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 power when outcomes feel unknown. This conversation is for the mom who is carrying too much, worrying about what she cannot control, and craving peace. If you are in a season where life feels heavy or unclear, this episode will remind you that you are supported, guided, and never meant to do this alone.

There are moments in life when uncertainty feels unbearable, especially as a mother. In this episode, I reflect on how faith becomes a grounding force when fear and ‘what if..?’ thinking starts to spiral. I share how releasing control, asking for help, and reconnecting with something greater than ourselves can bring calm and clarity even when nothing feels certain. Faith is not about having all the answers. It is about remembering you are held, supported, and guided through every season, even the painful and confusing ones.

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Key Takeaways:

• Faith helps anchor us when life feels uncertain and out of control
• Fear often shows up as the need to plan, predict, and control outcomes
• We are not meant to carry heavy seasons alone
• Asking for help is a powerful act of surrender and trust
• Mothers set the emotional tone of their households
• Prayer, intention, and collective support can bring calm and healing
• Signs and synchronicities can offer reassurance and guidance
• Letting go creates space for peace, clarity, and trust

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Resources & Links Mentioned in the Show

A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson: A Return to Love Book

My favorite Oracle Card Decks: Angels and Ancestors Oracle Cards by Kyle Gray Work Your Light Oracle Deck by Rebecca Campbell The Psychic Tarot Oracle Deck by John Holland Pendulum Tools: Healing Crystal Point Pendulum Prayer Beads and Malas: Activated Malas by Deb Sheppard, 30% off ! Devi_Malas

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 versus surrender, why detaching from outcomes can actually accelerate your growth, and how joy and ease are powerful catalysts for manifestation. This conversation will challenge the hustle mindset and offer a more feminine, soul led approach to creating a life that feels truly successful.

We explore what success really means, how attachment can block flow, and why taking aligned action while releasing control opens doors we never could have planned for. This is an invitation to soften, trust, and redefine success on your own terms.

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Key Take-aways

• Success is personal and must be defined on your own terms
• Being attached to outcomes can block flow and joy
• Taking action matters more than perfectly planned goals
• Surrender does not mean doing nothing, it means releasing control
• Joy, ease, and feeling good raise your ability to attract opportunities
• Living from the feeling of success is more powerful than chasing it
• Letting go can open doors that effort alone cannot

Resources Mentioned

• Forrest Gump (movie)
• Office Space (movie)
• Wayne Dyer
• Weight Loss Mindset Episode on Heart AF Podcast

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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 not feel worthy of receiving it. Together, we talk about listening to the soul’s voice, choosing yourself even when it is uncomfortable, and understanding that your struggles are not failures but powerful invitations to grow. This episode is a reminder that healing asks for honesty, self compassion, and the courage to trust what your heart already knows.

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Key Take-aways

• Your soul knows the plan even when your mind wants control
• Guilt and conditional love shape how we give and receive love
• You cannot escape soul lessons
• Healing requires self compassion and honesty
• Choosing yourself creates deeper freedom and alignment

About the Guest

Heather Posey-Ware Website: https://www.heatherposeyware.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/go2heather YouTube: https://youtube.com/@heatherposeyware Email Heather Posey-Ware: go2heather@icloud.com

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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 on grief, family loss, and healing, and how learning to see our story through love instead of shame can bring deeper peace, growth, and freedom.

In this episode, I cover:

• How talking about family and loss can trigger old wounds
• Growing up with addiction, caretaking, and becoming an adult too early
• Letting go of shame, guilt, and the need to hide your story
• Learning to view the past through love, gratitude, and healing
• How your experiences shape your strength, boundaries, and motherhood

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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 NO, and choose to do what we want! I know it sounds easier said than done, but there is a way to protect your time and energy while navigating the holiday crazies. In this episode, we talk about:

• How to keep your peace and protect your energy during holiday chaos

• Why boundaries matter, especially with family

• How to say no without guilt

• Simplifying gift-giving and obligations

• Why you’re not responsible for other people’s emotions

• Handling toxic or emotionally draining relationships

• Grief during the holidays + emotional triggers

• Setting intentions to stay grounded, peaceful, and aligned

• Practical tools for staying calm, centered, and connected to yourself

• Energetic protection, emotional regulation, and choosing joy on purpose

Check out this YouTube Video here. for a special energy protection technique with affirmations to help you keep your Peace.

Let me know what you took from week's episode and what things you may try yourself to protect your energy during the holiday crazies. 🫶 Send me a DM and find me on Instagram or Facebook

#protectyourenergy #keepyourpeace #spiritualgrowth #knowyourworth #youareworthy #riseup #raiseyourvibe #energyprotection #selfawareness #selflove #levelup #energy #ownit #standtall #speakup #chooseyou #selfadvocate

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 journey—from using alcohol and drugs to dissociate and survive, to the moment she chose to finally give herself a real chance at life. She opens up about the accidental drink at a Nuggets game that went viral on Facebook, how her body instantly remembered alcohol, and the surprising wave of community, support, and conversation that followed.

Together, we dive into how trauma gets stored in the body, why our nervous systems hold onto survival mode, and how modalities like yoga, energy work, and shadow work help us feel safe enough to come back home to ourselves.

Katie also shares the heart behind her 12-week program, Integrated As F*ck, created for women who are ready to unf*ck old patterns, reconnect with their inner child, and finally live from a regulated, empowered, feminine place.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in old identities, burnt out, or scared to take off the mask and truly be seen, this conversation will remind you that you’re not alone, and that healing is absolutely possible! 🫶

Links & Resources:

• Find me on Instagram: @chelsea.vanbuskirk

• Email: info@chelseavanbuskirk.com

• Find out more about Katie Wessels and her programs here:
• https://www.katie-wessels.com/
• Find Katie on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/katie.wessels.2025

The Holidays are supposed to be a time of joy, parties, and seeing loved ones, but for some of us, this time of year feels heavy with heartache over our loved ones who are no longer with us during this season. This week, I’m sharing an older episode touching on my personal journey through loss, and grieving through the holiday season. I share with you how we can still feel sad and honor our loved ones while still allowing ourselves to laugh, love, and live in the present moment. Our loved ones in spirit are never too far away from us, and will often send us signs. I share how my dad sends me signs from the other side all the time. Such a powerful reminder that love never leaves us. 🌟 That if you are open and aware you may start to notice the signs your loved ones could be sending you.. In a song you hear, something that catches your eye, a wild animal, numbers, actual signs, or like for me- license plates! Signs are all around, we can even ask for something specific for validation! I hope this episode warms your heart and provides you some comfort and tools for making it through this holiday season, especially if grief is still fresh and raw in your heart. I am sending so much love to all of you listening 💖✨

Don't forget to let me know what sign you receive from your loved one! Send me a DM on Facebook or Instagram @chelsea.vanbuskirk or an email at info@chelseavanbuskirk.com Here is a video I made with some more quick tips to help you if you are grieving this holiday season 🫶: YouTube

#grief #griefshare #youaresupported #youarenotalone #youareheld #youvegotthis #wegotyou #onelove #heartaf #innerstrength #weareallone #beyou #youareworthy #youareenough #spiritualgrowth #selfgrowth #spirituality #selfawareness #letitbe #justbe #bestillandknow #pain #griefcloud #feelitall #spiritualhealing #healinggrief #signsfromspirit #signs #mediumship #connection #spirit #divinetiming #journeyofsouls #signsfromabove #signsfromlovedones #riseup #shinebright #shineon #beyou #speakyourtruth #liveyourtruth #doyou #loveoverfear

Have you ever been pushed too far that you finally breakdown and scream and cry while driving in your car? Well that was me the other day. On this Heart AF episode, I walk you through the moment I was finally able too let go and faced the truths of the pains I had been holding in side, those feelings I hadn't really wanted to look at or acknowledge. They finally bubbled up to the surface and came out in the most animalistic ugly crying and screaming way possible while I was sitting in my car in a public parking lot.

Like Lizzo said, 'Truth Hurts'!

BUT.. When I finally looked at the things I didn't want to see, I was able to let it all go.

This was a turning point in releasing all the suppressed emotions and resentment that had been building up within me, showing the only way out of it is through.

We dig into: • Suppressed emotions—and how unspoken pain turns into irritation, victimhood, and burnout • The “mirror effect” in relationships (yep, your partner will reflect your stuff) • How to notice triggers before you explode: body cues, short fuse, numb-out habits • Practical tools for release: name it out loud, journal it, move it (somatic shaking/dance), music, crying • Boundaries, responsibility, and self-healing: why no one else can fix what’s hurting inside you • Getting back to alignment—so you can attract joy, abundance, and connection

Quick practices to try today:

1. Name the truth: Say it out loud or write it down.

2. Move the energy: 3 minutes of shaking/dancing or a primal scream in a safe space.

3. Micro-boundary: one small, clear ask the next time a line is crossed.

The UGLY CRY- This is what healing looks like, It's messy, human, and honest.

When we do our inner work, everything around us follows suit!

Please share this episode with anyone who could benefit! 🫶 If this resonated, tell me what landed, or share your own release story. I’m listening. 💖 IG/FB: @chelsea.vanbuskirk • Email: info@chelseavanbuskirk.com

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