Open Heart Healing Podcast

Vesta Hurlbutt
  • 4.7 (15)
  • MENTAL HEALTH
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The Open Heart Healing Podcast is a space for mental health, self-care, self-love, inspiration, resilience, and emotional healing. Each episode is designed to support you in navigating life's inevitable ups and downs while reminding you of your true worth and inner strength. In today's fast-paced world, balancing daily responsibilities with happiness can feel overwhelming, but this podcast proves that healing, growth, and joy are possible—even during the most challenging times. Hosted by empowerment strategist and health coach Vesta Hurlbutt, the Open Heart Healing Podcast is more than just another wellness show—it's a resource for personal growth, emotional wellness, and navigating change with an open heart. Listeners will find practical tools, heartfelt inspiration, and meaningful conversations that address the full spectrum of what it means to be human: from managing stress and anxiety to finding courage, forgiveness, and freedom in the face of transitions. At the core of every episode is the belief that self-care is not selfish. In fact, self-care is the foundation for building resilience and balance. Through stories, strategies, and honest reflections, Vesta offers guidance to help you reclaim your energy, rediscover your authentic self, and cultivate a deeper sense of peace and happiness. Each conversation shines a light on the importance of self-love, mindfulness, and emotional healing, encouraging you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your inner wisdom. Guests on the Open Heart Healing Podcast include coaches, healers, authors, and everyday people who share their journeys of resilience, recovery, and transformation. These powerful stories of breaking free from toxic relationships, overcoming self-doubt, healing emotional wounds, and finding joy again serve as reminders that you are not alone. Their insights help listeners explore how to navigate transitions, embrace new beginnings, and approach change with creativity, strength, and inspiration. But this podcast isn't just about the tough moments—it's also about celebration. Vesta highlights the beauty of starting over and the privilege of being able to begin again, again. With every fresh start, we are invited to align more closely with who we are meant to be. That sense of freedom and possibility is central to what the Open Heart Healing Podcast delivers: a reminder that resilience and balance are not just survival tools, but pathways to authentic joy. If you are searching for a mental health podcast that provides not only insight but also practical steps for self-care, emotional wellness, stress relief, and personal growth, this is the place for you. If you are looking for inspiration, motivation, and encouragement to keep going when life feels heavy, you'll feel at home here. If you're working to strengthen your resilience, practice self-love, and find balance between your responsibilities and happiness, these episodes will give you the tools to move forward. Every conversation is rooted in compassion and empowerment. Listeners are reminded that healing doesn't happen all at once—it unfolds step by step. By tuning in, you'll gain strategies for improving your mental health, tips for integrating self-care into your daily routine, and inspiration to embrace your worth and potential. Most importantly, you'll be reminded that even in uncertainty, you can navigate life with confidence, courage, and creativity. Whether you're dealing with burnout, recovering from a difficult season, learning how to release limiting beliefs, or simply seeking a little inspiration and motivation, the Open Heart Healing Podcast is here to remind you of your value. This is a community for those who believe in growth, resilience, balance, and the power of starting fresh. Life may not always be easy, but with an open heart, you can learn to navigate the journey with greater ease, compassion, and joy. 🌐 Learn more at www.openhearthealingpodcast.com 📲 Connect wit

  1. 5D AGO

    83: Men's Work, Purpose, and Healthy Masculinity

    Follow me on Instagram here. Jason Lange is a men's embodiment coach, group facilitator, and evolutionary guide helping men awaken to deeper clarity in their life purpose, relationships, and masculine identity. As a certified No More Mr. Nice Guy coach, Jason has trained with leaders including John Wineland, Dr. Robert Glover, Jun Po Roshi, Tripp Lanier, and Ken Wilber. In this episode, we explore why so many men are struggling as outdated models of masculinity collapse—and how men's groups, men's work, and embodied leadership offer a healthier path forward. Jason shares how joining men's groups transformed his own journey through loneliness, body disconnection, and relationship struggles, and why he believes every man benefits from structured male support and accountability. This conversation dives into healthy masculinity, men's mental health, intimacy, purpose-driven living, and community support—and why shedding the "lone wolf" identity is essential for men who want stronger partnerships, families, and impact in the world. Book a call with Jason here.

    59 min

  2. FEB 9

    82: Inconsistency: What It Teaches Me!

    Follow me on Instagram here! In this solo episode of the Open Heart Healing Podcast, I explore inconsistency—not as a flaw to fix, but as something worth listening to. Instead of judging the starts and stops, the gaps and returns, I reflect on what inconsistency might be teaching me about capacity and energy. This episode invites a softer, more mindful look at how we show up in our lives, our healing, and our creative work. Through self-inquiry, emotional awareness, and compassion, I share how inconsistency can reveal what we need, what we're carrying, and where we might be asking too much of ourselves. Rather than pushing for perfection or productivity, this conversation is about presence, nervous system awareness, self-trust, and honoring our humanity—especially when our rhythm isn't linear. Watch for what is next with me!!

    23 min

  3. JAN 26

    81: Happiness is a Decision

    Follow me on Instagram here. Zulma Beatriz Williams, LCSW, also known as The Swearing Therapist, joins the conversation to share her powerful journey through trauma, immigration, cancer survival, mental health recovery, and radical self-trust. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Zulma immigrated to the United States at 31, earned her social work degrees later in life, and became fully licensed after surviving breast cancer, abusive relationships, depression, and suicidal ideation. As the founder of Dragonfly Therapy Services, Zulma specializes in trauma therapy, anxiety, and depression, bringing an honest, no-b******t approach to mental health that resonates deeply with people who are tired of being talked down to. Now living by the ocean in Panama, she speaks about resilience, healing, and honoring the internal warrior—not as a victim story, but as a lived truth. This episode explores mental health healing, trauma recovery, immigrant resilience, and how real talk, self-compassion, and courage can help people reclaim their power and live with purpose—no matter what they've survived. Find her on Instagram here. Book a consultation here. Listen to her podcast! Keeping it Real with Zilma, The Swearing Therapist

    49 min

  4. JAN 18

    80: Being with Emotions, Not Battling Them

    Follow me on Instagram here. Sylvia Wolfer. Across different stages of her life, Sylvia Wolfer experienced profound and sudden loss, including the deaths of her parents and two brothers. For years, she lived with unprocessed grief—appearing functional on the outside while internally bracing for impact, governed by grief triggers and a constant sense of threat. Everyday experiences like reading, sitting in cafés, or trusting a calm day felt impossible. When her older brother died in a car accident years later, this moment became a turning point. Through neuroscience, mindfulness, emotional literacy, and mindful movement (Pilates), she began to understand grief not as something to "get over," but as something that can be lived with—without losing more of one's life to pain. Today, Sylvia's work focuses on helping others develop awareness, presence, and supportive daily practices so grief has space, but not total power. In this episode, she reframes grief as a human, navigable experience—one that can lead to steadiness, agency, and a deeper connection to life rather than ongoing survival mode. Reach her here. The Mindful Body by Ellen Langer

    55 min

  5. 12/25/2025

    79: From Trauma to Triumph

    Follow me on Instagram here! Adriene Caldwell is a force of resilience, healing, and truth. As a former foster youth—a group of whom less than 3% attend college and 20% later enter the U.S. prison system—Adriene defied every statistic and expectation. Her life story, marked by profound trauma including abuse, sexual assault, homelessness, untreated mental illness, and foster care brutality, is not shared for shock value, but to offer real, grounded hope to anyone fighting their way out of darkness. Her book Unbroken carries one of the most extensive trigger warning lists you'll ever see, reflecting the depth of what she survived: emotional and physical abuse, pedophilia, extreme poverty, bulimia, violence, suicide, incest, and the drowning death of a child. Yet within that darkness is a fierce, unyielding light—a determination not just to survive but to thrive. Adriene's story reveals what it truly means to reclaim your life, your voice, and your future, even when the world refuses to play savior. This episode is gripping, vulnerable, and deeply human. It challenges listeners to look beyond labels of "trauma" and "brokenness" and witness the extraordinary strength it takes to rise again. Adriene's message is clear: no matter how cruel life can be, there is always hope—and healing is possible. Get more Adriene here!

    48 min

  6. 12/18/2025

    78: Rethinking Bipolar: Trauma, Awakening, Healing

    Follow me on Instagram here! Today's guest is Sean Blackwell, author of Bipolar Awakenings: The Quest to Heal Bipolar Disorder, a thought leader redefining how we understand mental health, trauma, and spiritual transformation. For over a decade, Sean has shared his personal journey and taught others through his YouTube channel and international retreats, helping people explore the intersection of psychology, consciousness, and awakening. Sean challenges the mainstream psychiatric model that views bipolar disorder as a lifelong, biologically based mental illness. Instead, he presents a compelling perspective: that many bipolar experiences may be misunderstood spiritual emergence processes rooted in unresolved trauma. Through this lens, extreme psychological states such as mania or psychosis are not random breakdowns, but the psyche's attempt to heal through the body's natural bio-energetic intelligence. We dive deep into the somatic and energetic foundations of bipolar disorder, including the role of kundalini energy, the chakra system, and insights from transpersonal psychology pioneer Dr. Stanislav Grof. Sean explains how trauma can create bio-energetic blockages within the subtle body—and how the release of this stored energy can trigger powerful psychological and spiritual experiences often mislabeled as pathology. Sean also shares the origins of the Bipolar Awakenings Healing Retreat and his trauma-release modality, Bipolar Breathwork, adapted from Holotropic Breathwork training. Through moving client stories, he illustrates how addressing trauma at the energetic level has led to profound healing, reduced hospitalization, freedom from chronic pain, and in some cases, complete independence from psychiatric medication. This episode offers a radical reframe of bipolar disorder—from a life sentence to a call for deep inner healing—and invites listeners to consider how our greatest breakdowns may hold the seeds of our most meaningful spiritual breakthroughs. More from Sean here.

    45 min

  7. 12/11/2025

    77: Sacred Healing & Twin Flame Truth

    Follow me on Instagram here! In this powerful conversation, we meet V.C. Pitt—author of My Twin Flame Journey of Separation, Surrender, and Release and Healing Sacred Wounds While Reclaiming My Power, cancer survivor, and spiritual guide devoted to alternative healing wisdom. V.C. shares her raw, transformative journey from running a successful medical billing company to surrendering fully to her spiritual path and becoming a lightworker who helps others heal through sacred plant medicine, emotional release techniques, and deep spiritual understanding. A breast cancer survivor, V.C. opens up about how her diagnosis, surgery, radiation, and medical debt became catalysts for profound spiritual awakening. She discusses how nine Ayahuasca ceremonies and eight mushroom journeys helped her clear deep-seated grief, awaken divine feminine energy, and access spiritual gifts including clairsentience, clairaudience, clairvoyance, and claircognizance. Her story reveals how true healing often begins where everything seems to fall apart. We also dive into her unique insights on twin flame dynamics, karmic clearing, generational trauma, and the difference between unconditional love and unhealthy attachment. V.C. offers practical wisdom for navigating spiritual awakening without bypassing the hard parts—showing listeners how to integrate sacred plant medicine experiences, set healthy energetic boundaries, and reclaim their personal power after heartbreak, illness, or loss. This episode is for anyone craving authentic spiritual truth. V.C. Pitt's vulnerability, resilience, and hard-earned wisdom illuminate the path from suffering to sovereignty. Her journey reminds us that breakdowns can become breakthroughs—and that healing is always possible when we choose surrender, trust, and self-love. Want more VC, click here. Find her books on Amazon. My Twin Flame Journey of Separaton, Surrender, and Release: Unconditional Love through Spiritual Lessons and Healing - here.

    45 min

  8. 11/16/2025

    76: Inspiring One Million Acts of Self-Love

    Follow me on Instagram here! Julie Heaton spent more than 30 years as a corporate executive before following a deeper calling: guiding others back to themselves. As the author of ROAR, The Manifester's Playbook, The Manifester's Workbook, and the children's series The Adventures of the Fabulous Three, Julie offers grounded, soulful tools for healing, identity work, and personal transformation. In this episode, Julie shares her powerful journey from self-loathing to self-loving—a path shaped by healing childhood wounds, breaking generational patterns, spiritual travel, meditation, and learning to embody radical self-compassion. She speaks openly about unlearning the roles she once performed and discovering the truth beneath them. Now, through her writing, coaching, and energy work, she helps others release old stories, reclaim their voice, and live with clarity, purpose, and deep self-love. We explore: What it means to stop performing and start becoming How to navigate personal reinvention Healing childhood and generational wounds The power of intuition, truth, and embodiment Transforming your story to transform your life Julie's message is simple yet profound: transformation begins the moment you decide to return to yourself. Find more Julie here.

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The Open Heart Healing Podcast is a space for mental health, self-care, self-love, inspiration, resilience, and emotional healing. Each episode is designed to support you in navigating life's inevitable ups and downs while reminding you of your true worth and inner strength. In today's fast-paced world, balancing daily responsibilities with happiness can feel overwhelming, but this podcast proves that healing, growth, and joy are possible—even during the most challenging times. Hosted by empowerment strategist and health coach Vesta Hurlbutt, the Open Heart Healing Podcast is more than just another wellness show—it's a resource for personal growth, emotional wellness, and navigating change with an open heart. Listeners will find practical tools, heartfelt inspiration, and meaningful conversations that address the full spectrum of what it means to be human: from managing stress and anxiety to finding courage, forgiveness, and freedom in the face of transitions. At the core of every episode is the belief that self-care is not selfish. In fact, self-care is the foundation for building resilience and balance. Through stories, strategies, and honest reflections, Vesta offers guidance to help you reclaim your energy, rediscover your authentic self, and cultivate a deeper sense of peace and happiness. Each conversation shines a light on the importance of self-love, mindfulness, and emotional healing, encouraging you to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your inner wisdom. Guests on the Open Heart Healing Podcast include coaches, healers, authors, and everyday people who share their journeys of resilience, recovery, and transformation. These powerful stories of breaking free from toxic relationships, overcoming self-doubt, healing emotional wounds, and finding joy again serve as reminders that you are not alone. Their insights help listeners explore how to navigate transitions, embrace new beginnings, and approach change with creativity, strength, and inspiration. But this podcast isn't just about the tough moments—it's also about celebration. Vesta highlights the beauty of starting over and the privilege of being able to begin again, again. With every fresh start, we are invited to align more closely with who we are meant to be. That sense of freedom and possibility is central to what the Open Heart Healing Podcast delivers: a reminder that resilience and balance are not just survival tools, but pathways to authentic joy. If you are searching for a mental health podcast that provides not only insight but also practical steps for self-care, emotional wellness, stress relief, and personal growth, this is the place for you. If you are looking for inspiration, motivation, and encouragement to keep going when life feels heavy, you'll feel at home here. If you're working to strengthen your resilience, practice self-love, and find balance between your responsibilities and happiness, these episodes will give you the tools to move forward. Every conversation is rooted in compassion and empowerment. Listeners are reminded that healing doesn't happen all at once—it unfolds step by step. By tuning in, you'll gain strategies for improving your mental health, tips for integrating self-care into your daily routine, and inspiration to embrace your worth and potential. Most importantly, you'll be reminded that even in uncertainty, you can navigate life with confidence, courage, and creativity. Whether you're dealing with burnout, recovering from a difficult season, learning how to release limiting beliefs, or simply seeking a little inspiration and motivation, the Open Heart Healing Podcast is here to remind you of your value. This is a community for those who believe in growth, resilience, balance, and the power of starting fresh. Life may not always be easy, but with an open heart, you can learn to navigate the journey with greater ease, compassion, and joy. 🌐 Learn more at www.openhearthealingpodcast.com 📲 Connect wit

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