about. But I wanted to take a moment from the very beginning to talk to you about myself and why I’m starting this podcast.

Xoxo Chelsey 

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Transcript

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Hey, it's Chelsea, and welcome to Permission to Rise, a podcast for women ready to find their voice, embrace healing, and rise into their fullest potential. If you're ready to stop shrinking and start showing up for your life, this podcast is your permission to rise. Today's episode is an introduction to myself, to the podcast, to the kind of community that I want to build within this space. It won't be comprehensive, but it's a start. And let me just say, I've been working on this podcast for over a year now, and I have a litany of things to talk about, but not a clue where to begin. I started brainstorming how I would introduce myself because that seems like the most logical place to start. And then I thought, every bullet point I could give you, every descriptor that I could use to describe who I am, where I'm at, and what I'm doing, feels like I'm giving the most basic bullet pointed identity, and that's not all that I want to do here. It's so easy for us to identify ourselves with titles and bullet pointed word lists on Instagram, letting everyone know that we're a crafter, musician, or an accountant, or a business owner, or a mom. But those words are just a fraction of who we are and what it really means to be ourselves. They just graze the surface. What version do I give you? The resume, the social profile basics, my whole life story. There's so many things we can share with people. And if somebody asked you to describe yourself, where would you start? Where would you take it? And how would you finish? The description of myself today is different from what it would have been a year ago, and a year from now it will be different again. I think identity is an ever-changing concept for anyone, especially if you're growing and experiencing new things. There's a core to who we are that doesn't change, but the way we see ourselves and how we respond is always a choice that we get to make, and it can be different from day to day. So today, here's how I introduce myself. Here's a bit about where I'm at and who I am in this moment. I know more of myself will present itself throughout the podcast, and I'll come back a year from now, maybe sooner, and reintroduce myself. I imagine I'll have a lot more to say. Here goes. My name is Chelsea Morris. I recently relocated to the west side of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. I currently own and operate a small women's clothing boutique online. You'll probably hear some advertisements for it here on my podcast. I also work a full-time job as an accounts payable specialist. I recently started baking sourdough bread and other sourdough baked goods. I work out at least five days a week doing programs on Body by Beach Body. I have a cat named Lady, who is going to be 14 this year. I grew up in a really small town in Minnesota. My grandparents lived a block away, and they each did their own thing. My grandpa had his own accounting business for over 50 years before he passed away, and my grandma sold Stanley Home products. They built this entrepreneurial spirit within me that I've never really been able to shake. I don't know that I ever want to rid myself of that ambition. I've been selling things since I was five years old. Painted rocks and lemonade stands and peddling my grandma's catalog company across the neighborhood. I feel like selling things is in my blood. I've done a number of MLM businesses, including the one that brought me into the realm of creating my own boutique over six years ago. And here I am trying something new. I've also spent the last six years focusing on my mental and emotional health. I have bit by bit broken down a lot of limiting beliefs. I've faced the fact that my mother is an emotionally unintelligent adult who exhibits narcissistic behavior patterns. I will definitely have more to say on that later. I hired a life coach in 2021 who was tremendously helpful. I felt like I was living this life that was so extraordinary. I made a joke about it, saying, I don't know whose life I'm living, but I'm living it. Because it felt like I was doing something so outside the norm that it couldn't possibly be for me. This ordinary small town girl. No one just does things like that where I'm from. All the while, I was living in fight or flight. And the last couple of years, I was living in the freeze zone. I was stuck in a space with my abuser, and as much as I had grown, I shut down. I closed myself off all the while trying to continue to build upon the blocks that I had so painstakingly put together in a space that was never going to serve me. I've had to claw my way out of the boxes that I trapped myself in. To be honest, I'm still clawing my way out. This new era of my life is one in which I'm giving myself express permission to rise into the woman that I am because I've worked too hard to be anything less. I recently got a tattoo of the Mirror of Aracet from Harry Potter on my arm. I absolutely love that part in the movie when Dumbledore tells Harry that the happiest man alive will look in the mirror and see nothing but himself. The concept that it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live has stuck with me from the very moment I watch that movie. It has me wondering about who I see in the mirror. Am I really looking in the mirror? What am I seeing? Who am I seeing? Am I living? Am I embodying the fullest version of myself? I can tell you with absolute certainty that I haven't been. Bits and pieces of that woman are rising to the surface, and I'm learning how to navigate them in the moment. There are days when I feel the power of everything that I am rise to the surface and I'm floating in that space. And there are other days where I'm back to feeling so small and so broken. I've met so many women over the last 10 years who have watched me grow and blossom and fight blood, sweat, and tears to build something for myself. I've had the pleasure of speaking to some of these women in person. Some are my very good friends, and others I've been able to connect with online. Some of us have a lot more in common than we ever expected. But I can tell you with absolute certainty that most of these women don't know the half of my journey. There's so many things that I have kept secret, so many battles that I have fought, and I want to share my story. Not because I need to be heard or because I'm still living in a victimhood mentality and feel so misunderstood, but because I know the price of wearing a mask. And if you're waking up every day and putting on a brave face, I see you. I believe there are women out there that need to know they're not alone. The one phrase that has guided me through a lot of things is the concept of there's no one coming to save you. The person or place or thing you're waiting for may never arrive. Sometimes the savior in your story is you. It's you giving yourself permission to believe that you can do anything, have anything, be anything. I don't believe I've lived a lie, but I also know that I haven't lived as authentically as I aspire to. I hope to use a space to speak my truth and eventually give other women a platform to do the same. Ordinary, everyday women. I could be like every other podcast and bring on experts who can give you five bullet-pointed ways to live your life. Make it so easy and simple that you write it down on a post-it note and read it to yourself every day as a morning motivation mantra. Okay, I'll say that three times fast. But that's not enough. This podcast is for women who feel unheard, stuck, or disconnected from their true selves, and who are ready to give themselves permission to live fully and unapologetically. You can expect real stories, meaningful insights, and practical encouragement that help you heal, reclaim your voice, and move forward in a way that feels aligned and true. If you're longing to rise up, release what no longer serves you, and live with deeper purpose and confidence, this podcast will remind you that you already have everything you need. Simply give yourself permission to rise. Now, I know that comes straight from my podcast description, but it's absolutely true. I want to help you carve out the identity that best describes, serves, and honors your unique self. It's not just describing it, it's about feeling it, letting it encompass your being, and living it to the full extent. It means getting up every day, facing yourself in the mirror, taking off the mask, and giving yourself permission to be everything that you are. So here's permission to rise. Thanks for tuning in today. Follow and subscribe for weekly episodes. Find permission to rise podcast on Facebook and Instagram.