{"id":78644,"date":"2024-02-26T23:57:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T23:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/love-is-blinds-chelsea-says-therapy-changed-her-heart-after-filming\/"},"modified":"2024-02-26T23:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T23:57:16","slug":"love-is-blinds-chelsea-says-therapy-changed-her-heart-after-filming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/26\/love-is-blinds-chelsea-says-therapy-changed-her-heart-after-filming\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Is Blind\u2019s Chelsea Says Therapy Changed Her Heart After Filming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3531473\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:69.428571428571%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Chelsea Blackwell.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Adam Rose\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/love-is-blind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Love Is Blind<\/i><\/a> star <strong>Chelsea Blackwell<\/strong> is no longer blind to the positive aspects of therapy.<\/p>\n<p>After participating in season 6 of Netflix\u2019s reality show, the flight attendant revealed in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chelseadblackwell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram Story<\/a> on Sunday, February 25, that she sought out therapy for the very first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe show was very accommodating on helping me not only find a therapist but cover the fees,\u201d she wrote to her followers. \u201cI\u2019ve never seen a therapist before but man oh man, I feel everyone could benefit from having an unbiased opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Chelsea, 31, admitted that she didn\u2019t see herself as someone needing therapy, she quickly learned that meeting with a professional can provide valuable tools and lessons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/love-is-blind-netflix-cast-reveals-their-candid-sex-confessions\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kwame-Appiah-and-Chelsea-Griffin.jpg?crop=100px%2C105px%2C1468px%2C831px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"\u2018Love Is Blind\u2019 Cast\u2019s Most NSFW Sex Confessions Through the Years: 'It Took a Minute'\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kwame-Appiah-and-Chelsea-Griffin.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/love-is-blind-netflix-cast-reveals-their-candid-sex-confessions\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">The &#8216;Love Is Blind\u2019 Cast\u2019s Most NSFW Sex Confessions Through the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFinding the perfect match takes hard work, and many Love Is Blind stars have been candid about the importance of intimacy. Love Is Blind, which premiered its first season in February 2020, follows a group of singletons attempting to find everlasting love \u2014 sight unseen \u2014 in pods. The Netflix series features prospective couples getting [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI never thought I \u2018needed\u2019 therapy but I had a ton of inner issues I needed to debunk and my life, my mindset, my heart has completely changed,\u201d she wrote during an Instagram Q&amp;A. \u201cI thought I loved myself before but I have never felt THIS kind of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some followers have already noticed a difference in Chelsea\u2019s demeanor on social media compared to when she was filming and looking for love on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/love-is-blinds-most-dramatic-moments-through-the-years-love-triangles-messy-breakups-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Love Is Blind<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the Q&amp;A, one fan complimented Chelsea saying, \u201cLove your glow now compared to the show. Like okay queen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea replied, \u201cThe most special compliment. The woman I am today has come very far from the woman on the show and I\u2019m very proud of my growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:177.8%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3531474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Love-Is-Blinds-Chelsea-Says-Her-Heart-%E2%80%98Completely-Changed-Thanks-to-Therapy-After-Filming-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Love Is Blind\u2019s Chelsea Says Her Heart \u2018Completely Changed\u2019 Thanks to Therapy After Filming\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Love-Is-Blinds-Chelsea-Says-Her-Heart-\u2018Completely-Changed-Thanks-to-Therapy-After-Filming-2.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Love-Is-Blinds-Chelsea-Says-Her-Heart-\u2018Completely-Changed-Thanks-to-Therapy-After-Filming-2.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Love-Is-Blinds-Chelsea-Says-Her-Heart-\u2018Completely-Changed-Thanks-to-Therapy-After-Filming-2.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Love-Is-Blinds-Chelsea-Says-Her-Heart-\u2018Completely-Changed-Thanks-to-Therapy-After-Filming-2.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Love-Is-Blinds-Chelsea-Says-Her-Heart-\u2018Completely-Changed-Thanks-to-Therapy-After-Filming-2.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Love-Is-Blinds-Chelsea-Says-Her-Heart-\u2018Completely-Changed-Thanks-to-Therapy-After-Filming-2.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Love-Is-Blinds-Chelsea-Says-Her-Heart-\u2018Completely-Changed-Thanks-to-Therapy-After-Filming-2.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Love-Is-Blinds-Chelsea-Says-Her-Heart-\u2018Completely-Changed-Thanks-to-Therapy-After-Filming-2.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Chelsea Blackwell\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While looking for a relationship in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/love-is-blind-celebrity-fans-biggest-stars-who-watch-the-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Love Is Blind <\/i>pods<\/a>, Chelsea was caught in a love triangle between <strong>Jimmy Presnell<\/strong> and <strong>Trevor Sova<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>During the show, she chose to get engaged to Jimmy, 28, although he was also pursuing single mother <strong>Jessica Vestal<\/strong> while in the pods. Meanwhile, Trevor, 31, appeared to only be interested in getting engaged to Chelsea after a certain point in the process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo chance she would\u2019ve said yes to [Trevor],\u201d Jimmy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/love-is-blinds-jimmy-chelsea-wouldve-said-no-to-trevors-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exclusively told <i>Us Weekly<\/i><\/a> earlier this month. \u201cShe was not his No. 1. I know she was his No. 1, and he really, really wanted it. He can have his opinion on it. But the conversations I was having with her, she was totally locked in with me. \u2026 I love Trevor to death, but [if] he went in there first, it wouldn\u2019t have changed anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As viewers continue to watch Chelsea and Jimmy\u2019s romance play out, some fans are curious to know if the reality star feels like she\u2019s being accurately portrayed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/love-is-blind-celebrity-fans-biggest-stars-who-watch-the-show\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Celebrities-Who-Cant-Stop-Watching-Love-Is-Blind-Katie-Thurston-Kim-Kardashian-and-More-Fans.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Celebrities Who Cant Stop Watching Love Is Blind Katie Thurston Kim Kardashian and More Fans\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Celebrities-Who-Cant-Stop-Watching-Love-Is-Blind-Katie-Thurston-Kim-Kardashian-and-More-Fans.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/love-is-blind-celebrity-fans-biggest-stars-who-watch-the-show\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrities Who Can\u2019t Stop Watching &#8216;Love Is Blind&#8217;<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKatie Thurston and Kim Kardashian are among the celebrities who can\u2019t stop watching Love Is Blind. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum revealed in March 2020 that her sister Kendall Jenner and pal La La Anthony were responsible for her tuning in for season 1. \u201cAlright @KendallJenner and @lala\u00a0 got me to watch Love [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the season premiere, Chelsea went viral after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/love-is-blinds-chelsea-wants-backup-for-megan-fox-comparisons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compared herself<\/a> to <strong>Megan Fox<\/strong> because of her dark hair and light eyes. Although Chelsea made it clear she \u201cdoesn\u2019t see\u201d the similarities, the comparison worked on Jimmy, who asked her, \u201cCan we get married?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the episode aired, Chelsea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/love-is-blinds-chelsea-reacts-to-backlash-over-megan-fox-comparison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">addressed the backlash via Instagram<\/a>, claiming she was getting \u201cdragged through the trenches.\u201d She later told <i>Us<\/i> that the talk of her resembling Fox was just meant to be a \u201csilly, goofy conversation\u201d that went too far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t even think or remember saying it,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/love-is-blinds-jimmy-blames-himself-for-megan-fox-drama-with-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she told <i>Us<\/i><\/a>. \u201cSo the fact that it\u2019s blown up to proportions of this magnitude is mind-blowing.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/love-is-blind-couples-who-is-still-together\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Love-Is-Blind-Couples-Who-Is-Still-Together-and-Who-Broke-Up.jpg?crop=0px%2C27px%2C988px%2C559px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Love Is Blind Couples Who Is Still Together and Who Broke Up\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Love-Is-Blind-Couples-Who-Is-Still-Together-and-Who-Broke-Up.jpg?quality=47&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/love-is-blind-couples-who-is-still-together\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">&#8216;Love Is Blind\u2019 Couples Status Check: Who Is Still Together?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSince the premiere of Love Is Blind in 2020, fans have wondered how effective the concept of speed-dating without seeing the other person actually is. Lauren Speed and Cameron Hamilton, who got married on day 40 of the dating experiment, found their happily ever on the show. However, Lauren later admitted that finding The One [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for if she blames Jimmy for any of the online hate, Chelsea said, \u201cI want to say yes, [I do blame him]. I want to say no. I said it, but I think the whole point of why it blew up so big is because the whole \u2018she lied\u2019 thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her latest Instagram Q&amp;A, Chelsea admitted that fans have only seen a portion of her total personality.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWas I emotional and insecure? Absolutely,\u201d she wrote when reflecting on the first episodes of the season. \u201cBut my feelings were valid and I wish that was included more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of<i> Love Is Blind<\/i> season 6 air Wednesdays on Netflix.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/love-is-blinds-chelsea-says-therapy-changed-her-heart-after-filming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea Blackwell. Adam Rose\/Netflix Love Is Blind star Chelsea Blackwell is no longer blind to the positive aspects of therapy. After participating in season 6 of Netflix\u2019s reality show, the flight attendant revealed in an Instagram Story on Sunday, February 25, that she sought out therapy for the very first time. \u201cThe show was very [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-78644","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}