The Climb with Kelsey
The Climb with Kelsey
Podcast Description
Kelsey is a six figure elopement photographer who helps photographers redefine their paths and build a sustainable and profitable elopement photography business! She uses proven business tactics that align with your unique strengths so that you can escape burnout, attract aligned clients, and experience freedom and fulfillment. She's most excited to show you that the most powerful, strategic way to get you the life you want is to be an elopement photographer. Kelsey blends transformative coaching with actionable, strategic insights that foster authentic growth and personal transformation.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers themes like elopement photography business strategies, SEO techniques for marketing, and work-life balance for creatives. Specific episodes discuss topics such as maximizing blogging for client attraction, creating a sustainable photography practice, and real-life stories from industry experts about transitioning to elopement photography.
Kelsey is a six figure elopement photographer who helps photographers redefine their paths and build a sustainable and profitable elopement photography business! She uses proven business tactics that align with your unique strengths so that you can escape burnout, attract aligned clients, and experience freedom and fulfillment. She’s most excited to show you that the most powerful, strategic way to get you the life you want is to be an elopement photographer. Kelsey blends transformative coaching with actionable, strategic insights that foster authentic growth and personal transformation.
Let’s be real…
If you’ve ever stared at your laptop for 20 minutes trying to decide what email to send, what to post, or whether you’re “doing enough” — this episode is for you.
Today on The Climb with Kelsey, I’m joined by Kristen Jacobsen, LCPC — licensed therapist, author, speaker, and anxiety specialist — and we are unpacking (literally) the mental load that creatives and entrepreneurs carry every single day.
We talk about:
What decision fatigue actually is (and how it’s different from just being tired)
Why small choices start to feel life-or-death when you're burned out
The subconscious beliefs formed from ages 0–7 that still run your adult life
Performance-based worth and why hustle culture feeds it
Why high-achievers and creatives are especially vulnerable to mental overload
The difference between ambition rooted in fear vs. ambition rooted in values
Boundaries, self-respect, and the uncomfortable middle of change
Why self-compassion is not fluffy nonsense — it’s neuroscience
Not to be dramatic but…
If your inner critic is loud, your calendar is full, and your nervous system is fried — this one might change the way you see yourself.
This is more than productivity.
This is about reclaiming your time, your energy, and your definition of success.
No pressure. Just presence.
👋 Meet Our Guest
Kristen Jacobsen, LCPC is a licensed therapist specializing in anxiety, trauma, perfectionism, and subconscious belief work . She’s also an author, speaker, professor, and coach helping high-functioning humans untangle the patterns that keep them stuck.
📚 Grab Kristen’s Book
Unpacked – Available on Amazon
https://a.co/d/3itcjhV
A readable, story-driven self-help book that helps you examine where your beliefs came from — and whether they’re still serving you.
🔥 Free Resource
Take Kristen’s Free Energy Audit to see where your energy is leaking and what’s actually restorative:
https://theanxietytherapist.kit.com/energy-audit-exercise
📲 Connect with Kristen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristen.jacobsen.lcpc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theanxietytherapist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-jacobsen-lcpc
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