Flying Southwest with Connie Britton

Summary

Episode Summary: “Flying Southwest with Connie Britton”

Podcast Information:

• Title: Dear Chelsea
• Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
• Description: On this weekly advice show, comedian & author Chelsea Handler answers listener questions with her signature humor. Joined by co-host Catherine Law and celebrity guests, Chelsea offers honest opinions on topics ranging from love and sex to family issues and personal loss. Each episode blends humor, information, inspiration, and heartfelt moments.

Episode Details:

• Guest: Connie Britton
• Release Date: May 8, 2025

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1. Personal Updates and Upcoming Projects (02:10 - 04:05)

Chelsea Handler kicks off the episode by sharing her experiences from the final day of the skiing season in Whistler, Canada. She recounts skiing into a tree and the subsequent rescue by Ann Schonecker, a friend featured in her book. Chelsea highlights the perfect day that concluded with an après-ski massage and a book event at Whistler’s Armchair Books.

She then transitions to her upcoming European tour, detailing cities like Reykjavik, Belfast, and Vienna, expressing excitement about meeting fans abroad.

Notable Quote:

• “I skied into a tree which I always do... it was spring slushy skiing, so even as I was heading towards the tree, I thought, this is gonna be easy.” [02:10]

2. Introducing Connie Britton (04:05 - 04:39)

Chelsea Handler introduces her guest, Connie Britton, a renowned actress known for her roles in “Friday Night Lights,” “Nashville,” “Dirty John,” and the new Hallmark series “Motherhood.” Chelsea humorously describes their friendship, emphasizing their playful dynamic and Connie’s extensive acting resume.

Notable Quote:

• “I find it very funny whenever I watch Connie in anything because it's... I know her very well.” [04:39]

3. Stories from Albuquerque Campaign Trip (04:22 - 15:35)

Chelsea and Connie delve into a shared experience campaigning with Jane Fonda in Albuquerque. Chelsea narrates their challenges, including staying at the Airport Hilton and managing Jane Fonda’s interactions with fans. Connie adds depth by explaining Jane’s dedication to her climate activism, highlighting her tireless efforts and inspiring nature.

They recount humorous and heartfelt moments, such as Jane Fonda’s reluctance to move to a nicer hotel and the group’s enjoyable evening out after campaigning.

Notable Quotes:

• “Jane’s like 87. I know, I know, we're not there yet.” [09:37]
• “She is indefatigable. She makes 100 phone calls a day for her climate pack.” [12:21]

4. Connie Britton’s New Series “Motherhood” (15:35 - 24:07)

Connie Britton discusses her new Hallmark series, “Motherhood,” which focuses on single mothers and the importance of community support. She shares her personal journey of adopting her son, Yobi, 14 years ago, and the challenges she faced balancing a demanding acting career with motherhood. Connie emphasizes the necessity of building a support system and fostering community among single parents.

She details how the show aims to change the narrative around single motherhood, providing resources and creating a network where single moms can support each other.

Notable Quotes:

• “I wanna change the narrative about that and, like, create respect for these people who are doing this heroic thing, which is being single parents and doing it by themselves.” [17:00]
• “It's all about community and not feeling alone in it.” [17:00]

5. Listener Questions and Advice Segment (36:20 - 55:00)

Dear Chelsea features listener questions, with Connie Britton joining Chelsea Handler to provide heartfelt advice.

• Question from Laura: Laura seeks advice on supporting a friend who is a single, successful woman eager to start a family but struggling to find a committed partner.

  Response:

  • Chelsea encourages Laura’s friend to pursue motherhood independently if that’s her passion, emphasizing that waiting for the "right guy" may lead to unnecessary delays.
  • Connie shares her own experience of adopting as a single mom, reinforcing the idea that embracing single motherhood is a valid and fulfilling choice.

  Notable Quotes:

  • “Encourage your friend to go ahead and not be holding out for any fucking man to have her babies.” [37:00]
  • “A mom with a destroyed soul is not helpful to their child.” [54:30]

• Question from Stephanie: Stephanie, a high school teacher contemplating a move to an administrative role for better financial stability, seeks advice on balancing her passion for teaching with the need for a comfortable income.

  Response:

  • Chelsea advises Stephanie to consider the long-term benefits of an administrative role, suggesting that her passion can still be integrated into the new position.
  • Connie recommends Stephanie make a list of what she loves about her current job to identify ways to retain those elements in an administrative role, highlighting the potential to impact teachers and the school environment positively.

  Notable Quotes:

  • “Don't think that’s not going to have any of those aspects moving forward.” [42:43]
  • “You can be the one to break through that.” [43:34]

• Question from Liz (via email): Liz asks if she is abusing her babysitter by using her services on Fridays for personal alone time, reflecting on her struggles with self-sufficiency and needing help.

  Response:

  • Connie reinforces that taking time for oneself is essential for mental health and effective parenting. She advises Liz to communicate openly with her babysitter about her needs and emphasizes that self-care is not selfish but necessary.

  Notable Quotes:

  • “It's okay to stand up for and know that you need your own time because it's going to make you a better mother.” [54:30]
  • “It's okay for me to need this time. But if it's a problem for you, let's talk about what works for both of us.” [54:30]

6. Discussion on AI in Education (46:36 - 47:59)

Chelsea and Connie discuss the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the education sector. They reflect on Bill Gates’ prediction that AI could automate teaching jobs within a decade. While expressing skepticism, they agree that AI could serve as a supportive tool for teachers, alleviating burnout by handling administrative tasks and providing additional resources.

Notable Quotes:

• “What if AI could be an assist to teachers so that maybe we're not burning out our teachers all the time?” [47:28]
• “AI is gonna be used for bad stuff, but it's gonna be used for good stuff, too.” [46:36]

7. Final Remarks and Promotions (48:00 - 59:54)

The episode concludes with Chelsea Handler promoting her European tour dates and final live calls. Connie Britton continues to highlight her new show “Motherhood” and encourages listeners to watch it on Hallmark. Both hosts share final promotional messages for sponsors like Pura and Beyond Brew, seamlessly integrating them into their closing remarks.

Notable Quotes:

• “I'm coming to Reykjavik. I'm coming to Dublin. I'm coming to the UK. I'm coming to Brussels, Paris, Belfast in May and June...” [56:04]
• “Motherhood on Hallmark is a new series that anyone, any parent who is a single parent or is friends with someone who is a single parent can watch to gain a better understanding of how important it is to build a community.” [51:10]

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Conclusion: This episode of "Dear Chelsea" offers an intimate glimpse into Connie Britton’s life, her dedication to portraying and supporting single mothers through her new Hallmark series, and meaningful advice on personal and professional challenges. The conversation underscores the importance of community, self-care, and the evolving role of technology in education, all delivered with Chelsea Handler’s trademark humor and candor.

Transcript

[Chelsea Handler]

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[Connie Britton]

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[Chelsea Handler]

I'm in my last day of Whistler Canada for the season. This is it. I skied yesterday. We did some spring skiing with all the kids and all the adults. We had summer. Such an epic day. It was so much fun. I skied into a tree which I Always do. But it was spring slushy skiing. So even as I was heading towards the tree, I thought, this is gonna be easy.

[Katherine]

I'm gonna bounce right off.

[Chelsea Handler]

And then Ann Schonecker, who you may know from my book, was able to.

[Connie Britton]

Rescue me as usual.

[Chelsea Handler]

She got my skis off and out of the tree. One was in, like, three feet of snow and behind the tree, so I have good pictures. And then we went to apres.

[Connie Britton]

To a new place.

[Chelsea Handler]

And then I got a massage. It was just, like, one of those perfect days. I was with, like, six.

[Connie Britton]

And then tonight I'm doing my book. I'm doing a book event in Whistler.

[Chelsea Handler]

At the theater here. Armchair Books is our local bookstore, so I wanted to support them and have a book event for. I'll have what she's having. So I'm gonna do that tonight.

[Connie Britton]

And then I'm off.

[Chelsea Handler]

I'm off to Chicago tomorrow.

[Katherine]

Fabulous, fabulous. And then you go to Europe. You'll be going to Europe.

[Chelsea Handler]

I'm going to Europe. You guys, if you haven't gotten your tickets, I start out in Reykjavik. I think it's May 11th. I'm in Reykjavik, and then I'm in Belfast. I'm coming to 13 countries, so check chelseahandler.com, i am coming to a city near you. I'm very, very excited for my European tour.

[Katherine]

And we've got one of your buddies in studio today.

[Chelsea Handler]

Oh, yeah. This is one of my close friends who is a huge pain in my ass, actually, I'm a huge pain in her ass, and I take a lot of pride in that. She is the creator and host of the Motherhood on Hallmark, whose first two episodes are out now. She also stars in Overcompensating on Amazon prime. All episodes are May 15th.

[Connie Britton]

And you would recognize her from a lot of different shows, like Friday Night Lights, like Dirty John, like, I don't know.

[Chelsea Handler]

She's in everything. So please welcome Connie Britton.

[Katherine]

Hi, Connie. We got you muted right now. Okay.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Oh, do you want me to unmute?

[Chelsea Handler]

Yeah, no, we want you to stay on mute. Connie. We want you to stay on mute for the interview.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

How's it going?

[Chelsea Handler]

I have a little story to tell about Connie as we begin this episode of the podcast.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Are we starting? Is this it?

[Chelsea Handler]

No. Yeah, no, that bitch is on. Yeah, that's on. So we're promoting, you know, Connie Britton from a million television series. We'll go over that in your intro while you're not here so that you don't have to listen to that.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

And Also, you can say whatever you want.

[Chelsea Handler]

I know. I know.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Because I know what you're gonna say. I know how you feel about my television series.

[Chelsea Handler]

Do you? I find it very funny whenever I watch Connie in anything because it's. I know her very. And I go out of my way for Connie all the time. I constantly am showing up at things whenever she asks me to. I can't say the same for Connie with regard to me or my birthday, but I'm always doing things for her. But we did have a pretty funny. Do you want to talk about Albuquerque? I think that's a pretty funny story to share.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Oh, that is a pretty funny story to share. I love that story.

[Chelsea Handler]

I want to tell you what happened. So Jane Fonda wanted us to campaign in Albuquerque before the election. The candidate that we campaigned for did not win the election. I wanna be on record saying that she is not the president.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Yeah, but of course we did that.

[Chelsea Handler]

But of course, when Jane Fonda asks you to do anything, you do it. Especially with my history with Jane Fonda. Connie has her own history with Jane Fonda.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Different from yours.

[Chelsea Handler]

Well, actually, no, because remember that time we went to go visit her, we. When she had her hip. So she had some surgery done and we went to go visit her at her house and you revealed to her that your father said that she was a. Remember? What did you say to her?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Oh, that's right. And I thought it was such a great story. And she looked at me like, huh?

[Chelsea Handler]

She's like, my father hated you.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I said basically, we were not allowed to say your name in our house growing up because my father worked in nuclear power. And so he was like, literally one name, one name that we could not say. We could not watch any movies that Jane Fonda was a part of. It was not to be spoken because I guess of the China syndrome or something. So like she was perceived as, you know, this like anti nuclear person in my household. And now of course, I am idolize her. She is like the. The greatest icon. I can't believe that I get to call her my friend, like, whatever. So I thought, great story. Like, also, she's just had hip surgery.

[Chelsea Handler]

She's lying horizontal in bed. She just got out of hip surgery. And she's just like, yeah, my family, whatever, drugs. Anyway, that was one highlight. But cut to this. Last year we were. It was 2024. So last year we went to Albuquerque and Jane was like, okay. We both said, we're in. We're like, fun trip. Jane told us she was taking a Southwest Flight. And Connie and I. I was like, does that mean we have to take a Southwest flight?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Can we meet you there?

[Chelsea Handler]

I was like, so can we just. Can we. Is there. Okay, so forget about the private plane. There isn't one. That's okay. No problem. It's a political event, so of course, I'm not expecting that. But I don't know, I thought maybe something else would happen other than Southwest. Perhaps another airline. And then I say, okay, we're flying out of Burbank, I think.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I'm trying to find the picture. Yes, Burbank. Do you have the picture to put up? I don't know how high tech you are. Probably.

[Chelsea Handler]

We're not that high tech. But I do have the picture. I'll use it when I post this episode. Anyway, we took a picture of us. So we go to Burbank, and Jane has an assistant with her. Connie and I are braving the Burbank airport, braving Southwest Airlines. And we. I'm like, how is this gonna work? And every single person, I'm annoyed that I'm gonna have to deal with, you know, like this. I'm like, we're just going to Southwest and Burbank, and this is gonna be like a shit show. And every person that you can imagine, of course, is recognizing Jane Fonda. Nobody gives a shit that I'm there. Which was a beautiful reprieve, but. But everyone would come up to her and say, can I get a picture with you? Can I get a picture with you? And then. So I was there managing Jane Fonda. I'm like, well, we. You can't keep saying yes to every single person. We'll be here all day. But she had no. There was. It's like. It's With Jane Fonda. Imagine her walking through the terminal of Southwest and Burbank. I mean, obviously, anyone who sees her is like, what the fuck is she doing there? Then we take the Southwest.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

By the way, she is also, like, could care less. Like, she doesn't give a shit about anything, really. Side seats of the wall next to the Starbucks at Burbank Airport. That's where we're gonna sit till our flight takes off.

[Chelsea Handler]

And then someone was like. Cause she was sitting down. So people were crouching to get pictures with her. And then some guy asked her. He goes, would you mind standing up? And she was about to get up. And I was like, don't get up, Jane. Like, just let him take. Why are you listening to him? And she's like, you're right. Why am I listening to him, right? She's 80 years old. Yeah, she's 80.

[Connie Britton]

Is she 80?

[Chelsea Handler]

Is she 80?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Is she 80, she's 82. 80. She's older than 80, right?

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay. Yeah, I think she's 82.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

She's unbelievable.

[Katherine]

The Internet says she's 87.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

That's right. She's 87. I knew she was, like, way older, but then I didn't want to say. It's so hard to believe that she's 87. Yeah, it is really hard to believe.

[Katherine]

She's vibrant, so.

[Chelsea Handler]

She's vibrant. She makes 100 phone calls a day for her climate pack, which I just made a donation to this very morning. FYI, if you want to donate for climate change, which you should, her pack works harder than anything I've ever seen.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Also, I'm speaking on a zoom for that. Oh. Later today, actually.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

See? See?

[Chelsea Handler]

She keeps asking you to do things. I think she stopped asking me to do things after this trip. After the Albuquerque trip. So then we get to Albuquerque, we find out we're staying at the hotel. The Hilton yard. Was it Airport.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

The Airport Hilton.

[Chelsea Handler]

Airport Hilton.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

The Airport Hilton.

[Chelsea Handler]

Once again, Connie and I were texting on the side going, is this really gonna happen? Are we staying? And I'm like, God, I don't think we can move hotels if Jane is staying at the Airport Hilton. Like, we have to. And I was only coming for Albuquerque. Connie went on to another city the next day.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I stayed. By the way, you kind of just, like, brushed off the rest of the Southwest trip. Like, you, me, and Jane Fonda. Like, at least we completed the row of Southwest. Like, I, of course, had the middle seat, but yeah, like, the three of us in the row of our Southwest flight.

[Chelsea Handler]

And then we get to Albuquerque. We go for lunch first. I order a frozen margarita, obviously. And Shane's like, oh, I've never thought to have a frozen margarita in the daytime. So Connie orders one, Jane orders one. I think I order my second one. And Jane's like, I can't have two frozen margaritas. And I was like, well, I can. And then right before we were about to campaign, right? So then we go to one campaign event, which was great for all the people who were working the campaign. And then we had some downtime at that point. I think I pulled an edible out of my purse and was grabbing that. And Jane goes, is that an edible Chelsea? And I'm like, yeah, we're campaigning. Like, I have to remain alert. So then we went to the second event, which was great. You know, Jane, it's just so nice to see how people respond to her. It's very inspiring.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

But also how amazing she is at speaking about this subject. Like she is the most educated on it. Like she, she just knows how to talk about it. Like if you want facts, you talk to Jane. It was, it's like kind of incredible to listen to her too.

[Chelsea Handler]

Yeah. And she makes 100 phone calls a day to raise money for that climate pack and is always protesting. She was doing fire drill Fridays for years while Biden was in the White House. And she's constantly going to places where they're going to drill and protesting. I mean, she's indefatigable. So she. So then she.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

A very big word.

[Chelsea Handler]

Yeah. For you too.

[Katherine]

She.

[Chelsea Handler]

Although Connie went to Dartmouth.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Oh, I just. In case you forgot.

[Chelsea Handler]

And speaks Mandarin, by the way. Okay. And was roommates with Kirsten Schillibrand. I don't think everyone knows that. So I'd like to get that out there. But then at the end of the night, so Connie sends me a link while we're on our way to Albuquerque, probably sitting in the southwest, she sends me a link to a hotel that she found that's like 30 minutes outside of where we're supposed to stay at the airport hotel. And she's like, what about this?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Well, first I was like, could we switch and stay at this nice hotel?

[Chelsea Handler]

Well, exactly. And I was like, I just don't think we can do that because we can't ditch Jane. Like we have to stay at the airport hotel too. Right.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

And no, of course we couldn't ditch Dane.

[Chelsea Handler]

No, of course. And we didn't. And so then after we were done early, like nine and. And Connie's like, well, let's just at least go get a drink at this hotel that she found that was like 30 minutes out of the way. So we're driving and at this point we've picked up a couple of other people. Some of Jane's climate packed people. They're in the car with us there. And then there was a couple of people meeting us there. And so we get to this really cool place, this like hotel outside or I think in Albuquerque, but outside off the beaten track. And Jane's like, it's really far. I'm really tired. How long is this going to take? We were in the car longer than we expected. It was about a 30 minute drive. And Jane is kind of getting a little antsy, like, oh God, is this worth it? It's already 9 o' clock.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

It's not on the schedule at all the Hilton airport was the next and final stop.

[Chelsea Handler]

And Connie and I were like, jane, you can go to bed, like Connie, and I'll just go. It's no big deal. And she's like, I'll come with you.

[Connie Britton]

I'll come with you.

[Chelsea Handler]

So we get there. It's like a 30 minute drive. We get there. We, you know, we're kind of like worried. Like, I don't want to. We don't want to annoy her. I don't want to annoy her. I don't want to keep her out later than she wants to be out. I don't want to be responsible for her drinking or anything, you know, that's related to me. I get in trouble for everyone's bad behavior. You know, it's true. So I. So then we. We have drinks. It ends up being a lovely night. We order some snacks. I think we had a couple drinks. There was like six or seven of us by this time. And as we're walking out the door, Jane says, oh, I'm actually so glad we came here. Thank you, Chelsea, for picking this place out. And I go, you're welcome.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

The whole time, like, I'm getting blamed. As she's getting more and more tired, more and more stressed, like, why are we going to this place?

[Chelsea Handler]

And then she. And then I get credited with the win, and I love you.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Take off the next morning, and I go on to the next. The next location.

[Chelsea Handler]

Where did you guys go from there?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Well, wait, that was Albuquerque. So then we went to San San Tropez. No, wait. San Jose, Is that right?

[Chelsea Handler]

San Antonio. New Mexico. New Mexico.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

In New Mexico, like the big town in Mexico. The place El Paso. No.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay, let's start. Okay. Okay. She's from Dartmouth, everyone. She went to Dartmouth. Just so you know. And she speaks Mandarin, but she doesn't know where. San Antonio.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Thank you, Santa Fe. You know what? You should have been able to think of that, too. Santa Fe. Thank you, Katherine.

[Katherine]

No problem.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay, so back to Connie. When I see Connie on television, I send her a screen grab when I saw her playing Dirty John, the woman that got duped by this lunatic loser. He wasn't even that much of a lunatic. That's how kind of slow on the uptake this woman was.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

He was too a lunatic.

[Chelsea Handler]

Yeah, I mean, I guess so.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I mean, compared to the guys you date. But yes, he was a litmus.

[Chelsea Handler]

I take screen grabs of Connie's faces and I just send them to her saying, like, how can anyone take your acting seriously? You know? And I forget what was the last. You're in everything. So it's impossible to avoid Connie Britton. You guys, if you're watching, you've seen her in everything. In fact, I started watching that new series on Netflix and you were in it and I was so excited. And then. And then you die in it. But then you come back and Facts.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

The movie.

[Chelsea Handler]

I forget what that. No, that was a series.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

No, the Life List is a movie.

[Chelsea Handler]

Oh, I thought it was a series. Okay. So then I did watch it. I thought I only watched the first episode.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

That was the whole.

[Chelsea Handler]

That was the whole.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

It's. Cause it's a movie.

[Katherine]

Technically you did watch the first episode.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay. But now Connie has a new series. It's called the Motherhood. And she's been talking about this for about two years because she is. She's adopted a son. About how many years ago did you adopt your son?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

14.

[Chelsea Handler]

14 years ago. Okay. So pretty recent. So she adopted her son. She adopted her son 14 years ago as a single parent. And she is very passionate and has always been very passionate. I can attest to this, to the plight of single mothers and to the plight of what it takes for a mother to raise a child not only in this world, just as a job. It is a job, a full time job. One that I have chosen not to participate in. So talk to us about your series, Connie.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Because I watched, by the way, I. You've been hearing me talk about this for longer than two years because I've been working on this for so long. Because I. The whole idea came to me while I was in Nashville because basically I adopted Yobi and then immediately moved to Nashville to do the show Nashville. And I was like a brand new mother. I had no, I had no support system. I didn't know anybody in Nashville. I started working 18 hour days. It was so crazy. And I had this new baby. I'm like, I. What do I do with it? Like, I don't know, I don't know how. And it was quite traumatizing. And so anyway, I figured it out. I started. I created like an amazing support system there. Like was they people.

[Chelsea Handler]

How did you figure it out though?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

It took a long time. And by the way, I don't, I don't mean to say that like. Oh, yeah, so I figured it out because everybody figured it out. No, but what. The main thing that saved my life basically was that I slowly started to create a community. And that started actually with. I think you've met these guys with me, like Nathan Faliwell. He's the drummer in the Kings of Leon and his wife Jessie Balin were the only people in Nashville that I knew. And I'd met them because they had come to the set of Friday Night Lights. Nathan had brought Jesse as like a surprise to visit the set of Friday Night Lights. And we had had like some crazy night with them. And so I remembered, I'm like, wait, I think those guys live in Nashville. So I called them up. And so, because thanks to them, like, I started like, I had like a little bit like, of. It was like somebody to hold onto. And then they kind of introduced me to their community. And then. Crazy, I think you know this story. But after one year on the show, the house next door to theirs went on the market and I bought it. So I was able to live next door to them, which also. And then they had kids. And so Yobi and their kids, like, were kind of growing up together and anyway. But what I realized is it's all about community. And also in Nashville, I had another friend who was working on the show in costumes. She was a single mom of four kids and she was working these crazy 18 hour days without a break. And she like, didn't have like, at least I could afford a nanny, which I, I needed. I, I would not have been able to do it without that. But like, I recognize like, so many single moms don't have the resources that I have and you still have to do it. And so they're out working three jobs at a time or all these long hours. And one day she calls me and she's like, I forgot to give Jed lunch money. And I'm. I happen to be off that day. So I swing by the local middle school and, and drop off like Raina James, who's the character that I'm playing in Nashville, like, just drops off like $5 in the front office for like her kid Jed. And like at that moment I was like, I wish. I'd love to start an organization or something where single moms could just get. You could volunteer to like go grocery shopping or just hang out with the kids for two hours just to like give single moms a break. You know what I mean? Anyway, so that's kind of where it all started, the whole idea of it. And it kind of emerged into. I got together with these guys at Scout who created Queer Eye. And they love the idea because nobody's also really done anything like this sort of talking about single moms, which I think is another issue because there are so many single moms in the World, not just in the United States, but in the world. Anybody that you talk to, if they're not a single mom or weren't raised by a single mom, they have somebody in their life who they know and they're close to that's a single parent. And so it's like, as a culture, we don't really. We kind of just push single parents away. Like, that's not a thing. And there's no support for, you know, certainly, I mean, at this point, but, like, there's no governmental, like, any kind of anything in place in terms of giving support to single parents. And I just was like, I wanna change the narrative about that and, like, create respect for these people who are doing this heroic thing, which is being single parents and doing it by themselves. And also help to create a community for single parents so that they can not feel alone in it. Cause I also. What I found, like, shooting the show is it's one of the big things is it's so hard, especially for women to ask for help. And so they think that they're supposed to do it all by themselves. And it's so isolating and challenging and kind of impossible. Like, you can't do it by yourself. And so the whole point of the show is, like, create community. And.

[Chelsea Handler]

Well, first you gather a bunch of single mothers who are also, you know, who are going through it. Right? I mean, take us through it.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Oh, well, so on the show itself, like, we. Yes, we basically, there are six episodes. Each episode we have a single mom who, you know, of course, every person has their own set of circumstances. And we have three women who are our experts. And I call them the neighbor ladies, named after the women that when I was growing up, like, I grew up in Virginia on a cul de sac. And like, every day at five o' clock, the neighbor ladies from around the cul de sac would come over to my mom, to our house, and, like, they'd all have, like, their glass of wine or their cocktail and, like, have, like, whatever, cheese and crackers and just, like, talk about their days. And, like, that was their support system. And so I grew up watching that. And that made me realize, like, oh, like, my mother is. Even. My mother wasn't even a single mom. But I'm like, you can't do this by, like, they rely on each other to get through the day raising their kids. And so anyway, so I. We called the three mom experts on the show the neighbor ladies. One of them is sort of a style, but it's. It's kind of A self love style person. And then one is a parenting coach, and then one is a DIY home renovation person. They're all amazing, all three of them. And so each week we have a new single mom. And then our three neighbor ladies will kind of go in and create magic for them and help them, help to guide them so that they can have sustainable things that can help them as they continue to raise their child and do their jobs and do all the things that they're doing in the world. And then ultimately, we're creating a community with all of these moms.

[Katherine]

That's the goal.

[Chelsea Handler]

And that's, yes, a very beautiful thing. What's your friend's name again? The woman who. Yobi's best friend. They don't go to the same school, but she's Tammy. Tammy, yeah. I would like to know who her community is, who her neighborhood ladies are.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Well, you know, that's a really interesting point because first of all, I'm hoping. Cause next. We're already starting to talk about season two of the show.

[Chelsea Handler]

It's on Hallmark, everybody. You can watch the Motherhood on Hallmark. And the first two episodes are out.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Now, but we shot the first season in Kansas City, which was awesome, by the way. Have you ever been to Kansas City?

[Chelsea Handler]

Of course I've been to Kansas City. I'm a comedian. I go to all the cities that you never want to ever see the inside of. Not that Kansas City is one of them.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I really liked Kansas City.

[Chelsea Handler]

Kansas City's cool. That whole area, that Midwest Kansas City is very cool. Yes, I agree.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Yeah, I really liked it a lot, and we had a beautiful time there. But next season, because I live in la, you'll be starting high school next year. So I'm like, it would be so much better if we shot. I'd be able to be in the show more if we shot shoot in la. So we're looking at that. And if we do, then Tammy will be one of the moms next year.

[Connie Britton]

Oh, yeah.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Our friend Tammy. I know.

[Katherine]

I'm.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I'm like. Because she's definitely one of the people that also kind of inspired this, you know? Right. And so. I know. It'd be so amazing.

[Chelsea Handler]

I know. And I'm always inviting Tammy to come to one of my Vegas shows. And she's like, girl, you don't understand what I would do to make that happen. She's like, I want to come to Vegas. She's like, do you understand? I can never leave my child for one night unless I have a. Like a foolproof Plan for him to spend the night to. Da da da da da da.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

And I was just like with her mother, who. Like her mother.

[Chelsea Handler]

The last time I flew somewhere to meet Connie was for her. I went early to south by Southwest for her birthday. We went, we had a nice dinner. I don't know what was in the water. On the plane ride I got. I took there, but something was in it. It was this. This guy had this brand deal, this brand. It's called Love Water. And they said it was just water, but I'm convinced there was something else in there. And when I got to that dinner, I was ready to go. And guess what?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

She was hot.

[Chelsea Handler]

I was hot.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Coming in hot. Coming in hot.

[Chelsea Handler]

I came in hot. And that night ended at around 2:30 in the morning. And the next morning I had panels at south by Southwest. Not one, not two, five separate panels that started at 9:30am and I got in at 3:30am so I looked like somebody punched me in the face. I didn't recover from that night for two days.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Because of the water.

[Katherine]

Weird.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

The weird water stuff?

[Chelsea Handler]

No, because of everything that happened after the water. We drank and then we went back to her friend's house, and then people were smoking cigarettes. It just got. It was just one of those. It was. First of all, I don't regret it for a second because it was a really fucking fun night. And I'm glad that I was there.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

But of course, Austin. That's Austin for.

[Chelsea Handler]

But it took me a couple days to really get my head back on straight after this, after the first day of five panels because there were so many fun things going on at south by Southwest. My assistant was there and he's like, okay, so do you want to go to this dinner with this person and this person? I go, dinner? Are you fucking kidding me? I have to go to bed at 5pm today because of last night. As if it was somehow his fault.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Your assistant is so sweet.

[Chelsea Handler]

I know, I know.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Wait, remind me his name again.

[Chelsea Handler]

McKinley. That's a private joke.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

That is a private joke, and we know that it's not McKinley.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay. Anyway. Okay, we're gonna take a break and we're gonna be right back with Connie Britton, the world's best actress.

[Katherine]

If you'd like advice from Chelsea, write into [e-mail] we'd love to hear your questions for any juicy story you'd like advice on. But this week we're specifically looking for questions about family issues. If you have an issue with a family member or you need advice about a specific relationship issue, please write [e-mail].

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[Chelsea Handler]

We're back with Connie Britton. Hey, Connie, I have an acting question for you. Do you ever have a.

[Connie Britton]

Have you ever had.

[Chelsea Handler]

Because you've been in everything. I mean, just to name a few, you, as you named, you were in Friday Night Lights, you were in Nashville, you were in White Lotus, your favorite, Dirty John. Dirty John. Yes. That's just to name a few. Her resume is endless. Do you ever have a crisis of confidence when you're acting or have you had one about your performance?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I, of course, I always have a crisis of confidence. Like, isn't that part of being an artiste?

[Chelsea Handler]

I guess so. I just feel like you always feel. I mean, I've never seen that side of you. Even though I joke about you being bad at acting, I know you're not. And I know you're very talented. And I wonder if someone who's as established and as experienced, like the hours of experience that you have accrued, does that erode.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

That is legit, that 10,000 hours thing. One of the things that I've noticed in my 50s that's amazing is that 10,000 hours thing. Like, I feel much more like I can access whatever that thing is that I need to be able to do a scene and create a character. It's like I have much more immediate connection to that. Whereas when I was younger, I think I would, you know, I kind of have to really like, it was more cerebral and I'd have to really like dig down and that kind of thing. And now I think that, you know, it's that after 10,000 hours it becomes a little bit more immediate. And so that. But that doesn't necessarily take away from every time I start a character. It's funny I actually literally this. Just this last week finished shooting. We're a doing sequel to the Brothers McMullen called the Family McMullen. The Brothers McMullen was my big break movie that happened in 1995. And that movie is like, it takes place on Long island and it's pretty thick Long island accent. And I did the part 30 years ago, so it's always a thing like, oh, what is? I guess I know what this character is. I don't know. But every time I first step foot on set and the camera starts to roll, I'm kind of like, what am I gonna sound like as this character? I don't know. It's super nerve wracking. Like, I.

[Chelsea Handler]

It's always probably intimidating. I could imagine.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Yeah. But it's also just even a leap of faith. Even if it's not with an accent, it's just kind of like, I don't really know. I'm just figuring it out as I go kind of thing. You have to jump off a cliff a little bit every time.

[Chelsea Handler]

How was it meeting Robert De Niro on set? I mean, I'm sure you've met him before, but was that intimidating? Your.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Your passion and your lover. Passion. Robert De Niro.

[Chelsea Handler]

My baby daddy.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Your baby daddy. It was amazing. Are you kidding? It was like the best. I mean, he's just. He's so nice. He's a really nice guy. He's got such an incredible work ethic. Also a guy in his 80s and he just works his ass off. And so. And he's just kind of a normal guy. And he would just talk to me like, how are you learning all these lines? You know, these lines are. You know what I mean? And it was interesting for me because it was a little bit like it was his first time doing television, which, you know, I've been doing for a long time.

[Chelsea Handler]

Oh.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

And so it was almost like he was kind of looking to me like, oh, yeah, how do you do this kind of thing? I'm like, who, me?

[Chelsea Handler]

What? So demure.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

But yeah, he, I. It was very exciting meeting De Niro.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay, so we're going to move to callers. Connie, try and give some advice we need. Okay, Put on your stage.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Callers.

[Katherine]

Callers. We have live people.

[Chelsea Handler]

It's called Dear Chelsea. It's like Dear Abby, but with me.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Oh, God.

[Katherine]

Guys, so our first question comes from Laura. She says, dear Chelsea, I'd love some advice on this. One of my best friends since high school is 39 and so ready to meet someone and start a family. She's beautiful, a doctor. She even designed and built her own house. All she needs is to meet a decent man and she's ready to go. She wants a family so bad she's also frozen her eggs. So she has a backup plan, but she really doesn't want to resort to it. She feels the clock is ticking. I don't understand why she can't find someone. She is such a catch. She's kind, she's active. She skis a lot in Canada too. She's been on the apps for literally years. And men are either intimidated by her or they're, quote, just not ready to think about a family. I constantly put it out to people I know too. Oh, hey, if you know any single guys. And it's just not working. To throw a bit of a wrench in her search, she met a guy online a year ago who lives across the country who she keeps holding out hope for. He's the same cultural background as her, which I feel she sees as an added fairy tale esque bonus. But he keeps disappointing her, not making an effort in communication or plans to see her unless it conveniently just happens. Example, randomly being in the same city in Europe one day and meeting up. She's been very straight up with him about what she wants and it's frustrating that he keeps stringing her along but not committing. I tell her I was just a sign of the times and it's not her. I also tell her what an inspiration she is, especially if she does decide to be a mother alone and I'm wondering how I can support her. I need Chelsea's wisdom.

[Chelsea Handler]

Laura, first of all. Hi, Laura. This is our special guest, Connie Britton. Today.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

You're Laura? Yeah, like Laura from the letter?

[Chelsea Handler]

Well, she's Laura from the letter, but she's talking about her friend in the letter.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Is it your friend Laura?

[Caller (Laura)]

Just my friend.

[Chelsea Handler]

She's your friend?

[Katherine]

No, it really is. When I talked to Laura, she had, like, babies in tow, so.

[Caller (Laura)]

Okay.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Okay. You know, it could be Connie.

[Chelsea Handler]

This isn't a detective show, okay? This is just. Honestly, I'm sorry about her. I'm sorry.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Listen, anyway, let's just be real.

[Chelsea Handler]

I think you should encourage your friend to go ahead and not be holding out for any fucking man to have her babies. If she is passionate about becoming a mother and she has her eggs frozen and she has her shit together and her life together, fucking go for it. She could be waiting another 10 years before she finds the right guy. Connie didn't meet her right guy until you were what 50. Connie, how long have you guys been together?

[Katherine]

Yeah.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

No. 52. 52.

[Chelsea Handler]

52. 52.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I can actually speak to this, too, Laura, even though I thought maybe you were the friend.

[Chelsea Handler]

Laura.

[Katherine]

I.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Because frankly, this was. I adopted my son as a single mom because I kept thinking, oh, I'm gonna meet the guy. I'm gonna meet the guy. I'm gonna meet the guy.

[Caller (Laura)]

Yeah.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

And I knew I wanted to adopt, just as your friend knows that she wants to have babies, and she froze her eggs. And so I finally was like, what am I waiting for? And I did it. And I'm just so glad that I did. I will say, how old were you.

[Chelsea Handler]

Connie, when you did it? You did it 14 years ago.

[Connie Britton]

44.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Yeah.

[Chelsea Handler]

Yeah. Great. So that's encouraging.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Yeah. So. But I will say, you know, and she can watch my show that's coming out on Monday, the Motherhood, because it's all about single moms. So it's helpful because the thing is, you kind of need to know what you're in for when you are going to be a single mom. But honestly, it's so amazing if she. If she chooses to do that. It's so amazing to be able to do that and not feel like. Because otherwise it. It's. It screws up your thinking if you're sort of at the mercy of the idea of, like, I want to meet a guy so I can have a baby. Yeah. You know what I'm saying?

[Caller (Laura)]

Yeah, totally.

[Chelsea Handler]

Yeah.

[Caller (Laura)]

And I've actually just become a single mom, too. So I'm. I'm really trying to.

[Chelsea Handler]

Did you kill your husband?

[Caller (Laura)]

But, yeah, I have two kids.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

That's a personal question.

[Caller (Laura)]

Chelsea, I have two kids, so I'm trying to really show her that, you know, it's awesome alone. So.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Yeah.

[Caller (Laura)]

Thank you so much.

[Chelsea Handler]

Do you guys live near each other, you and your friend?

[Caller (Laura)]

Yeah, we live. We're going to the sauna tonight, so we live, like, 10 minutes from each other.

[Chelsea Handler]

That's great.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

You're each other's community.

[Chelsea Handler]

You're each other's support, because that's what we're talking about. Connie's new show is all about this. It's not a Hallmark, and it's called motherhood. And it's all about this. It's about actually forming a community with your friends who also are single parents, so that you guys can help each other parent together, you know, and be there for when the other person isn't. And having your kids spend time together, like, this is exactly what we're talking about. So Please don't ever put anything on hold in the hopes that you're gonna meet the right guy. You never know when that person is coming.

[Caller (Laura)]

Awesome. I love it. Thank you.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay, great. Thanks for calling.

[Caller (Laura)]

Thank you so much.

[Connie Britton]

Bye, Laura.

[Caller (Laura)]

Bye.

[Katherine]

Thanks, Laura.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

What a perfect question.

[Katherine]

Wow, that was really quick. We might even make it to four questions.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

We'll see.

[Katherine]

So our next caller is Stephanie. She says, dear Chelsea, I'm a high school teacher at a school in an underprivileged area in Connecticut. Yes, they exist here. We're situated around the richest towns in the state. I worked in my school for my entire career, 11 years. I just finished my last ever degree, which will allow me to be a school administrator. My dilemma right now is between loving my job and wanting to be financially stable. My job is literally my calling. I love my students, I love my co workers, and most days, I truly just love going to work and doing this job. Despite everything, however, we're paid like garbage. After school hours, I nanny for a family and tutor the other days of the week for more income. Plus I nanny part time in the summer when I'm off work. With my new degree, I could move into an administrative position in one of the richer towns next year and make way more money. But I'm afraid that I won't find as much joy in the business end of running a school as I do in my current role. I need your advice. Do what I love or work for a paycheck to afford a comfortable life. Stephanie.

[Chelsea Handler]

Hmm. Hi, Stephanie.

[Caller (Stephanie)]

Hi.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Hi, Stephanie.

[Chelsea Handler]

Hi. This is Connie Britton, our special guest today.

[Caller (Stephanie)]

I know, I'm blown away.

[Chelsea Handler]

She was a teacher, too, in one of her lives.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

In one of my lives, one of my acting lives.

[Chelsea Handler]

I mean, I feel conflicted. I read this thing the other day from Bill Gates. There was a big tech conference, a big climate conference at a big tech conference last week in San Francisco. And Bill Gates came out and said that in 10 years, all nursing jobs and all teaching jobs will be done by AI. And if he said that, then I think that's probably going to be true. So I would normally say stick with your passion, but I feel like you're already on your. You've gotten. You had to get a degree, right? An extra degree to become an administrator. You've worked for this. It's going to be more financially secure for you. I feel like that's your move.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I kind of agree with that. But can I just ask one thing, which is, as you're thinking about it, could you make a list of the specific things, and you kind of did in your. In your letter, but, like, the specific things that you love about this specific job, because then what you could do is as you look to something that's more lucrative for you and, like, creates a better lifestyle for you, you can try to see if you can fill in those things in some way, even if it's not this exact same circumstance, so that you're not completely sacrificing what you love, you know?

[Caller (Stephanie)]

Right. Yeah, that makes sense.

[Chelsea Handler]

But also, don't downplay all the positive impacts you can have as an administrator. Like, there are many things you can do to also bring yourself joy. It's not going to be the same as being inside a classroom every day, but you can influence the teachers. You can provide comfort and safety for them. Like, there are a lot of ways that you're going to find that you're going to find yourself experiencing, like, fulfillment and joy in your new job that.

[Connie Britton]

You'Re not even yet aware of.

[Chelsea Handler]

So don't think that that's not going to have any of those aspects moving forward.

[Katherine]

Yeah, right.

[Caller (Stephanie)]

Yeah, I agree with you there. I just. I get worried because I see how people who move into that role kind of ease away from what I love to do in my job day to day. And that's what scares me. It's like, am I. Will I be allowed to break the mold and do that, or do I kind of have to fall into this public school system of, you know, you're in charge, so you have to be a little bit less fun?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Well, that's the thing. You can be a leader in that circumstance. You can be the one to break through that. And, like. And that's why it's like making a list is a helpful idea, because then it's like, okay, I want to include these things as part of this job, which everybody says, oh, that's not part of this job. It's like, you're gonna do it differently. You know, that's an opportunity.

[Chelsea Handler]

Yeah. I think you should go into it with a whole. With a whole bunch of energy about how you were gonna make this role special for you and how it's gonna work for you. You know, I'm sure there will be some limitations that you. Maybe you don't foresee or maybe you do foresee, but there's always ways that you can actually impact and have change in your environment, you know, and especially in a leadership role. So, like, look at it like that. Like, oh, now I'm gonna get to influence and give, like, my passion for teaching, you're gonna be able to infuse.

[Connie Britton]

That into other teachers that are working.

[Chelsea Handler]

You know, underneath you, and you're gonna be able to, like, kind of set the tone and set the vibe. And I mean, nothing needs that more now than education.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Yeah, yeah.

[Katherine]

You have obviously a little bit of a deadline on this because you have to sort of make a decision for this next year pretty soon. But, like, if you really feel like, you know, I want to take one more year as a teacher, like, I think that's okay too. And like, I think the extra stuff that you have to do to make ends meet is kind of a recipe for burnout. So, you know, if it's not the right time now, do some soul searching, see if it is. If it's not, then maybe it's next year or the following year, but you're going to gain so much more time and bandwidth that, like, Connie said you could do some volunteering with a group that, like, fulfills what your job is currently fulfilling.

[Caller (Stephanie)]

Yeah, I've been thinking a lot about it. I also was thinking about it a lot this weekend because I was so excited, maybe proposing like a more of a hybrid administrative role, like if my district, that's something maybe they would be into if I could still teach a few classes a day and then do the leadership components that through meetings and everything like that. So I was like, it couldn't hurt, I suppose, to just throw that out there.

[Connie Britton]

Absolutely.

[Katherine]

When the time comes, that's a great.

[Chelsea Handler]

Way to keep your feet on the ground and in touch with everything that's happening also, you know, like in your administration.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.

[Connie Britton]

Okay, great. Well, this was a very high, upbeat phone call.

[Chelsea Handler]

I'm glad that you called and I'm glad we could help. And good luck with everything. You're doing the Lord's work. Thank you so much.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I know. Seriously, that's the most important. What you're doing is the most valuable thing we. We could ever ask. Thank you so much.

[Caller (Stephanie)]

Thank you.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Thanks for your service.

[Chelsea Handler]

You know what I hope, I hope that with. With this AI. Like, everyone's so scared of AI. And I was reading this article about how everybody was so scared of computers in 1993 when Al Gore invented the Internet. Everyone was so scared that. That the computers were gonna take everybody's jobs. Everyone was freaking out. We don't remember this because half of us weren't even born then, but I was. And this article that I read reminded me of that. And that's how people feel about AI. And you Know, AI is gonna be used for bad stuff, but it's gonna be used for good stuff, too. Think about what we're dealing with, with our Education Department being assaulted in the way that it has been with this administration. Wouldn't it just be the ice cream on the cake for all of us or the brownie for AI to come in and educate the fucking shit out of all of these kids in America for free, without school? Can you imagine how smart everyone's gonna be if everything that they are doing just completely backfired? Anyone?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Yeah.

[Chelsea Handler]

No. Anyone?

[Connie Britton]

Hello?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I don't think. I don't think we're there yet.

[Chelsea Handler]

Well, we're not there yet. But what if that. That's the silver lining? What if that happens?

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I like that. I like that point of view. Like, I think if that happened, that would be amazing.

[Chelsea Handler]

I mean, if you. You have to be motivated to learn. But the people who are motivated to learn that want AI tutors and they want these, you know, they're going to be able to learn it faster than anybody. I mean, all the information's there, so as much as you have a thirst for it, you're going to get it.

[Katherine]

I feel like, best case scenario, teachers are able to use it as a tool because as Zarcaller just showed, being a teacher is so much more than just, like, providing information. It's like, you are caring for these children. You're listening to them when they're having an issue. You're watching out for them, seeing if there's an issue at home, sort of thing that, like, AI is never going to do. But if you can take some of the burden off of teachers, that's, I think, where the sweet spot would be.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I agree. Like, I think if we can be smart about it and not just have it be like, okay, now it's AI and, like, fire all the teachers.

[Chelsea Handler]

Right.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

You know what I mean? Like, but instead, understand the value of who the teachers are and that they can. That the AI can actually be an assist to them so that maybe we're not burning out our teachers all the time, you know? I mean, we already pay our teachers total crap, so I don't know if it's going to help that situation, but I don't know. I agree. I think there's something where it could be. It could always. It could work to our advantage.

[Katherine]

Yeah. Well, let's take a quick break and we'll come right back with a quickie.

[Chelsea Handler]

Please tag me for the special because I get so many tags about my books, but I'm not getting as many about my special and my special is the newest thing out, so I want to make sure all my ardent fans are watching it and tagging me and I'll repost you and yes, it's called the feeling.

[Connie Britton]

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[Connie Britton]

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[Connie Britton]

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[Chelsea Handler]

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[Connie Britton]

Find more ways to love [e-mail] Chelsea Handler signing off urging you to savor every moment.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay, we're back with the star of the Motherhood, Connie Britton, the executive producer and star of the Motherhood, which is a new series on Hallmark. You can watch the first two episodes now. And this is for anyone, any parent who is at home who is a single parent or is friends with someone who is a single parent to gain a better understanding of how important it is to build a community. Okay, do we have one last caller?

[Katherine]

Well, this one's just an email, but we do have one last question. So Liz writes, her subject line is Am I abusing my babysitter? Dear Chelsea, Great question. Yeah, I'm a 37 year old working mom of two kids, ages 6 and 2. I'm fortunate to work four days a week and I worked really hard to get to this place in my life. I have an incredible babysitter who my girls adore, whose hours are 7:30 to 5:30 Monday through Friday. And just as a reminder, she only works at her job four days a week. Since I had my first daughter, I felt conflicted about childcare. A friend once said I didn't have kids so someone else could raise them and I felt that way too. I've always had the goal of minimizing the amount of time my kids spend with the babysitter and I pick them up right at 5:30, which is great on my work days, but I've also been using her on my Fridays off so I can have some strongly desired alone time. This felt like a win for me in terms of prioritizing myself and my sanity. Today I checked in with her to make sure it's okay for me to continue sending them to her on Fridays. She's a small daycare center and they're the only kids there on Fridays. She shrugged and said sure, but seemed hesitant. She works Hard. So I get it. But it triggered that old part of me that felt like I have to spend every free moment with my kids. As I'm typing this, I also realized that it triggered the part of me that needs to be completely self sufficient and never ask for or accept help. God forbid I be a burden to anyone else. Don't worry, I'm in therapy. I've come so far, but this situation is so hard for me. Honestly, I don't feel like I need advice. What I need is for someone who doesn't know and love me to tell me it's not just okay, but good and necessary to take time for myself. I know the real work is to find that voice within myself. But I'm fucking busy, so I need some help with this one. Sincerely, Liz Connie.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I mean, this is the whole. This is my show. Liz. Again, please watch the motherhood. It's all about how hard it is for us to ask for help and to feel like it's okay. Like all six of the moms in all of our episodes, each one of them spoke about how they feel like they can't justify taking time for themselves. They can't justify buying things for themselves because it always comes down to time with their kid. Or the kid needs something and that's always gonna take the first priority. And that is how you literally destroy your own soul. And a mom with a destroyed soul is not helpful to their child. And so it's like, I think what it begs you to do is first of all, really ask yourself, like, what do I need here? It's okay for me to need help and I have reasons why I need that. And then just have a real conversation with your babysitter because what you don't want is that. That icky. Like, yeah, sure, but like there's some kind of, like, tension growing or, you know, resentment or whatever. It's like, be real about it and be like this. I'm. You know, this is important time to. Don't apologize. This is important time for me. I need this time. But if it's a problem for you, let's talk about what works for both of us. But it's okay to stand up for and know that you need your own time because it's going to make you a better mother. Period. End of conversation. Except for whatever you have to say. Chelsea.

[Chelsea Handler]

I'm just going to agree with everything you said because it's pretty obvious that women need to take care of each other and themselves. So I'm gonna let that sit without adding on okay. And that is the only time I will do that in our lives. Connie, I want you to know that.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I'm like, literally, I'm gonna take a little picture, little screenshot.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay. Well, Connie Britton, we finally did it. You're on the podcast. I know we did it. We're promoting a great project. The show is called the Motherhood. And you can follow Connie on Instagram if you want to, but not a lot happening there.

[Connie Britton]

So come on.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

We can't all have the most perfect Instagram that you have so much help making.

[Chelsea Handler]

Okay? I love you, Connie.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

I love you, honey.

[Chelsea Handler]

Have fun at your premiere. I'm sorry I can't be there, but I'll see you next time.

[Connie Britton (Guest)]

Okay, honey? I love you. Okay, Bye.

[Caller (Laura)]

Bye, guys.

[Chelsea Handler]

Bye.

[Connie Britton]

Bye.

[Chelsea Handler]

Bye. And that concludes another episode of Dear Chelsea. We'll see you next week.

[Connie Britton]

Do, do, do, do, do, do. Drum roll.

[Chelsea Handler]

Catherine, please.

[Connie Britton]

And a broad broad is my European tour.

[Chelsea Handler]

So I'm coming to obviously find a husband abroad.

[Connie Britton]

I need to get the health out of this fucking country, and it's not.

[Chelsea Handler]

As easy as you think. So I'm coming to Reykjavik. I'm coming to Dublin. I'm coming to the uk. I'm coming to Brussels, Paris, Belfast in May and June. I'm coming to Oslo, Stockholm, to Copenhagen, Manchester, London, Glasgow, New Zurich, Vienna. I've never, ever been to Vienna, Berlin, Barcelona, and Lisbon. I'm coming abroad is abroad.

[Katherine]

That sounds like fun. I'm gonna go see you abroad.

[Chelsea Handler]

I know I want to go see me abroad. And there I'll be there I'll be excellent. Okay, my remaining dates for Vegas. There are remaining dates for this year. Summertime is coming, and I will be be in Vegas at the Cosmo doing my residency on July 5th will be.

[Connie Britton]

The next date that I'm there.

[Chelsea Handler]

July 5th, August 30th, and then November 1st and 29th. November 1st and November 29th, I will be in Las Vegas at the Cosmo, performing inside myself at the Chelsea.

[Connie Britton]

It's called Chelsea at the Chelsea for a reason. Okay, thank you.

[Katherine]

Do you want advice from Chelsea? Write in to dearchelseapodcastmail.com Find full video episodes of Dear Chelsea on YouTube by searching earechelseapod. Dear Chelsea is edited and engineered by Brad Dickert executive producer Kathryn Law. And be sure to check out our merch@chelsea handler.com.

[Connie Britton]

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[Connie Britton]

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[Chelsea Handler]

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[Connie Britton]

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[Connie Britton]

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[Connie Britton]

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[Caller (Liz)]

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