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A Jay-Z song changed my net worth.

What if the song you can’t stop playing isn’t random?
What if it’s pointing to something you want -
or someone you’re becoming?

DJ Hesta Prynn’s Music Is Therapy is a podcast about identity - and how music shapes the way we see ourselves, make decisions, and move through the world.

Hosted by Hesta Prynn, an NYC-based DJ and licensed therapist, each month focuses on one area of life - money, love, self-worth, relationships, career - using music not as entertainment, but as a tool.

Through personal storytelling, conversations with experts, and Hesta’s Music Connection Therapy method, the show explores how the songs you love can help you shift how you show up in your life.

This is not just a podcast.

It's unconventional therapy for your entire life.

Music is Therapy - your session starts now.

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  • Meditate to Get Good at Life (with Emily Fletcher)

    Meditate to Get Good at Life (with Emily Fletcher)
    Mar 6 2026
    This episode is for anyone who has ever said “I can’t meditate.” Maybe you tried it once. Maybe you felt like you were doing it wrong. You’re not. In this episode of Music Is Therapy, DJ Hesta Prynn sits down with meditation teacher Emily Fletcher, founder of Ziva, to talk about what meditation actually is, what it does to your nervous system, and why 60,000 people have learned it from her, including some of the world's highest performers and people who were convinced they couldn’t. The conversation goes much deeper than meditation. We talk about coherence in the nervous system, music as emotional technology, why many manifestation teachings skip the rage and grief step, and what it actually takes to change your internal state. There’s also a moment where Emily turns the mic around and reflects something back to Hesta that lands hard. Hesta cries.She left it in. If you’ve ever felt like you’re failing at stillness or at life, this episode is for you. In This Episode, We Discuss• Why meditation can give the body rest deeper than sleep• The difference between ritual and ceremony• What coherence vs. dissonance means in the nervous system• The “stress prison” and why humans default to fight-or-flight• Why authenticity vibrates higher than “love and light”• Why many manifestation teachings skip the rage and grief step• The role of pleasure and life force energy in manifestation• What Taylor Swift concerts might teach us about ceremony at scale• Why AI may function as amplified intelligence depending on human consciousness• The vulnerable moment where Emily reflects something powerful back to HestaOne Tool From the EpisodeThe Three-Song Dance Party(from Emily Fletcher’s Ziva Magic manifestation formula)Emily teaches a practice for moving emotional energy through the body using music. A rage or grief song — feel the blockA release song — move the energyA pleasure or hype song — embody the dreamMusic moves emotions through the body much faster than thinking about them.Featured Song: Where You Are - John Summit Pretty Good Year - Tori Amos Music Connection Therapy: Birthday Class - March 21st 1pm est FREE | Zoom It's Hesta's birthday month, to celebrate, Music Connection Therapy is open to everyone. One time. Free. Saturday, March 21st. About an hour. Half writing, half dance party. Let's identify a dream for one area of your life and put it to music. It's free. It's on Zoom. It's limited to the first 30 people. https://hestaprynn.mykajabi.com/bday-training Monthly Playlist 10 Songs That Made Me These aren't Hesta's favorite songs or the songs she DJs. These are songs that built her. Now she wants yours. Make your list — ten (or so) songs that made you you. Email it to musicistherapypod@gmail.com. Tell her if she can share it. She wants to know who's out there. Connect with Emily Fletcher Website: zivameditation.com use code BLISS15 for 15% off all Ziva offeringsInstagram: @zivameditation Podcast: Why Isn't Everyone Doing This? — available everywhereBook: Stress Less, Accomplish More Connect With the Show Instagram: @hestaprynnmusicSubstack: hestaprynn.substack.comCourse: Music Connection TherapyEmail: musicistherapypod@gmail.com - questions, thoughts, someone you want on the show, or your 10 songs playlistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Round the F*ck Up (with Dan Savage)

    Round the F*ck Up (with Dan Savage)
    Feb 27 2026

    In this episode of Music Is Therapy, DJ Hesta Prynn sits down with Dan Savage — sex and relationship advice columnist, creator of the Savage Lovecast, and one of the most honest voices in love and relationships alive today — to talk about why "the one" is a myth, and what to do instead.

    Hesta opens with the story of losing her entire CD collection on a plane. Every album. Gone. And instead of trying to rebuild what she had, she bought discount CDs, explored genres she'd never considered, and accidentally became a DJ.

    The lesson? You don't find your taste. You build it. And relationships work exactly the same way.

    But first, love.

    In this episode, we dive into:

    • There Is No "The One": Why the search for a perfect partner is the thing that's actually keeping you from a great relationship — and what Dan means by "rounding up" instead
    • How to Revise Your Relationship Story Without Blowing It Up: The difference between editing a narrative and burning the whole thing down
    • What Dan Got Wrong: About straight guys. About bisexuality. About asexuality. About the location of the clitoris. (He's honest. It's a lot.)
    • A Good Long-Term Relationship Is a Myth Two People Create Together: Not something you stumble into — something you write, revise, and recommit to, daily
    • Practical Advice for Online Dating: What actually works, what's a waste of time, and why most people are doing it wrong
    • From Monogamous to Open to Poly: Dan's own relationship evolution — and what it taught him about what people actually need versus what they think they want
    • How to Keep Monogamy Interesting: The honest conversation about long-term desire, and why "staying together" is not the same as thriving together
    • The It Gets Better Project: What it's like to be Dan Savage — the weight of it, the reach of it, and what he's learned from two decades of being a lifeline
    • His Love of Musicals: Yes, the man who hates the electric guitar is deeply, unironically obsessed with musical theater. Hesta has thoughts.
    • The Electric Guitar Controversy: Dan hates it. Hesta will never forgive him. This is not resolved by the end of the episode.

    This Episode Is For You If:

    You've ever lain awake wondering if you're with the right person

    You've felt that nagging fear that someone better is out there

    You keep leaving relationships right before they could become something real

    You've been waiting to feel certain before you fully commit

    Monthly Playlist The Love and Happiness Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07iyBQcQJtSw3PXw7i6S7t?si=a40a5a28e15c42ff

    Featured Song:

    I Want Your Sex Pts 1 & 2 - George Michael

    https://open.spotify.com/track/6QnFHieoch6U9J8zfv6hml?si=f3ad4f44d2f04630

    Connect with Dan Savage

    • Instagram: @dansavage
    • Podcast: Savage Lovecast

    Connect with Hesta

    • Instagram: @HestaPrynnMusic
    • Substack: hestaprynn.substack.com
    • Music Connection Therapy Course: mct.hestaprynn.com

    Have a question you want DJ Hesta Prynn to answer? musicistherapypod@gmail.com

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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  • Return to Analog (with Mark Groves)

    Return to Analog (with Mark Groves)
    Feb 20 2026

    What if your phone is having an affair with you?

    In this episode of Music Is Therapy, DJ Hesta Prynn sits down with Mark Groves — human connection specialist, founder of Create The Love, and host of the top-ranked Mark Groves Podcast (19M+ downloads) — to talk about why we’re all feeling so far apart, even when we’re physically together.

    Fresh off sobbing through Hadestown — where Orpheus writes a song so beautiful it melts walls and reminds people they’re capable of love — Hesta asks:

    Where is that song in 2026?

    Why does everyone — including her — feel emotionally distant from the people they love?

    Mark doesn’t sugarcoat it.

    He breaks down exactly how social media mirrors abusive relationship dynamics, why healing can’t happen in isolation, and why the best thing you can do on a date might be leaving your phone at home.

    This conversation is about presence. Choice. Attention. And what it actually means to show up — not once, but daily.

    In this episode, we dive into:

    • Social Media as Abusive Partner: How Instagram mirrors unhealthy relationship dynamics — nothing is ever enough, the algorithm is mysterious, and intermittent rewards keep you hooked
    • The Phone as the Third Person: Why Mark leaves his phone at home on dates and takes one day a week using a Light Phone
    • Instagram Sabbatical: Mark’s six-month break after asking, “I’m not an anxious person — so why do I have anxiety?”
    • “Everything Must Be Healed in Relationship”: Why you can’t fix yourself alone and then bring perfection into partnership
    • Insert Choice Where You Think There Is None: Mark’s challenging reframe on feeling stuck, resentful, or disconnected
    • The Manipulation of Hooks: Why both of us refuse to build platforms on “Here are 5 things you NEED to know” urgency
    • The Return to Analog: Vinyl, dumb phones, tactile experiences — and what they say about our craving for real presence
    • Music as State-Shifter: From China by Tori Amos* to You've Got the Love by Florence and the Machine*, how the right song pulls you back into being human

    This Episode Is For You If:

    You’ve checked your phone instead of looking at your partner

    You feel like you’re living parallel lives with someone you love

    You’ve asked, “When did we stop being present?”

    You suspect your anxiety might not be your personality


    Monthly Playlist

    The Love and Happiness Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07iyBQcQJtSw3PXw7i6S7t?si=a40a5a28e15c42ff

    Featured Songs:

    "You've Got the Love" – Florence + The Machine: The song Hesta plays coming out of the subway to remember she's alive: https://open.spotify.com/track/6u9RqxALwkjJ1ukB1y8vuP?si=f419c15c78264f8e

    "China" – Tori Amos: The teenage anthem about distance that still resonates 30 years later: https://open.spotify.com/track/08OXkYqqvhE7vjTzA9fVKk?si=705963cd1fac4a9b

    "Hope" - NF: https://open.spotify.com/track/12cZWGf5ZgLcKubEW9mx5q?si=61e2a1eb2c944973

    Connect with Mark Groves

    • Instagram: @itsmarkgroves
    • Podcast: Mark Groves Podcast
    • Website: MarkGroves.com
    • Book: Liberated Love (co-authored with Kylie McBeath)

    Connect with Hesta

    • Instagram: @HestaPrynnMusic
    • Substack: hestaprynn.substack.com
    • Music Connection Therapy Course: mct.hestaprynn.com
    • Have a question you want DJ Hesta Prynn to answer? 📩 musicistherapypod@gmail.com

    Got the song that melts walls in 2026? Send it to Hesta — maybe we can build it together.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 h y 17 m
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