Episodes

After a straw-that-broke-the-camel’s-back moment, I share how a full-body release—crying, screaming, naming the truth—helped me move through suppressed emotions instead of numbing them. We unpack the weight of suppressed emotions, why partners often act as mirrors, and practical ways to process tri…

In this heartfelt episode, I share one of the most terrifying seasons of my parenting life when we were helping our daughter through a deep mental-health struggle and how it taught me to surrender control when fear was all I could feel. This episode delivers compassion, hope, and a reminder that yo…

Big emotions. Dysregulation. Meltdowns. I share a personal story about how I learned to regulate myself while supporting my child, and how to find calm in the chaos.

In my first episode back, I share why I stepped away, what I’ve been walking through, and how I found the courage to start speaking again after one of the hardest seasons of my life. This episode is raw, real, and filled with hope. Because if there’s one thing I know — it’s that pain doesn’t get th…

Welcome to The Heart AF Podcast with host Chelsea VanBuskirk—wife, mom of three, and recovering mother-hustler. This show is about refusing to let hard seasons harden our hearts. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional....

Welcome to The Heart AF Podcast with host Chelsea VanBuskirk —wife, mom of three, and recovering mother-hustler. This show is about refusing to let hard seasons harden our hearts. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional...

Welcome to The Heart AF Podcast with host Chelsea VanBuskirk —wife, mom of three, and recovering mother-hustler. This show is about refusing to let hard seasons harden our hearts. Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional...

In this week's episode, join me as we take a look at Disney Pixar's movie Elemental and uncover one of the profound life lessons it has to offer. Watching this enchanting animation, I was able unravel the damaging truths abou...

In this emotionally poignant episode, we delve into a deeply personal journey of grief and self-discovery that ultimately leads to a profound shift in perspective. I had a heart-wrenching moment of grief about my dad that bec...

I get personal in this episode, sharing some of my own moments of self-discovery that have led me through the transformative power of letting our ego thoughts burn down. We tend to identify and value ourselves based on our re...

Welcome to another enlightening episode of The Heart AF Podcast Episode 34- Let Them. In this episode, I discuss the profound practice of letting go of judgment, and instead, choosing to rise above negativity when faced with ...

Have you ever felt that you could be addicted to pain or drama in your life? Sometimes we get so used to dealing with painful moments in life we tend to get stuck in these negative loops of painful experiences. Our egos can b...

32. In this episode I talk about how going through life looking through the lens of fear heightens our insecurities and negatively affects our lives by increasing our personal suffering. BUT, we do have the power and ability ...

It happens to all of us, times in our life when a fierce storm comes out of nowhere and knocks us off our feet. We can get swept away, struggling to keep our head above water to breathe. It happened to me recently. And it was...

Attitude is literally everything. Our attitude creates our experience and our thoughts create our reality. In this week’s Heart AF episode I dive into the importance of our energetic frequencies and what it means to be high v...

This week's Spring inspired episode is all about planting seeds of intention in order to watch yourself bloom into this new season. This season is a time for renewal, to feel re-energized for what's possible for you. The incr...

I am still shocked at the unbelievable power our minds have in and over our lives. Our minds can seriously change our reality and how we experience our external world. I share with you some recent experiences in my own life w...

Such a special heart filled episode with guest Erica Marie! ❤️ Erica Marie is an Uplifter, Speaker, and Success Coach. Her expertise in business & life success coaching, along with her passion for mental, physical, and spirit...

We all experience moments of insecurity, feeling small, or not quite as good, maybe feeling we don't belong, or aren't good enough. This week's episode is about some recent experiences of mine where I have felt this way. And ...

The things that often break us are the things that actually make us strong. When we are in the midst of pain, heartbreak, or tough moments in life it can be so hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Nature is a good ...

Heart AF Episode 24! Have you ever felt stuck or frozen in your progress because of a mistake you made? Got too emotional, didn't follow your plan like you wanted? Self guilt can be a really nasty block for us. Preventing us ...

HAF Episode 23 has take a step back and reflect where we are going with our life in the goals we have for ourselves. Are we in alignment with what really brings us joy? I bring up the book the Top Five Regrets of the Dying by...

This Episode is POWERFUL. So many things came flowing out that are so important. I real gut check to see if we are really recognizing and acknowledging our true divinity, our true power to create. How we can get sucked into f...

This years mantra is remembering the bad ass bitch within! When things get hard, we have to remember that bad bitch part that's still inside us, and tap into that power to pull ourselves up and keep moving forward. The first ...