DJ Hesta Prynn's Music is Therapy

Vienna Pharaon is a licensed marriage and family therapist, author of The Origins of You, and one of the most followed therapists on Instagram. She also played violin at Whitney Houston's wedding!
If you've ever wondered why you keep choosing the same relationships, reacting the same way, or feeling stuck no matter how much work you've done, this episode is the answer. May is Mental Health Awareness month, and all month we’ll focus on helping you understand why you feel what you feel, and what to do about it.
TRY THIS: Think about a pattern in your life you're tired of repeating. Now ask yourself – what is that pattern trying to protect you from? That's where your origin wound lives. Take Vienna's quiz at theoriginsofyou.com to find out which one is yours.
🎵 May Playlist - Songs That Hold the Feeling For You
**And if you want something more specific, email me, tell me what you’re dealing with, and I’ll send you a song
Free workshop Sun May 17: https://mct.hestaprynn.com/may17
📖 The Origins of You by Vienna Pharaon · Vienna on Instagram
What's Your Origin Wound FREE quiz: https://1wsm6geg69z.typeform.com/to/d981R7Cl?typeform-source=viennapharaon.com
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https://courses.viennapharaon.com/the-origin-healing-method
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Heidi Hartwig has been building community her whole life. As the creator of Friends from New York, she shares why nightlife isn't a luxury - it's medicine. In a world where AI is doing more and screens are replacing everything, this conversation is about why getting into a room with strangers - no phones, just music and people - might be the most important thing you can do for yourself right now.
This is my April theme: community, and what it actually takes to find your people when the whole world is on a screen.
TRY THIS: Find one song, one artist, one scene that makes you feel like yourself. It doesn't have to be a party. It can be a movie club, a backgammon night, a tiny show. Just go.
April Playlist – Songs That Make Everyone Best Friends for Three Minutes Friends from New York
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Shervin Lainez has photographed the biggest musicians alive (Adele, St. Vincent, David Byrne) and he did it by walking up to artists in New York alleys with no portfolio and a lot of nerve. I met him when he was 22 and shooting indie bands for free, he took life-changing photos of me at the Chelsea Hotel, and watching him become the guy everyone wants to shoot them has been one of my favorite things to witness.
Community is my April theme: who passed you around when you were nobody, and why that network of people who believed in you before you had proof is the thing you keep trying to find your way back to.
TRY THIS: Think about the first time someone paid you to do the thing you love. Remember how insane that felt. That feeling isn't gone, it's your baseline. Everything you're building now is trying to honor it, not recreate it.
April Playlist – Songs That Make Everyone Best Friends for Three Minutes
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If you've ever wondered why certain songs trigger emotions or memories — why Fleetwood Mac Rumors still hits in 2026, why Hallelujah makes strangers cry at weddings — Alan Light has spent his entire career finding the answer. As former editor-in-chief of Vibe and Spin, interviewer of Led Zeppelin, and author of books on the songs that outlive everything, he knows exactly why some music becomes medicine and some just becomes background noise.
This is my April theme: community — why certain songs and bands don't just last, they become a place people live. And what that tells us about why music heals the way nothing else does.
This episode is for anyone looking for their people.
TRY THIS: Think about the song or band that made you feel like you belonged somewhere for the first time. That feeling didn't go away — it just needs a room to live in. Where are you finding that room right now?
April Playlist – Songs That Make Everyone Best Friends for Three Minutes
Don't Stop: Why We Still Love Fleetwood Mac's Rumors · Sound Up! Podcast
Free workshop Apr 18: mct.hestaprynn.com/april18
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Emmy-winning writer and One Song co-host Diallo Riddle has been building music community for years. We were blind DJ'd together at a corporate gig six years ago — no warning, no prep — and finally sat down to talk about it.
This is my April theme: community, where it actually lives, and why finding people who love what you love feels like coming home.
TRY THIS: Think of a song you've had strong opinions about for years. Someone out there feels the exact same way. That's your people.
🎵 April Playlist – Songs That Make Everyone Best Friends for Three Minutes
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Free workshop Apr 18: mct.hestaprynn.com/april18
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