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The Heart AF Podcast: Real Talk For Healing, Hope & Authentic LivingAuthor: Chelsea VanBuskirk
The Heart AF Podcast is for women ready to rise above lifes hardest seasons and come home to themselves with courage, compassion, and strength. Hosted by Chelsea VanBuskirkwife, 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 youll hear honest stories, practical tools, and soulful conversations with women and healers whove walked through fire and found joy again. Together, well unpack betrayal, burnout, grief, messy parenting, marriage struggles, and all the ways we self-sabotagewhile discovering how to set boundaries, nurture faith, and live with more ease, purpose, and love. If youre craving authenticity, encouragement, and spiritual growth, youre in the right place. Pain is inevitable, but your suffering doesnt have to be. Subscribe now and join a community that refuses to let lifes hard moments harden us. Language: en Genres: Education, Religion & Spirituality, Self-Improvement, Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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50. Love Responds to Energy: Why Overfunctioning Is Creating Disconnection ⛓️💥
Episode 50
Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
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 in modern marriages and long-term relationships. This episode dives into the emotional and energetic patterns many women fall into after years of caregiving, overfunctioning, and silently carrying the mental load. Chelsea breaks down how resentment, burnout, and disconnection don’t come from a lack of love—but from chronic self-abandonment and unmet needs. You’ll learn why love doesn’t respond to demands, control, or quiet bitterness—but instead to clarity, softness, emotional safety, and aligned boundaries. Chelsea explains how overgiving and doing it all can unintentionally teach your partner to step back, and how shifting your energetic presence can transform how support, intimacy, and partnership show up in your relationship. This episode offers practical, grounded examples of how to: Stop overfunctioning without guilt Ask for support in a way that invites connection instead of conflict Shift from resentment to self-alignment Create emotional safety without shrinking yourself Trust your partner to step forward by learning how to step back Strengthen your relationship through feminine energy, boundaries, and appreciation If you’re a mom in your late 30s or 40s who feels exhausted, unseen, or emotionally disconnected in your marriage, this episode will help you reclaim your power, soften your nervous system, and create space for love to meet you where you are. This is a powerful conversation about burnout recovery, emotional boundaries, feminine energy, and rebuilding connection in long-term relationships—starting with you. Connect with me: www.instagram.com/chelsea.vanbuskirk www.facebook.com/chelsea.vanbuskirk
