Episodes

Are you a mom who does everything, holds it all together, and still feels disconnected from your partner? In this episode of The Heart AF Podcast , Chelsea VanBuskirk explores how energy—not effort—is often the missing link i...

This episode is part of a mini series on love and relationships, where we explore what it truly means to be seen and loved for who we are. In this conversation, I reflect on the ways we perform for love and how often we shape...

In this solo episode, I talk about how faith can anchor us during seasons of uncertainty when fear, overwhelm, and the need for control take over. I share personal reflections on motherhood, surrender, and trusting a higher p...

What if the reason your goals feel heavy is because you are gripping them too tightly? In this episode, I invite you into a gentler, more aligned way of thinking about success, goals, and achievement. We talk about control ve...

What happens when your soul knows the plan, but your mind wants certainty? In this episode, I sit down with Heather Posey-Ware to explore healing across lifetimes, guilt, abandonment wounds, and why we test love when we do no...

In this solo episode, I talk about how innocent questions can bring up painful parts of our past and how, from a healed place, those moments can become powerful reminders of how far we have come. I share personal reflections ...

Are you walking around singing Britney's song "Piece of Me" feeling pissed off for everyone and everything that wants your attention this holiday season? UGH! GIRL, ME TOO!!! But get this, we actually have permission to say N...

On this episode of the Heart AF Podcast, I sit down with high-end energy healer and trauma-integrative coach Katie Wessels to talk about what it really looks like to heal from the inside out. Katie shares her raw sobriety jou...

If the holidays feel heavy this year, this one’s for you. I’m talking about how grief can sneak up when the world feels merry and bright, why it’s okay to miss your person, and how to let yourself feel sadness and joy at the same time. I also share a special story about my dad sending me signs from…

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...