Episode 9 - How Emotional Regulation Makes Us Better Creators

For our next episode, we have a very special guest, Chelsea Choquette. Chelsea is a product designer with a background in public relations and communications, who made the natural pivot into UX after leading marketing and design teams for nearly 10 years. With a deep love for storytelling and a strategic mindset, Chelsea has spent the last several years designing enterprise-level products for companies like The Home Depot and LexisNexis, as well as supporting clients across a wide range of industries, including B2C, B2B, SaaS, etc.Most recently, Chelsea launched Hello Happy, a health and wellness community designed to empower and educate women on their path to becoming the happiest and healthiest versions of themselves. Hello Happy blends science-backed tools, personal storytelling, and a warm, supportive brand voice to make mental health and personal growth feel less overwhelming and more accessible for women.Outside of work, Chelsea can usually be found reading with a coffee in hand, collecting vinyl records, traveling to see live music with her husband, and volunteering with animal shelters around Atlanta.About the hosts:Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.