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⚠️ SPOILER ALERT: This episode contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4!
As a huge Stranger Things fan, this season blew my mind. Between the dark storyline of Vecna, the emotional arc of Max, and Kate Bush’s hit “Running Up That Hill” making a powerful comeback, Season 4 highlighted not just incredible storytelling but also the healing power of music.
In this Heart AF episode, I explore how Vecna is the perfect parallel for our own negative self-talk, inner critic, fear, guilt, and shame. Just like Max, who uses music to escape Vecna’s grip, we can use sound, rhythm, and even our favorite songs to shift our energy, ground ourselves, and rise above self-sabotage. We’ll dive into how the show mirrors real life struggles, the spiritual and meditative benefits of music, and how to silence that inner Vecna to reclaim your power.
If you’ve ever struggled with fear, shame, self-doubt, or negative thinking, this episode is packed with insights, inspiration, and a reminder that healing tools can be found in unexpected places—even Netflix.
In this episode of The Heart AF Podcast, Chelsea VanBuskirk gets real about mom guilt, self-care, and boundaries. She shares her own story of wrestling with guilt over taking a weekend getaway, how childhood wounds shape adult choices, and why moms deserve rest without shame.
We all need time every now and then to recharge our batteries even when things don't go as planned, it's all good, baby bayba....!✌️
Spilling the tea on who I am, what the F this podcast is all about and why you might want to listen!
Contact me at my website www.chelseavanbuskirk.com or email me at [email protected] to be a guest or collaborator on the show or if you have any questions or topics you want discussed , or explored on the show ❤️
From the publisher's feed
The Heart AF Podcast is for Millennial Moms ready to rise above life’s hardest seasons and come home to themselves with courage, compassion, and strength. Hosted by Chelsea VanBuskirk—wife, mom of three, and recovering mother hustler— this show dives into what it really means to heal, soften your heart, and step back into your power.
Each week you’ll hear honest stories, practical tools, and soulful conversations with other women and healers who’ve walked through fire and found joy again. Together, we’ll unpack betrayal, burnout, grief, messy parenting, marriage struggles, and all the ways we self-sabotage—while discovering how to set boundaries, nurture faith, and live with more ease, purpose, and love.
If you’re craving authenticity, encouragement, and spiritual growth, you’re in the right place. Pain is inevitable, but your suffering doesn’t have to be.
Subscribe now and join a community that refuses to let life’s hard moments harden us.